Professors: Paul R. Brown, Ph.D. (TexasAustin), C.P.A.; Parveen P. Gupta, Ph.D. (Penn State), chair; Gopal V. Krishnan, Ph.D. (University of North Texas), C.P.A.; James A. Largay, III, Ph.D. (Cornell), C.P.A.; John W. Paul, Ph.D. (Lehigh), C.P.A.; Heibatollah Sami, Ph.D. (Louisiana State University), Kenneth P. Sinclair, Ph.D. (Massachusetts).
Associate Professors: Karen M. Collins, Ph.D. (VPI),C.P.A.; James A. Hall, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State).
Assistant Professors: Marietta Peytcheva, Ph.D. (Rutgers University), C.P.A.; Wei (Vicky) Yu, Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Professor of Practice: Jay D. Brodish, B.S. (Lehigh University), C.P.A.
Lecturers: David J. Hinrichs, M.B.A. (Lehigh). The Department of Accounting provides a variety of courses to support College of Business and Economics (CBE) core requirements and to provide an undergraduate major in accounting and a M.S. degree in accounting.
The mission of the Accounting Department is to provide rigorous accounting education that prepares high quality undergraduate and graduate students with diverse back grounds for lifelong learning and positions of leadership in the business community, and to emphasize faculty research efforts that contribute to the body of knowledge in accounting. Consistent with the missions of Lehigh University and the College of Business and Economics, the Accounting Department continuously seeks to be recognized as one of a select group of programs in the United States where an educational experience of the highest possible quality is obtainable.
Within the accounting major, there is an opportunity to explore the various career opportunities within the broad field of accounting: Public Accounting Assurance and Tax Services, Financial Services and Corporate Accounting, and Information Systems. In addition to the undergraduate program, the Master of Science in Accounting and Information Analysis degree (see Master of Science in Accounting and Information Analysis program under Graduate Studies) offers an outstanding opportunity to prepare graduate students for a career in today’s demanding field of accounting. Lehigh’s unique program recognizes the impact of technology on business processes and the value chain while paying respect to the time honored usefulness of accounting information. The Accounting Program recognizes the learning objectives set forth by the College of Business and Economics as an integral part of the curriculum, as well as the importance of providing students with a strong foundation in liberal arts, humanities, and science as set out in the CBE core curriculum. In addition to the CBE core curriculum, the accounting curriculum is designed to foster the following learning objectives:
To the extent that the above objectives are achieved, Accounting graduates will be wellprepared for positions in public accounting, industry, notforprofit organizations, and graduate school. Although preparation for professional examinations is not a primary objective, graduates will have the background to take professional examinations in accounting.
The undergraduate program in accounting is accredited by AACSBThe International Association for Management Education. This achievement places the program within a small group of schools which have satisfied a rigorous examination of the program, faculty, and students that extend beyond the accreditation standards applied to the entire College of Business and Economics undergraduate and graduate programs.
In addition to the existing sophomore prerequisites, Introduction to Financial Accounting (ACC 151) and Introduction to Managerial Accounting (ACC 152), accounting majors are required to take four juniorlevel, accounting core requirements (12 credits) and one concentration (9 credits):
| Core Requirements (typically taken junior year) | Credits |
Financial I and II (ACC 315 and 316) |
6 6 3 3 12 9 21 |
The following three concentrations are available:
1. Public Accounting Assurance and Tax Services This concentration is suited for students interested in entering public accounting. This concentration requires the core and the following 9credit concentration:
2. Financial Services and Corporate Accounting This concentration may appeal to students seeking accounting positions at financial services firms and industrial corporations. For some time representatives from these companies have sought Lehigh students with a strong accounting background. External constituencies suggest that a dose of finance will strengthen these students and make them even more attractive.
Because Lehigh’s finance faculty determined that two courses, Investments (FIN 323), and Corporate Financial Policy (FIN 328), are both needed to have a core understanding of finance, this second concentration requires these two courses. Also, Analysis of Financial Statements, ACC 318, is positioned at the interface of accounting and finance.
3. Information Systems Public accounting firms seek graduates for the rapidly growing area of global risk management (GRM). Students entering GRM will be responsible for assessing accounting system and computer risks that impact the financial statements of the organization and for evaluating internal controls in place to minimize such risks. Their findings become an important element in the conduct of the financial audit. This new career path thus requires students who possess strong systems skills and an understanding of financial accounting, management accounting, and auditing. Taxes and advanced financial accounting topics are less important in this setting. Therefore, the following courses comprise this concentration.
The description and requirements of the Master of Science in Accounting and Information Analysis Program are found under Graduate Study and Research.
ACCT 108. Fundamentals of Accounting (3)
A onesemester survey of accounting principles and practices designed for those students which includes an introduction to industrial cost systems designed for those nonCBE students planning to take only one accounting course. Other students should take the Acct 151152 sequence.
ACCT 151. Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)The organization, measurement and interpretation of economic information. Introduction to accounting theory, concepts and principles, the accounting cycle, information processing, and financial statements. Exposure to controversial issues concerning income determination and valuation. Prerequisite: sophomore standing and successful completion of Excel competency exam.
ACCT 152. Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3)An introduction to internal accounting information for all levels of management. Topics include cost flow in a manufacturing operation; planning, evaluating and controlling through budgeting and standard costing; and decisionmaking using costvolumeprofit analysis, direct costing, and relevant costs. Prerequisite: Acct 151.
For Advanced Undergraduates and Graduate StudentsCourses numbered 200 and above in the College of Business and Economics are open to sophomores only on petition.
ACCT 307. Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation (3)
An introductory study of the principles and concepts of federal income taxation of individuals, corporations, partnerships, and fiduciaries; and federal gift and estate taxes. Determination of tax liabilities and opportunities for planning are emphasized. Problemsolving using the source materials of tax law and tax research are important components of the course. Prerequisite: Acct 151.
ACCT 309. Advanced Federal Income Taxation (3)
An advanced study of the taxation of business organizations, estates, trust, and wealth transfer taxes. Planning and research are the basic components of the course. Problemsolving and written research are emphasized. Prerequisite: Acct 307.
ACCT 311. Accounting Information Systems (3)
An introduction to the concepts underlying information systems as they relate to organizational structure, managerial decision making and accounting. The course acquaints students with the reports and documents generated by information systems, as well as procedures and controls employed in a variety of business applications. Students apply these concepts, techniques and procedures to the planning, analysis and design of manual and computerbased information systems. Prerequisite: Acct 152 and BIS 111.
ACCT 315. Financial Accounting I (3)
Intensive study of the basic concepts and principles of financial accounting, emphasizing the problems of fair presentation of an entity’s financial position and operating results. Consideration of the conceptual framework of accounting, review of the accounting process, and measurement and valuation of current assets, current liabilities, plant assets, intangibles, investments, and longterm debt. Problemsolving skills and critical analysis are stressed. Prerequisite: Acct 152.
ACCT 316. Financial Accounting II (3)
The sequel to Accounting 315, this course continues with intensive study of such topics as stockholders’ equity, valuation and disclosure of leases and pensions, income tax allocation, changing prices, revenue issues, earnings per share, and complexities related to the statement of changes in financial position. Analysis and interpretation of financial statements and problemsolving skills are integral parts of the course. Prerequisite: Acct 315.
ACCT 317. Advanced Financial Accounting (3)
A study of specialized topics in financial accounting, including partnership accounting, business combinations and consolidated financial statements, segment and interim reporting, foreign currency transactions and translation, and accounting and reporting for governmental and other nonprofit organizations. Involves considerable problemsolving and critical evaluation of controversial theoretical issues. Prerequisite: Acct 315 or 316.
ACCT 318. Analysis of Financial Statements (3)
This course uses financial statement information to analyze companies’ profitability and risk. Understanding the form, content and relationships among the financial statements is integrated with the use of ratios and analytic adjustments to augment the information in published financial reports. Current developments, business strategies and offbalancesheet financing are linked to assessments of companies, performance. Case studies, team projects and presentations involve actual companies, financial statements. Prerequisite: Acct 316 (may be taken concurrently); open only to graduating seniors.
ACCT 320. Fundamentals of Auditing (3)
An introduction to auditing theory, objectives, and practices related largely to the responsibilities of independent professional accountants. The auditing environment, generally accepted auditing standards, internal control theory, and reporting alternatives are considered. Exposure to operational auditing is provided. Prerequisites: Acct 311 and 315.
ACCT 324. Cost Accounting (3)
An indepth study of cost concepts appropriate for product costing in a manufacturing operation, planning and controlling routine operations, and nonroutine decisionmaking. Topics include job order and process costing, joint and byproducts, cost allocation, budgeting, standard costing, direct costing, costvolumeprofit analysis, and relevant costs for decisions. Prerequisite: Acct 152.
ACCT 371. Directed Readings (13)
Readings and research in various fields of accounting; designed for superior students who have a special interest in some topic or topics not covered by the regularly rostered courses. Written term paper(s) required. Prerequisite: preparation acceptable to the department chair.
ACCT 372. Special Topics (13)
Special problems and issues in accounting for which no regularly scheduled course work exists. When offered as group study, coverage varies according to interests of the instructor and students. Prerequisite: preparation in accounting acceptable to the program coordinator.
Course descriptions for the College of Business and Economics graduate courses can be found in this section (Section V) under the heading of Business and Economics Graduate Courses.
Professors. William R. Scott, Ph.D. (Princeton), Professor of History, program director; Elizabeth N. Fifer, Ph.D. (Michigan), Professor of English.
Associate Professors. Kashi Johnson, MFA (University of Pittsburgh); Seth Moglen, Associate Professor of English, Ph.D. (UC Berkeley).
Assistant Professors. Heather Johnson, Ph.D. (Northeastern University); Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology.
Adjunct Professors. Yaba A. Blay, Ph.D. (Temple);
Andrew L. Kaye, Ph.D. (Columbia) The purpose of the Africana Studies Program is to engender in Lehigh students an intellectual appreciation of the life and culture of peoples of subSaharan Africa and the worldwide diaspora, especially in the Americas (the United States and Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America), thereby enriching the Lehigh curriculum and increasing its relevance to a culturally diverse society and world. In the best tradition of a liberal arts education, Africana Studies expands all Lehigh students’ critical understanding of their own heritage in interaction with other cultures.
