- ART 101 - History and Appreciation of Art I
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Presents the history and interpretation of architecture, sculpture, and painting. Begins with prehistoric art and follows the development of western civilization to the present. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 102 - History and Appreciation of Art II
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Presents the history and interpretation of architecture, sculpture, and painting. Begins with prehistoric art and follows the development of western civilization to the present. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ART 106 - History of Modern Art
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Surveys the history of modern architecture, sculpture, painting, and graphic arts in representational and non- representational forms. Focuses on the periods and movements that influenced the arts of the twentieth century. Emphasizes contemporary art forms, particularly the interaction between art and society, industry, and design.
Lecture 3 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 132 - Fundamentals of Design II
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Explores the concepts of two- and three-dimensional design and color. May include field trips as required. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 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 150 - History of Film and Animation
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Exposes the student to the rich history of temporal imagery from the invention of the zootrope and kinetoscope through the rise of the moving picture industry and the development of the first animated films to present day television. Chronicles the impact of the moving image in the Twentieth century. Discusses the design and concept of influential works as well as the relationship between these earlier forms of moving graphics and today's innovative video technology.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 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 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ART 196 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ART 197 - 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.
1-5 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 204 - Animation II
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Continues to develop the student's skills in the techniques of animation. Emphasizes the electronic means of transforming both two-and-three dimensional designs into complete, high quality animations and transferring them to videotape. Teaches the advancced techniques of three-dimensional computer animation. Prerequisite:
ART 203.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 207 - 3D Model Rendering
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Introduces the student to the basic principles of three- dimensional objects and environments with both traditional methods and materials and those inherent in the microcomputer- based system.
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 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 228 - Multimedia Graphic Design I
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Introduces concepts of graphic design specific to multimedia interactivity. Incorporates design methodology in preparation and implementation of flow charts and storyboards. Includes studio projects exploring the functionability, look and feel of multimediated presentations for CD-ROM, the Internet, and games. Implements hardware, software and production techniques required for multimedia development. Includes basic animation principles, sound and the option to include video. Prerequisites:
ART 121 and
ART 131. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 229 - Multimedia Graphic Design II
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Introduces concepts of graphic design specific to multimedia interactivity. Incorporates design methodology in preparation and implementation of flow charts and storyboards. Includes studio projects exploring the functionability, look and feel of multimediated presentations for CD-ROM, the Internet, and games. Implements hardware, software and production techniques required for multimedia development. Includes basic animation principles, sound and the option to include video. Prerequisites:
ART 121 and
ART 131. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 231 - Sculpture I
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Introduces sculptural concepts and methods of production in traditional and contemporary media. Includes clay, plaster, wood, stone, metal, plastics and terra cotta. May include field trips. Prerequisite
ART 131. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Studion instruction 4 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ART 232 - Sculpture II
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Introduces sculptural concepts and methods of production in traditional and contemporary media. Includes clay, plaster, wood, stone, metal, plastics and terra cotta. May include field trips. Prerequisite
ART 131. 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 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 246 - Figure Painting
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Concentrates on the human figure as subject matter for painting. Emphasizes composition as it relates to figure study. Explores formal and informal approaches to include representation and abstraction using various painting media. Prerequisites
ART 141 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 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 278 - 3D Computer Design I
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Introduces fundamental concepts in 3D model building and animation: spline extrusion and motion, point editing, texture and mapping, ray tracing, rotoscoping, physical simulations, forward and inverse kinematics. Prerequisite:
ART 283 for part I or instructor's permission; part I for part II. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 279 - 3D Computer Design II
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Introduces fundamental concepts in 3D model building and animation: spline extrusion and motion, point editing, texture and mapping, ray tracing, rotoscoping, physical simulations, forward and inverse kinematics. Prerequisite:
ART 283 for part I or instructor's permission; part I for part II. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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 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 291 - Computerized Graphic Design I
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Introduces students to using the computer as a publishing system. Examines stages of a publication from typesetting, laying out, creating and digitizing of illustrations and photographs, to the final printing. Requires students to write, design, illustrate and print pamphlets on the computer, including one full-color publication. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Studio Instruction 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 292 - Computerized Graphic Design II
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Introduces students to using the computer as a publishing system. Examines stages of a publication from typesetting, laying out, creating and digitizing of illustrations and photographs, to the final printing. Requires students to write, design, illustrate and print pamphlets on the computer, including one full-color publication. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Studio Instruction 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ART 295 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ART 296 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work 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 298 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 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
