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Cat. No./Title	Instructor	Dates	Location	Days	Time	Cr	Class No.	Fee	Register
Spring 2013 registration is closed.
ART102 Renaissance to Modern Art AR	C Scollans	Feb 9 - May 4	M-3-430 McCormack Bldg, 3rd Floor, Room 430	Sa	8:15 - 11:15am	3	3218		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ART102: An historical survey of Western art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century. The course deals with different aspects of the art of the Renaissance in Italy and the North, the Baroque and Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
ART281 Drawing I AR	K Dacey	Feb 9 - May 4	H-8-009 Healey Library, 8th Floor, Room 009	Sa	11:00am - 2:00pm	3	1009		The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ART281: A comprehensive introduction to basic materials and techniques, with emphasis on drawing as a primary means for the description and interpretation of people and their environment. Problems in still life, landscape, and life drawing. Fundamentals of visual language are also addressed. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts Lab Fee: The lab fee for this course is: $40
[PR] ENGL200 Understanding Literature AR	Staff	Feb 4 - May 6	Copley	M	6:00 - 9:00pm	3	5763	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL200: This course offers guided practice in the close reading of three major literary genres-poetry, fiction, and drama-with works to be drawn from various historical periods. (A fourth genre may be added at the instructor’s discretion.) The course explores the distinctive features of each genre, along with the concepts and terminology necessary to understand it accurately and communicate about it effectively. Close reading is integrated with aesthetic and evaluative responses to the literary works. A bridge to Literary Studies II (ENGL 300) is provided through focused study of at least one work from a biographical, historical, cultural, or other perspective. This course requires intensive writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or 102. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
[PR] ENGL210 Introduction to Creative Writing AR	Staff	Feb 9 - May 4	W-1-057 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 057	Sa	11:45am - 2:45pm	3	4725		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL210: An introduction to the arts through the medium of writing as well as reading poetry and fiction. Student writing is submitted weekly and discussed in class. Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
MUSIC111 An Introduction to Music AR	M Heller	Feb 8 - May 3	M-2-423 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 423	F	6:00 - 9:00pm	3	1034		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for MUSIC111: Basic music materials, principles of design, and the cultural significance of representative works in historical sequence. Designed primarily for non-music majors. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
MUSIC248 Universe of Music AR	D Patterson	Feb 4 - May 10	Online	-	-	3	2680	$1020	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for MUSIC248: An introduction to the infinite universe of music from its origins to the present, this course investigates the role of instruments, culture, myth and science in the evolution of music. Illustrations through the medium of the World Wide Web present the concept of music as both communication of ideas and expression of feelings in diverse musical traditions of the world. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts Diversity: International focus
MUSIC268 Music of Latin America AR	P Janson	Feb 4 - May 10	Online	-	-	3	4152	$1020	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for MUSIC268: This course is an introductory online course dealing with the diverse musical traditions of Latin America, including the role of music in society, ritual, and culture. The result is a comparative study of styles, dances, and instruments, with a certain emphasis given to the development of critical listening skills. Students need access to a computer with Internet sound capabilities. Course subject matter is generally limited to music that has surfaced and developed in Latin America and not as it has developed in the continental United States. Readings will be supplemented by various links as well as the Latin American audio selections available from the Naxos catalogue. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts Diversity: International focus
THRART100 Introduction to Theatre AR	C Quinn	Feb 4 - May 10	Online	-	-	3	4627	$1020	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for THRART100: This course introduces the collaborative art of theatre from the varied perspectives of playwright, director, designer, technician, actor, critic, and informed audience. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
THRART236 Introduction to Acting I AR	D Gidron	Jan 28 - May 15	M-2-008 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 008	MWF	12:00 - 12:50pm	3	12856		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for THRART236: Dramatic form as required in acting. A survey of various styles: Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Modern; the actor’s function, with emphasis on recently evolved methods of acting, and on preparation of scenes in class. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
WOST200 Twentieth Century Women Writers: A Feminist Perspective AR	P Stuelke	Feb 8 - May 3	W-1-047 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 047	F	2:30 - 5:30pm	3	4657		Course has been cancelled. For more information, contact 617 287 6200 or read more about our Cancellation Policy.
Description for WOST200: An intermediate-level course which examines the ways women writers in this century have dealt with some important themes of contemporary feminism. Novels, short stories, some analytical essays and autobiographies are used. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts Diversity: United States focus