2020-2021 Catalog

Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA

Curriculum

All BFA degree programs require the successful completion of the following:

Core Requirements: 14 courses, 53-54 credits

Minimum Total Credits Required for Degree Conferral: 124 credits

First-Year Experience: 2 courses, 6 credit

Please note that not all courses are offered each semester. Students should contact their advisor to learn about current course offerings.

Students with 15+ transfer credits of college or university work are exempt.

Students must attend expanded advising sessions and community meetings in addition to the following courses:

ADF-S1662D/Color

3

Choose one of the following:

ADF-S171CI: Integrated Studio I

3

ADI-S110Digital Orthographics

3

First-Year Seminar: 1 course, 4 credits

Students with 15+ transfer credits of college or university work are exempt. Please note that not all courses are offered each semester. Students should contact their advisor to learn about current course offerings.

Choose one First-Year Seminar course from those listed below:

SF-101Fixing the World- Energy and Water: The Science of Solutions

4

SF-116Enlightened Insanity

4

SF-132The Beatles: Here, There & Everywhere

4

SF-174Tragedy and Literature

4

SF-175War and Apocalypse in Science Fiction

4

SF-178Sacred Hoops & Sneaker Pimps: Understanding the American Hoop Dream

4

SF-182

SF-183Politics, Power and the Media

4

SF-189American Gothic: Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor and Annie Proulx

4

SF-190Asia in America Fiction and Fact

4

SF-191Film Adaptation

4

SF-197Sustainability, Energy, and Technology At Suffolk University

4

SF-198Music and the Brain

4

SF-1134The Meaning of Life

4

SF-1141Classical Civilizations: Pathways to Wisdom

4

SF-1143In the First-Person: Storytelling in the 21st Century

4

SF-1148Brave New Worlds

4

SF-1161The Playwright and the Stage

4

SF-1162Space Missions: From Moon to Mars and Beyond

4

SF-1164Reinventing Europe: Beyond Brexit and Secular Stagnation

4

SF-1165History of Boston

4

SF-1166Cinema-Monde: Global Challenges on Film

4

SF-1167Fantasy Fiction: Imaginary Worlds

4

SF-1169Immortality: Real and Imagined

4

SF-1170From Philia to Facebook: the Meaning of Friendship

4

SF-1171Living on and Beyond the Hyphen/Latino Writers in the USA

4

SF-1172The United States Mexican Border

4

SF-1173Understanding the Vast Sweep of Chinese Culture

4

SF-1176What Is a Fact?

4

SF-1177Revolutions in Thought

4

SF-1178

SF-1179Writing Stories of Self in Society

4

SF-1181Mad Criminals

4

SF-1182Curators, Collections and Exhibits

4

SF-1185Socially-Conscious Storytellers in a Political World

4

SF-1186The Art of Persuasion

4

SF-1187The Psychology of Nutrition

4

SF-1188

SF-1189Interacting With Contemporary Art

4

SF-1190Documenting the Immigrant Experience

4

Students in the CAS Honors Program should choose one First-Year Seminar course from those listed below:

SF-H116Enlightened Insanity

4

SF-H178Sacred Hoops & Sneaker Pimps: Understanding the American Hoop Dream

4

SF-H182Heroes, Antiheroes and Outsiders: Reading the Graphic Novel

4

SF-H189American Gothic: Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor and Annie Proulx

4

SF-H1134The Meaning of Life

4

SF-H1141Honors Classical Civilizations: Pathways To Wisdom

4

SF-H1146Fido the Friendly Wolf: A Natural History of Dogs

4

SF-H1163Spellbound! Witches, Wizards and Spirits In American Literature

4

SF-H1166Honors Cinema-Monde: Global Challenges On Film

4

SF-H1167Honors Fantasy Fiction: Imaginary Worlds

4

SF-H1176Honors- What Is a Fact?

4

SF-H1178Honors Jazz to Jay-Z: Black Music and Literature

4

SF-H1182Honors Curators, Collections and Exhibits

4

First-Year Writing: 2 courses, 8 credits

WRI-101First Year Writing I

4

WRI-102First Year Writing II

4

WRI-100Developmental Writing I

4

WRI-100+Developmental Writing - Tutorial Section

4

WRI-H103Advanced First Year Writing

4

Note: A student may be assigned to other writing courses or may be invited to take WRI-H103. Students not eligible for direct entry into WRI-101 will be required to complete one additional pathway course. Depending on eligibility, students who are assigned one additional pathway course must either complete WRI-100 or WRI-100+ prior to enrolling in WRI-101.

