This course introduces students to core marketing,principles. It focuses on how organizations,create, communicate, and deliver value by,analyzing consumer behavior, conducting market,research, and segmenting markets
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 213 OR BUS 303* ,*formerly DAS 213/DAS 303
This course is offered to students who wish to,understand branding, marketing, creative and,integrated marketing communications, and how they,work in industry.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 213 OR BUS 303* ,*formerly DAS 213/DAS 303
This course focuses on aspects of legal,matters related to the business of,art and design, including the legalities of,protecting your brand, copyrighting and online,copyright registration, art gallery relationships,,understanding and negotiating contracts,,freelancing, selling art, art on the internet,,licensing, intellectual property law, artificial,intelligence, and basic protections for artists in,law.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 213 or BUS 303*,*formerly DAS 213/DAS 303
This course addresses the skills and knowledge,needed to succeed as a contemporary artist while,sustaining a professional studio practice. Topics,include creating and organizing your professional,profile, documentation and marketing, applications,for field related opportunities, and basic small,business skills. Students will learn how to,develop a resource database, create valuable,professional networks, and consider marketing,and exhibiting from a broad range of commercial,and alternative contexts. ,Guest lecturers, and visiting-artist presentations,connect course information with real-world,experience.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: WRT-102
This course prepares students to function as,professional artists or designers. It,provides an introduction to contemporary business,theories, trend analysis, and branding techniques,and practices. You will learn and use,basic project management principles, project,costing models, and the elements of business plan,design.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: WRT 102 (formely DEN 102)
(This is a faculty led study abroad course *,syllabi will differ per destination) ,,On a Global Learning Experience course, students,are brought outside the typical classroom, for a,24/7 learning experience in varying locations,outside the USA. The course will provide students,with tools for analyzing your learning process and,identifying cultural patterns, differences,,similarities and values encountered during the,journey. Students develop a sense of,cross-cultural understanding, and navigate towards,becoming a global citizen. Students develop a,heightened sense of confidence, and leadership as,they plan, and execute this excursion. In,addition students discover the role of becoming an,ambassador for their own culture. Practical issues,about studying abroad (safety, money, packing,,etc.) are delivered via pre-departure sessions,with the International Student Services Office.,
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, SUMMER 2026,
,Art History and Intercultural Studies in,Greece,
,In this Faculty-Led study abroad program, students,will travel around Greece and see Athens, Olympia,,Delphi, the Saronic islands, and the Argolida,region. The program will expose students to many,aspects of Greek culture including how both,ancient and modern Greece has put its stamp on art,and design in the contemporary world. Students,will be taking multiple guided tours around the,cities and their iconic landmarks. This program,includes the opportunity to visit many museums,across the country that contain artifacts,important to Greek art history, and tour a UNESCO,world heritage site.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: SLP 007
Independent Study is available to students who are,at Junior or Senior level standing with a,cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above.,The student may receive approval to work in an,area or on a project that is not otherwise offered,or addressed in the regular curriculum. An,Independent Study should include opportunities for,individual student voice and provide a space for,diverse perspectives. Students may receive credit,toward graduation for no more than 6 credit hours.,The student must submit to the chairperson of the,department in which they wish to study, an,Independent Study Proposal of 150 words (no less),of the student’s plan for study and her/his reason,for choosing to study independently. Once the,department chairperson provides approval and the,instructor for the Independent Study is,determined, the faculty member must write an,Independent Study Syllabus with education goals,,learning outcomes, meeting dates, course,expectations, timelines, and due dates. Art,Education candidates must pass DAE 490 with a,grade of ‘C’ (2.00) or higher to qualify for,certification.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
How can artists creatively reframe history? What,narratives around us have been historically,omitted? And what stories can we build on to,create a future archive? “Counter Histories and,Contested Sites” is an introduction to the legacy,of Detroit as a site of resistance through spaces,of care and co-liberation. Seminars, readings,,field trips, and studio visits explore the power,of art in times of crisis and art as a catalyst,for social change. Topics and field trips,investigate how artists, activists, and,collectives are creatively fighting mass,surveillance, water shut-offs, displacement,,climate crisis, and the privatization of public,space. Grounded in the voices and perspectives of,people on the frontlines, this course prioritizes,grassroots histories over the dominant mainstream,narrative
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Any 300 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.
This course offers an introduction to one of the,world’s largest film industries, and a major,entertainment art form of our times, popularly,referred to as Bollywood. Students come to,understand the dynamic evolution of this,international art form and the ways in which it,responds to historical, political, economic, and,aesthetic contexts.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: ANY UNDERGRADUATE 300 LEVEL LIBERAL ARTS COURSE*
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: Any 300 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.
