| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| ART-100 | Drawing I +ART-100 Fundamental concepts and application of techniques of drawing, using a variety of media. Studies from nature and life are used, leading to an interpretative approach to understanding the visual environment, light on form, perspective and composition.
Drawing I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-110 | 2-D Design ART-110 Students will learn a comprehensive study of the elements and principles of a two-dimensional design through assignments and individual and group critiques. Experience with a variety of tools, materials and techniques will also be employed.
2-D Design Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-260 | Art History I +ART-260 Students will learn the historical developments of visual arts from Pre-historic through the Pre-Renaissance periods. Art will be examined as expressions of the ideas and beliefs of artist influenced by the political, religious and philosophical ideals of their different cultures.
Art History I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-271 Focuses on psychology as a science, presenting concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy and social psychology.
Intr/Psychology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway ORENG-119 Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts and writing, revising and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion.
Composition I Pathway Course Outline | ||
| ENG-120 | Composition I ENG-120 Students develop a writing process by reading and analyzing texts that illustrate various rhetorical strategies as well as writing, revising and editing short essays. Minimally, students must compose four formal, revised writing assignments, having one reach at least 1,250 words.
Composition I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| ART-200 | Drawing II ART-200 Students will learn more expressive, conceptualized drawing methods through the continued study of concepts and techniques surrounding drawing; the emphasis will be on developing individual expression through a conceptual approach and drawing from life.
Drawing II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-225 | Ceramics I ART-225 Studio art which explores working with clay using fundamental methods of pinch, coil, slab and mold. Throwing pottery on the wheel and instruction on different methods of surface decoration will also be covered. Good craftsmanship and creative inventiveness are stressed.
Ceramics I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-261 | Art History II ART-261 The study of the historical development of art from Pre-Renaissance through the 21st century. Beliefs and practices of cultures and societies will be examined. Style and symbolism combined with political, religious and philosophical traits will be explored through art.
Art History II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ENG-121 | Composition II ENG-121 Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
Composition II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| MAT-115 | General Education Pathway ORMAT-115 Survey of mathematical topics including set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions required. Calculators and computers will be used. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-116. Includes supplemental instruction lab.
General Education Pathway Course Outline | ||
| MAT-116 | General Education Math ORMAT-116 Survey of mathematical topics with emphasis on solutions to real life problems. Topics will include set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement, and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions will be required. Calculators and computers will be used.
General Education Math Course Outline | ||
| MAT-124 | Statistics Pathway ORMAT-124 Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-125 Statistics. Includes supplemental instruction lab.
Statistics Pathway Course Outline | ||
| MAT-125 | Statistics MAT-125 Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required.
Statistics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ESC-102 | Weather and Climate ESC-102 This course emphasizes the dynamics of the atmosphere, focusing on atmospheric evolution, seasonal controls of climate, human impacts, atmospheric humidity, air pressure, severe weather and climate classification. Extensive use of internet resources and software will be required for this course.
Weather and Climate Course Outline | 4.0 | |
Semester Totals |
19.0 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| ART-111 | 3-D Design ART-111 Students will complete a comprehensive study of the elements and principles of a three-dimensional design through assignments and individual and group critiques. Experience with a variety of tools, materials and techniques will also be employed.
3-D Design Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-205 | Painting ART-205 Students will learn the introduction to painting and explore the application of opaque and transparent painting media. Included in this introduction: color mixing, canvas stretching and other support preparation, composition, techniques and styles of expression.
Painting Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| COM-111 | Intro to Speech Communication COM-111 Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selecting, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence and points of view to audiences.
Intro to Speech Communication Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HIS-155 | History of the U.S. I ORHIS-155 A survey of early American history viewed with an emphasis on the political, social, economic, and ideological foundations of the Republic. Major topics include colonialism, revolution, federalism, nationalism, sectionalism, expansion, slavery, religion, Civil War.
History of the U.S. I Course Outline | ||
| HIS-156 | History of the U.S. II HIS-156 Views U.S. History since the end of Reconstruction with emphasis on how the domestic and international conflicts helped shape our modern society.
History of the U.S. II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| BIO-130 | Environmental Science BIO-130 This course examines the principles that govern natural environments and human interconnections to them. Some topics include resource use, pollution, sustainability, energy, water, food, ecology, evolution, climate change, and population. Laboratory exercises include outdoor field studies and indoor hands-on exercises.
Environmental Science Course Outline | 4.0 | |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| ART-161 | Printmaking I ART-161 Introductory printmaking course covering various printmaking techniques, such as woodcut, linocut, etching, monotype/monoprint, collagraph and silkscreen. Lectures and demonstrations will cover printmaking history and current trends. Competency in drawing and design required in order to achieve concepts, compositions and craftsmanship.
Printmaking I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-206 | Painting II ART-206 This course is a continued study of conceptual and technical aspects of opaque painting media, canvas stretching, and panel construction, composition and styles of expression. Emphasis is on individual expression through abstracting from observation and utilizing painting as expressive communication.
Painting II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| PHI-280 | Ethics PHI-280 Introduction to issues and theories of ethics. Includes survey of major value systems and contemporary issues.
Ethics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| SOC-280 | Introduction to Sociology SOC-280 Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance.
Introduction to Sociology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---
Transfer Elective | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 65.0 | ||
| Suggested Electives | |||
| ART-240 | Art and Gender ART-240 This course will examine the expression of the visual arts through gender, history and culture. The study of art and gender is covered to better understand and define the intent and creation of art forms from ancient to contemporary culture.
Art and Gender Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-250 | Understanding Art ART-250 A survey of the visual arts from Ancient to contemporary times, an understanding the major cultural and historical relationships to the art forms.
Understanding Art Course Outline | 3.0 | |