Alfred State College
SUNY College of Technology
FNAT - Fine Arts
Alfred State courses are grouped into the following sections:
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Art Appreciation will introduce the student to the meaning of what Art is and is about. Special emphasis is placed on open discussion to create an awareness of why men and women have valued the arts which have become a driving force as they developed and became civilized. Students will see how the arts are really part of their daily lives by reading, viewing slides and works of art, and by creating. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures.
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The primary objective of this course is to develop knowledge and appreciation of theatre arts. This will be done through a study of theatrical traditions and dramatic literature from classical theatre to the contemporary. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures.
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This is a survey course of the origin and development of historically notable architecture throughout the world from the 10th century BCE to 1900. From the settlement of Catal Huyuk in ancient Anatolia (now Turkey) in the Neolithic Era through Eclecticism, the era of stylistic revivals in the late 19th century, the students will be exposed to a wide variety of buildings, as well as be introduced to the corresponding cultures and religions.
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Art History is a comprehensive survey course which views the visual arts as a humanistic discipline. Students will see the condition of our western tradition as encountered from the magic of caveman to the complexities of the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on the variety of purposes for which art has been produced. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures.
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Music History is a survey of musical performance with an emphasis on characteristics of style involving form, melody, and texture. Important composers and their works will be heard in class. Discussion of these works will include socio-cultural influences of music upon society and the functions of music and its effectiveness as an art form. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures.
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In this course, the student examines relationships between form, structure (response to gravity), process, skill, and intention in regard to three-dimensional visual art making. This inter-relationship dictates that every project incorporate some element of each of these concerns. Emphasis is placed on providing a wide range of experiences through projects which gradually increase in complexity as the student gains skills and awareness.
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This course is designed to expand upon the fundamental skills of the Foundations: Form/Space Relationship course through the use of the human model. Proportion, perspectives, plus structural and locomotion dynamics will be studied. Students will focus on the mechanics of motion.
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The student may contract for one to four hours of independent study through an arrangement with the instructor. The student must submit a plan acceptable to the instructor, and the department chair. To be substituted for the listed humanities requirements, a directed study course must be so designated by the department chair. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures.
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Students will be introduced to the relationship of media and artistic expression in the context of the cultural period which formed the art object. For most students the art of our own times is difficult to understand; for this reason, the main emphasis of the course will be contemporary culture and its interpretation of traditional imagery. Students will discuss how art is created and what it means through written critical analysis.
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A student may contract for an independent study through an arrangement with an instructor who agrees to direct such a study. The student will submit a plan acceptable to the instructor and to the department chairperson. The instructor and student will confer regularly regarding the process of the study.
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This course addresses the study of the origin and development of modern architecture fromthe mid-nineteenth century to the present. Lecture topics will proceed chronologically from the early roots of Modernism to the Global Dissemination of Styles in recent times, ending with an examination of current trends in Urbanism and sustainable design. A research project will require an oral presentation with graphics, a written report/analysis of the research topic and a computer-generated virtual model of a relevant building.
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