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Arizona International College
Fine and Performing Arts (AIFA)
199. Independent Study (1-3) I II P, consult AIC instructor.
201. World Music and Cultures (3) II A selection of representative music from around the world, including European, North American, Latin American, Asian, and African. Emphasis is on how music reflects specific historical periods in the changing nature of society and on the role of music in human understanding and development. This is a writing intensive course. P, consult AIC instructor.
202. Art and Peoples of the World (3) I A selection of representative music from around the world, including European, North American, Latin American, Asian, and African. Emphasis is on how music reflects specific historical periods in the changing nature of society and on the role of music in human understanding and development. This is a writing intensive course. Field trip. P, consult AIC instructor.
281. Elemental Images: Photography and Our World (3) II This course is designed to introduce students to the medium of photography as a form of art, technology and social tool. The emphasis will be on the development of a personal aesthetic and ability to convey ideas and concepts creatively and coherently through photographic images. P, consult AIC instructor.
290A. The Computer in the Visual Arts (3) I This course is designed to acquaint the student with the historical, theoretical, and technical aspects of the use of the computer to create art and to provide a foundation for further work in animation and interactive multimedia. P, consult AIC instructor.
299. Independent Study (1-3) I II P, consult AIC instructor.
302A. Drawing as Seeing and Knowing (3) I II This course is designed to acquaint the student with the basic historical, theoretical and technical aspects of drawing. P, consult AIC instructor.
335A. Contempory Art and Mass Media (3) I II An introduction to social, cultural and political themes in the contemporary scene of fine and visual arts. Course provides a critical analysis of objectives, current theories, and texts related to the development of the arts and the connection between artistic creativity and the factors which determine the final representation of the work of art. P, consult AIC instructor.
399. Independent Study (1-3) I II P, consult AIC instructor.
499. Independent Study (1-6) I II P, consult AIC instructor.