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Discipline: Degree: AA - Liberal Arts Emphasis Fine Arts - A8983

Course Name	Course Number	Objectives
Drawing: Life-Intermediate	ARTD 17B	Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate accurate proportion of the figure. Students will be able to use line to create the illusion of three-dimensional form through use of cross contour and construction.
Anatomy for Artists	ARTD 75	Students will successfully identify and name, using appropriate terminology, the origin, insertion and function of the major muscles of the human body
Animal Drawing	ANIM 110	Create original animal drawings, which include anatomical structure and landmarks. Synthesize the formal art elements, principles and techniques with the observed animal form in varying compositional formats and movements. Use a variety of quick gestural sketches that capture the essence of a live animal for application to animation. Create drawings that demonstrate the interrelationship of animal figures with drawing principles and techniques. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate two-dimensionally the action of the figure through gesture drawing. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate two-dimensionally the proportions of the figure through gesture drawing. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate two-dimensionally the shape of the figure. Use live animals as a reference for characters and imbue them with animated characteristics in original drawings.
Art, Artists and Society	ARTG 20	Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression.
Basic Digital and Film Photography	PHOT 10 (VOC)	Relate aperture settings to resulting depth of field characteristics. Determine correct exposure values to produce photographic images. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22, 33 and what they do, i.e. control motion and depth of field Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4, 2, 1 and what they do, i.e. control exposure and motion. Identify and describe the parts of a camera (i.e. lens, f/stop, shutter, etc.) and their functions. Select and present photographs in a presentation format appropriate to the subject (e.g. dry mounting , digital media, projection.) Identify compositional elements (i.e. line, texture, shape, patterns, perspective) of a photographic image. Select appropriate output media (i.e. digital or silver gelatin) for photographic prints. Demonstrate appropriate shutter settings for motion and freeze action.
Basic Studio Arts	ARTB 14	ARTB14 students will be able to produce an edition of three block prints. Students will be able to correctly Identify and define value, hue, and intensity.
Beginning Painting I	ARTD 25A	Create well-organized visual compositions in a variety of styles and techniques. Define well-organized visual composition and other formal principles in written and oral form. Develop paintings using dynamic compositional elements with appropriate light logic and accurate shapes. Develop paintings focusing on color theory in a painterly or Impressionistic style. Develop paintings focusing on realism with precise shapes and edges through the process of blending. Recognize and discuss historical painting styles.
Ceramics: Beginning I	ARTS 30A	Students will be able to throw and trim four cups that are a minimum of 4" tall and apply handles. Students will appropriately apply ceramic knowledge to writing about a ceramic artist.
Ceramics: Beginning II	ARTS 30B	Students will be able to create lids that fit a vessel or jar. Students will apply ceramic knowledge and writing skills in writing about ceramics.
Ceramics: Hand Construction	ARTS 33	Students will be able to utilize wet clay surface treatments. Students will construct a ceramic, slab built mask inspired by historical reference. Students will be able to build a coiled vessel.
Ceramics: Intermediate Studio	ARTS 31	Students will synthesize design, craftsmanship and function to design and create two functional teapots. Students will integrate hand building and throwing techniques to create a visually unified ceramic set.
Color Photography	PHOT 20 (VOC)	Students that complete PHOT 20 will be able to analyze color images using color theory principles Students that complete PHOT 20 will be able to present prints using matting and color coordination Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22 and what they do, i.e. shallow depth of field and great depth of field. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4 and what they do, i.e. stop action and create blur. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4, 2, 1 and what they do, i.e. control exposure and motion. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22, 33 and what they do, i.e. control motion and depth of field Students that complete PHOT 20 will be able to create color corrected prints Students that complete PHOT 20 will be able to create five color schemes: monochrome, analogous, triad, complementary and warm Students that complete PHOT 20 will be able to create mood using color psychology principles
Conceptual Illustration	ARTC 169	Students will present a portfolio representative of their ability to communicate visually through illustration demonstrating the use of composition, contemporary art trends, and cultural, social, and visual language.
Creative Design and Compositing	ARTC 220	Produce realistic-looking Photoshop composites.
