Courses

NOTE: This site is an archive of 2010–2011 programs and policies at Boston University Metropolitan College. If you are looking for current information about Metropolitan College and its programs, please go to our official website: www.bu.edu/met.

• MET AH 370: Nineteenth-Century Art
  An examination of the new concepts of reality that grew out of the French Revolution, and how these concepts influenced the critical theories of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
• MET AH 372: Modern Art
  Analysis of the work and thought of major masters of twentieth-century painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography, including the School of Paris and the New York School.
• MET AH 380: Special Topics in Art History
  Program faculty selects seminar topics of current interest, usually with a singular focus, in the field.
• MET AH 389: Impressionism
  Detailed study of Impressionism from 1860s to circa 1900. Emphasis is on French artists, but Impressionists elsewhere in Europe and America are also considered. Discusses Impressionism's sources, Realist underpinnings, stylistic development, themes, and changes in the 1880s.
• MET AH 395: Art, Computers, and Digital Imaging
  Introductory survey of digital imaging in the visual arts. Lectures and slides illustrate historical perspective, and hands-on studio sessions allow students to create and manipulate digital images. Emphasis on expressing personal ideas through new imaging techniques.
• MET AH 419: Seminar: The Avant-Garde in the Arts
  The intention of this course is to offer in a seminar format, a combination of lecture and video presentations, outside exhibition review assignments, independent research, field trips, and classroom discussions. The primary focus will be the fine arts and the related performing arts. Artists often take on the “hot button” themes and issues of contemporary culture. Accordingly there will be presented strong images related to gender, race, religion, social and historical issues of war and conflict. This is an important aspect of the basic approach of understanding, “cutting edge,” challenging issues in contemporary art. This material will be presented in an educational context but students who would potentially be offended by this imagery and its related discussion must consider whether it is appropriate to take this course. A major area of study will be the manner in which contemporary art constantly evolves and changes in response to an ever-shifting world and how specific artists and movements have a particular and sustained influence.
• MET AH 420: Directed Study
  Independent study on special projects under faculty guidance.
• MET AH 421: Directed Study
  Independent study on special projects under faculty guidance.
• MET AH 517: Seminar: The Art World
  An examination of the arts institutions, issues, and forces that shape the contemporary art world. Topics include government cultural policy, National Endowment for the Arts, museums, symphonies, curators, critics, artists' rights, public art, corporate support, censorship, feminism and multiculturalism. See also Arts Administration. Stamped approval required.
• MET AH 588: The Arts in Cuba
  Participate in this extraordinary experience as we look at Cuban art and cultural institutions, the role of the arts and the freedom of intellectual, artistic, and cultural creation in Cuba. Join us for an intensive residential course in Cuba for a provocative exchange of ideas and experiences among students, faculty and professional artists in Cuba. Visit bu.edu/explorations for details on how to join this educational excursion.
• MET AH 598: Art and Popular Culture
  A survey of the visual arts in Cuba from the early twentieth century to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary art and an examination of the role of the artist in Cuban society. Work is discussed in its historical, social, economic, and cultural context. Students visit artists' studios, talk with Cuban artists and art administrators, and visit Havana's important museums and arts organizations.
• MET AM 546: Historic Preservation
  An introduction to the American preservation movement, including current issues and modern practice. Considers key aspects of the history, theory, and philosophy of historic preservation, and introduces students to key figures in preservation agencies and organizations in this region.
• MET AM 553: Documenting Historic Buildings and Landscapes
  Seminar in architectural and landscape recording techniques involving readings, fieldwork, and writing; projects include research on individual buildings as well as groups of resources. Emphasis on research design and evaluation of evidence.
• MET AM 747: Historic Building Conservation
  Theory and practicalities involved in conservation of historic buildings. This course will cover the history and theory of building conservation architectural investigations of building, including documentary, constructional, and finish materials to materials for conservation.
• MET AM 751: Financing for Historic Preservation
  Begin with a vision of preserving a landmark and adding to the vitality of a community. To succeed, you must realistically assess the feasibility of your vision. A feasibility analysis generally organizes itself into three categories: the physical aspects, markets and income, and financing and valuation. This course focuses on how one determines value and potential income and how to translate that income into financing. The course examines how income and cost tie themselves together through debt and equity and what measures of return are utilized to determine if a project is financially feasible. This course is offered annually during the spring semester.
• MET AM 754: Planning and Preservation
  Planning techniques and public programs relevant to neighborhood conservation and housing rehabilitation. Preparation of neighborhood preservation.
• MET AN 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  A survey of the concepts, principles, and major areas of cultural anthropology. Comparative examination of institutions, processes of cultural change, and influence of culture on individual behavior in contemporary non-Western societies.
• MET AN 102: Human Behavioral Biology and Evolution(N)
  Biology relevant to the behavioral sciences. Introduces basic principles of evolutionary biology, animal social behavior, primate adaptations, human origins, genetic/hormonal/neural bases of behavior, and issues of human socioecology and adaptations. Discussions highlight the interaction of Nature and Nurture.
• MET AN 210: Medical Anthropology
  This course in an introduction to the field of medical anthropology. Medical anthropology studies the interactions between human health, culture and disease at the individual, community and populations levels. This course emphasizes a biocultural approach to the study of health within the context of ecological and cultural systems.
• MET AR 550: Raising Funds and Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
  An introductory course that examines ways to raise funds from government, foundation, corporate, and individual sources. The following topics will be addressed through lectures and case analysis: the history of philanthropy, the planning and research process, proposal and grant preparation, program evaluation, and the role of the board and staff in developing effective fundraising strategies.

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