Summer 2009 Courses
(Studio Art, Art History, Music, Applied Music, Speech & Theater Arts)
Visual Fundamentals (Cr.3)
50:080:102:Sec.A1:91527 FA 238
5/26-6/18 M,Tu,W,Th 8:00am-10:40am
Garrity
Email: bgarrity@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite to all upper-level studio classes. Material fee: $20.00. An expansive exploration of traditional and contemporary two-dimensional design concepts integrated with discussions and student work that emphasize the formal elements of design along with issues of identity, culture, collaborative experience, and exposure to metaphor and symbol.
Visual Fundamentals (Cr.3)
50:080:102:Sec.J6:93060 FA 238
7/20-8/11 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Filbert
Email: jfilbert@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite to all upper-level studio classes. Material fee: $20.00. An expansive exploration of traditional and contemporary two-dimensional design concepts integrated with discussions and student work that emphasize the formal elements of design along with issues of identity, culture, collaborative experience, and exposure to metaphor and symbol.
3-D Foundations (Cr.3)
50:080:103:Sec.J3:92777 FA 101/3
7/20-8/12 M,Tu,W,Th 1:40pm-4:20pm
Demaray
Email: demaray@camden.rutgers.edu
Material fee: $35.00. A hands-on exploration of architectural, natural, and digital design in three dimensions. This studio-based class addresses how to create in the physical world and answers the question of why forms take the shapes that they do.
Ceramics I (Cr.3)
50:080:211:Sec.A2:91954 FA 101/3
5/26-6/18 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Demaray
Email: demaray@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite: 50:080:102 or permission of instructor. Material fee: $35.00. Course may be re-taken as Ceramics II for additional credit. This class is a dynamic, hands-on exploration of clay geared to art majors and non-art majors alike. Through creating works in clay, this course addresses surface treatment, slab-building, hand building, figurative work, glazing techniques, firing processes, and portraiture in ceramic sculpture. Communication through visual mediums and the role of art in society will be covered.
Ceramics II (Cr.3)
50:080:212:Sec.A2:94449 FA 101/3
5/26-6/18 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Demaray
Email: demaray@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite: 50:080:102 or permission of instructor. Material fee: $35.00. Course may be re-taken as Ceramics II for additional credit. This class is a dynamic, hands-on exploration of clay geared to art majors and non-art majors alike. Through creating works in clay, this course addresses surface treatment, slab-building, hand building, figurative work, glazing techniques, firing processes, and portraiture in ceramic sculpture. Communication through visual mediums and the role of art in society will be covered.
Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr.3)
50:080:213:Sec.J6:90871 FA 117
7/20-8/11 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Hohing
Email: khohing@camden.rutgers.edu
Introduction to the use of the computer as a tool for art and design used in the graphic arts and communication industries. Fundamentals of the Macintosh environment and system commands. Illustration, two-dimensional paint, and object-oriented programs. Hands-on experience with the Macintosh computer, laser scanners, and printers. Methods for developing graphic presentations and intangibles that provide originality and variety in a creative field.
Drawing I (Cr.3)
50:080:221:Sec.A3:91693 FA 238
5/26-6/18 M,Tu,W,Th 1:40pm-4:20pm
Demaray
Email: demaray@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite to all upper-level studio classes. Pre or co-requisite: 50:080:102 or permission of instructor. This class is a dynamic, hands-on exploration of drawing geared to art majors and non-art majors alike. Through field trips, group projects and individual studio time, this course covers basics of two-dimensional creation as they relate to the art of drawing. Students will learn how to create depth, perspective and illusion by drawing on-site, drawing from the figure, learning how to work from the imagination and creating portraiture. Communication through visual mediums and the roll of art in society will also be covered.
Painting Workshop: Abstract Painting (Cr.3)
50:080:253:Sec.D6:94450 FA 236
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Filbert
Email: jfilbert@camden.rutgers.edu
Experience painting as form, color and composition without subject matter. Just how easy is it? The class will investigate how to set an emotional and intellectual tone in a painting. By a manipulation of materials, gesture, color harmony or dissonance, the painting and its meaning will evolve. An overview of the history of abstract painting will be studied.
Digital Photography I (Cr.3)
50:080:264:Sec.D6:91528 FA 113
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Hohing
Email: khohing@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite: 50:080:261 or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. An introduction to photography using digital technology. State-of-the-art digital cameras and photo-editing software will be utilized. The course will focus on the art of photographic sight with the goal of coherent portfolio creation.
