Arts and Literature

Courses in this area must meet the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation's requirement to ensure that all undergraduate students complete the equivalent of one or more university-level courses in the humanities or arts

Goal D. Appreciate the roles of creative endeavors in enriching the human condition

Outcome D.1 [study of arts/literature] Identify, interpret, and explain themes in works of literature or art

Outcome D.2.[study of arts/literature] Explain how artistic and literary traditions have influenced individuals, cultures or societies

or

Outcome D.3. [engagement in arts/literature] Demonstrate an understanding of creative processes through the production of works of art or literature

Outcome D.4. [engagement in arts/literature] Reflect upon and explain the decisions made during the creative process

Requirement

Three to six credits from the following courses:

ARA 103 Arabic Music in a Historical Context

ARA 104 Introduction to Arabic Poetry

ARA 201 Arabic Literature in Translation

ARA 206 Modern Arabic Prose

ARA 207 Arabic Drama

ARA 250 Introduction to Arabic Digital Humanities

ARA 301 Arabic Prose to the end of the Abbasid Era

ARA 304 Modern Arabic Poetry

ARA 306 Arabic Travel Writings

ARA 39413 Arabic Rhetoric

ARA 39416 Classical Arabic Poetry to the End of the Abbasid Era

ARC 225 Islamic Art and Architecture

ARC 29414 A Survey of Contemporary Architecture

ARC 39418 Sharjah Architecture Triennial

ARC 49802 Architecture and Culture in Contemporary Japan 

ART 101 Survey of Art

ART 111 Freehand Drawing

ART 241 Introductory Painting

ART 211 Intermediate Drawing

ART 280 Introduction to Pottery

ART 29301 Art and Architecture in Italy

ART 365 Sharjah Biennial: Art and Curatorial Practice

ART 39408 Contemporary Art  

ART 39410 Painting: Form and Content

ART 497 Arts Practicum

DES 101 Design Foundations For Non-majors

DES 121 Introduction to Architecture, Art and Design History (for non-CAAD majors)

DES 122 Modern Developments in Architecture, Art and Design (for non-CAAD majors)

DES 160 Introduction to Photography 

DES 362 History of Photography: The Portrait

ENG 185 Playing with Texts

ENG 196 Technologies of Text

ENG 201 Creative Writing

ENG 210 Introduction to Literature

ENG 214 Nineteenth Century American Literature

ENG 308 British Literature Until 1600

ENG 309 British Literature: 1600-1800

ENG 310 Nineteenth Century British Literature

ENG 311 Twentieth Century British Literature

ENG 314 Twentieth Century American Literature

ENG 340 Comics

ENG 345 Writing Narrative Nonfiction

ENG 369  Poetry and Poetics

ENG 378 Literature as Film

ENG 393 Shakespeare on Film

ENG 39404 The Politics of Literature: George Orwell

ENG 39410 Environmental Humanities

ENG 39411 Digital Approaches to Literature

ENG 410 The American Novel

ENG 416 Modern Drama and Beyond

ENG 421 The Novel

ENG 430 Modern British Novel

FLM 100 The Art of Film

FLM 206 Cities and Cinema 

FLM 210 Narrative Structure in Film

FLM 310 Film Production I

MCM 378 Literary Journalism

MUM 39401 Introduction to Mobile Application Design  

MUS 100 Elements of Music  

MUS 101 Class Voice and Music Notation

MUS 200 Introduction to European Classical Music

MUS 272 Class Oud I

MUS 273 Class Piano I

MUS 280 Class Percussion

MUS 290 Class Qanun

MUS 301 World Music

MUS 302 Women and Performing Arts

MUS 303 Popular Music

MUS 304 Music of the Arab World

MUS 356 Musical Theatre and Performance

MUS 373 Class Piano II

MUS 39401 Western Art Music 

MUS 39402 Class Oud II

MUS 39404 Studio Piano (1 credit)

THE 101 Theatre Appreciation

THE 102 Introduction to Acting

THE 141 Stagecraft

THE 244 Theatrical Costume Lab

THE 245 Technical Theatre Laboratory

THE 251 Rehearsal and Performance

THE 255 Voice and Movement I

THE 301 Musical Theatre History

THE 330 Dramatic Literature

THE 342 Scenic Design

THE 346 Theatrical Makeup and Special Effects

THE 347 Costume Design

THE 355 Acting Styles 

THE 361 Playwriting

WST 250 Women's Voices Across Cultures