Design: Color and Composition	ARTD 21	Use creative and analytic techniques and strategies in planning and executing original artworks. Make use of critical thinking (reading, writing, listening, speaking, observing and assessing) skills elemental to the problem solving of design and the visual arts. Synthesis visual content, communicative, psychological, and emotional aspects of color harmonies in design projects. Use and recognize historic and modern forms of perspective. Demonstrate the use of color in space informed by light logic. Synthesize basic color harmonies in pigment and demonstrate their relationship to RGB and CMYK pallets. Demonstrate ability to match colors. Apply the formal elements, principles of design, and forms of compositional structure in evaluative oral and written discussions, analysis, critiques and studio problems. Use art terminology in evaluative oral and written discussions, analysis, critiques and studio problems. Students will apply visual arts concepts in oral and written communication. Students will be able to identify 4 color harmonies.
Design: Three Dimensional	ARTS 22	Identify, analyze, and evaluate interrelationships between formal elements, principles of design, materials, technique, function, and cost. Define problems, organize information, analyze results, generate creative ideas, and synthesize complex visual, structural and practical considerations to create original solutions to three-dimensional design problems. Students will safely and successfully use a variety of required stationary power tools: Band saw, sanders, lathe. Recognize, define, and apply three-dimensional design terminology in evaluative oral and written discussions, analysis and critiques. Apply molding principles by creating multi-piece molds and cold cast reproductions of three-dimensional objects. Use a variety of hand tools and equipment to manipulate media. Design and produce projects using a variety of materials.
Design: Two Dimensional	ARTD 20	Two-Dimensional Design students will be able to list all of the elements and principles of design by the eighth week of the semester. Perceive and demonstrate the relationship of color to value by mixing, analyzing, and appraising monochromatic tints and shades relative to the achromatic value scale. Use value to describe form and express light logic. Use the formal elements, principles of design, and principles of gestalt to create well-designed studio projects in achromatic value and color. Perceive and interpret the 3-D world through contour line drawings. Identify, evaluate, discuss, and use the formal elements and principles of design and forms of compositional structure. Students will accurately identify three different spatial devices Students will be able to identify the three basic types of balance/symmetries. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression. Differentiate preferential, factual, and judicious thinking elemental to solving problems in design and visual arts. Make use of critical thinking (reading, writing, listening, speaking, observing and assessing) skills elemental to the problem solving of design and the visual arts. Recognize, analyze and interpret the expressive and creative qualities of art media in a work of art as it affects elementary compositional decisions. Use historic and current forms of abstraction in the visual arts. Perceive and demonstrate the relationship of hues to the conceptual pigment color wheel by mixing, analyzing, appraising, and identifying color correct swatches for Perceive and demonstrate the relationship of color complements by mixing, analyzing and appraising complementary tones (chromatic grays).
Digital Image Editing for Photographers	PHOT 9	Students that complete PHOT 9 will be able to produce optimum quality digital images using a variety of software tools. Students that complete PHOT 9 will be able to create digital photo composites. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22 and what they do, i.e. shallow depth of field and great depth of field. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4, 2, 1 and what they do, i.e. control exposure and motion. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4 and what they do, i.e. stop action and create blur. Students that complete PHOT 9 will be able to produce images using non-destructive digital editing techniques Students that complete PHOT 9 will be able to edit and produce optimum quality final prints. Students that complete PHOT 9 will be able to scan grayscale and color photographs. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22, 33 and what they do, i.e. control motion and depth of field
Drawing - Gesture and Figure	ANIM 101A	MO 1. Create drawings that capture gesture. MO 2. Create drawings that use human proportions. MO 3. Develop quick study drawing skills. MO 4. Create drawings that incorporate drapery and costume. MO 5. Execute drawings demonstrating communicative potential of the human figure. Students will be able to use line to create the illusion of three-dimensional form through use of cross contour and construction.