Creativity and Innovation: 1 course, 3 credits

In this course, students will be introduced to the practice of creativity as a rigorous approach to problem solving requiring research, persistence and grit. Students will work collaboratively to effectively synthesize existing ideas, images, and skill sets in original ways. They will embrace risk and support divergent thinking. In the process, they will become more confident life-long learners.

The Creativity and Innovation requirement is satisfied by the completion of the BFA Foundation Studies requirement of ADF-S171 or ADF-S172

ADF-S171CI: Integrated Studio I

3

ADF-S172CI: Integrated Studio II

3

Math: 1 course, 4 credits

Choose one Math course from those listed below:

MATH-128Math for the Modern World

4

MATH-130Topics in Finite Mathematics

4

MATH-134Calculus for Management & Social Sciences

4

MATH-165Calculus I

4

MATH-166Calculus II

4

Social, Cultural, and Global Perspectives: 1 course, 3-4 credits

Choose one SCGP course from those listed below:

ADPR-217Gay and Lesbian Studies

4

ADPR-219Rhetoric of Protest and Reform

4

ARH-203Arts of Asia

4

ARH-205Gender, Class and Alterity in Ancient and Medieval Art

4

ARH-206Global Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Art

4

ARH-321Women, Art and Society

4

AS-100Introduction to Asian Studies: Culture, People, Ideas

4

AS-500Asian Studies Internship

4

BLE-325Global Business Ethics

3

BLKST-250Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique

4

CJN-216Intercultural Communication

4

CJN-225World Cinema

4

CJN-281Asian Popular Culture

4

CJN-293Hong Kong Cinema

4

CJN-301Documentary Film and the Image of Conflict in the Middle East

4

CJU-218Crime and Law in Indian Country

4

CJU-275Women and Crime

4

CJU-341International Drug Control Policy

4

EC-141Development Economics

4

EC-151Economic & Human Geography

4

EDUC-310Culturally Sustaining Practices

4

EDUC-315Strategies for Working With Emergent English Learners

4

ENG-123Great Books of the World I

4

ENG-124Great Books of the World II

4

ENG-135World Literature in English

4

ENG-163Latinx Literature Today

4

ENG-357African-American Literature

4

ENG-362Asian-American Literature

4

FR-216Masterpieces of French and Francophone Literature in English Translation

4

GVT-180

HST-100Introduction to Asian Studies: Culture, People, Ideas

4

HST-103Cultures and Social Transformations in Asia

4

HST-227Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century

4

HST-228African American Experience and Public History in the U.S.

