Art

To prepare the student to communicate effectively.

• Students will implement team building skills.
• The student will produce and record a demo reel using video editing software and equipment.

To equip the student with research and development skills.

• Students will research and produce projects that move beyond their routine interests.

To prepare students to transfer or enter the field of Digital Animation.

• Students will create a quality portfolio consistent with industry practices and standards.
• Graduates are accepted at a 4-yr school.
• Graduates´ GPA maintained/improved at the transfer institution.

To prepare students to interact in a diverse society.

• The student will demonstrate the ability to manage conflicts peacefully.
• The student will demonstrate skill in negotiating difference and working towards consensus.
• The student will demonstrate openness toward diverse points of view.

To provide students with the knowledge of a valid critiquing process.

• Students will assess the aesthetic value of their work as well as that of others.
• Students will be able implement changes.

To provide students with the knowledge of relevant file management.

• Students will effectively manage files and document assets.

To provide students with the essential knowledge of a variety of software packages pertinent to digital animation.

• Students will demonstrate competency in a variety of software packages pertinent to digital animation.

To equip the student with quantitative problem solving techniques.

• Students will demonstrate competency in selecting various frame rates and corresponding time configurations.

To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.

• Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
• Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.

College Seminar is an opportunity for students to develop the skills necessary to improve the chances for success in the college environment. General College procedures, the fundamental notions of time management and study skills, and the specific responsibilities of today's students in a variety of local and global environments are discussed. One or more collaborative projects will be an integral part of the course. Corequisites: The course must be taken in the student's first thirty hours of study. General first year courses would usually be taken at the same time.

A course in life drawing with heavy emphasis on gesture and various contour exercises. Classroom work concentrates on learning to understand volume, tone and the human form. Charcoal, conte, ink-wash, and mixed media are used throughout the semester. Studio work is supplemented by discussion and slide lecture. Studio lab supply fee: $20

This course introduces the tools, media, and theory used in drawing for reproduction. It includes the fundamentals of perspective, the theory of light and shade, and a survey of graphic representation. Projects are executed using line, value, form, texture, space, and proportion.

This course provides the foundation of traditional animation techniques. These techniques are mastered before moving on to digital animation. Techniques in portfolio projects are used in the second year.

This course introduces digital imaging and digital illustration techniques, and software used by the animator. It explores the aesthetic and technological potential of digital imaging and digital illustration software. The use of digital media and the creation of computer based imagery are emphasized. It includes advanced technical instruction in the use of software and peripheral devices (scanners, printers, file storage, and other technologies).

English 1 is a composition course. By focusing on several kinds of writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others--it teaches the student to produce the clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Class meetings are a blend of lecture and discussion with frequent in-class writing activities. Conferences may be required. Readings are studied as models of good writing and for the ideas they contain. There are eight writing assignments altogether, including an in-class essay, a research-based assignment, and a business writing assignment. Prerequisites: Appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4 Advanced Composition, or permission of Humanities Department Head or course instructor.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course seeks to deepen the students' understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in both imaginative literature and a full-length book of non-fiction. To this end, students use and develop critical thinking and language skills. They do so mainly in their attempts to raise and answer questions in their readings, discussions, and expository writing tasks, which may include exploratory writing, an academic journal, reports and essays. A library-oriented research project is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN105 English Composition for Speakers of Other Languages

Students are introduced to sculpture through the subject of the figure, using a variety of traditional and non-traditional media. The elements of space, structure, mass, volume and line as they combine to give form and meaning will be covered. Prerequisite: FA103 Figure Drawing 1 and FA108 Three Dimensional Design. Studio lab supply fee: $35

This course introduces photography and the photograph as a medium of the graphic communicator. It covers photographic principles and procedures, including how to operate a 35mm adjustable camera, develop black-and-white film, make contact prints, and enlargements. The aesthetics of the photograph, and its use as a medium of graphic communications, is emphasized.

This course prepares for entry into the discipline of digital animation as a practicing professional. It covers the developmental elements of computer animation, including user interface, 3-D modeling, materials, and particle systems. It introduces the basic techniques of computer animation and production processes. Prerequisites: GC133 Introduction.

This course introduces the principles and techniques used in the creation, practice, and production of storyboards for animation, multimedia, and filmmaking. It covers scriptwriting, along with the fundamental principles of storyboarding through traditional techniques and practice. Drawing skills and composition are applied to set location, cinematography, sound, special effects, and character actions along with fluid storylines in a variety of genres. The results are more proficient visual communicators in industry applications, including animated films, cartoons, commercials, documentaries, live-action feature films, industrial and institutional films, and video gaming. Prerequisite: GC101 Foundation Drawing.

This course explores the art of cartooning. It builds upon understanding of the human form in illustration. It explores action effects, backgrounds, caricatures, strips, panels, layouts and inking, greeting cards, and history of the cartoon. Prerequisites: GC101 Foundation Drawing and FA103 Figure Drawing 1.

This course is a continuation of GC144 Digital Animation. It focuses on the further development of digital animation skills and techniques. Instruction provides insight to the more complex features of animation software, including advanced user interfaces, customized interfaces, advanced 3-D modeling, mapping, materials, and production techniques. It introduces character generation software.GC144 Digital Animation 1, GC146 Storyboarding, and GC147 Sculptural Procedures for the Animator.

This course incorporates full production animation techniques. It expects advanced exploration of storyboarding, set design, cinematography, sound, and finished character development. Contemporary digital recording and editing systems are synthesized with traditional animation techniques. Prerequisites: GC133 Introduction to Animation, and GC146 Storyboarding.

This course is a survey of mathematics for students in those programs that do not require a mathematics sequence. It provides an appreciation of mathematical ideas in historical and modern settings. Topics include problem solving, logic, geometry, statistics, and consumer mathematics. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course offers a workshop with individual and team projects. It incorporates the production animation techniques previously mastered. Storyboarding, character development, audio, animation hardware and software, and contemporary digital recording and editing systems are used. Projects include animation for advertising, entertainment, educational, and scientific applications. Prerequisite: GC231 Traditional Animation Techniques. Corequisite: GC234 Professional Practices for the Animator.

This course emphasizes the completion of a professional portfolio, which is presented, analyzed, and improved. It covers the creation of additional portfolio work for professional presentation. Prerequisite: GC231 Traditional Animation Techniques and GC145 Digital Animation 2. Corequisite: GC233 Animation Production Workshop.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.