Drawing: Beginning	ARTD 15A	Create original drawings, which demonstrate the capacity to perceive, comprehend, and interpret the three-dimensional visual world using dry media in a variety of techniques, which include stipple, line, and hatching. Discuss, analyze, and evaluate personal works of art and that of contemporary and historical artists by using appropriate art-specific terminology for content, technique, and style in both written and oral critiques. Students will demonstrate their understanding of fundamental illusions of three dimensional forms on a two dimensional plane by locating the eye level and vanishing points in examples of perspective boxes. Utilize original and creative thinking in projects and writings. Utilize quick study drawing skills through visual notes and personal studies as a basis for planning larger extended works of art. Utilize quick study techniques to develop extended drawings. Utilize the principles of composition in objective and subjective analysis of historical and contemporary works of visual art. Synthesize the formal art elements and principles with the observed world in varying compositional formats. Students will successfully demonstrate the application of measuring/sighting from observation to solve creating the illusion of a three dimensional still life on two dimensional surface
Drawing: Head and Hands	ARTD 23A	Students will be able to use line to create the illusion of three-dimensional form through use of cross contour and construction. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate two-dimensionally the proportions of the figure through gesture drawing. Students will be able to assess and communicate accurate proportions of the head.
Drawing: Intermediate	ARTD 15B	Students will be able to identify similarities and differences in colors using proper terminology.
Drawing: Intermediate Heads and Hands	ARTD 23B	Students will be able to use line to create the illusion of three-dimensional form through use of cross contour and construction. Students will be able to assess and communicate proportions of the head.
Drawing: Life	ARTD 17A	Students will be able to use line to create the illusion of three-dimensional form through use of cross contour and construction. Evaluate and discuss historical and contemporary art/artists through written and oral critiques using appropriate art-specific terminology. Create the illusion of three-dimensional form using various media and techniques based on formal art principles. Work from a general visual shorthand to more specific studies that result in finished art. Develop and use original and creative thinking in drawing the human body. Create drawings of the human body using drawing principles and techniques. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate accurate proportion of the figure.
Drawing: Perspective	ARTD 16	MO 5. Analyze objectively and subjectively historical and contemporary works of visual art for their use of linear and atmospheric perspectives to organize subject, form and compositional elements of drawing and painting. Use perspective in a variety of quick freehand sketches/drawings for visual notes, extended personal studies, and as a basis for planning larger extended works of art. Identify and discuss perspective techniques and drawing terminology in evaluative oral and written discussions, analysis and critiques. Create original drawings that interpret three-dimensional objects and space using perspective principles and techniques. Create original drawings using rendering techniques including lighting, shade and shadow, and texture. Create original drawings that interpret organic forms using perspective principles and techniques. Outcome/Objective Students will be able to create drawings using techniques that demonstrate a clear understanding of atmospheric perspective.
Dynamic Sketching	ARTC 163	Students will demonstrate the ability to apply light logic and tone to form and texture in sketches. Students will be able to apply 3-dimensional and freehand perspective techniques to sketching. Students will present a sketchbook portfolio representing a breadth of sketching techniques and represented by a minimum of 65 completed pages. Students will demonstrate compositional integrity in the application of sketching concepts and techniques. Students will demonstrate synthesis in the use of line, shape, volume, light, and texture in quick-sketch.
Figure Gesture - Design	ANIM 101B	Students will be able to use pose to communicate a characters internal narrative. Students will be able to use line to create the illusion of three-dimensional form through use of cross contour and construction.
Figure Gesture Expressive Design	ANIM 101C	Students will be able to use line and wash techniques to create a subjective expressive figure drawings with expressive use of materials to convey concept. Students will be able to use line and wash techniques to create an objective figure drawing with accurate proportion and form.
Figure in Motion	ANIM 107	Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate two-dimensionally the action of the figure through gesture drawing.
Fundamentals of Graphic Design	ARTC 100	ARTC 100 students will produce composites in Photoshop using effective selection techniques and non-destructive editing.
History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic	AHIS 4	Analyze the art and architecture of the Ancient, Classical or Medieval periods in terms of knowledge acquired through class lecture and discussion, readings and comparison with other works of art. Synthesize ideas and knowledge about Ancient, Classical, or Medieval art and architecture into a written format, striving for clarity of expression, organization and relevance of arguments. Use proper artistic vocabulary to describe and analyze works of art. Analyze religious iconography in the arts of the Middle Ages and relate it to written sources from the period. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression. Describe the role of magic and ritual in prehistoric art. Identify works of art, their artistic style and their cultural contexts. Recognize iconographic themes and discuss them in their cultural contexts. Recognize benefits and drawbacks of various approaches used in the study and interpretation of Western art.