The major and minor in Africana Studies constitute an interdepartmental and comparative program of study for undergraduates who wish to integrate the insights and methods of several disciplines to understand the history, culture, social, and political experience of people of African descent globally.
The major in Africana Studies consists of a minimum of ten (10) courses, constituting at least 30 credit hours and no less than four (4) upper level courses. It entails training across disciplinary lines as well as concentrated study in a single discipline:
| Introductory Course | (1) |
| Humanities | (3) |
| Social Sciences | (3) |
| Disciplinary Concentration | (3) |
In addition, students are encouraged to pursue independent study opportunities to enhance their knowledge of specific aspects of Africana Studies.
The minor consists of a minimum of five (5) courses, constituting at least 15 hours of study that includes the introductory course and no less than two upper level courses in the field.
Core Courses: Core courses concentrate on subject material directly relevant to the study of past and present experiences of people of African descent.
AAS 3. Introduction to Africana Studies (4)
An interdisciplinary examination of the roots, culture, and politics of the modern black world through study of classic works in Africana Studies with emphasis on the continuities among African peoples worldwide and the social forces that have shaped contemporary black life in Africa and the Americas. W. Scott, Y. Blay (SS)
AAS 5. (HIST 5) African Civilization (4)
SubSaharan Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the present. Human origins, state and nonstate systems, the external slave trade; colonialism, resistance to European rule; independence movements; neocolonialism. Staff (SS)
AAS 35 (THTR 35) Performance (2)Performing in a departmentapproved production. May be repeated for credit. (HU)
AAS 38. (ENGL 38) Introduction to African Literature (3)
SubSaharan African literary themes and styles, historical and social contexts, African folk tales, oral poetry, colonial protest literature, postcolonial writing, films on contemporary Africa. Staff (HU)
AAS 64. (ECO 64, HIST 64) Plantation to Ghetto (2)
Examination of topics in the economic history of African Americans from the 1500s to the present. Explores the slave trade, slavery, postCivil War South, the black family, migration, urbanization, and race and poverty. O’Brien, Scott (SS)
AAS 103. (SSP 103) Race and Ethnicity (4) fall
Examines race and ethnicity from a sociological perspective. Focus on the role of the major racial and ethnic communities in modern American society. Explores the roles of race and ethnicity in identity, social relations, and social inequality. Topics include racial and ethnic communities, minority/majority groups, assimilation, prejudice/discrimination, identity and the social construction of the concept of “race.” H. Johnson (SS)
AAS 117 (PHIL 117) Race and Philosophy (4)
An introduction to the philosophy born of struggle against racism and white supremacy. We will read the work of philosophers, mostly European, who quietly made modern racism possible by inventing the category of race, but we will concentrate on the work of philosophers, mostly of African descent, who for 200 years have struggled to force a philosophical critique of the category of race and the practice of white supremacy. (HU)
AAS 128 (MUSIC 128) Jazz History I (3) fall
A study of the roots of jazz. Starting in West Africa, the course traces the synthesis of African and European elements to 1945. Musicians covered are Gottshalk, Bolden, Morton, Armstrong, Hawkins, Basie, Ellington, and others. Warfield (HU)
AAS 129 (MUSIC 129) Jazz History II (3) spring
A survey of modern jazz from 1945 to present. Musicians covered include Parker, Gillespie, Monk, Davis, Coltrane, Hancock, and Coleman. Can be taken independently of Jazz History I, but the first course would be helpful. Warfield (HU)
AAS 179. (HIST 179) Black Political Thought in America (4)
Black leadership, organizations, and philosophy in America from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Era; ideas and programs of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Scott (SS)
AAS 130. (HIST 130) African American History (4)
Blacks in America from the first importation of Africans to the implementation of civil rights laws. West African origins, slave trade, slavery, free blacks and emancipation and study of Reconstruction, segregation, urbanization, and the struggle for racial equality. Staff (SS)
AAS 138. Introduction to African American Literature (4)
Survey of African American prose narrative and poetry from the 18th century to the present. Features writers from the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the postBlack Power era. Staff (HU)
AAS 140. (THTR 140) African American Theatre (4)
Foundations of African American theater: historical, literary, and practical. K. Johnson (HU)
AAS 145. (WS 145) African American Women Writers (4)
Literature by African American women writers with a focus on the experiences and images of black women in the U.S. Explores the written portraits and voices of 20th century black female novelists and poets, including Hurston, Petry, Morrison, Angelou, and Walker. Staff (HU)
AAS 148. Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean (4)Cultural diversity in the Caribbean islands and the Guyanas, with emphasis on the African, Amerindian, and Indian influences. The sociological and cultural implications of the region’s diversity, with special emphasis on ethnicity, slavery and indenture, emancipation and independence, modernization, immigration, the impact of tourism and the development of Creole cultures. Lecture and discussion. Staff (SS)
AAS 166. (SSP 166) Wealth and Poverty in the United States (4)
Examines the sociology of wealth and poverty affluence and disadvantage, “rags and riches” in American Society. Focus is a critical analysis of the wealth gap, its causes, consequences and social context. We will consider the roles of wealth and poverty in determining life chances and structuring opportunity, as well as their roles in the perpetuation of social inequality across generations. We will address contemporary debates surrounding public policy, tax laws, antipoverty programs and other reform efforts aimed at decreasing the gap between the “Haves” and the “HaveNots.” H. Johnson (SS)
AAS 183 (ANTH 183) Peoples and Cultures of Africa (4)
Studies African modernity through a close reading of ethnographies, social stories, novels, and African feature films. Staff (SS)
AAS 263. Caribbean Artistic and Cultural Traditions (4)
Representation of contemporary popular culture in the Caribbean in literature, music, painting and other artistic expressions. Major attention is devoted to the influences on tradition, folklore and religion in modern Caribbean life. Staff (HU)
AAS 310. (SSP 310, WS 310) Gender, Race and Sexuality: The Social Construction of Differences (4)
This course will provide the student with an opportunity to engage current debates about the meaning and use of racial and sexual classification systems in society. Using a multidisciplinary and critical approach, we will examine the historical and sociological contexts in which specific theories of racial and sexual differences emerged in the US. Prerequisite: SSP 103, or department permission. H. Johnson (SS)
AAS 318 (ENGL 318) Topics in AfricanAmerican Literature and Culture (4)
Speical Topics in African American culture and/or the cultures of the African diaspora. Topics may be focused by period, genre, thematic interest or interdisciplinary method including, for example, “Nineteenthcentury African American Literature and Politics”, “AfricanAmerican Folklore”, “Black Atlantic Literature”, “The Harlem Renaissance”, “AfricanAmerican Women Writers”. May be repeated for credit as title varies.
AAS 331. (HIST 331) United States and Africa (4)
Reciprocal relationships between North America and the African continent from the slave trade in the seventeenth century to the twentieth century Afrocentric movement; impact of Americans on shaping of modern Africa, PanAfrican relations; influence of African Americans on U.S. policies toward Africa. Scott (SS)
AAS 332. (HIST 332) Slavery and the American South (4)
The emergence and demise of the “peculiar institution” of African American slavery in British North America and the Old South. African background, colonial beginnings, 19th century slave community, the ruling race and proslavery ideology, the death of slavery and its aftermath, slavery and freedom in a comparative context. Staff (SS)
AAS 352 (POLS 352) Civil Rights and Liberties (4)
A survey of Supreme Court policymaking pursuant to the Bill of Rights, the Fourteenth Amendment, and federal civil rights statues. Among the covered topics are changing Supreme Court doctrine concerning freedom of speech and press, religious liberty, criminal procedure, and the due process and equal protection clauses. Pinaire (ND)
AAS 359. (HIST 359) History of South Africa (4)
South Africa’s history from its earliest human settlement to its emergence as a racist political order and transition to a nonracial democratic state. Includes comparisons with political thought and practices in the U.S. Scott (SS)
AAS 371, 372. Independent Study (13)Independent study in advanced areas of Africana Studies. Independent research with an individual faculty member in the Africana Studies program. Consent of director (ND)
AAS 379. (SSP 379) Race and Class in America (4)
The ways in which race and class intersect in the social, economic, and political structures of American society. Through sociological literature, fiction, nonfiction, film, and other media we will explore the place of race and class in American society. We will examine how race and class operate on a personal, “micro” level, while at the same time operating on a largescale, “macro” level. H. Johnson (SS)
AAS 381. Special Topics. (ND)
AAS 382. Seminar on a topic in Africana Studies. (ND)
Collateral Courses| ANTH 12 | Human Evolution and Prehistory |
| HIST 334 | American City in the 20th Century |
| POLS 330 | Movements and Legacies of the 1960s |
| POLS 352 | Civil Rights |
| POLS 322 | Politics of Developing Nations |
American Studies Faculty. John Pettegrew, Ph.D. (Wisconsin), associate professor of history, Director of the American Studies Program; Gail A. Cooper, Ph.D. (UC., Santa Barbara), associate professor of history; Berrisford Booth, M.F.A. associate professor (Maryland Institute College of Art); Stephen H. Cutcliffe, Ph.D. (Lehigh), professor of history; Edward J. Gallagher, Ph.D. (Notre Dame), professor of English; Norman J. Girardot, Ph.D. (Chicago), professor of religion studies; Heather Johnson, Ph.D. (Northeastern), associate professor of sociology; Dawn Keetley, Ph.D. (Wisconsin), associate professor of English; Judith N. Lasker, Ph.D. (Harvard), professor of sociology; Michelle LeMaster, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), assistant professor of history; Jack Lule, Ph.D. (Georgia), professor of journalism; James R. McIntosh, Ph.D. (Syracuse), professor of sociology; Richard K. Mathews, Ph.D. (Toronto), distinguished professor of political science; Kim Meltzer, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania), assistant professor of journalism; Seth Moglen, Ph.D. (U.C., Berkeley), associate professor of English; Edward T. Morgan, Ph.D. (Brandeis), professor of political science; Zlad W. Munson, Ph.D. (Harvard), Frank Hook assistant professor of sociology and anthropology; Monica Najar, Ph.D. (Wisconsin), associate professor of history; Kathleen K. Olson, Ph.D. (North Carolina), associate professor of journalism and communications; Brian Pinaire, Ph.D. (Rutgers), assistant professor of political science; Michael L. Raposa, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania), professor of religion studies; William R. Scott, Ph.D. (Princeton), professor of history; Roger D. Simon, Ph.D. (Wisconsin), professor of history; John K. Smith, Ph.D. (Delaware), associate professor of history; Edward Whitley, Ph.D. (Maryland), assistant professor of English; Albert Wurth, Ph.D. (North Carolina), associate professor of political science.
