Note: Sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math course after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the course descriptions of applicable courses.
Art
ART 475 - History of Photography
(3 units)Illustrated lectures that survey historical, technical and social foundations of photography from its invention to the present. Emphasis on concept, theory, and individual photographers. . (Formerly ART 355; implemented Fall 2003.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to present and develop the ten points of critical analysis. 2. Students will be able to recognize 20 keys to visual composition. 3. Students will be able to develop an ability to deconstruct and analyze patterns and style in the history of photography. 4. Students will be able to develop research capability in visual history and cultural practice. 5. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of the visual language of photography.
(3 units)Propaganda in art in the U. S. and selected European countries. Traditional and nontraditional media such as radio and cinema are covered. (Formerly ART 415; implemented Fall 2003.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Intensive discussion of the idea and reality of beauty as represented and manifested by the human body. Considers fine art, popular culture, and everyday life. (General Capstone course.) (Formerly ART 495; implemented Fall 2003.)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)The role of gender construction in art, art criticism, and historiography. Global case studies from Middle Ages to today, emphasis on 19th century to present.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Historical overview of German art and German based art movements from 1900-present; emphasis on Expressionism, Dada, Bauhaus, contemporary art, and global art fairs in Germany.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation are required. Registration is permitted upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, the specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits.
(1 to 3 units)Individual studies in areas of two-or three-dimensional work and art history. Maximum of 6 credits. (Formerly ART 408/608; implemented Fall 2003.)
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Maximum of 6 credits. (Formerly ART 419/619; implemented Fall 2003.) (Registration within any independent study course is permitted upon written request to the department which includes three copies of a statement of objectives, the specific goals and indicates the scope of the student’s plans. A paper, a full report or an exhibit of work produced is required.)
Units of Independent Study: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Scheduled sections deal with in-depth investigation of a specific aspect of photography. Maximum of 6 credits. (Formerly ART 453; implemented Fall 2003.)
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly ART 428, 628; implemented Fall 2003.) *See note at beginning of ART section.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly ART 478; implemented Fall 2003.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly ART 468, 668; implemented Fall 2003.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly ART 488/688; implemented Fall 2003.)
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly ART 438, 638; implemented Fall 2003.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly ART 458/658; implemented Fall 2003.)
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ART 648 - Basque Art, Politics, and Identity in a Global Context
(3 units)Situates Basque art in indigenous culture and relates it to major Western and non-Western artistic movements and explores identity politics through art.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an understanding of the different ways in which Basque art can be defined and who can be considered a Basque artist. 2. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an understanding of the relationship between art and politics, in the Basque Country, and comparatively in a wider cultural context. 3. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the different assumptions about the relationships between art, identity and ethnicity. 4. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an explanation of the influences of patronage, museum culture, and institutionalization on Basque art. 5. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the effects of national, regional, and world-wide politics on Basque art. 6. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the different trends in Basque art based on the political climate, historical events, and regions of the Basque Country.
(1 to 3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits.
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation required. Registration permitted only upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits.
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ART 666 - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim
(3 units)Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (General Capstone Course).
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Illustrated lectures that survey historical, technical and social foundations of photography from its invention to the present. Emphasis on concept, theory and individual photographers.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to present and develop the ten points of critical analysis. 2. Students will be able to recognize 20 keys to visual composition. 3. Students will be able to develop an ability to deconstruct and analyze patterns and style in the history of photography. 4. Students will be able to develop research capability in visual history and cultural practice. 5. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of the visual language of photography.
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Research paper, journal and final portfolio presentation are required. Registration is permitted upon written request to the department which includes a statement of objectives, the specific goals and scope of proposed plans. Maximum of 9 credits.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Individual studies in areas of two-or three-dimensional work and art history. Maximum of 6 credits. (Formerly ART 408/608; implemented Fall 2003.)
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Tutorial on independent basis arranged with departmental tutor/advisor. Maximum of 6 credits. (Formerly ART 419/619; implemented Fall 2003.) (Registration within any independent study course is permitted upon written request to the department which includes three copies of a statement of objectives, the specific goals and indicates the scope of the student’s plans. A paper, a full report or an exhibit of work produced is required.)