History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic - Honors	AHIS 4H	Students will be able to identify formal elements ande differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression.
History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern	AHIS 5	Synthesize ideas and knowledge into a written format, striving for clarity of expression, organization and relevance of arguments. Summarize and evaluate the strength of various hypotheses presented in scholarly writings on Western art. Analyze art in terms of knowledge acquired through class lecture and discussion, readings and comparison with other works of art. Identify works of art, their artistic style and their cultural context in the periods addressed. Identify the connection between the cultural movements of the Renaissance and the emergence of a naturalistic, idealized and humanized artistic style. Analyze and synthesize the basic goals of Modern art and explain how it differs in content and style from artistic styles that preceded it. Utilize proper artistic vocabulary to describe and analyze works of art. Recognize iconographic themes and discuss them in their cultural contexts. Recognize benefits and drawbacks of various approaches used in the study and interpretation of Western art. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time.
History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern - Honors	AHIS 5H	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time.
Illustration	ARTC 165	ARTC 165 students will be able to describe the history of illustration and its application to various fields. ARTC 165 students will be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate peer work via written critiques. Develop skill in the use of tools and materials, which are common to the field. Describe the history of illustration and its application to various disciplines. Create original illustrations that interpret the visual world. Synthesize the formal art elements and principles of design with illustration skills and techniques in varying pictorial formats that range from simple to complex. Discuss, analyze, and evaluate personal and professional illustration projects in both written and oral critiques.
Intermediate Exhibition Production	ARTG 21B	Students will be able to design an exhibition promotional package.
Introduction to Printmaking	ARTD 43A	Students will learn techniques to translate original or existing imagery to the particulars of the printmaking processes. 96% meets or exceeds expectations from an assessment of 26 printed editions by 13 students from three recent semesters. 26 projects were evaluated over three semesters with a 96% meets or exceeds the expectations. Student will acquire knowledge of printmaking terminology which coordinates with the ARTD 43A curriculum.
Painting: Watercolor	ARTD 27	Students will create 3 color scales applying concepts of warm -cool, value and intensity.
Photocommunication	PHOT 17 (VOC)	Students that complete PHOT 17 will be able to create images where only lighting changes the picture message Students that complete PHOT 17 will be able to describe the differences between documentary and journalistic styles. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22, 33 and what they do, i.e. control motion and depth of field Students that complete PHOT 17 will be able to create images of same subject altering the message by only changing the focal length of the lens. Students that complete PHOT 17 will be able to apply principles of composition including the Gestalt principles for effective visual communication. Students that complete PHOT 17 will be able to create visual stories using three or more sequenced images Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4 and what they do, i.e. stop action and create blur. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4, 2, 1 and what they do, i.e. control exposure and motion. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22 and what they do, i.e. shallow depth of field and great depth of field.
Photographic Alternatives	PHOT 12 (VOC)	Students that complete PHOT 12 will be able to classify images into their respective alternative application Students that complete PHOT 12 will be able to design a hand-made camera. Students that complete PHOT 12 will be able to produce substrates suitable for emulsion coating. Students that complete PHOT 12 will be able to remove prints from instant film emulsions. Students that complete PHOT 12 will be able to produce hand toning to further enhance standard digitals or silver prints. Students that complete PHOT 12 will be able to analyze unique lighting source and apply to their conventional subjects. Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of f/stop control. What the f/stops are, i.e. 1.4,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,11,16,22 and what they do, i.e. control motion and depth of field Students completing Photography Courses will know the core skills of shutter control. What the shutter speeds are, i.e. 1000,500,250,125,60,30,15,8,4 and what they do, i.e. control exposure and motion
Portfolio	ARTC 290	Create a professional-quality, online portfolio.
Print Design and Advertising	ARTC 120	Prepare digital files for print.
