ARTE 210 Methods for the Elementary Teacher (3). S. Core: The Arts. This course is an introduction to image-making and to various methods of teaching art at the elementary-school level. The course is designed to meet the needs of general education and special education students. It includes lectures, studio experiences, collaborative assignments, demonstrations, and opportunities to work with children from area schools through service learning hours.

ARCT 201 Architectural History I (4). F. Core: The Arts. This course surveys the history of architecture from the Paleolithic era to the Renaissance. Although this course concentrates primarily on the development of the historical and religious traditions of Europe, the development of non-Western traditions prior to 1500 are also addressed. It is intended for first- and second-year students.

ARCT 202 Architectural History II (4). S. Core: The Arts. This course surveys the history of architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Although this course concentrates primarily on the development of the historical and religious traditions of Europe, the development of non-Western traditions after 1500 are also addressed. The course is intended for first- and second-year students.

ARTH 101 Introduction to the History of Art I (4). F. Core: The Arts. This course surveys the history of the visual arts from the Paleolithic era to the Renaissance. Although this course concentrates primarily on the development of the historical and religious traditions of Europe, the artistic traditions of non-Western cultures are also addressed. The course is intended for first- and second-year students.

ARTH 102 Introduction to the History of Art II (4). S. Core: The Arts. This course is a historical survey of the visual arts in Western civilization from the Renaissance to the present. It is intended for first- and second-year students.

ARTH 234 Northern Renaissance Art (3). S, odd years. A historical study of the form and function of visual images in Netherlandish and German cultures from 1400 to 1550. Special attention will be given to the rise of naturalism, to the relationship between art and religious devotion, and to the emergence of an art market. Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, and Albrecht Durer are some of the major artists studied. Slide lectures and class discussions; a research paper is required. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

ARTH 235 Italian Renaissance Art (3). S, even years. A historical study of the form and function of visual images in Italy from 1300 to 1550. Special attention will be given to the emergence of linear perspective, to the relationship between art and humanism, and to the invention of artistic genius. Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo are some of the major artists studied. Slide lectures and class discussions; a research paper is required. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

ARTH 237 Baroque and Rococo Art (3). S, odd years. A historical study of the form and function of visual images in Western Europe and the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Special attention will be given to relationship between art and the Catholic Reformation, to the rise of nationalism and modern science, and to the emergence of philosophical aesthetics. Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Watteau are some of the major artists studied. Slide lectures and class discussions; a research paper is required. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

ARTH 238 Nineteenth-Century Art (3). S, even years. A historical study of the form and function of nineteenth-century art in Western Europe and the United States, from neo-classicism to impressionism. Special attention will be given to the relationship between art and the politics of revolution, to the cultural implications of industrialization, and to the search for scientific objectivity. David, Delacroix, Goya, Manet, and Monet are some of the major artists studied. Slide lectures and class discussions; a research paper is required. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

ARTH 239 Modernism and the Arts (3). F, even years. Core: The Arts. This course is a historical study of the form and function of visual images in Western Europe and the United States from 1880 to 1960. Special attention is given to the rejection of optical naturalism, to the emergence of psychoanalysis, to the World Wars, and to the development of modernism in various intellectual circles. Van Gogh, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, and Pollock are some of the major artists studied. Prerequisite: sophomore status or above.

ARTH 240 Contemporary Art (3). F, odd years. Core: The Arts. This course is a historical study of the form and function of visual images in Western Europe and North America since 1960. Special attention is given to the collapse of modernism, to the revolution in digital technologies, and to contemporary issues concerning race, cultural identity, and gender. Prerequisite: sophomore status or above.

CAS 145 Introduction to Film (3). F and S. Students will learn about film as an art form and cultural phenomenon, including dramatic, visual and sonic elements, theme and focus, acting, and directorial style. Topics covered include the materials and methods of filmmaking, the major styles and genres of film, and the relationship of film to American and world culture. Course work includes a mandatory weekly screening (lab) and readings in the history, theory and criticism of film.

CAS 203 Performance Studies (4). The practice and study of performance as a form of artistic expression, a means of exploring the Creation, a method of literary and cultural analysis, and as a tool in the creation of empathy. Assignments include solo and group performances from poetry, narrative fiction, and oral history. This course is especially appropriate for students interested in theatre, rhetoric, literature, and education.

CAS 217 Principles of Theatre (3). Core: The Arts. This course studies the theatre through analysis of its artistic principles, genres, and forms. This foundational course concentrates on script analysis, major classical and modern theory, and critical methodology.

CAS 254 Television Criticism (4). Core: The Arts. This course is a study and critique of various important cultural and artistic forms in television. This course is first, a critical study of some of the finest drama produced for public and commercial television in Britain and the United States, and second, a critical examination of the dominant myths and themes in popular drama, including soap operas, situation comedies, made-for-television films, news, and commercials. Students use traditional and contemporary criteria to interpret, explain and evaluate programs from a Christian perspective. They also learn about how the commercial and public television industries operate. Topics include: the relationship between program content and social values, the impact of television on children and the family, and television's treatment of God and religion.

CAS 281 American Film (4). Core: The Arts. This course is a study of American film as an art form, including technology, industry, and the system of representation and communication from the silent era to the present. This course investigates how Hollywood films work technically, artistically, and culturally to affirm and challenge images of America. Films considered represent major expressions of the classical Hollywood style and diversions from that style. Topics include film technique and style, narrative conventions and genres, the Hollywood studio and star systems, directors, and ideologies.

