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LIBERAL ARTS: COURSES

To view courses from a particular Liberal Arts department, choose from the list below. Courses and instructors are subject to change.

The following information is indicative of courses offered at RISD and is not to be used for registering for classes. For complete information on current course offerings, check with the RISD Registrar’s Office.


Department

Liberal Arts Electives
HISTORY OF GLASS Spring LAEL LE06 Pascale Helene Rihouet 2009-2010
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CONCEPTS OF MATH FOR THE VISUAL ARTIST Spring LAEL LE07 Donald K. Thornton 2009-2010
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INVESTIGATING INTERIORITY Spring LAEL LE08 TBD 2009-2010
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ACTING WORKSHOP Fall LAEL LE09 Frederick Joseph Sullivan 2009-2010
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PUBLIC PRESENTATION Spring LAEL LE12 Frederick Joseph Sullivan 2009-2010
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OPTICS:MAKING HOLOGRAMS Winter LAEL LE14 Donald K. Thornton 2009-2010
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History of Interior Architecture I:1400-1850 Fall LAEL LE17 TBD 2009-2010
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MASTERS OF ANIMATED FILM Spring LAEL LE19 Marcin Gizycki 2009-2010
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ISSUES IN LANDSCAPE HISTORY Fall LAEL LE20 Michael George Lee 2009-2010
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ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THEAGE OF TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM Winter LAEL LE21 TBD 2009-2010
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE Spring LAEL LE22 Tulay Atak 2009-2010
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HISTORY OF FURNITURE Spring LAEL LE26 John J. Dunnigan 2009-2010
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HISTORY OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE II:1850 to Present Spring LAEL LE27 TBD 2009-2010
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PALEOGRAPHY: WESTERN HANDWRITTENLETTERFORMS Winter LAEL LE33 Alexander S. Gourlay 2009-2010
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HISTORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY I Fall LAEL LE34 Nathaniel Marse Stein 2009-2010
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HISTORY OF DRESS Fall LAEL LE35 Lorraine Howes 2009-2010
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HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Fall LAEL LE38 Matthew D. Bird 2009-2010
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HISTORIES OF PHOTO II Spring LAEL LE39 Nathaniel Marse Stein 2009-2010
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HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY Fall LAEL LE41 Sarah Elizabeth Taylor 2009-2010
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HIST. OF LANDSCAPE ARCH Fall LAEL LE44 Michael George Lee 2009-2010
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TOPICS IN PHYSICS Fall LAEL LE45 Donald K. Thornton 2009-2010
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WITH A PEN OF LIGHT Fall LAEL LE47 Michael Fink 2009-2010
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THEATER PRODUCTION WORKSHOP Winter LAEL LE50 Frederick Joseph Sullivan 2009-2010
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TIME, LIGHT AND SOUND Fall LAEL LE54 Maya Allison 2009-2010
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THESIS WRITING: APPROACHESTO A CRITICAL PROCESS Winter LAEL LE59 Jennifer Lynn Joy 2010-2011
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ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS Winter LAEL LE68 Bonnie Loren Epstein Silverman 2010-2011
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FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING Fall LAEL LE70 Sonia Manuela Bernstein 2009-2010
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THE ECOLOGY OF HERE AND NOW Spring LAEL LE80 Juliet Christina Simpson 2009-2010
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ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT Spring LAEL LE81 Sarah Elizabeth Taylor 2010-2011
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FILM INVESTIGATIONS Winter LAEL WL17 Michael Fink 2009-2010
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