Printmaking: Intermediate Screenprinting	ARTD 45B	Student will acquire knowledge of silkscreen printmaking terminology which coordinates with the ARTD 45B curriculum. Students will demonstrate their ability to produce color separated films for a multi-color print project Students will create editions of multi-color screen prints
Printmaking: Introduction to Lithography I	ARTD 44A	Students will learn techniques to directly create or transfer existing original imagery to matrices used in the lithography printmaking process. Students will understand the concept of planographic printing in lithography.
Printmaking: Introduction to Monotype	ARTD 46A	Students will create reductive method monotype prints.
Printmaking: Introduction to Screenprinting	ARTD 45A	75% meets or exceeds expectations from an assessment of 16 printed editions by 8 students from one recent semester. Each student had two editions assessed. Use color theory to mix custom color inks for assigned course projects. Compare and contrast fine art screen printing. Document development stages of visual ideas for course assignments in a notebook. Discuss, analyze, and evaluate personal printed works of art as well as historic and contemporary examples using art-specific vocabulary for content, technique, and style in written and oral critiques. Students will understand the use of stencils of different kinds in silkscreen printmaking. Devise methods of transforming tonal images to graphic delineations. Select appropriate studio practices, technologies, methods and materials to solve specific problems arising in the creation of multiple print editions in screen printing. Synthesize personal imagery with basic key elements of design (line, color, shape, texture, space, form). Analyze the social impact of repeatable multiple images of screen printing on contemporary society. Analyze contemporary and historic screen printing images as inspiration for course assignments. Examine the role screen printing plays in contemporary visual art. Students will acquire knowledge of silkscreen printmaking terminology which coordinates with the ARTD 45A curriculum. Students will learn techniques to directly create or transfer original or existing imagery to the particulars of the silkscreen printmaking process.
Printmaking: Photo and Alternative Processes	ARTD 47A	Students will produce printable photo polymer plates. 65% will score a grade of 75% or better.
Sculpture: Intermediate	ARTS 40B	Utilize a working knowledge of a sculptural medium, and show skill in the use of hand tools and equipment used to manipulate these media in completed project.
Sculpture: Beginning	ARTS 40A	Students will be able to replicate and enlarge a form by modeling it in clay. Students will safely and successfully use a variety of required stationary power tools: Band saw, sanders, lathe.
Sculpture: Carving	ARTS 40C	Students will maintain proportional relationships while using the reductive process. Students will control form while using the reductive process to create original sculptures
Sculpture: Intermediate Life	ARTS 41B	Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate three-dimensionally the action of the figure through gestural modeling. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate three-dimensionally the form of the figure.
Sculpture: Life	ARTS 41A	Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate three-dimensionally the form of the figure. Students will be able to quickly assess and communicate three-dimensionally the action of the figure through gestural modeling.
Sculpture: Mold Making	ARTS 42	Students will understand and are able to apply the concept of draft and undercuts in mold-making Students will be able to create uniform clay shim walls at the parting lines.
Sculpture: Special Effects Makeup	ARTS 46A	Students will be able to mold an extremity using industry standard flexible molding materials.
Sculpture: Special Effects Makeup	ARTS 46B	Students will be able to create a three dimensional character preparatory to creating a head mask of the character
Sculpture: Special Effects Makeup	ARTS 46A	Students will be able to cast a plaster reference copy of an extremity from flexible mold.
Sculpture: Special Effects Makeup	ARTS 46B	Student will apply modeling, molding and casting processes to create a full latex head mask.
The Sculptural Vessel	ARTS 34	Students will be able to construct a sculptural vessel with an architectural reference after researching a variety of architects' work and types of architecture. Students will use an organic reference to construct a group of 5 vessels, each under 5" that relate to each other in form and surface.
Typography	ARTC 160	Employ appropriate methods and technology to produce original letterforms and type styles.
Vector Design and Illustration	ARTC 140	Design and produce information graphics.
Visual Development	ARTC 167	Students will present a visual development portfolio representing the successful application of the synthesis of story, style, character, location, emotion, symbology, and composition.
Web Design	ARTC 200	Design effective web site prototypes.

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