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This course focuses on the organization of motifs and repetition systems for creating patterns on various surfaces. Topics include: graphics and portfolio composition; texture and shape; textile design on electronic digital media.

This course offers a study of Chinese civilization and culture. It looks at the era of imperial China and the relationship with its neighbors. This course also discusses the relationship between China and the West and those relationship dynamics as China has emerged as a world power.

This course offers a study of discrete mathematics. Topics include: set theory, logic, functions, and relations; integers and the principle of induction; combinatory, basic counting rules; principle of inclusion and exclusion; discrete probability; graphs-- trees, flows in networks, pairings, Eulerian Hamiltonian, planar, and colored graphs.

This course offers an introduction to the main techniques and methods of working in digital drawing. Topics include: program interface; geometric objects; rational organization of geometry; basic geometric transformations; translating, rotating, scaling, and reflection; use of precision tools; cylindrical projections; orthogonal views; dihedral system; axonometric representation; isometry, dimetry, and trimetry; representation of simple objects in isometry; tangents; four center method; line types and their application; scale; printing boards.

This course discusses the use of graphic representations and the development of language and personal style in fashion illustration. It explores experimentation of monotype techniques, collage, assembly, rubbing, and watercolor. This course also offers a study of textures in fashion illustration.

This course provides a study of Brazilian culture through an audiovisual perspective. Discussions in class are illustrated by documentaries and feature films that highlight cultural aspects not typically shown in the main media. Topics covered include: popular culture and cultural diversity across regions of the country; Brazilian contemporary culture; culture and communications media; mass media in present-day Brazil. Note: Although the course titles are similar, course content is distinct from COM 9033

This course examines monetary systems and the instruments of money supply, term structure of interest rate, non-bank intermediaries and the demand for money in modern systems, and instruments and strategies of monetary policy. A course in Macroeconomic Theory is the recommended prerequisite.

This course offers a study of the political history of Rio de Janeiro and the challenges the city has faced. Topics include: the exercise of power in Rio and the impact on development; urban reforms of the 20th century and consequences for physical and symbolic mobility of the city; Rio as a reference and reflection of the country; transfer of the capital to Brasilia and the political, economic, and cultural impact; merger of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro; electoral and partisan competition in the city; other actors in the dispute for power-- urban violence, militias, and religion; collective and social movements.