Units of Independent Study: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Topic-based readings culminating in discussion and writing related to the development of student’s artwork in preparation for MFA Graduate Exhibition. Specifics agreed upon by student and faculty prior to registration. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ART 748 - Art Education: Mentor Teaching and Supervision
(1 to 3 units)Theory, philosophy, professional practices and practical experience in mentor teaching and supervision in contemporary art education programs.
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Individual, supervised volunteer experience in museum/gallery management, preparatory work, arts administration, and/or arts activism. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MFA program in art.
Units of Internship/Practicum: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Descriptive introduction to current concepts of the solar system. Modern observational techniques and their results. Supplementary use of telescopes and planetarium facilities.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement or SAT of 610 or ACT of 27 Accuplacer EA 80 and CL 84 OR Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 126 or MATH 127 or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement B Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Descriptive introduction to stellar and galactic systems. The life cycle of stars. Theories of the universe and its formation. Supplementary use of telescopes and planetarium facilities.
Prerequisite(s); Completion of the Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement or SAT of 610 or ACT of 27 or Accuplacer EA 80 and CL 84 OR Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 126 or MATH 127 or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement B Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Astrophysics measurements and their interpretation, including position and motion of stars, variable stars, spectral classifications, temperatures and composition of astronomical objects.
(3 units)Description of behavior of the atmosphere with special emphasis on physical processes involved in weather and climate; applications in every day activities such as transport.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Core Math requirement or SAT of 610 or ACT of 27 or Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 127 or higher.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement B Offered Every Spring and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ATMS 121 - Climate Change and Its Environmental Impacts
(4 units)Past, present and likely future climate. Impacts on the landscape, especially water resources, species distributions, and wildfires. Laboratory experiences on climate data and models. (Core Natural Sciences course)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Core Math requirement or SAT of 610 or ACT of 27 or Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 127 or higher.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to atmospheric sensor design, physical principles of measurement, signal processing, and hands-on experience with radiometers, acoustic sounders, radar, lidar and satellite remote sensing methods.
Units of Lecture: 2 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to articulate an understanding of how basic physical principles, such as the laws of thermodynamics, Newton’s laws, conservation laws and electromagnetism, govern the structure and general circulation of the atmosphere. 2. Students will be able to demonstrate a quantitative understanding of the relationships among physical variables describing atmospheric structure and dynamics, such as temperature, pressure, density, and winds through application of algebra and simple calculus to their governing equations. 3. Students will be able to discover how modern data and methods of atmospheric research lead to physical understanding of publicly available data sets and/or modern numerical techniques.
(4 units)Aerosol and gas phase classification and measurement; regulatory requirements and control technology; smog, acid deposition and the ozone layer. Local and long-range transport.
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to write the important chemical reactions affecting air pollution. 2. Students will be able to mathematically relate meteorological variable to air pollution concentrations. 3. Students will be able to describe how air pollution regulations have affected air quality. 4. Students will be able to assess how different air pollutants affect human health and the environment. 5. Students will be able to describe major sources of air pollutants and how common air pollutants are measured/analyzed.
(3 units)Mathematical description of large-scale motions in the atmosphere; intensification and motion of weather systems; weather analysis, using maps and computer techniques.
(3 units)Physical basis for behavior of the climate system; flows and reservoirs of mass and energy; temporal and spatial scales of variability; contemporary climate issues.
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the origins of the key atmospheric equations. 2. Students will be able to apply the equations to the diagnoses of various atmospheric phenomena. 3. Students will be able to differentiate physical processes at multiple atmospheric scales of motion. 4. Students will be able to apply the Equations to the Prediction of Atmospheric Motions.
(3 units)Integration of atmospheric sciences subdiscipline, other physical and natural sciences, mathematics and humanities in a directed research problem. May be repeated once.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Atmospheric structure; global radiation balance; radiation scattering by gases and aerosol particles; introduction to radioactive transfer; optical phenomena; atmospheric thermodynamics; cloud physics; aerosol mechanics.