Animation Fundamentals (Cr.3)
50:080:279:Sec.D3:91529 FA 115
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 1:40pm-4:20pm
Ravel
Contact Department at 856-225-6176
Pre- or corequisite: 50:080:213. Prepares students for three-dimensional animation by providing exercises in a variety of key concepts in animation, as well as experience with a number of software programs. May be taken as part of a minor in film studies.
Secondary Art Education (Cr.3)
50:080:356:Sec.D2:94452 FA 238
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Winkler
Email: lisa75k@hotmail.com
Prerequisite: 50:964:354 or permission of instructor. Survey of the artistic growth of adolescents. Survey of philosophies, issues, methods, materials, resources, processes, and strategies for teaching art in the secondary grades and relating art to other areas of the curriculum.
Special Topics: Pottery Wheel (Cr.3)
50:080:479:Sec.J3:92779 Filbert Studio
7/20-8/12 M,Tu,W,Th 1:40pm-4:20pm
Filbert
Email: jfilbert@camden.rutgers.edu
Note: Off Campus Course at Filbert Studio - 305 Bensen St. in Camden, NJ 08103. Material fee: $35.00. The class will focus on the basic skills of working on the potter’s wheel. This will include making functional vessels, throwing lids, and applying handles. Glaze decorative techinques will also be introduced. The class will be held at Professor Filbert’s studio, five blocks from campus. Street parking.
Special Studio Projects - Art in Landscape (Cr.3)
50:080:484:Sec.J1:94451 DE Water Gap
Inclass meetings July 20 and August 5, trip July 25-August 1
Garrity
Email: bgarrity@camden.rutgers.edu
An intensive on-site workshop designed to satisfy the general education Art requirement for non-art majors as well as provide art majors with advanced instruction in photography, painting, and student proposed projects. The course consists of a 7 day residence in the Delaware Water Gap area of New Jerey and Pennsylvania, and pre and post trip seminars. No prerequisite, 10 student maximum. Accommodations approximately $150.00. Meet once on campus on July 20 before the trip for informational purposes. The trip dates will be Saturday, July 25 to Saturday, August 1. There will then be a closing review session on campus on August 5. Contact the instructor for further details.
Introduction to Art History I (Cr.3)
50:082:101:Sec.J2:92245 FA 217
7/20-8/12 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Kruckenberg
Contact Department at 856-225-6176
A chronological survey of the visual arts as an expression of the mind and culture of Western civilization. Covers prehistoric, Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and medieval art and architecture.
Art Appreciation (Cr.3)
50:082:103:Sec.D6:91323 FA 217
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Garrity
Email: bgarrity@camden.rutgers.edu
Introduces the principles, techniques, and approaches to the creation and analysis of works of art and presents an overview of the great landmarks of art from classical Greece through the 20th century.
Introduction to Music Theory (Cr.3)
50:700:125:Sec.D1:90874 FA 215
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 8:00am-10:40am
Lally
Email: llally@camden.rutgers.edu
Intended primarily for nonmajors and minors. An introduction to the elements of tonal music. Provides students with an understanding of rhythm, pitch, keyboard, scales, key signatures, intervals, and triads.
Introduction to Music (Cr.3)
50:700:202:Sec.D3:94453 FA 215
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 1:40pm-4:20pm
Zavadsky
Email: zavadsky@camden.rutgers.edu
No previous musical experience necessary. An approach toward music appreciation that emphasizes the cultural influences that have determined the varied musical languages throughout the world.
Introduction to Music (Cr.3)
50:700:202:Sec.J6:92802 FA 215
7/20-8/11 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Schiavo
Email: schiavo@camden.rutgers.edu
No previous musical experience necessary. An approach toward music appreciation that emphasizes the cultural influences that have determined the varied musical languages throughout the world.
World Music (Cr.3)(G)
50:700:203:Sec.B1:94455 INTERNET
5/26-7/1 Time by arrangement
Heffernan
Email: musicmch@camden.rutgers.edu
No previous musical experience necessary. This course satisfies general education global studies requirement for Rutgers-Camden undergraduates. Internet course: Students need to: 1: access the website htt://crab.rutgers.edu/~musicmch/worldmusic/ to see how the course will operate; 2) send the instructor an email musicmch@camden.rutgers.edu telling her what email address you would like to use for the course; 3) follow the directions in the website to make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements for the course; 4) items 1 – 3 must be completed prior to the start of the course - No exceptions. A course designed to develop basic concepts and listening perception of music in non-Western cultures. This includes the elements, forms, and styles of Polynesia, East Asia, India, Latin America, and more.