American Studies is the interdisciplinary study of American thought, literature, and culture–both past and present. Born in the early years of the Cold War and with an implied commitment to American exceptionalism, American Studies has since transformed itself into a multifaceted critical examination of United States society. Comparative frameworks along with close attention to applying cultural and literary theory to such matters as violence, citizenship, democracy, community, poverty and prosperity, politics, race, and gender in the United States make American Studies an intellectually sophisticated yet practical course of undergraduate study.
American Studies is an excellent major for those seeking a general education in the liberal arts and social sciences. Students have found it a particularly good major for careers in journalism, law, and teaching.
Lehigh in New York Summer Program
The American Studies Program hosts a sixweek summer academic session in New York City. Several professors of History, Sociology and Anthropology, Art and Architecture, English, and other departments contribute their teaching and research expertise on New York City to the program.
Lehigh in New York combines course work on New York culture, art, and history with experiential learning in the city itself. Walking tours, theatre, art museums, and just hanging out deepen students’ classroom study of one of the world’s great cities.
Students stay in a New York University dormitory in Greenwich Village and attend classes within easy walking distance. The program cost includes eight Lehigh University undergraduate credits, dormitory room, meal plan, and special events.
Each student selects two courses out of three or four that are normally offered. Courses offered usually include The History of New York City’s Built Environment (HIST 96) and TV in New York and Beyond (COMM/HIST/SSP 197).
The American Studies major consists of a minimum of 35 credit hours, normally ten courses. The major must complete the following three groups of courses:
I. Four Required Courses
AMST 101 Introduction to American Studies (4)
AMST 372 Special Topics Seminar in American Studies (4)
AMST 391 Senior Thesis or Project (2)
AMST 392 Senior Thesis or Project (4)
II. Three Courses Split between the Departments of English and History (a minimum of nine credits)–at least one course must be at the 200 level or higher
III. Three Further Courses on a Topical or Chronological Focus (a minimum of nine credits), one of which must be outside English and History. At least one course must be at the 200-level or higher.
In close consultation with his/her adviser, majors will select a topical focus (e.g., ethnicity and race, film and electronic media, art and literature, popular culture, gender, crosscultural studies, legal and political thought) or a chronological focus (e.g., antebellum America, the twentieth century), which they will explore in at least three courses plus their senior thesis or project.
AAS 138 Introduction to African American Literature
AAS 140 African American Theater
AAS 145 African American Writers
AAS 150 Africans in the New World
ARCH 107 History of American Art
ART 150 Africans in the New World
ENGL 123 American Literature I
ENGL 124 American Literature II
ENGL 163 Topics in Film Studies
ENGL 316 Native American Literature
ENGL 376 Early American Literature
ENGL 377 American Romanticism
ENGL 378 American Realism
ENGL 379 TwentiethCentury American Literature
ENGL 380 Contemporary American Literature
ENGL 387 Film History, Theory and Criticism
HIST 41 United States to 1865
HIST 42 United States, 1865-1941
HIST 43 United States Since 1939
HIST 64 Plantation to Ghetto
HIST 124 Women in America
HIST 129 Black Political Thought in America
HIST 130 African American History
HIST 315 American Environmental History
HIST 323 American Cultural History Since 1900
HIST 325 History of Sexuality and the Family in the U.S.
HIST 328 American Intellectual History since 1900
HIST 331 United States and Africa
HIST 332 Slavery and the American South
HIST 360 American Legal History
PHIL 239 Figures/Themes in Contemporary Philosophy
POLS 227 Socialization and the Political System
POLS 229 Propaganda, media, and American Politics
POLS 230 Movements and Legacies of the 1960s
POLS 251 Constitutional Law
POLS 252 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
POLS 267 American Political Thought
POLS 271 U.S. Politics and the Environment
REL 152 American Judaism
REL 180 Religion and the American Experience
SSP 103 Sociological Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Communities
SSP 310 Gender, Race, and Sexuality: The Social Construction of Differences
SSP 379 Race and Class in America
SSP 394 Historical Sociology: Identity and the Social Problems of Generations
This is not a comprehensive list. New courses may be offered each semester. Students should check with the director for an updated list.
AMST 101. Introduction to American Studies (4)
An introduction to the methods, concerns, and practices of American Studies through the examination of a critical decade of cultural transformation (e.g. the 1770s, 1850s, 1890s, 1930s or 1970s). Will draw on literature , philosophy, painting, architecture, landscape design, social thought and cultural criticism, crime, reform movements, sports, and popular culture to explore such topics as responses to economic change, ideas of nature and culture, the meaning of work and leisure, law and politics, race, construction of gender, family structure, population dynamics, science and technology, sexuality, class, urban experience, and the American polity.
AMST 372. Special Topics in American Studies (4)
Focused interdisciplinary study of one particular subject area in American culture.
AMST 391. Senior Thesis or Project (2)Independent work with an individual faculty member on a research thesis or other project approved by faculty member and adviser.
AMST 392. Senior Thesis or Project (4)
Continuation of AMST 391.
Graduate Work in American StudiesA Master of Arts degree in American Studies is offered jointly by the departments of English and History. Candidates for the master’s degree must complete at least 30 credit hours. In addition to the Theory and Method course, students must choose two courses in American history and two courses in American literature and film from those offered by the history department and the English department. Students must also take one special topics seminar. The other four courses for the master’s degree will be divided between thesis or “thesis paper” credits and American Studies courses not in history or literature/film. To fulfill the thesis requirement, students will write one longer thesis or two thesis papers that are aimed at conference presentation and/or publication.
AMST 400. American Studies: Theory and Method
An introduction to the theoretical orientations and methodological strategies of American Studies. Seminar involves extensive reading as well as application of theory and method to students’ research.
AMST 401. Special Topics in American Studies
Graduate seminar focused on one particular subject area in American Culture.
AMST 490. Master’s Thesis
Independent work with a faculty member on master’s thesis. Topic approved by individual faculty member. Typically taken in the last semester of course work.
Associate Professors. Ramamirthan Venkataraman, Ph.D. (Brown); Linghai Zhang, Ph.D. (Ohio).
Assistant Professor. PingShi Wu, Ph.D. (U.C. Davis). The Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics was established within the Department of Mathematics to promote and administer undergraduate and graduate education in applied mathematics and statistics, and to foster interdisciplinary research in the mathematical sciences at Lehigh. Courses and programs offered by the division may be found under the departmental listing.
Director, associate dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
The Applied Science Program enables students to create interdisciplinary specialties that prepare them for careers in a world that increasingly bridges academic disciplines. Students pursue subjectarea concentrations that represent academic interests they wish to integrate into a meaningful program. The core offers students the intellectual tools to identify connections between the concentrations and engage in interdisciplinary problem solving and critical thinking.
The program leads to the Bachelor of Science in Applied Science. Each student’s curriculum combines a general engineering education with a carefully customized concentration in engineering and/or science as well as another area of emphasis, which may include courses taken inside the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering& Applied Science and may also include courses taken in one or more of the other three Colleges within the University.
In order to ensure the success of this individualized approach to education, Applied Science places primary emphasis on advisement. Each student is teamed with an advisor who helps the student plan the course of study and who supervises independent study and internships. The advisor remains the student’s advisor throughout his or her undergraduate career.
Unlike students in the traditional college programs, students in the Applied Science program of individualized study do not declare a major in a particular academic department. Instead, they develop a concentration that may combine study in several areas. Students are encouraged by their advisor to develop the concentration in such a way that the student will be well prepared for further study in graduate school or for pursuing a particular career path. While the chosen concentration can be highly customized in consultation with the advisor, examples of concentrations include: Technical Communications, Digital Media, Entertainment Science, Technology/Science and Education, Technology/Science and Prelaw, Technology/Science and PreMedicine, Technology Management, Technology Marketing, and Engineering and Architecture. Many other combinations are possible.
The College of Engineering & Applied Science requirements in math and basic sciences, as well as the humanities and social science requirements must also be satisfied.
Recommended Sequence of Courses
first engineering year (see Section III)
sophomore year, first semester (16 credits)
EES 31 Introduction to Environmental and Organic Biology (4) or
EES 21 Introduction to Earth Materials and Processes and Laboratory (4)
CHM 51, 53 Organic Chemistry and Laboratory (4)
MATH 23 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (4)
ECO 1 Principles of Economics (4)
sophomore year, second semester (17 credits)
MATH 205 Linear Methods (3)
PHYS 21, 22 Introductory Physics II and Laboratory (5)
major subject (3)
approved elective (3)
HSS elective (3)
junior year, first semester (17 credits)
EES 21 Introduction to Earth Materials and Processes and Laboratory (4) or
EES 31, 32 Introduction to Environmental/ Organismal Biology and Laboratory (4)
PSYC 1 Introduction to Psychology (4)
MATH 231 Probability and Statistics (3) major (3) HSS elective (3)
junior year, second semester (15 credits)
approved electives (6)
major (6)
elective (3)
senior year, first semester (18 credit hours)
approved electives (6)
major (6)
HSS elective (3)
free elective (3)
senior year, second semester (18 credits)
PHIL 128: Philosophy of Science (3)
approved elective (3)
major (6)
HSS elective (3)
free elective (3)
300. Apprentice Teaching (1-4)
Supervised participation in various aspects of the teaching of a course. Transcript will identify department in which apprentice teaching was performed. Prerequisite: consent of department chairperson. The transcript will reflect the subject area in which the teaching was done.