4

HST-236Public History in Practice

4

HST-241Narrating the Past With Digital History

4

HST-250A History of Martial Arts in Movies

4

HST-251Modern East Asia

4

HST-252The Rise of China: Through Films, Media, and History

4

HST-268History of the Mediterranean

4

HST-274Women in 19th-Century Europe

4

HST-275Women in 20th-Century Europe

4

HST-296Building Urban America: City Design and Architecture From 1700-1880

4

HST-319The History of Black Music in America

4

HST-321History of Islam

4

HST-340Europe in the 20th Century

4

HST-371U.S. Women's History Colonial to 1865

4

HST-374Jefferson to Jackson: Culture and Politics in the New Nation

4

HST-396

HST-426Politics and Culture in Europe, 1919-1939

4

HST-465Monumental Women: Female Public Space

4

HST-484History of the Emotions

4

HST-489Germany: Film, Politics, Memory Since 1945

4

LAWU-280Domestic Violence, Abuse and Neglect

4

MUH-223World Music

4

P.AD-201Social Change

3

P.AD-H201Honors Social Change

3

PHIL-120Ethics and Civic Life

4

PHIL-228Feminist Philosophy

4

PHIL-229Eco-Feminism

4

PHIL-251Philosophy of Race & Gender

4

PHIL-261Eastern Philosophy

4

PHIL-262Buddhism

4

PHIL-265Women in Spirituality

4

PHIL-267Chinese Philosophy

4

POLS-115Evolution of the Global System

4

POLS-208Politics and Religion

4

POLS-359Global Politics of Sport

4

POLS-467Comparative Social Movements

4

PSYCH-243Organizational Psychology

4

PSYCH-247Asian Perspectives on Health and Work

4

RS-111Introduction to World Religions: Western Traditions

4

RS-112Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions

4

SIB-550Global Travel Seminar

3

SF-178Sacred Hoops & Sneaker Pimps: Understanding the American Hoop Dream

4

SF-190Asia in America Fiction and Fact

4

SF-1166Cinema-Monde: Global Challenges on Film

4

SOC-227Race in American Society

4

SOC-228Cultural Diversity

4

SOC-257Death and Dying

4

SOC-258

SOC-329Sociology of Globalization

4

SPAN-202Intermediate Spanish II

4

SPAN-290Advanced Composition & Conversation

4

SPAN-300Intro to Cultural Texts

4

SPAN-301Spanish Culture and Civilization

4

SPAN-302Indigenous and Colonial Latin America

4

SPAN-315Spanish for the Professions

4

SPAN-390Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Literature

4

THETR-260Broadway Musicals

4

THETR-267Introduction to Theatre: Contemporary American

4

WGS-111Women, History, and Culture

4

WGS-H111Women, History, & Culture

4

WGS-113Women, Science, and Society

4

WGS-115Introduction to Gender Studies

4

WGS-235Gender and Sexuality in Visual Culture

4

WGS-311Engendering Entertainment: Feminism and Popular Culture

4

WGS-315Feminist Thought

4

WGS-325Global Women's Fiction

4

WGS-335Queer Narratives

4

WGS-340Women on Stage

4

Courses that fulfill the Creativity and Innovation, First-Year Seminar, Humanities/History, Language, Literature, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, or VPATH requirements may double count to fulfill the Social, Cultural, and Global Perspectives (SCGP) requirement.

Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE): 2 courses and corresponding laboratories where applicable, 8 credits

Choose two STE courses (and corresponding laboratory where applicable) from those listed below. Courses do not need to be in a sequence. In the case of a course that is a lecture plus a lab, the student must complete both components to earn credit for the STE requirement.

Biology:

BIO-104Environmental Biology

3

BIO-L104Environmental Bio Lab

1

BIO-105Humans and the Evolutionary Perspective

4

BIO-107
The Curiosity of Cats, the Devotion of Dogs

BIO-111Introduction to the Cell

3

BIO-L111Introduction to the Cell Laboratory

1

BIO-114Organismal Biology

3

BIO-L114Organismal Biology Laboratory

1

BIO-201Biology's Big Questions

4

Chemistry:

CHEM-111General Chemistry I

3

CHEM-L111General Chemistry Laboratory I

1

Computer Science:

CMPSC-F107Ants, Rumors and Gridlocks

4

Electrical Engineering:

ECE-288Measuring the World

4

Environmental Science:

UES-107Introduction to Drones

3

UES-L107Introduction to Drones Lab

1

UES-111Environmental Science

3

UES-L111Environmental Science Lab

1

UES-121Science, Art, and the Environment

3

UES-L121Science, Art, and the Environment Lab

1

UES-225Geographical Information Science

3

UES-L225Geographic Information Science Lab

1

UES-270SL-Understanding Wetlands Through Citizen Science

4

UES-H270Honors SL Understanding Wetlands Through Citizen Science

4

Forensic Science:

FS-103Introduction to Forensic Science

3

FS-L103Introduction to Forensic Science Lab

1

Neuroscience:

NEUR-101Intro to Neuroscience

4

Physics:

PHYS-111College Physics I

3

PHYS-L111College Physics Lab I

1

PHYS-151University Physics I

3

PHYS-L151University Physics Lab I

1

PHYS-152University Physics II

3

PHYS-L152University Physics Lab II

1

PHYS-153University Physics III

3

PHYS-L153University Physics III Lab

1

Science:

