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Numbers in parentheses indicate lecture
hours–laboratory hours–credit hours.
Letters in parentheses
(C) Identifies courses that fulfill the
communications general educational
requirements
(D) CAE design courses
(E) Ethics Content
(H) Identifies courses that fulfill the
humanities general educational
requirements
(N) Identifies courses that fulfill the
natural science or engineering
general educational requirements
(P) ECE, CPE professional elective
(S) Identifies courses that fulfill the
social sciences general educational
requirements
(T) CS technical elective.
Art and
Architectural History
AAH 119, 120
History of World
Architecture I, II
Comprehensive background as well
as concentration on individual cultures
and their architects from
ancient to modern times. Discussion
of architectures from around the
world. Specific details and expressions
of more generalized theories
and strategies will be explored.
(3-0-3); (3-0-3) (H) (C)
AAH 301
Thinking About Art
A course designed for those who find
art pleasing, meaningful or significant
and who want to extend the
range of their sensibilities. Theories
of art will be studied for insight, as
well as for historical interest and
continuity. Works of art will be studied
for their intrinsic value, for their
relation to ideas and events, and as
cultural artifacts. Regular visits to
area museums and galleries will be
required. Prerequisite: a 100-level
humanities course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
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AAH 380
Topics in Art and Architectural History
An investigation into a topic of current
or enduring interest in Art
and/or Architectural History which
will be announced by the instructor
when the course is scheduled.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
AAH 468
Five Centuries of Contemporary French Architecture
By studying theoretical texts written
by five very influential architects
over five centuries, the course will
provide insight into the qualities of
national definition marked by an
innovative and transformative tradition.
This tradition has been a central
source of the modernist agenda
as much as of French culture. This
course prepares students for ARCH
469, a course that is part of the
Semester Abroad Program. This
course may be used for an architectural
history elective or a humanities
elective, however, it may not be used
for both. Students who are not committed
to, or do not plan to enroll in,
the Semester Abroad Program may
also take this course if space is available.
Prerequisite: AAH 119, AAH
120 or consent of instructor.
(3-0-3) (H) (C)
AAH 491
Independent Reading and Research
For advanced students. Prerequisite:
Consent of the department.
(Credit: Variable) (H) (C)
AAH 494
Senior Seminar:
Theories of Architecture
in Historical Perspective
An investigation of the development
of formal architectural theory.
Writings by architects from antiquity
to the present will be studied, analyzed,
and criticized. The relation
between theory and practice will be
emphasized. The implications of particular
theories for such other questions
as environment, tradition,
change, innovation, revolution and
meaning will be considered.
Prerequisite: AAH 119, AAH 120
or consent of instructor. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
Anthropology
IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
Course Descriptions
ANTH 202
General Anthropology
Introduces students to the study of
fossil man, prehistoric archaeology,
the origins of civilization, and the
nature of human culture. (3-0-3) (S)
ANTH 300
Anthropology of Technology
In this course, technology will be
studied from a cross-cultural perspective
using modern ethnographics
and historical case studies. Through
time, the role of culture is strongly
considered in the acceptance and
rejection of material things and
methods of manufacture. We will
examine an assortment of technologies
and end-products by looking at
the social, economic, and ideological
contexts in which they are embedded.
(3-0-3) (S) (C)
Architecture
ARCH 100
Introduction to Architecture
Orientation to contemporary local
architecture practice in the context of
the history of architectural theory;
examination of the changing role of
the architect through history; introduction
to the formal language and
vocabulary of the discipline.
Emphasis given to developing written
and presentation skills. (2-1-3) (C)
ARCH 109, 110
Freehand Drawing I, II
Drawing from still life, human figure
and architecture, both out-of-doors
and in the studio; drawing from life in
various mediums. ARCH 109 is prerequisite
for ARCH 110. (0-4-2); (0-4-2)
ARCH 113, 114
Architecture Studio I, II
Studio exercises to develop excellence
in craftsmanship and visual sensitivity
as a foundation for a basic architectural
language. Problems of various
lengths will deal with the technical
skills of drawing and model-making
materials and in both two and three
dimensions. Using problems of both
an abstract and an architectural
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