- ART 114 - General Art
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Introduces art to the student without previous training. Provides studio exercises in drawing, painting, and two- and three-dimensional design.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 121 - Drawing I
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Develops basic drawing skills and understanding of visual language through studio instruction/lecture. Introduces concepts such as proportion, space, perspective, tone and composition as applied to still life, landscape and the figure. Uses drawing media such as pencil, charcoal, ink wash and color media. Includes field trips and gallery assignments as appropriate. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 122 - Drawing II
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Develops basic drawing skills and understanding of visual language through studio instruction/lecture. Introduces concepts such as proportion, space, perspective, tone and composition as applied to still life, landscape and the figure. Uses drawing media such as pencil, charcoal, ink wash and color media. Includes field trips and gallery assignments as appropriate. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 131 - Fundamentals of Design I
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Explores the concepts of two- and three-dimensional design and color. May include field trips as required. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 134 - Three Dimensional Design
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Explores the concepts of three dimensional design applicable to all fields of Visual Art. Covers tools and techniques. Uses computers as appropriate for research.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 141 - Typography I
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Studies the history of letter forms and typefaces and examines their uses in contemporary communications media. Emphasizes applications to specific design problems. Includes identification and specification of type, copy fitting and hands-on typesetting problems. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 193 - Studies In
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Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instuctor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- ART 201 - History of Art I
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Studies the historical conflict of art of the ancient, medieval, Renaissance and modern worlds. Includes research project. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 202 - History of Art II
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Studies the historical conflict of art of the ancient, medieval, Renaissance and modern worlds. Includes research project. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 203 - Animation I
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Introduces the student to the basic techniques of animation, both traditional and computer generated. Teaches theoretical elements of the aesthetics of sequential imagery. Provides practical experience in animation. Exposes students to a variety of animation techniques through lectures, presentations, classroom work, and outside assignments. Prerequisite:
ART 122.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 208 - Video Techniques
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Addresses the fundamentals of video technology as applied to the creation of multimedia projects. Focuses on the aesthetics of editing. Extends the capabilities of graphic designers and artists and allows them to transfer art work and animation from the computer to video, and to capture video frames for use in multimedia design on the computer. Instructs students in the development of sophisticated typographic design.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 209 - Creative Concepts and Writing
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Focuses on the generation of creative verbal/visual concepts and the techniques of effective written communication necessary for success in the graphic design industry.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 221 - Drawing III
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Introduces advanced concepts and techniques of drawing as applied to the figure, still life and landscape. Gives additional instruction in composition, modeling, space and perspective. Encourages individual approaches to drawing. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studion instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 222 - Drawing IV
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Introduces advanced concepts and techniques of drawing as applied to the figure, still life and landscape. Gives additional instruction in composition, modeling, space and perspective. Encourages individual approaches to drawing. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studion instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 241 - Painting I
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Introduces abstract and representational painting in acrylic and/or oil with emphasis on color composition and value. Prerequisites
ART 122 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 242 - Painting II
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Introduces abstract and representational painting in acrylic and/or oil with emphasis on color composition and value. Prerequisites
ART 122 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 243 - Watercolor I
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Presents abstract and representational painting in watercolor with emphasis on design, color, composition, technique and value. Prerequisite
ART 131, or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 244 - Watercolor II
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Presents abstract and representational painting in watercolor with emphasis on design, color, composition, technique and value. Prerequisite
ART 131, or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 245 - Portrait Painting
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Explores portrait painting as representational and abstract art. Emphasizes analytical study of the head using a variety of mediums. Prerequisite
ART 241 and
ART 121.
Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 250 - History of Design
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Surveys the development of graphic design and illustration with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Analyzes the work of outstanding designers and illustrators.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 251 - Communication Design I
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Studies the principles of visual communications as applied to advertising in newspapers, magazines, direct mail advertising, house organs, etc. Analyzes the influence of contemporary art on design. Prerequisites
ART 131 and
ART 140. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 252 - Communication Design II
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Studies the principles of visual communications as applied to advertising in newspapers, magazines, direct mail advertising, house organs, etc. Analyzes the influence of contemporary art on design. Prerequisites
ART 131 and
ART 140. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 260 - Pastel Landscape
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Introduces students to the urban and rural landscape using the medium of soft pastels. Emphasizes the concepts of proportion, space, persepctive, tone and composition as applied to the landscape. Provides experience in plein air at various locations when weather permits.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 263 - Interactive Design I
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Focuses on creative concepts of design problem solving for interactive design: techniques specific to web, multimedia for the web, and other interactive design products. Advanced interactive design functions such as animation, rollovers, and audio are covered in
ART 264. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 264 - Interactive Design II
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Focuses on creative concepts of design problem solving for interactive design: techniques specific to web, multimedia for the web, and other interactive design products. Advanced interactive design functions such as animation, rollovers, and audio are covered in
ART 264. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 270 - Motion Graphics I
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Introduces fundamental concepts for motion graphics, including graphics and promos for television networks and film titles and logs for advertising. Focuses on design presentation and development, screen composition, graphic transitions and content.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3-4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 283 - Computer Graphics I
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Utilizes microcomputers and software to produce computer graphics. Employs techniques learned to solve studio projects which reinforce instruction and are appropriate for portfolio use. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 3-4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 284 - Computer Graphics II
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Utilizes microcomputers and software to produce computer graphics. Employs techniques learned to solve studio projects which reinforce instruction and are appropriate for portfolio use. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 3-4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 286 - Communication Arts Workshop
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Requires special project and/or research focusing on career opportunities. Teaches resume and portfolio preparation and interview techniques. May include internship with a professional design firm. Requires instructor's approval.
Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 287 - Portfolio and Resume Preparation
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Focuses on portfolio preparation, resume writing, and job interviewing for students. Recommended for final semester program students. Requires instructor's approval.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 0-4 hours. Total 1-6 hours per week.
1-4 credits
- ART 290 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ART 297 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-6 credits
- ART 299 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