Professors. Lucy Gans, M.F.A. (Pratt); Ricardo Viera, M.F.A. (R.I.S.D.), director of Lehigh University Art Galleries); Anthony Viscardi, M.ARCH (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Associate Professors. Berrisford W. Boothe, M.F.A. (Maryland Institute College of Art); Anna M. Chupa, M.F.A. (University of Delaware); Amy Forsyth, M.ARCH (Princeton); Bruce Thomas, Ph.D. (University of Calif., Berkeley).
Assistant Professors. Marilyn Jones, M.F.A. (Marywood): Nicholas Sawicki, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania);
Professors of Practice. B. Wesley Heiss, M.ARCH (Rice University); Christine Ussler, M.ARCH (Columbia University).
Lecturer. Jason Travers, M.F.A. (University of Pennsylvania).
The department of art, architecture, and design offers five major programs:
The architecture major is a multidisciplinary major based in a department that draws on the resources of all Lehigh’s colleges. Although architectural design is the primary concern of this major, other courses in architectural history, art studio and technology are also required.
The architecture major leads to the liberal arts B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), a preprofessional four-year degree. This degree is satisfactory for admission to graduate study in architecture and candidacy for the M.ARCH. professional degree.
In recent years students have gone on to graduate study in architecture at Yale, Harvard, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington University, among other schools, or to entrylevel employment in the profession.
The Arts/Engineering five-year degree, in which the student earns both B.A. (architecture) and B.S. (civil engineering), is available for those interested in both fields.
A major in art introduces the student to the basic media of art such as drawing, sculpture, painting, and photography. For those interested in becoming creative artists, intensive study at Lehigh as well as the other Lehigh Valley colleges is recommended; such students can expect to take more than the required number of credits for the major. A major in art may also focus on museum studies or graphic design.
A major in art can also be combined with psychology for those who seek a career in art therapy. It may also be combined with theater for those interested in costume design or with architecture and theater for those interested in set design. A major in art and minor in education is available for students interested in becoming public school art teachers.
The resources of the Lehigh University art collection and the Zoellner Art Center are made available to many students taking classes in art.
The Lehigh University Art Galleries maintain and develop the university’s permanent art collection. LUAG presents temporary exhibitions, designed to provide visual literacy as part of the university learning experience. Exhibitions and gallery events supplement formal classroom study across the disciplines and create educational opportunities for the student body, enriching the cultural life of the campus and community at large. The university’s public collection of outdoor sculpture, in a variety of sizes and materials such as steel, aluminum, bronze, slate and wood, can be found on all three campuses.
Approximately 20 exhibitions a year introduce contemporary topics in art and culture. The exhibition schedule includes gallery talks, lectures and workshops, as well as opportunities for research in the permanent collection. Experts in various fields serve as guest curators of special projects.
Minor programs are available in art, with an emphasis on studio art, art/architectural history, graphic design, and museum studies. Course requirements are specified, and a list of courses acceptable for the minor is available in the department.
An art history major introduces students to the study of works of art as they relate to the historical and cultural contexts in which they are produced. Students will be exposed to a broad range of artistic production, from antiquity through the present, and to the varied intellectual concerns and methodological approaches that characterize the discipline. Because the discipline of art history approaches the study of works of art from diverse concerns and interests, students will also learn to use evidence from the study of history, religion, economics, politics, literature, and gender studies. The art history major trains students in critical thinking and analytical skills that provide an excellent foundation for careers or further study in the field of art history, as well as for a wide range of other professional and educational options. Many students of art history at Lehigh have gone on to jobs in art galleries, museums, and other cultural institutions, or to graduate study in art history. Others have gone on to successful careers in such fields of law, business, and medicine.
Art history majors have a wealth of resources at Lehigh University. Majors are encouraged to make use of the original works of art in the collection of the Lehigh University Art Gallery, and the Special Collections of the Lehigh’s library. Students are also able to study abroad through programs offered by the department, as well as a number of semester abroad programs available to Lehigh students. Proximity to major art museums in New York and Philadelphia provide superb opportunities for studying firstrate, original works of art. Field trips to these cities are organized regularly through the Department of Art and Architecture.
An architectural history major introduces students to the study of architecture as an academic discipline not centered in the studio. Rather, architecture will be presented as the means of understanding the broad range of ideas, issues and events traditionally associated with study in the humanities. This includes the study of history, art, religion, economics, politics, industrial development, business practices, etc. all addressed by examination of the unique qualities inherent in the tangible artifacts that are buildings, and in the disparate ideas associated with the production of those buildings.
Students in architectural history may gravitate toward jobs in historic preservation, in municipal and state government in capacities related to growth and development, in museum and cultural institutions, or may pursue graduate study in the academic discipline. Or they may even go into archival and research work as part of an architectural practice.
An architectural history major at Lehigh has numerous resources available. The Special Collections of the library and the permanent collection of the Lehigh University Art Galleries contain a wealth of material. The summer foreign study programs of the Dept. of Art& Architecture as well as numerous semesterabroad programs are obvious valuable resources for the architectural historian. The proximity to New York and Philadelphia expand further the range of resources, and provide great urban repositories of building to study firsthand. Indeed, a wide area rich in architectural history surrounds the Lehigh student interested in focusing on the built environment.
A major in design provides a broad understanding of design across disciplines, cultures, styles, and media, to encourage students to embrace new technologies and materials, develop creativity and critical thinking so as to address the myriad of issues confronting the modern designer.
Design engages students with a forwardthinking art and design curriculum emphasizing innovation as well as an understanding and appreciation of art and design history, art making, and traditional processes and skills, while engaging students in creative work that focuses on visual communication design through digital media. Design emphasizes the creation of art and design using digital and advanced technologies.
Design provides a firm foundation in traditional studio work. Foundation courses enhance all concentrations within the design major and provide a common back ground of experience and knowledge.
Students may choose one of three concentrations within the Design major. The Graphic Design concentration introduces students to the tools and media related to print applications, web based media, exhibition design, publishing and advertising. Product Design students study the creation of objects for use in, for example, industrial applications, art objects, furniture, toys, exhibit and trade design, electronic products, household items, and recreational equipment. In addition, a Comprehensive Design concentration can combine various elements of graphic design, product design, photography and video.
Minor programs are available in Graphic Design,Product Design and Comprehensive Design. Many Design courses require department permission. Those interested in majoring or minoring in Design should contact the program coordinator to schedule an appointment with an advisor early so that these courses can be rostered at an appropriate time. Registration preference is given to majors and minors who have declared before preregistration advising begins.
Note: A student must achieve a 2.0 or higher in each major course.
Exceptional students in art or architecture may apply for departmental honors at the end of their junior year or beginning of their senior year. To be eligible, a student must have attained a 3.5 GPA in her/his major program and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Candidates should submit to the department chair a written proposal, prepared in consultation with a faculty advisor. The project could result in a research paper, design project, or exhibition, accompanied by an oral presentation. Successful completion of the project and presentation would result in the “Departmental Honors” designation being affixed to the student’s transcript.
Fortythree credit hours are required.
Required courses (22 credit hours)
ART 1 or ARCH 1 Art History: Ancient and Medieval or Architectural History I (3)
ART 2 Art History: Renaissance to Present (3)
ART 3/DES 3 Design Foundations I (3)
ART 4/DES 4 Design Foundations II (3)
ART 13 Sculpture I (3)
ART 15 Figure I (3)
ART 120 20thCentury Art (4)
plus one of the following (3 credit hours)
ART 121/WS 121 Women in Art (4)
ART 175 Introduction to Museum Work (4)
ART 206/ARCH 206 Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
ART 207/ARCH 207 Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
ARCH 210 20thCentury Architecture (3)
ART 222 Seminar in Contemporary Art (3)
plus six studio major courses (18 credit hours)
Art studio; six courses, two at the advanced level. A typical first semester schedule might include ART 1: Art History: Ancient & Medieval [required for the major], or ARCH 1: Architectural History I, ART/DES 3, Design Foundations I [required for the major], or an available art studio offering such as ART 13, Sculpture I,[required for the major], ART 11, Drawing I, or ART 77, Photography.
A typical second semester schedule might include ART 2: Art History: Renaissance to Present [required for the major], ART/DES 4, Design Foundations II [required for the major], or an available art studio offering such as ART 13, Sculpture I, [required for the major], ART 15, Figure I, [required for the major], ART 11, Drawing I, or ART 77, Photography.
Forty credit hours are required.
Required Courses: (20 credit hours)
ART 1 Art History: Ancient and Medieval or
ARCH 1 Architectural History I (3)
ART 2 Art History: Renaissance to present (3)
ART 3/DES 3 Design Foundations I or ART/DES 4 Design Foundations II (3)
ART 120 20thCentury Art (4)
ART 175 Introduction to Museum Work (4)
ART 356 Historiography and Research Seminar (3)
Distribution requirements: (15 credit hours)
One art studio course (in addition to Art 3 or Art 4): (3 credits)
One course from ancient art (3 credits):
ART 174/ARCH 174/CLSS 174/ANTH 174 Greek Archaeology (3)
ART 176/ARCH 176/ CLSS 176/ ANTH 176 Roman Archaeology (3)
One course from medieval/renaissance art (36 credits):
ART 206/ARCH 206 Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
ART 207/ARCH 207 Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
Two courses in the history of architecture (6 credits):
ARCH 2 Architectural History II (3)
ARCH 107 History of American Architecture (3)
ART 206/ARCH 206 Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
ART 207/ARCH 207 Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
ARCH 209 Architecture and Ideas (3)
ARCH 210 20thCentury Architecture (3)
ARCH 212 The Architecture of Carlo Scarpa (3)
ARCH 213 The City (3)
ARCH 253 Paris, the Planning of a Metropolis (3)
ARCH 254 Modern Architecture in France: New Directions (3)
ARCH 367 Modernism to Postmodernism (3)
Elective Courses (68 credits)
Any of the courses listed above, as well as:
DES 66 Design History (3)
ART 121/WS 121 Women in Art (4)
Art 144/REL144 Raw Visions: Creativity and Ecstasy in the Work of Shamans, Mystics, and Artist Outsiders (4)
ART 222 Seminar in Contemporary Art (3)
ART 269 Special Topics in Art History (1-3)
ART 275 Museography and Museology (4)
ART 370 Special Topics in Museum Studies (1-4)
ART 375 Museum Internship (1-4)
HIST 339 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (4)
PHIL 123 Aesthetics (4)
REL 189 Religion and the Visual Arts (4)
Fiftytwo credit hours are required.
