Junior or first-semester senior students in good,academic standing have the opportunity to spend a,semester (fall or winter) or a full year of study,at an accredited institution abroad. Information,is available from International Student Services.
Credits: 12
Prerequisites:
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN ELECTIVES SUBJECT CODES,INCLUDE:,DTR
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
PLACED BY DEPARTMENT,DTR 331, JUNIOR INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 333, JUNIOR EXTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 335, JUNIOR MOBILITY DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 337, JUNIOR VEHICLE DESIGN STUDIO
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
PLACED BY DEPARTMENT,DTR 332, JUNIOR INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,,DTR 334, JUNIOR EXTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,,DTR 336, JUNIOR MOBILITY DESIGN STUDIO,,DTR 338, JUNIOR VEHICLE DESIGN STUDIO
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
PLACED BY DEPARTMENT,DTR 431, SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 433, SENIOR EXTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 435, SENIOR MOBILITY DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 437, SENIOR VEHICLE DESIGN STUDIO
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
PLACED BY DEPARTMENT,DTR 432, SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 434, SENIOR EXTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 436, SENIOR MOBILITY DESIGN STUDIO,DTR 438, SENIOR VEHICLE DESIGN STUDIO
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
This course examines the role of the visual in,theory and practice. The approach taken is both,structural and historical, presenting various,critical frameworks and then using them to,analyze specific examples of visual culture and ,their time periods including, but not limited to,,examples of cultural appropriation and the impact,of cultural diversity. The course considers the ,visual through multiple dimensions–aesthetics, ,economics, politics, sociology, etc. It also ,reflects on the development of visual culture ,studies as an interdisciplinary field. A range ,of visual media–painting, photography, design, ,digital, etc.–and their cultural environments ,are examined. Heavy emphasis is placed on the,student’s ability to absorb visual culture theory,and apply it to written assignments and other,research. This course may be used for Social,Science credit. This course satisfies the,General Elective requirement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Imagined World: Utopia and Dystopia in Visual,Culture is an upper level Visual Culture seminar., It uses an interdisciplinary approach that,requires students to apply methodologies learned,in Visual Culture, Critical Thought, and Literary,and Film Studies, as well as a number of studio,based disciplines, to analyze the,utopian/dystopian genre. The class will examine,Western utopian and dystopian philosophies and,how they are manifested in the visual mediums of,literature, architecture, film, fine art, video,games and the internet community.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Take one 3.0 credit, 200 level course from one of the,following subjects: DAH (Art History), DEN (English), DAS,(Academic Studies), DVC (Visual Culture)
This course is designed to give students an,introduction to film as an art worthy of critical,attention. Students develop the ability to think,,discuss and write about film in an academic,context.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Take one 3.0 credit, 200 level course from one of the,following subjects: DAH (Art History), DEN (English), DAS,(Academic Studies), DVC (Visual Culture).
Film Noir, with roots in German Expressionism and,American hard-boiled fiction, is an enduring,cinematic phenomenon. Beginning in the 1940’s,,Hollywood-produced stories of ill-fated,protagonists seduced by femmes fatales, dirty,deals, and double-crossing partners, struck a,nerve with American audiences (and soon after,World War II with French critics who named and,defined the “Noir” style). These dark tales,reflected a 20th century malaise spawned by the,Great Depression, WWII, and a contemporary shift,in gender roles. Our course will examine the,origins of Noir. This course may also be applied,to an upper level English or Liberal Arts,Elective. This course satisfies the General,Elective requirement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DEN 239, DVC 200 OR DVC 306