SCI-103Environmental Science

3

SCI-L103Environmental Science Lab

1

SCI-106

SCI-H106Honors Biotechnology & Its Application In Medicine, Agriculture, Law

4

SCI-108Introduction to Cancer Care

4

SCI-H108Honors Introduction to Cancer Care

4

SCI-109SL-Introduction to Community Cancer Care

4

SCI-H109SL-Honors Introduction to Community Cancer Care

4

SCI-111Introduction to Astronomy

3

SCI-L111Introduction to Astronomy Lab

1

SCI-112Structure of the Universe

3

SCI-L112Structure of the Universe Lab

1

SCI-113A Habitable Earth Within the Solar System

4

SCI-165Inner Workings of the Physical Universe

4

SCI-171The Built World: How Humans Engineer Environments

4

SCI-H171The Built World: How Humans Engineer Environments- Honors

4

SCI-173Mapping Our World The Power of Digital Maps

3

SCI-L173Mapping Our World Lab

1

SCI-181Science and Life in the 21st Century

4

SCI-184Contemporary Science and Innovation

4

SCI-201Physics for Future Presidents

4

SCI-210Earth and Planetary Crystals

3

SCI-L210Earth and Planetary Crystals Laboratory

1

SCI-288Measuring the World

4

Some Science division courses may have Math or Computer Science prerequisites; many have other Science prerequisites.

Studies in Literature: 1 course, 4 credits

Choose one Studies in Literature course from those listed below:

BLKST-250Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique

4

ENG-113World Drama I

4

ENG-114World Drama II

4

ENG-120Ireland to America (and Back Again): Irish & Irish-American

4

ENG-130Introduction to Literature

4

ENG-135World Literature in English

4

ENG-141Studies in British Literature

4

ENG-142Studies in American Literature

4

ENG-150Mysteries

4

ENG-151Introduction to African-American Literature

4

ENG-152Horror Fiction

4

ENG-153Literature of War

4

ENG-154Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation

4

ENG-155Young Adult Literature

4

ENG-156Immigrant Stories

4

ENG-157Poetry and Religion

4

ENG-158Nasty Women and Unruly Voices in American Literature

4

ENG-159The Literature of London

3

ENG-160School Stories: Narratives of Power and Class

4

ENG-161Writing the American West

4

ENG-162Shakespeare From Stage to Screen

4

ENG-163Latinx Literature Today

4

ENG-170Narrative and Medicine

4

ENG-172Sports & Literature

4

ENG-213English Literature I

4

ENG-214English Literature II

4

ENG-217American Literature I

4

ENG-218American Literature II

4

ENG-317Classical Mythology

4

ENG-327Studies in Shakespeare

4

ENG-344English Romantic Literature

4

ENG-34720th Century Female Gothic

4

ENG-356Whitman and Dickinson

4

ENG-358Women Writing the American West

4

ENG-361Contemporary American Fiction

4

ENG-362Asian-American Literature

4

ENG-388Utopias and Dystopias

4

ENG-395Rhetoric and Memoir

4

ENG-410From Pagan Reason to Christian Revelation

4

FR-216Masterpieces of French and Francophone Literature in English Translation

4

PHIL-424Philosophy and Literature: Feodor Dostoevsky and the Great Philosophical Novel

4

SPAN-426Latin American Theater and Society

4

WGS-211Heroines, Hotties & Hubris: Adolescent Girl's Books

4

WGS-220Other Worlds, Other Genders: Women and Science Fiction

4

WGS-240Feminist Literature

4

WGS-325Global Women's Fiction

4

WGS-340Women on Stage

4

Ethical and Philosophical Inquiry: 1 course, 4 credits

Choose one Ethics course from those listed below:

PHIL-119Ethics

4

PHIL-120Ethics and Civic Life

4

PHIL-123Social Ethics: The Good Life

4

PHIL-127Contemporary Moral Issues

4

Human Behavior and Societies: 1 course, 4 credits

Choose one Human Behavior and Societies course from those listed below:

Advertising and Public Relations:
ADPR-285Media and Pop Culture I

4

Communication
CJN-255Introduction to Media

4

CJN-375Organizational Communication

4

CUES:
UES-101Environmental Studies

4

Economics:
EC-151Economic & Human Geography

4

Political Science:
POLS-110Introduction to American Politics

4

POLS-115Evolution of the Global System

4

Psychology:
PSYCH-114General Psychology

4

PSYCH-249Introduction to Lifespan Development

4

Sociology:
SOC-113Introduction to Sociology

4

SOC-116Social Justice

4

SOC-221Environment and Society

4

SOC-223Families in Contemporary Society

4

SOC-227Race in American Society

4

SOC-224: Spain

Women's and Gender Studies:
WGS-113Women, Science, and Society

4

Social and Intellectual History/Visual and Performing Arts Theory and History: 1 course, 4 credits

The Social & Intellectual History/Visual & Performing Arts requirement is satisfied by the completion of the BFA Art History requirement