Design Sequence (22 credit hours)
ARCH 43 Architectural Design I (4)
ARCH 143 Architectural Design II (6)
ARCH 243 Architectural Design III (6)
ARCH 343 Architectural Design IV (6)
Art Studio (12 credit hours)
ART 3/DES 3 Design Foundations I (3)
ART 4/DES 4 Design Foundations II (3)
plus two other studios (various choices) (6)
Architectural History (9 credit hours)
ART 1 or ARCH 1 Art History 1: Ancient and Medieval or Architectural History 1 (3)
ARCH 2 Architectural History II (3)
ARCH 210 20th Century Architecture (3)
Materials and Building Systems (3)
ARCH 147 Building Materials and Methods (3)
Architecture and its intellectual context (6 credit hours) (including Architecture and Technology courses)ARCH 107 History of American Architecture (3)
ARCH 206/ART 206 Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
ARCH 207/ART 207 Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
ARCH 209 Architecture and Ideas (3)
ARCH 213 The City (3)
ARCH 212 The Architecture of Carlos Scarpa/Theory and Practice (3)
ARCH 253 Paris, The Planning of a Metropolis (3)
ARCH 254 Modern Architecture in France: New Directions (3)
ARCH 342 Theory of Architecture (3)
ARCH 367 Modernism to Post-Modernism (3)
ANTH 335 Religion, Witchcraft and Magic (4)
ECO 311 Environmental Economics (3)
ECO 312 Urban Economics (3)
HIST 334 American City in the Twentieth Century (3-4)
PHIL 123 Aesthetics (4)
PSYC 373 Sensation and Perception (4)
Architecture and Technology
ARCH 10/CEE 10 Engineering/Architectural Graphics and Design (3)
For the architecture major, students must fulfill the mathematics requirement with MATH 21 & 22 or MATH 51 & 52 or MATH 75/76 and MATH 22 or MATH 52; the physical science requirement must be filled with PHYS 10 or 11 and 12.
ARCH 5 Introduction to Architecture (2) and ARCH 6 Introduction to Architectural Drawing (2) are recommended for first-year students. A typical first semester schedule might include ART /ARCH 1, ART /Architectural History I [required for major], ART 3/DES 3 Design Foundations I [required for major] and ARCH 5 Introduction to Architecture [recommended for major]. A typical second semester schedule might include ARCH 2 Architectural History II [required for major], and ART 4/DES 4 Design Foundations II [required for major].
For students contemplating graduate studies in architecture, MECH 2 is recommended.
Thirtynine to fortyfour credit hours are required.
Required Courses (21 credits)
ARCH 1 or ART 1 Architectural History I; Art History: Ancient and Medieval (3)
ARCH 2 Architectural History II (3)
ART 3/DES 3 or Design Foundations I ART/DES 4 Design Foundations II (3)
ARCH 107 American Architecture (3)
ARCH 210 20thCentury Architecture (3)
ARCH 147 Building Materials and Methods (3)
ART 356 or Historiography and Research Seminar (3)
ARCH 271 Special Topics in Architecture (1-4)
Distribution requirements (911 credits)
One course from the ancient world (3 credits)
ARCH 174/ART 174/ CLSS 174/ ANTH 174 Greek Archaeology (3)
ARCH 176/ART 176/ CLSS 176/ ANTH 176 Roman Archaeology (3)
HIST 21/CLSS 21 Greek History (4)
HIST 22/CLSS 22 Roman History (4)
One course from the medieval / renaissance world (34 credits)
ART 206/ARCH 206 Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
ART 207/ARCH 207 Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
HIST 150 Medieval Civilization (4)
HIST 156 The Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance (4)
One course from technology (4 credits)
HIST 107 Technology and World History (4)
HIST 111 Engineering in the Modern World (4)
Elective Courses (9-12 credits)
Three courses: any of the courses listed above as well as:
ARCH 209 Architecture and Ideas (3)
ARCH 213 The City (3)
ARCH 212 The Architecture of Carlo Scarpa (3)
ARCH 253 Paris, the Planning of a Metropolis (3)
ARCH 254 Modern Architecture in France: New Directions (3)
ARCH 367 Modernism to Postmodernism (3)
ART 175 Introduction to Museum Work (4)
HIST 333 American City to 1900 (3-4)
HIST 334 American City in the Twentieth Century (3-4)
Required Courses (1213 credits)
DES 60 Design Process (3)
DES/ART 3 Design Foundations I (3)
ART/DES 4 Design Foundations II (3)
ART STUDIO Choose one in consultation with the major advisor:
ART 11: Drawing I (3)
ART 13: Sculpture I (3)
ART 15 Figure I (3)
ART 35: Painting I (3)
DES/THTR 87: Scenography I (4)
History/Theory Requirements (13-14 credits)
ART 2 Art History: Renaissance to Present (3)
ART 120 20th Century Art (4)
DES 66 or Design History (3)
DES 266 History of Contemporary Design (3)
History /Theory class (3 or 4) credits In consultation with major advisor
Concentration Studio Requirements (12 credits)
Four required concentration studios Graphic Design concentration studios ART/DES 53 Intro to Graphic Design (3)
ART/DES 153 Graphic Design Word and Image (3)
ART/DES 253 Graphic Design Brand Experience (3)
Choose one other studio in consultation with major adviser
Product Design concentration includes
DES 40 Product Design I: Form, Process and Concept (3)
DES 140 Product Design II: Designing for Others (3)
DES 240 Product Design III: Materials to Market (3)
Choose one other studio in consultation with major adviser
Comprehensive Design concentration includes four of the following:
DES 40 Product Design I: Form, Process and Concept (3)
ART 77 Photography I (3)
ART/DES 53 Intro to Graphic Design (3)
DES 140 Product Design II: Designing for Others (3)
ART/DES 153 Graphic Design Word and Image (3)
ART 177 Digital Photography (3)
DES 182 Experimental Video and Animation (3)
DES 240 Product Design III: Materials to Market (3)
ART/DES 253 Graphic Design Brand Experience (3)
Studio requirements (9 credits)
Three elective art or design studios.
Graphic Design minor (18-19 credits)
Foundations (6 credits)
DES 60 Design Process (3)
DES/ART 3 Design Foundations I (3)
History/Theory Requirements (34 credits)
Choose one from the following:
ART 2 Art History: Renaissance to Present (3)
ART 120 20th Century Art (4)
DES 66 Design History (3)
DES 266 History of Contemporary
Design (3)
Concentration (9 credits)
ART/DES 53 Intro to Graphic Design (3)
ART/DES 153 Graphic Design Word and Image (3)
ART/DES 253 Graphic Design: Brand Experience (3)
Product Design minor (18-19 credits)
Foundation (6 credits) Choose two from the following:
DES 60 Design Process (3)
DES /ART 3 Design Foundations I (3)
DES /ART 4 Design Foundations II (3)
History/Theory Requirements (34 credits) Choose one from the following:
ART 2 Art History: Renaissance to Present (3)
ART 120 20th Century Art (4)
DES 66 Design History (3)
DES 266 History of Contemporary Design (3)
Concentration (9 credits)
DES 40 Product Design I: Form, Process and Concept (3)
DES 140 Product Design II: Designing for Others (3)
DES 240 Product Design III: Materials to Market (3) or IPD class in consultation with advisor.
Comprehensive Design minor (18-19 credits) Foundation (6 credits) Choose two from the following:
DES 60 Design Process (3)
DES /ART 3 Design Foundations I (3)
DES /ART 4 Design Foundations II (3)
History/Theory Requirements (34 credits) Choose one from the following:
ART 2 Art History: Renaissance to Present (3)
ART 120 20th Century Art (4)
DES 66 Design History (3)
DES 266 History of Contemporary Design (3)
Concentration (9 credits)
Courses chosen in consultation with advisor.
