2013-2014 College Catalog | Mount Aloysius College AC 328 Financial Investigations............................................................................................................................3 Credits Financial Investigations represents a forensic accounting approach to detecting and resolving financial crimes. The student will learn common accounting methods and financial techniques used in the investigation of financial crimes. Prerequisites: AC 102, BU 211. AC 331 Advanced Cost Accounting.......................................................................................................................3 Credits In-depth study of cost issues including cost distributions, budgets, capital budgeting and other issues integral to organizational planning and control. Emphasis is given to decision making and performance evaluation. Prerequisite: AC 231. AC 345 Accounting Internship........................................................................................................................ 3-12 Credits Professional accounting experience in the work place relevant to the student’s career interests. Emphasizes experiential learning and the integration of classroom study and work place practice. A minimum of 135 hours of on-site experience is required for 3 credits. Additional credits are dependent upon the number of hours to be worked and the nature of the work experience. Additional credits must be approved, in advance of registration, by the Department Chair. This course may be repeated for a maximum total of 12 credits within the degree. Prerequisites: Accounting major, junior standing, minimum of a 2.0 overall GPA, Faculty Internship Supervisor approval. AC 416 Taxation of Partnerships and Corporations ............................................................................................3 Credits An advanced study of taxation issues that impact business decisions and tax planning. An examination of ethical concerns is also covered. Prerequisite: AC 216.
(AN) Anthropology AN 101 Anthropology ...........................................................................................................................................3 Credits Introduction to physical and cultural anthropology. Areas studied include but are not limited to primatology and the analysis of non-literature peoples; the beginnings of human culture; the study of the biological and cultural evolution of the race; primitive social, political, economic, and religious behavior.
(AR) Art AR 109 Survey of Art: A Cross-cultural Approach..............................................................................................3 Credits This course provides students with a basic understanding of the visual arts from a cross-cultural perspective. The first half of the course deals with the nature of art, the evaluation of art, and the principles, processes, and materials of art. The second half of the semester is spent in a study of world art including an overview of western art from pre-historic times through the 20th century. AR 115 Making Your Mark: Drawing as Revelation............................................................. 2 Lecture/2 Studio/3 Credits This class will be based on the assumptions that seeing and drawing are directly related and that drawing is a learnable skill. In a contemporary approach to drawing, we will explore questions such as: Why do humans make art? What is the relationship of media, process, and formal element of presentation to visual communication? AR 120 History of American Crafts.......................................................................................................................3 Credits This survey course traces the development of American crafts from the late 19th century beginning with the Arts and Crafts Movement and touches upon the major international craft/art movements of the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the relationship among period stylistic trends in craft, the arts, architecture, and larger societal/multi-cultural influences. AR 125 Body Adornment: Transforming the Human Figure............................................... 2 Lecture/2 Studio/3 Credits This course examines how the human body has been physically altered and adorned throughout history and in different cultures for the purpose of beauty, status, and/or identity. Various forms of body adornment will be discussed through lectures, research assignments, and hands-on projects. Using the body as subject matter, students will focus on creating works that transform the human figure to express and confront modern society’s ideals and beliefs. AR 202 Ceramics I....................................................................................................................2 lecture/2 studio/3 Credits Clay as a creative medium emphasizing the aesthetic and personal solution of ceramic design from hand-built pieces to throwing on the potter’s wheel. Technical knowledge concerning clays, glazes, kilns, and firing is included. AR 205 Fabric/actions: Artistic Expressions in Cloth & Fiber............................................. 2 Lecture/2 Studio/3 Credits Through lectures, research, and a series of hands-on projects, which may include tapestry weaving, appliquè, surface design techniques, dyeing, spinning, papermaking, embroidery, and basket making, students will learn about cultures around the world for whom fabric-making and fabric-weaving is essential to their social status and spiritual well-being.
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