Computer Applications in Music I (Cr.3)
50:700:271:Sec.A2:94454 FA 212
5/26-6/18 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Zaki
Email: markzaki@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisites: 50:700:125 or 225 and permission of instructor. Lab fee of $30.00. Preference given to majors and minors. Limited enrollment. Introduction to the creative use of computers and synthesizers. Provides an understanding of MIDI Applications, including sequencing, editing, sampling, effects, and notational software.
Computer Applications in Music II (Cr.3)
50:700:272:Sec.D2:93677 FA 212
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Zaki
Email: markzaki@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite: 50:700:125 or 225, 271, and permission of instructor. Lab fee of $30.00. Preference given to major and minors. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit. A continuation of 50:700:271 with emphasis on broadening the development of creative skills and compositional techniques.
Introduction to Conducting (Cr.2)
50:700:329:Sec.D2:93393 FA 215
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-12:40pm
Zavadsky
Email: zavadsky@camden.rutgers.edu
Prerequisite: 50:700:225. Intended primarily for majors in the Teacher Preparation Program. A course designed to introduce the fundamentals of conducting school choruses and orchestras.
Special Topics: African Influence on American Music (Cr.3)(D)
50:700:497:Sec.H1:94464 INTERNET
7/6-8/11 Time by arrangement
Lally
Email: llally@camden.rutgers.edu
No previous musical experience necessary. This course satisfies general education diversity requirement for Rutgers-Camden undergraduates. Internet course: Students need to: 1: access the website htt://crab.rutgers.edu/~llally/AfricanInfluence/ to see how the course will operate; 2) send the instructor an email llally@camden.rutgers.edu telling her what email address you would like to use for the course; 3) follow the directions in the website to make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements for the course; 4) items 1 – 3 must be completed prior to the start of the course – No exceptions. This course explores the diverse music and culture of the people of Africa, its transition into the Western world and its eventual influences on American music. Students will examine influences on jazz and blues found particularly in the Mississippi Delta area up to Chicago's South Side.
Music lessons may be arranged for most instruments and voice. Scheduled by arrangement with the Fine Arts Department. Instruction for instruments not listed below is available. For further information, contact the Department at 856-225-6176. Please note: an additional fee of $30 per lesson for private instruction is required.
Piano I (Cr.1)
50:701:161:Sec.T1:80480
5/27-8/13 Time by arrangement
Staff
Piano II (Cr.1)
50:701:162:Sec.T1:80481
5/27-8/13 Time by arrangement
Staff
Voice I (Cr.1)
50:701:169:Sec.T1:80482
5/27-8/13 Time by arrangement
Staff
Voice II (Cr.1)
50:701:170:Sec.T1:80483
5/27-8/13 Time by arrangement
Staff
Guitar I (Cr.1)
50:701:175:Sec.T1:80484
5/27-8/13 Time by arrangement
Staff
Public Speaking
50:950:281:Sec.J2:91332 FA 219
7/20-8/12 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Shockley
Email: edshockley@edshockley.com
Principles of public speaking. Practice in preparation, composition, and delivery of various types of speeches.
Introduction to Theater (Cr.3)
50:965:201:Sec.D6:94418 FA 108
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,Th 6:00pm-9:40pm
Wright
Email: chauvelin128@msn.com
Introduction to all aspects of theater: its practice (acting, directing, playwriting, designing); its rich heritage (brief history of Western and Eastern influences); and its performance (reading, discussing and producing scenes from various plays.) Students will be required to attend performances on and off campus.
Acting I (Cr.3)
50:965:271:Sec.D2:94419 FA 136
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 10:50am-1:30pm
Bernstein, P.
Email: paulbern@camden.rutgers.edu
Foundational course using theater games, exercises, and improvisations to develop fundamental skills of observation, concentration, imagination, and relationship as well as vocal and physical awareness. Character work and beginning scene study introduce students to acting terms and practices of well-known practitioners such as Stanislavski, Boleslavsky, and Meisner.
African-American Theater (Cr.3)
50:965:355:Sec.D3:94420 FA 217
6/22-7/16 M,Tu,W,Th 1:40pm-4:20pm
Shockley
Email: edshockley@edshockley.com
An examination of the influence of African-diaspora authors upon the evolution of world theatre. The focus is primarily sociological as we explore how culture translates itself into creative expression.