ART 1. Art History: Ancient and Medieval (3) fall
Survey of major monuments of art and architecture from the prehistoric caves of Lascaux and Altamira through the Gothic cathedrals of Chartres and NotreDame of Paris, along with highlights of art and architecture of the nonWestern civilizations of Africa, India, and China. Work seen in the context of cultural, historical, and technological developments. Staff (HU)
ART 2. Art History: Renaissance to Present (3) springSurvey of Western painting and sculpture from Renaissance to present. Staff (HU)
ART 3. (DES 3) Design Foundations I (3)
An introduction to the basic elements and principles of design. Course involves use of various materials to solve 2D design problems in studio and computer lab. Required for all majors in department. Staff (HU)
ART 4. (DES 4) Design Foundations II (3)An introduction to the basic elements and principles of design. Course involves use of various materials to solve 3D design problems in studio and computer lab. Problem solving in variety of materials for 3D design including assemblages, models, constructions, and conceptual forms. Required for all majors in department. Staff (HU)
ART 11. Drawing I (3)Concepts and practice of drawing, both traditional and contemporary. Includes drawing from life and an introduction to materials and techniques. Staff (HU)
ART 13. Sculpture I (3)Projects directed toward developing design in sculpture. Exploration of materials and their application. Emphasis on sculptural form as it relates to techniques. Gans (HU)
ART 15. Figure I (3)Drawing and modeling in clay from direct observation of the human figure. Fundamental principles of drawing, and twoand threedimensional design through analysis of the human form. Inclass exercises cover basic scale, proportion, structure, drawing media and techniques, and clay modeling. Emphasis on personal expression, the human figure as vehicle for narrative, abstract or formal drawings or sculpture. Gans (HU)
ART 35. Painting I (3)
Painting in oil beginning with color mixing and basic layering techniques. Students learn the basic mechanisms for creative expression. Emphasis on understanding the physical nature of the materials. Studio prerequisite: ART 3, 4, 11 or consent of instructor. Boothe (HU)
ART 37. Survey of Printmaking I (3) fall
Introduction to various techniques in relief and intaglio printing: monoprints, woodcuts, linocuts, drypoint, etching grounds, aquatint, and other intaglio techniques. Includes an historical survey through slides and actual examples. Viera (HU)
ART 38. Survey of Printmaking II (3) spring
Introduction to the fundamentals of stone and metal lithography and the basics of screen printing as a fine art print medium: various screen stencils, blockouts, and color transparencies; drawing methods and transfer. Includes an historical survey through slides and actual examples. Viera (HU)
Art 42. (REL 42) Representing the Sacred: Art and Religious Experience in Italy (6) alternate summers in Rome and Florence
This course explores the interaction between artistic expression and religious experience from the earliest traces of Christian art in the catacombs to the sensual and theatrical churches of the Baroque. All classes are conducted on site: in museums, churches, and in the streets of Rome, Florence, and Assisi. No prerequisites. Wright (HU)
ART 53. (DES 53) Introduction to Graphic Design (3) fall and spring
This course serves as an introduction to the graphic design process, with a primary focus on concept development and craft. Students examine how to identify and resolve visual problems and learn the basics of design and typography. Creative solutions will be encouraged for projects with practical applications. Topics include logo development and execution, professional typography, image basics and resolution, print production, studio skills and professional practices. Digital applications include Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign. Prerequisite: ART 3/DES 3. Staff (HU)
ART 68. (DES 68) Color Theory (3)
Application of color in design. Color in graphics, product, digital imaging, and all related fields of design. (HU)
ART 69. Special Topics in Art History (13)
Directed projects for students in the history of art or architecture. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (HU)
ART 73. Introductory Studio Practice (13)
An introduction to the methods and techniques of studio art. Designed to acquaint the student with general studio practice, covering topics not covered in other specific studio course listings. May be repeated for credit. Staff (ND)
ART 77. Photography I (3)
Introduction to photography as a fine art. Emphasis on interaction of technique, perception and communication in making and responding to photographic image. Lectures, demonstrations, critiques. Students must provide own hand camera. Staff (HU)
ART 111. Drawing II (3)
Projects in creative drawing designed to build on concepts and practices initiated in basic drawing and life drawing. Prerequisite: ART 11. Staff (HU)
ART 113. Sculpture II (3)
Development of principles and techniques in Sculpture I. Modeling, casting, fabrication and carving. Emphasizes an approach to sculptural form and an exploration of the evolution of modern sculpture. Prerequisite: ART 13. Gans (HU)
ART 115. Figure II (3)
Projects in figure modeling and drawing from direct observation of the human figure, designed to build on concepts and practices initiated in Figure I. Students may elect to concentrate in one particular medium, although the primary investigation of form will always incorporate both twoand threedimensional work. Prerequisite: ART 15. Gans (HU)
ART 120. 20thCentury Art (4)
A survey of the major movements of 20th century art including Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Feminism and PostModernism. Staff (HU)
ART 121. (GC 121, WS 121) Women in Art (4)
Women artists from Renaissance to present. Attitudes toward women artists and their work; changing role of women in the art world. Visits to museums and artists’ studios. May be repeated for credit as topic varies. Gans (HU)
ART 135. Painting II (3)
A sustained exploration of paint media. Students concentrate on developing a body of related images using various media and approaches. Prerequisite: ART 35. Boothe (HU)
ART 144. (REL 144) Raw Vision: Creativity and Ecstasy in the Work of Shamans, Mystics, and Artist Outsiders (4)
Comparative exploration of the nature and meaning of religious and artistic experience as reflected in shamanism (both prehistoric and tribal), mystic traditions (especially Taoism and Christianity), and contemporary selftaught artistic visionaries (e.g. Jean Dubuffet, Howard Finster, Mr. Imagination, Lonnie Holley, Norbert Kox). Various disciplinary perspectives will be employed including comparative religions, anthropology, art history, and psychology. Girardot (HU)
ART 148. (DES 148) Furniture Design 1 (3)
Design methodology, fabrication techniques, and methods of design presentation. Prerequisite: ART/DES 4. Forsyth (HU)
ART 153. (DES 153) Graphic Design: Word and Image (3) spring
This course explores techniques of image making in relation to analyzing and creating meaning in graphic and typographic messages. Students solve visual communication problems with visual, conceptual and social impact. Assignments may include book covers, posters, music packaging, and promotional materials. Students will work in both traditional and digital media. Prerequisite: Art/Des 3, ART 53/DES 53. Staff (HU)
ART 169. Special Topics in Art History (13)
Directed projects for students in the history of art or architecture. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Staff (HU)
ART 174. (ARCH 174, CLSS 174, ANTH 174) Greek Archaeology (3)
Ancient Greek cultures from the neolithic to hellenistic periods. Reconstructions of Greek social dynamics from study of artifacts. Small (SS)
ART 176. (ARCH 176, CLSS 176, ANTH 176) Roman Archaeology (3)
Cultures of the Roman Empire. Reconstructions of social, political, and economic dynamics of the imperial system from study of artifacts. Small (SS)
ART 177. Digital Photography (3)
Intensive work in photography as fine art using digital input and output. Lectures, demonstrations, critiques. Staff (HU)
ART 179. History of Photography (1)
Photography as fine art from earliest images to present day. Problems in contemporary photography. Staff (HU)
ART 206. (ARCH 206) Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
Focus on art and architecture in Western Europe from 313 A.D. until ca. 1500 A.D. Topics include: the emergence of Christian art and architecture; the art of barbarian migrations; the Carolingian Renaissance; monasticism, pilgrimage and the Romanesque; the Gothic cathedral; and medieval manuscript illumination. Staff (HU)
ART 207. (ARCH 207) Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
Survey of the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance from its beginnings in 13th and 14th century Tuscany and its first flowering in 15th century Florence through the brilliant achievements of the masters of the High Renaissance and later 16th century. Staff (HU)
ART 211. Drawing III (3)
Projects in traditional and contemporary drawing. Oriented toward developing an individual portfolio. Drawing as a vehicle for ideas, creative expression, and image making. Students investigate a broad range of materials, forms and traditions. Prerequisite: ART 111. Boothe or Gans (HU)
ART 213. Sculpture III (4)
Development of principles and techniques in Sculpture II for advanced students. Modeling, casting, fabrication and carving. Prerequisite: ART 113. Gans (HU)
ART 215. Figure III (3)
Further exploration of the human figure as the subject of art. More advanced students may elect to concentrate in either twoor threedimensional representations in any media. The emphasis will be on personal interpretation and independent work with the instructor. Prerequisite: ART 115. Gans (HU)
ART 222. Seminar in Contemporary Art (3)
Recent aspects, developments in contemporary art. Exploring ideas and consequences of today’s imagemaking. Studio workshops, readings, discussions and museum visits. Prerequisite: ART 2. Staff (HU)
ART 235. Painting III (3)
Emphasis on identifying an individual creative style or direction with the media. Students are encouraged to develop a body of painted work ready for professional exhibitions. Outside critics invited to final reviews. Prerequisite: ART 135 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Staff (HU)
ART 248. (DES 248) Furniture Design II (3)
Advanced fabrication. Contemporary art issues and furniture history. Prerequisite: ART/DES 148. Forsyth (HU)
ART 253. (DES 253) Graphic Design: Brand Experience (3) fall
In this course, students examine the basic principles of corporate identity and develop a clear understanding of the process of creating brands. Projects will offer a framework for looking at business strategy as it relates to the creative process of design. Emphasis will be placed on creating visual elements that support a brand and the steps a designer takes to create a consistent brand. In addition, students will develop selfpromotion materials and identity systems. Prerequisite: Art/Des 3, Art/Des 53. Staff (HU)
ART 269. Special Topics in Art History (13)
Directed projects for advanced students in the history of art or architecture. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Staff (ND)
ART 273. Special Topics in Studio Practice (1-4)
Individually directed projects for advanced students capable of undertaking independent creative work in studio art. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Staff (ND)
ART 277. Special Topics in Photography (1-4)
Individually directed projects in photography for advanced students capable of undertaking creative work in photography. Prerequisites: ART 177 and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Staff (ND)
ART 311. Art Portfolio (1-4)
The concept, layout, and preparation of a portfolio for graduate school application or employment search, including graphic techniques and reproduction method. Student must contact sponsoring professor. Prerequisite: ART 111 or consent of instructor. (ND)
ART 337. Multimedia Workshop (3)
A workshop emphasizing individual instruction and allowing students to explore all art mediums and/or combinations while developing a relationship between ideas and materials. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of professor. Viera (HU)
ART 350. Special Topics in Graphic Design and Theory Seminar (1-4)
