Liberal Arts – 2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Liberal Arts Minor Requirements

Art History

Choose one course – 3 credits

DAH 200 Western Art History/Visual Culture
DAH 201 Visual Narration: Africa
DAH 202 Visual Narration: Asia

Choose four courses – 12 credits

DAH 301 Classical Art & Early Medieval
DAH 307 20th Century European Art
DAH 206 History Of Illustration
DAH 213 History Of Photography
DAH 214 History Of Animation & Digital Media
DAH 221 History Of Interior Design
DAH 247 History Of Graphic Design
DAH 215 History Of Film
DAH 216 History Of Video Games
DAH-241 History Of Modern Design
DAH 251 History Of Crafts
DAH 252 History Of Fashion
DAH 357 Iconography and Mythology
DAH 401 Art Practice, Social Theory And The City
DLE 411 Care Of The City: Detroit

Art Therapy

DSS 221 Introduction To Psychology – 3 Credits

DSS 310 Art Therapy Models – 3 Credits

DSS 420 Art Therapy Experientials – 3 Credits

Choose Two Courses – 6 Credits

DSS 320 Psychology Of Perception
DSS 324 Psychology Of Creativity
DSS 330 Psychology Of Adjustment
DSS 337 Abnormal Psychology
DSS 345 Developmental Psychology

Creative Entrepreneurship

DAS 213 Business Practices* – 3 Credits

*Studio Art & Craft majors take DAS-303 Professional Practices For Artists

DAS 313 Branding Essentials – 3 Credits

DAS 314 Financial Essentials – 3 Credits

DAS 315 Structural Essentials – 3 Credits

DAS 316 Pre-Launch Essentials – 3 Credits

Creative Writing

DEN 307 Creative Writing Workshop-3 Credits

Choose Four Courses-12 Credits From The Following:

DEN 303 POETRY Writing Workshop
DEN 312 FICTION Writing Workshop
DEN 314 Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
DEN 316 The Graphic Novel Workshop
DEN 317 Science Fiction And Horror Writing Workshop
DEN 318 Scriptwriting Workshop

Critical Theory

DLE 310 Introduction To Critical Theory – 3 Credits

Choose Four Courses – 12 Credits (300-400 Level):

DAH – Art History
DEN – English
DHS – History
DNS – Natural Science
DPL – Philosophy
DSS – Social Science
DVC – Visual Culture
DLE – Liberal Arts Elective

Sustainability & Social Responsibility

DNS 345 Earth & Environmental Science – 3 Credits

Choose Four Courses – 12 Credits

DLE 311 Waste,Violence & Biopolitics in the Modern World
DLE 411 Care of the City: Detroit
DPL 355 Art & Social Responsibility
DAH 401 Art Practice, Social theory & the City
DHS 338 Shoppers, Advertisers & Retailers: Consumption & the American Culture

Visual Culture

DVC 200 Concepts And Methods Of Visual Culture – 3 Credits

Choose Four Courses – 12 Credits

Any 300/400 Level Art History Class
DVC 301 Imagined Worlds: Utopias/Dystopias
DVC 306 Introduction To Film
DVC 401 Film Noir And Beyond
DVC 402 Film Studies: Science Fiction
DVC 406 Doc Film: (Re)presenting The Real
DVC 407 Experimental Film
DPL 430 Waste Violence And Biopolitics In The Modern World

DEN-203 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY

Introduces the basic elements and forms of,poetry, as well as major poets, with an emphasis,on contemporary works.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Take DEN-102

DEN-285 SPECIAL PROJECT 300/400

The Special Project class is offered on an,occasional basis, with course content specific to,the area being explored.,
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,SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS,

,Students gain insights into the craft of,screenwriting and the development process through,the close study of several feature film,screenplays, the final cut of each film, and a,variety of the tools used by the renowned,screenwriters and directors who developed each,story and script.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DEN-102

DAH-261 HISTORY OF ADVERTISING

This course explores the evolution of advertising,throughout the 20th century. From the creative,revolution in the 60’s to the proliferation of,alternative media and the World Wide Web,,students study the trends, technology, agencies,and people in this creative industry.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DEN 102

DAS-316 PRE-LAUNCH ESSENTIALS,ESSENTIALS

DAS-316 follows DAS-315 to form the capstone,experience of the Minor in Creative,Entrepreneurship. Students will focus on,operational and oversight aspect of their venture,,including studying, selecting and integrating,information analysis and business software into a,customized enterprise reporting platform. This,review will include accounting information,,project management and team communication, search,engine optimization, customer acquisition and,retention, digital marketing optimization, and,enterprise resource planning. Interpersonal,skills training will include internal team and,business partner management, customer service and,satisfaction, and business development, sales and,presentation training. Finally students will,secure a mini-internship with an appropriate,entity. Mini-internships must be approved in,advance. As needed, Design Core Detroit will help,through their Design Network.,This course can be used for Liberal Arts or,General Elective credit.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DAS 313, DAS 314, DAS 315

DEN-410 AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS

This course introduces students to major African,American authors of the 20th and 21st centuries,,including Morrison, Ellison, Wright, Hurston,,Mosley, and Gaines. The course surveys an,extensive collection of social and cultural,viewpoints present in American authors of African,descent.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DEN 239

DLE-322 CONSCIOUSNESS, CREATIVITY AND IDENTITY

Drawing inspiration from consciousness-centered,education models, this innovative course offers,students an opportunity to dive within themselves,,discovering and exploring their own boundless,creative potential. Consider this course an,experimental incubator for the creation of ideas,,images, and artistic motivation. Emphasis is,placed on reflection with the student’s,journaling, discussing and meditating together. ,This unique course offers students new methods of,inquiry, encouraging students to re-integrate,their own creativity and imagination. All,students will have the opportunity to be trained,by professional meditation teachers during the,third week of class and will meditate in class,throughout the semester.

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).

DNS-345 EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Earth, though a very small part of a vast,universe, provides the resources that support all,global societies and the ingredients necessary to,maintain life. This course is designed to,introduce students to the basic principles and,contemporary advances in Earth Science through,units that emphasize broad and up-to-date,coverage of basic topics and principles in,geology, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy,,and environmental science. The course will also,investigate the role of humans in their,environment. Students will explore human,dependence on, technological control over, and,interactions with the environment in terms of,sustaining resources and making informed choices., This course satisfies the General Elective,requirement.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DEN 102 OR DEN 108

DVC-408 EAST ASIAN FILM

The socio-political aftermath of World War II in,Japan, China and Korea led to an explosion of film,culture in those countries, one inspired by the,commercial and art cinemas of the West, but one,that has rivaled them in terms of innovation. ,While addressing the histories and present-day,climates of their mother countries, East Asian,films since 1945 have developed unique approaches,to narrative and culturally specific imagery, and,furthered a dialogue between the three neighbors,that reflects their centuries old interrelations.,This course will trace the evolution of film,language from the master directors of post-war,Japan (Ozu, Mizoguchi, Ichikawa and Kurosawa) to,the various filmic modes in post-revolutionary,China (Ang Lee, Wong kar-wai, Zhang Yimou and Hou,Hsiao-hsien) to the radical transformations of,contemporary Korean cinema (Park Chan-wook, Bong,Joon-ho and Na Hong-jin).

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).