CAS 282 World Cinema (4). Study of the art of narrative film as it has developed outside of the United States, surveying significant films, film artists, and movements. Topics include the early history and development of basic cinematic principles, responses to the domination of Hollywood, and the concerns of filmmakers within their cultural and historical contexts.

CAS 320 History of Theatre and Drama I (3). F and alternate years. A historical and aesthetic study of theatre and drama from its origins to the eighteenth century. Students will learn about theories surrounding the origins of theatre in many cultures and examine how modes of artistic and historical study have affected our understanding of threatre. Students study European, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Mediterranean, South American, African, and American drama and performance. Students will learn how theatre developed and changed over nearly twenty-five centuries and how culture is revealed through the artistic window of the theatre.

CAS 321 History of Theatre and Drama II (3). F and alternate years. A historical and aesthetic study of global theatre and drama from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will learn about how the theatre developed as a professional art form in many cultures, as well as learning how the art form of theatre teaches us about our world and culture. Students study European, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, South American, African, and American drama and performance.

CLAS 221 Classical Art and Architecture (3). Core: The Arts. This is a study of the major arts of ancient Greek and Roman civilization from the Bronze Age to the late Empire. Primary attention is devoted to the origins and development of Greek sculpture, painting, and architecture, and to their transformation in the arts of Rome. Ancient literary sources supplement the study of physical remains in this investigation of Greek and Roman culture.

CLAS 231 Classical Mythology (3). Core: The Arts. This is a study of the major themes in classical mythology via the literature and art of Greece and Rome. Major literary sources are read in translation, and major art works of both cultures are studied via slides. Attention is given to various interpretations of myths and the works of art they have influenced over the course of Western culture.

MUSC 103 Understanding and Enjoying Music (3). Core: The Arts. This is an introductory course in historically-informed critical and perceptive listening to music. The relationship between musical style and culture is examined as is the forming of style by the manner in which the ingredients and elements of music are employed. Western art music is emphasized but also included is contemporary popular music and either pre-modern music or non-Western music. No previous musical training is required.

MUSC 105 Introduction to Music (3). Core: The Arts. This course is a broad introduction to the art of music through the study of a wide variety of musical repertory. The course aims to teach students rudimentary technical vocabulary and stronger listening skills. The course also seeks to prompt students to think critically with a Christian mind about fundamental musical questions and issues and, in relation to those issues, to develop their understanding of selected pieces of music. Prerequisite: the ability to read music in at least one clef.

MUSC 106 American Music (3). Core: The Arts. An introductory course in perceptive and culturally-informed listening to music of the Native-, Latin-, Anglo-, and African-American traditions, this course examines the origins and development of the music and its influence on current popular culture. The relationship between musical style and culture is examined as is the forming of style by the manner in which the ingredients and elements of music are employed.

MUSC 203 Musical Performance in Western Culture (3). Core: The Arts. This course introduces students to the history of Western music and the role of musical performance in Western culture by means of intense, interdisciplinary study of works being prepared for performance by Calvin's performing ensembles. The course seeks to challenge students to bring historical, philosophical, and musical insight to the process of preparing works for performance. Prerequisite: concurrent registration in Music 131, 141, 161, 171, or 181. Not open to first-year students.

MUSC 204 Basic Music History (3). Core: The Arts. A survey of the stylistic development and the cultural context of Western art music from the Classical period to the present. The class will study representative works of major composers and read contemporary documents related to the composers and the contexts of their music.

MUSC 236 History and Philosophy of Music in Worship (3). Core: The Arts. This is an introductory course in historically/theologically informed participation in worship music. The relationship between the character of texts and music and the cultural/theological context for them are examined. Congregational song, ranging from the Old Testament Psalms to contemporary praise and worship songs, is the focus of the course. No previous musical training is required.

MUSC 238 Music and Community (3). F and S. An experiential analysis of the power of music in contemporary society. Students learn how music embodies their present life style by analyzing the various roles for music in their lives - roles played both by their consciously active choices and their unconsciously passive exposure to music in the various media. This analysis becomes especially significant as the students form their own unique community through interactive music activity. Through this experience they evaluate and perhaps also adopt convictions and practices from their own communities past and present for use in the future. Meanwhile students also develop values, perspectives, and skills for leadership, especially to address social injustices through the use of interactive music. Developed originally for elementary education and music education students, this course also includes an alternate curriculum of readings designed for students majoring in other disciplines.

PE 202 Dance History (3). Core: The Arts. A historical and analytical study of the development of western dance from early lineage-based societies in Europe to contemporary forms in European and North American cultures. Emphasis is placed upon the development as dance as a preforming art. The course investigates parallel trends in the arts of music, visual art, drama, and dance throughout western history.

PE 330 Dance Composition and Performance (3). Core: The Arts. This course is an intensive engagement with the art of choreography. Students explore the concepts of body, space, rhythm, choreographic forms, meaning, and group design. Students create movement studies through improvisation. They develop analysis and evaluation skills through observation, reflection, discussion, and written critiques that prepare them to design and evaluate dance. Students choreograph a final dance and perform it for an audience. They present the process and the application to their lives as Christians through writing and oral presentation. Prerequisite: PE 156 Creative Dance (PE core course) or permission of instructor.

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