Current topics in graphic communication theory and practice. Course will cover preparation, production, and formulation of individual portfolio. Selected readings and discussions in professional ethics as well as legal issues in the field will be covered. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ART/DES 253. Staff (ND)
ART 352. Advanced Studio Practice (1-4)
Advanced studio for art or architecture majors under guidance of faculty. Oral and written critiques. Variable media. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Thirdlevel (200numbered) course of a studio art discipline and permission of instructor. Staff (HU)
ART 353. Graphic Design Internship (1-4)
Practical infield experience in a communication design field. Preapproved a semester in advance by instructor and host organization. A minimum of 15 hours per week. Prerequisite: Art/Des 253. Staff (ND)
ART 356. Historiography and Research Seminar (3)
This seminar introduces students to the tradition of art history, from Winckelmann to the present day, and to various art historical methodologies, including formalism and connoisseurship, iconology, Marxism, the social history of art, and semiology. Students will be trained in advanced research methods, culminating in a major research paper. Prerequisites: Art 1, 2, and 120, or permission of the instructor. Staff (HU)
ART 373. Studio Art Internship (1-4)
Practical infield experience in an artist’s studio or artrelated apprenticeship opportunity. Requires approval a semester in advance by instructor and host organization. Staff (ND)
Undergraduate Courses in Museum Studies
ART 175. Introduction to Museum Work (4)
Introduction to the world of museums, surveying theory and practice through readings and class discussions in all aspects of museums (A to Z), art galleries and art/historical management. The course combines in situ (LUAG/Museum Operation) instruction, conversations with museum professionals and handson experience. Students complete several interactive (PB & CL) exercises/projects. Viera. (ND)
ART 275. Museums: Research, Collections & Exhibition Issues (4)
Theory and practice in contemporary museums and galleries through readings and class discussion. Practicum at the LUAG/Museum Operation dealing with care of museum collections, collection management, intellectual and practical tasks of preparing and communicating through exhibitions, and the professional responsibilities of the curator and curatorial staff. Students will complete a number of exercises and a research report or equivalent. Prerequisite: Art 175. Viera. (ND)
ART 276: Museums: Education, Communication and Organization Issues (4)
Theory and practice in contemporary museums and galleries through readings and class discussions. Practicum in the LUAG/Museum Operation dealing with design and installation of exhibitions; educational programming and the community; organization, principles of management and strategic planning; museum advocacy. Students complete a number of exercises and a research report or equivalent. Prerequisite: Art 275. Viera (ND)
ART 370. Special Topics in Museum and Curatorial Studies (1-4)
Special project and/or internship for graduate and advanced undergraduates. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Art 275/276 or equivalent course in anthropology, public history or education technology. Viera (ND)
ART 375. Museum Internship (1-4)
Internship under professional supervision in all areas of museums and/or related organizations, regionally, nationally or abroad in well established or accredited institutions. Students must initiate contact/application. A contractual agreement or letter of acceptance is required. Prerequisite: Art 275/276 or departmental permission. Viera. (ND)
Undergraduate Courses in Architecture
ARCH 1. Architectural History I (3) fall
Survey of architecture from earliest building to the Renaissance, examined in the context of culture formation, design concepts, and the built environment. Thomas (HU)
ARCH 2. Architectural History II (3) spring
Survey of architecture from the Renaissance to the present, examined in the context of culture formation, design concepts, and the built environment. Thomas (HU)
ARCH 5. Introduction to Architecture (2) fall
An introduction to the discipline of architecture for firstyear probable architecture majors. Covers basic principles, aspects of the profession, how to understand building, etc. Staff. Freshman Year Class. (HU; FYC)
ARCH 6. Introduction to Architectural Drawing (2) spring
An introduction to basic architectural drawing skills for firstyear probable architecture majors. Covers sketching techniques, orthographic drawing, axonometric, etc. Staff (ND)
ARCH 10. (CEE 10) Engineering/Architectural Graphics and Design (3)
Graphical communication of civil engineering or architectural projects using manual techniques and commercial stateoftheart computer software. Topics include visualization and sketching; orthographic, isometric and other drawings; points, lines and planes in descriptive geometry; site design; overview of geographical information systems and 3D applications. Teamwork on design projects with oral and graphical presentations. Open to a limited number of architecture, design arts or other students with project roles consistent with students’ background. Not available to students who have taken MECH 10.
ARCH 43. Architectural Design I (4)
Fundamental design studio for architecture majors. Composition, spatial concepts; precedent; materials and detail; light and color in architecture. Instruction in basic communication techniques. Prerequisite: ART/DES 3 and ART/DES 4. Reserved for declared Architecture majors. Viscardi or Ussler (ND)
ARCH 107. History of American Architecture (3) spring
Survey of American building from European colonization to the present. Prerequisite: ART/ARCH 1 and ARCH 2 or permission of instructor. Thomas. (HU)
ARCH 143. Architectural Design II (6)
Studio format, introductory course in architectural design which introduces students to new ways of thinking about architecture and the perception of space, threedimensional composition, drawing, and modelmaking. Previous or concurrent courses in studio art and/or architectural history are recommended. Prerequisite: ARCH 43. Staff (ND)
ARCH 147. Building Materials and Methods (3)
The primary structural material block, wood, steel and reinforced concrete are examined in their relationship to architectural design. Peters. Prerequisite: ARCH 43 or consent of professor. Staff. (ND)
ARCH 161. (THTR 161) Theatre Design and Technology (4)
Theatre environments, equipment systems and acoustics. Functions and ethics. (HU)
ARCH 171. Special Topics in Architecture (1-4)
Directed projects for students in architecture. Student must initiate contact with sponsoring professor. Prerequisite: Major standing in department and/or permission of instructor. Staff (ND)
ARCH 174. (ART 174, CLSS 174, ANTH 174) Greek Archaeology (3)
Ancient Greek cultures from the neolithic to hellenistic periods. Reconstructions of Greek social dynamics from study of artifacts. Small (SS)
ARCH 176. (ART 176, CLSS 176, ANTH 176) Roman Archaeology (3)
Cultures of the Roman Empire. Reconstructions of social, political, and economic dynamics of the imperial system from study of artifacts. Small (SS)
ARCH 206. (ART 206) Medieval Art and Architecture (3)
Focus on art and architecture in Western Europe from 313 A.D. until ca. 1500 A.D. Topics include: the emergence of Christian art and architecture; the art of barbarian migrations; the Carolingian Renaissance; monasticism, pilgrimage and the Romanesque; the Gothic cathedral; and medieval manuscript illumination. Staff (HU)
ARCH 207. (ART 207) Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
Survey of the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance from its beginnings in 13th and 14th century Tuscany and its first flowering in 15th century Florence through the brilliant achievements of the masters of the High Renaissance and later 16th century. Staff (HU)
ARCH 209. Architecture and Ideas (3)
Examination of philosophical, technological, and cultural forces shaping Western architecture and urbanism. Prerequisites: ART/ARCH 1 and ARCH 2 or permission of instructor. Writing intensive. Thomas (HU)
ARCH 210. 20thCentury Architecture (3)
History and theory of modern architecture. Analysis of buildings and architects, theories and manifestoes, from industrial revolution to avantgarde movements. Prerequisite: Art 1 or ARCH 1 and another course in architectural history is recommended. Staff(HU)
ARCH 211. Architectural Drawing/Analysis and Expressions (3) alternate summers in Italy
This studio course is part of the Lehigh in Italy summer program and will utilize several different architectural drawing techniques to study aspects of architecture from analysis of a piazza to architecture in detail. It will employ pencil sketching, charcoal drawing, and watercolor. These drawings will act as a way of seeing the Italian urban landscape and supplement the study and analysis of the Italian architects’ contemporary work. Fulfills an art studio elective requirement. Viscardi (ND)
ARCH 212. The Architecture of Carlos Scarpa/Theory and Practice (3) alternate summers in Italy
This course which is part of the Lehigh in Italy summer program will survey several of the Venetian architect’s most famous works. Meet with architects who worked with Scarpa and completed his unfinished projects. Explore thematic principles behind Scarpa’s work, their origin and roll in his unique process of design. Viscardi (HU)
ARCH 213. The City (3)
Historical development of the modern city. Philosophical, technological, and cultural forces shaping urban experience. Western culture beginning with the Enlightenment. Prerequisites: Art 1 or ARCH 1 and ARCH 2 or permission of instructor. Thomas (HU)
ARCH 243. Architectural Design III (6)
Continuation of ARCH 143. Design principles of space and form stressed in earlier studios to issues of “materiality,” “structure,” “modes of representation” and the “process of making.” Prerequisites: ARCH 1, 143 and one art studio. Viscardi (ND)
ARCH 253. Paris, the Planning of a Metropolis (3) alternate summers in Paris
The splendor of modern Paris is due in large part to bold, largescale modernization and changes in the city’s patterns during the 19th century. This course, which is part of the Lehigh in Paris summer program, will cover a century of change and focus on the major accomplishments of its visionary planners. Zaknic (HU)
ARCH 254. Modern Architecture in France: New Directions (3) alternate summers in Paris
The course, which is part of the Lehigh in Paris summer program, will cover the most important contributions to modern architecture in the Paris region including Centre Pompidou, Musee d’Orsay, Le Grand Louvre, Parc de la Villette, La Defense, and the new satellite towns around Paris. Zaknic (HU)
ARCH 271. Special Topics in Architecture (1-4)
Directed projects for advanced students in architecture or architectural criticism. Prerequisites: ARCH 1 and
143. Major standing in the department or consent of instructor. Student must contact sponsoring professor and complete a contract sheet at preregistration. May be repeated for credit. Staff (ND)
ARCH 311. Portfolio (1)
The concept, layout, and preparation of a portfolio for graduate school application or employment search, including graphic techniques and reproduction method. Student must contact sponsoring professor. Prerequisite: ARCH 243. Staff (ND)
ARCH 321. Architectural Internship (13)
Supervised internship in architectural firm, planning or preservation office. Internship plan must be approved in writing before it is pursued. Staff (ND)
ARCH 328. Architectural Representation (3)
Studio format, instruction in rendering media such as graphite, charcoal, color pencil, water color and pastel and a variety of threedimensional drawing techniques. Intended for architectural students who have mastered orthographic drawing (plan, elevation, section). The origin, history, and theory of threedimensional drawing techniques will also be studied. Prerequisite: ARCH 243. Ussler (ND)
ARCH 342. Theory of Architecture (3)
Study of the genesis of form, its representation and its interrelationship to related artistic disciplines. Formal notions will be studied, compared and manipulated through the role of time, scale, perceptual analysis and material transformation. Permission of instructor required. Viscardi (ND)
ARCH 343. Architectural Design IV (6)
Continuation of ARCH 243. The design of buildings and building groups, with the emphasis on urban design and the city. Prerequisite: ARCH 1/ART 1, 243, one art studio, and a 200-level Architecture History class recommended. Ussler (ND)
ARCH 345. Architectural Design V (3)
Undergraduate thesis. An individual design project exploring, with faculty approval, some aspect of architecture of interest to the student. Prerequisite: Architectural Design IIV; all other courses required for major, previously or concurrently. Staff (ND)
ARCH 367. Modernism to Postmodernism (3)
Reexamine the central issues facing the great masters of twentiethcentury architecture: how they formulated their principles, how they applied them, and how those who inherited the legacy have interpreted it. The major attention will focus on either the great master builders such as Le Corbusier, Mies vander Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius, or on second generation including the transitional figures such as Philip Johnson and other groups: The Whites, Greys, HighTech, etc. Prerequisite: Art I/ARCH I or Art 2/ARCH 2 and ARCH 210. Staff (HU)
ARCH 388. Advanced Architectural Design (3) spring
Intensive design projects under a sequence of visiting design instructors. Prerequisites: ARCH 210, 243 and consent of the instructor. Staff (ND)
Undergraduate Courses in Design
DES 3. (ART 3) Design Foundations I (3)
An introduction to the basic elements and principles of design. Course involves use of various materials to solve 2D design problems in studio and computer lab. Required for all majors in department. Staff (HU)
DES 4. (ART 4) Design Foundations II (3)
An introduction to the basic elements and principles of design. Course involves use of various materials to solve 3D design problems in studio and computer lab. Problem solving in variety of materials for 3D design including assemblages, models, constructions, and conceptual forms. Required for all majors in department. Staff (HU)
DES 5. Digital Foundation (3)
Introduction to a variety of 2D and 3D software applications for digital design. Students will acquire a basic understanding of digital image manipulation, graphic layout tools, 2D CAD techniques, and 3D rendering. (ND)
DES 40. Product Design I: Form, Process and Concept (3)
Introduction to the field of Industrial Design. Through research, analysis, drawing and prototyping, students will acquire an understanding of the various aesthetic, technological, and business issues a designer must consider when creating a product. Prerequisite: DES/ART 3 or ART 11, and ART/DES 4, and DES 5 or department permission. (HU)
DES 50. (THTR 50) Stage Lighting (4)
An introduction to the art and practice of lighting design for the stage. History of theatrical lighting design. (HU)
DES 53. (ART 53) Intro to Graphic Design (3)
This course serves as an introduction to the graphic design process, with a primary focus on concept development and craft. Students examine how to identify and resolve visual problems and learn the basics of design and typography. Creative solutions will be encouraged for projects with practical applications. Topics include logo development and execution, professional typography, image basics and resolution, print production, studio skills and professional practices. Digital applications include Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign. Prerequisites: ART/DES 3.(HU)
DES 60. Design Process (3)
Students will study how an idea becomes a final design by analyzing their own actions and role designers play in the development of products, graphic design (online and print), and timebased media. (HU)
DES 66. Design History (3)
History of product design, graphic design and timebased media in artistic, cultural, technological, and business contexts. (HU)
DES 68. (ART 68) Color Theory (3)
Application of color in design. Color in graphics, product, digital imaging, and all related fields of design. (HU)
DES 70. Web Design I (3)
Introduction to the design and fabrication of web pages. Students will learn how to create pages using HTML and web fabrication software, with an emphasis on aesthetic and structure. (ND)
DES 80. Computer Imaging I (3)
Introduction to 3D computer modeling, animation, and rendering, commonly used in the entertainment industry. Students create and edit an original 3D animated movie. Students will also learn about 2D and 3D visualization techniques, used in the creation of storyboards and the narrative of the movie. Prerequisite: DES/ART 3, ART 11 or 15, and DES 5 or department permission. (HU)
DES 87. (THTR 87) Scenography I (4)
Introduction to the process of creating integrated designs in theatre production. The study and practice of the principles of visual representation, historical and conceptual research and the study of theatrical styles. (HU)
DES 111. (THTR 111) Sound Design (4)
Techniques, materials, and methods of designing sound for theatrical production. (HU)
DES 140. Product Design II: Designing for Others (3)
This course will expose students to client based projects and issues of branding relevant to the product designer. Special emphasis will be given to functionality from a user centered perspective. Projects will also include the use of 3D digital prototyping software and computer based fabrication techniques. Prerequisite: DES 40. (ND)
DES 148. (ART 148) Furniture Design I (3)
Design methodology, fabrication techniques, and methods of design presentation. Prerequisite: DES/ART 4. (HU)
DES 153. (ART 153) Graphic Design: Word and Image (3)
This course explores techniques of image making in relation to analyzing and creating meaning in graphic and typographic messages. Students solve visual communication problems with visual, conceptual and social impact. Assignments may include book covers, posters, music packaging, and promotional materials. Students will work in both traditional and digital media. Prerequisite: ART/DES 53. (HU)
DES 154. (THTR 154) Scene Painting (4)
Study and practice of basic and advanced methods of painting for the theatre. Includes basic elements and principles of design, color theory, the influence of light, atmosphere and aesthetics for the theatre. (HU)
DES 164. Ergonomics (3)
Introduction to physical, emotional, and psychological ways design interacts with people. Analyze real design problems and create solutions. (HU)
DES 170. Web Design II (3)
Creation of dynamic content in web design. Various 2D animation software applications and simple scripting will be explored. Prerequisite: DES 70. (ND)
DES 180. Computer Imaging II (3)
Creation of original 3D models, renderings, and animations, while learning advanced modeling techniques, character animation, particles, and compositing. Prerequisite: DES 80. (ND)
DES 182. Experimental Animation and Video (3)
An exploration of time, motion and interactivity in a series of conceptual and technical projects dealing with advanced digital imaging and nonlinear video editing. We will consider the interaction of image, sequence, motion, animation, and audio with video. Prerequisites: ART/DES 3. Department Permission. Anna Chupa. (HU)
DES 187. (THTR 187) Scenography II (4)
Includes beginning scene design, lighting design, and costume design principles and techniques. Introduction to design history. Significant texts, scenographic design and media techniques in graphic and threedimensional solutions. Introduction to drafting and mechanical perspective. Prereq. DES/THRT 87 or permission. (HU)
DES 211. (BUS 211, ENGR 211, ME 211) Integrated Product Development (IPD) 1 (3) spring
Business, engineering, and design arts students work in crossdisciplinary teams of 46 students on conceptual design including marketing, financial and economic planning, economic and technical feasibility of new product concepts. Teams work on industrial projects with faculty advisers. Oral presentations and written reports. Prerequisite: junior standing in business, economics, arts, design or engineering. Mechanical Engineering students must register for ME 211. (ND)
DES 212. (BUS 212, ENGR 212, ME 212) Integrated Product Development (IPD) 2 (2) fall
Business, engineering, and design arts students work in crossdisciplinary teams of 46 students on the detailed design including fabrication and testing of a prototype of the new product designed in the IPD course 1. Additional deliverables include a detailed production plan, marketing plan, detailed basecase financial models, project and product portfolio. Teams work on industrial projects with faculty advisors. Oral presentations and written reports. Prerequisite: BUS/DES/ENGR/ME 211. (ND)
DES 240. Product Design III: Materials to Market (3)
In this advanced level studio students will research fabrication techniques and materials, develop ideas into prototypes, outsource production and sell their designs in a competitive retail market. This course confronts the financial realities of being an independent designer while offering an opportunity to create innovative and desirable domestic products. Prerequisite: DES 40. (ND).
DES 248. (ART 248) Furniture Design II (3)
Advanced fabrication. Contemporary art issues and furniture history. Prerequisite DES/ART 148. (HU)
DES 253. (ART 253) Graphic Design: Brand Experience (3)
In this course, students examine the basic principles of corporate identity and develop a clear understanding of the process of creating brands. Projects will offer a framework for looking at business strategy as it relates to the creative process of design. Emphasis will be placed on creating visual elements that support a brand and the steps a designer takes to create a consistent brand. In addition, students will develop selfpromotion materials and identity systems. Prerequisite: ART/DES 53. (HU)
DES 260. Exhibit Design (3)
Team projects in development of exhibits for museums, conferences, or educational centers. Project work is supplemented by lectures and demonstrations. Teams will produce real and virtual exhibit prototypes and will design and maintain an exhibit website. (HU)
DES 266. History of Contemporary Design (3)
History of modern design from mid19th century to the present. Studies and discussion of contemporary issues and technology in Design Arts. Topics will include green design, digital technology, current legal and ethical principles, and other issues. (HU)
DES 268. Advanced Design Projects (1-4)
Advanced projects or studies applying Design Arts practices or theories. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Department permission required. (ND)
DES 280. Computer Imaging III (3)
Advanced animation with emphasis on experimental techniques and new technologies in animation and motion graphics. Emphasis on effects, compositing, and the use of digital technology in the postproduction process. Students will work on various assignments to gain a firsthand understanding of how various tools and techniques are used to create realistic effects. Prerequisite: DES 180. (ND)
DES 287. (THTR 287) Scenography III (4)
Includes advanced scene design, lighting design, and costume design principles and techniques. Design history projects in specific periods. Complex design problems of traditional texts. Emphasis on color and color theory. Prereq. DES/THTR 187 or permission. (HU)
DES 311. Design Portfolio (1-4)
The concept, layout, and preparation of a portfolio for graduate school application or employment search, including graphic techniques and reproduction method. Student must contact sponsoring professor. Prerequisite: DES 253, DES 240 or DES 280.
DES 366. Case Studies in Design History (3)
History of design. Study of specific products in context with regard to their impact on art, culture, and technology. (HU)
DES 370. Special Topics in Design (1-4)
Current topics in design, with selected readings, discussions, and studio work as required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: two 100-level Design courses. Department permission. (ND)
DES 375. Design Internship (1-4)
Practical experience following apprenticeship model. Requires approval of instructor and host prior to beginning of the term, with a memorandum of understanding outlining student work responsibilities and educational objectives for the experience. (ND)
DES 376. Design Thesis (3)
Project or presentation in a selected area of design. Intended for senior majors in design. Prerequisite: consent of the director in conjunction with advisor. (ND)
DES 387. (THTR 387) Sceonography IV (4)
Advanced problem solving of nontraditional design problems, experimental approaches and solutions, contemporary issues in environmental design. Design history focus on contemporary design trends and nontraditional history. Prereq DES/THTR 287 or permission. (HU)