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to articulate an understanding of how basic physical principles, such as the laws of thermodynamics, Newton’s laws, conservation laws and electromagnetism, govern the structure and general circulation of the atmosphere. 2. Students will be able to demonstrate a quantitative understanding of the relationships among physical variables describing atmospheric structure and dynamics, such as temperature, pressure, density, and winds through application of algebra and simple calculus to their governing equations 3. Students will be able to discover how modern data and methods of atmospheric research lead to physical understanding of publicly available data sets and/or modern numerical techniques. 4. Students will be able to practice reading, evaluating, and summarizing the peer-reviewed atmospheric science literature and describe how the results of a contemporary research paper relates the elementary concepts presented in the lectures and textbook.
(4 units)Aerosol and gas phase classification and measurement; regulatory requirements and control technology; smog, acid deposition and the ozone layer. Local and long-range transport.
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to write the important chemical reactions affecting air pollution. 2. Students will be able to mathematically relate meteorological variable to air pollution concentrations. 3. Students will be able to describe how air pollution regulations have affected air quality. 4. Students will be able to assess how different air pollutants affect human health and the environment. 5. Students will be able to describe major sources of air pollutants and how common air pollutants are measured/analyzed.
(3 units)Mathematical description of large-scale motions in the atmosphere; intensification and motion of weather systems; weather analysis, using maps and computer techniques.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Physical basis for behavior of the climate system; flows and reservoirs of mass and energy; temporal and spatial scales of variability; contemporary climate issues.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ATMS 617 - Airflow, Weather Dynamics, and Forecasting
(4 units)Mathematical description of atmospheric motions; life cycle of weather systems; weather analysis using maps and computer techniques.
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the origins of the key atmospheric equations. 2. Students will be able to apply the equations to the diagnoses of various atmospheric phenomena. 3. Students will be able to differentiate physical processes at multiple atmospheric scales of motion. 4. Students will be able to apply the Equations to the Prediction of Atmospheric Motions.
(3 units)Philosophy of data analysis, statistical critical thinking, exploratory data analysis, regression, multivariate methods, spatial and time series analysis, randomization, bootstrap, Monte Carlo methods, statistical graphics.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Dynamical principles that govern large-scale atmospheric motions. Theoretical and observational analyses of atmospheric motion systems. Application of theoretical treatment to observed atmospheric behavior.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Atmospheric motions on small scales without coriolis force; atmospheric thermodynamics and convection, the earths boundary layer; topography and urban areas; severe storms, mesoscale convective complexes.
(3 units)Aerosol nucleation, growth and coagulation, cloud droplet and ice crystal nucleation and growth; cloud thermodynamics and chemistry; precipitation and electrification processes; measurement and modeling techniques.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Numerical and observational weather analysis techniques for synoptic-scale and mesoscale metrological prediction using computer models, satellite, radar and other tools.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Physical principles and methods for numerical predication of the atmosphere. Model theory and implementation with practical training using computer simulation models.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Applications of organic and inorganic chemistry to atmospheric sciences, including atmospheric evolution, air pollution, climate change, biogeochemistry and environmental regulation.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Measurement of physically meaningful parameters in a heterogeneous, turbulent medium. Direct and remote sensing, data reduction, theory of instrument design.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Theoretical basis and numerical techniques for radiation transfer in the atmosphere. Interaction of radiation with atmospheric gases, cloud and aerosol particles and the surface.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ATMS 790 - Graduate Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences
(1 unit)Presentation by students, faculty and invited speakers on research methods and advances. Focus on development and critique of presentation techniques for academic and conference audiences. Maximum of 6 credits.
Units of Lecture: 1 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 unit S/U Only)Units of Independent Study: 1 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 4 units)Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Introduction to the language through the development of written and conversational language skills and through structural analysis. Emphasis on Unified Basque but includes an introduction to the dialects. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Introduction to the language through the development of written and conversational language skills and through structural analysis. Emphasis on Unified Basque but includes an introduction to the dialects. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Units of Lecture: 4 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Structural review, conversation and writing. Includes further work with the unique structure of the Basque verb and system of suffixes. Completion of BASQ 204 satisfies the College of Liberal Arts foreign language requirement.
(3 units)Structural review, conversation and writing. Includes further work with the unique structure of the Basque verb and system of suffixes. Completion of BASQ 204 satisfies the College of Liberal Arts foreign language requirement.
BASQ 220 - Introduction to Basque Cultural Studies in a Global Frame
(3 units)Examines the representations of Basques worldwide in the media, the arts, scholarship, international politics and the Internet. (Diversity course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Diversity Course Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
BASQ 378 - Basque Transnationalism in the United States
(3 units)Theories of globalization, social identity, diaspora foreign policy, identity construction, and nationalism are utilized to compare Basque individual and institutionalized ethnicity in the United States. (Diversity course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Diversity Course Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)History and legal status of Basque Politics within Spain and the European Union with particular emphasis on Post-Franco nationalist movements and party development. (General Capstone course.)
BASQ 431 - Modern Basque History (From 1700 to the Present)
(3 units)Social and political history of the Basque country from the eighteenth century to the present; situates Basque history within major theories of nationalism. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
BASQ 448 - Basque Art, Politics, and Identity in a Global Context
(3 units)Situates Basque art in indigenous culture and relates it to major Western and non-Western artistic movements and explores identity politics through art.
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an understanding of the different ways in which Basque art can be defined and who can be considered a Basque artist. 2. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an understanding of the relationship between art and politics, in the Basque Country, and comparatively in a wider cultural context. 3. Student will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the different assumptions about the relationships between art, identity and ethnicity. 4. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an explanation of the influences of patronage, museum culture, and institutionalization on Basque art. 5. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the effects of national, regional, and world-wide politics on Basque art. 6. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the different trends in Basque art based on the political climate, historical events, and regions of the Basque Country.
(3 units)Examination of social and cultural aspects of the Basque language, including language shift, contact, planning and interrelationships among language and gender, ethnicity, and culture. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 456/656; implemented Fall 2004)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Analysis of gender in the Basque context, past and present, in its domestic, economic and political dimensions, and in the construction of socio-cultural identities.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
BASQ 466 - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim
(3 units)Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Prerequisite(s): CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203 ; ENG 102 ; junior or senior standing. Instructor permission required. Recommended preparation: BASQ 220 .
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 471/671; implemented Fall 2004.)
(3 units)Ethnic identity maintenance is compared in the Basque diaspora with special attention to the factors of migration, globalization, ethnonationalism, gender, generation, and Basque government relations. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 472/672; implemented Fall 2004.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
BASQ 477 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country
(3 units)The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology. (General Capstone course.)
BASQ 631 - Modern Basque History (From 1700 to the Present)
(3 units)Social and political history of the Basque country from the eighteenth century to the present; situates Basque history within major theories of nationalism. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
BASQ 648 - Basque Art, Politics, and Identity in a Global Context
(3 units)Situates Basque art in indigenous culture and relates it to major Western and non-Western artistic movements and explores identity politics through art.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an understanding of the different ways in which Basque art can be defined and who can be considered a Basque artist. 2. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an understanding of the relationship between art and politics, in the Basque Country, and comparatively in a wider cultural context. 3. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the different assumptions about the relationships between art, identity and ethnicity. 4. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally an explanation of the influences of patronage, museum culture, and institutionalization on Basque art. 5. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the effects of national, regional, and world-wide politics on Basque art. 6. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally the different trends in Basque art based on the political climate, historical events, and regions of the Basque Country.
BASQ 666 - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim
(3 units)Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 471/671; implemented Fall 2004.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Ethnic identity maintenance is compared in the Basque diaspora with special attention to the factors of migration, globalization, ethnonationalism, gender, generation, and Basque government relations. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 472/672; implemented Fall 2004.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
BASQ 677 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country
(3 units)The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology. (General Capstone course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: