Howard Community CollegeOnline Catalogue2007-2008 Catalog
 
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Course Descriptions

ART

ARTT-101  Two-dimensional Basic Design

3 Credits (Humanities Core)

Students completing this course will possess a visual knowledge of art and will recognize the use of the individual two-dimensional design elements that make up a work of art. Students will gain a visual ability and an awareness and sensitivity to the observation of the visual world and to works of art. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-102  Three-dimensional Basic Design

3 Credits

This course explores the unique problems of designing objects that occupy or delineate three-dimensional space. Students experience various media and approaches and learn to resolve construction problems as well as conceptual problems. Materials may include clay, cardboard, foamcore, wood, paper mache, wire, plaster, and found objects. ARTT-101 is not a prerequisite to ARTT-102; however, students with a background in Two-Dimensional Basic Design (ARTT-101) will find the communication of visual ideas easier. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-103  Art Appreciation

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

The overall purpose of this course is to encourage an appreciation of Western Art. This is a highly visual course in which the student will examine and discuss works of art from the prehistoric to the contemporary periods. The student will be looking at and analyzing many images in order to gain an understanding of their form and content. The student will be analyzing the formal structure of various works of art as well as considering them in the context of the historical period and cultural framework in which they were produced. Recommended for non-art majors. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-104  Art History I

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

This course is an overview of Western Art that will familiarize the student with prehistoric, Mesopatamian, Egyptian, Minoan/Mycenaean, Greco-Roman, and medieval traditions. The student will come to recognize the major styles, monuments, and artists for each period and develop a theory of the relationship of artistic style to the rest of the cultural formulation. Art historical contexts include considerations of gender and other categories of diversity. Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-105  Art History II

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

Art from the Renaissance through the Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, Modern and Post-Modern periods will be studied in this course. The student will come to recognize the major styles, artists and monuments of each period. Culminating in a study of our own time, the course will emphasize the relationship of artistic style to a cultural period. Art historical contexts include considerations of gender and other categories of diversity. Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-106  History of Western Architecture I

3 Credits

An examination of the development of Western architectural styles from the ancient world through the late Middle Ages. Parallel developments in the Eastern world will also be considered. Architectural design and city planning are studied as responses to religious, political, economic, and cultural needs, as well as for an understanding of their structural principles. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-107  History of Western Architecture II

3 Credits

An examination of the development of Western architectural styles from the Renaissance through the 20th century and an introduction to contemporary problems in architecture and urbanism. Parallel developments in the Eastern world will also be considered. Architectural design, landscape architecture, and city planning are studied as responses to religious, political, economic, and cultural needs. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-108  Environmental Design: Introduction to the Built Environment

3 Credits

Students will be introduced to the conceptual, perceptual, behavioral, and technical aspects of environmental design including methods of analysis, problem solving, and project implementation. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-109  Drawing I

3 Credits (Humanities Core)

This course includes a basic introduction to the theories, practices, and techniques of drawing as a descriptive tool and as a mode of personal expression. The student develops skills in different media and approaches, as well as an understanding of linear perspective. The emphasis is upon direct observation from life, and the subjects may include still life, interiors, portraits, and figures. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-110  Drawing II

3 Credits

This course is a continuation of ARTT-109. The student learns to interpret more complex subjects, explores contemporary directions in drawing, and continues to develop a mastery of technique. There is also more emphasis on originality and the development of a personal style. There is a strong emphasis on drawing from life. Prerequisite: ARTT-109. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-112  Introduction to Digital Media

3 Credits

This course focuses upon the use of the computer as a creative tool for the visual arts. Working with various painting and drawing programs, such as CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop, students will learn how to create images by drawing and painting directly with the computer and by capturing, altering, and processing images using the many transformation tools available in different software. In addition to exploring the possibilities and limitations of digital media, students will explore the philosophical and ethical issues that electronic image making presents. Prerequisite: ARTT-101. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-115  Introduction to Interior Design I-Residential

3 Credits

This course is an overview of the principles and elements of Residential Interior Design. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the basic skills used by professionals in the design of residential interiors. This interior design course will emphasize the development of conceptual and technical skills as well as the creation of an artistic point of view on the part of the student. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-116 Introduction to Interior Design II–Commercial

3 Credits

This course is an overview of the principles and elements of commercial Interior Design. The student will utilize the basic skills used in the design of commercial spaces. This course will emphasize the development of conceptual and technical skills as well as the creation of an artistic point of view. Prerequisite: ARTT-115. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-122  History of Modern Art

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

This course introduces art as a reflection of humanity—our diversity and our creative processes. The History of Modern Art will root the cultural achievements of the 20

th Century in their historical settings, showing how the political, social, and economic events of the period influenced artistic creation. This course is a survey of the most important movements in Western Art from the late 19th Century to the early 21st Century. The impact of Modernism on painting, sculpture, printmaking, and photography will be covered. The student will learn the major artists and the influence that each art movement has on the next generation of artists. This is an important course for those who want to understand contemporary art. It also meets the oral presentation requirement for graduation. Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-130  Introduction to Video I

3 Credits

This course will include the basic skills of vide direction, camera techniques, lighting and sound techniques, and editing techniques. The emphasis will be on producing short video segments using television field production techniques and design principles. (4 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as MASS-130

ARTT-131  Introduction to Video II

3 Credits

This course will include the intermediate skills of vide producing, directing, camera techniques, lighting and sound techniques, and editing techniques. The emphasis will be on producing television shows using field and studio production techniques and design principles. (4 hours weekly) Prerequisite: ARTT-130 or MASS-130 NOTE: Also listed as MASS-131

ARTT-140  Photography Appreciation

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

This course is a study of photography as a fine art form from its beginnings to contemporary times. Individual photographers’ work will be studied in some depth. Genre considerations such as portraiture, documentation, landscape, and the nude will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the aesthetic qualities of the photographs. Parallels will be drawn to painting and sculpture and to more recent photographs. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-141  Basic Photography

3 Credits

This course will focus on developing the skills necessary to identify and produce the elements of a good photograph and on acquiring a thorough knowledge of appropriate photographic equipment. The student will develop an understanding of the technical areas of photography including lenses, film types, exposure meters, depth of field, film development and print processing. A camera that allows the user to override the automatic settings or manually adjust aperture and shutter speed is required. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-142  Intermediate Photography

3 Credits

The student will use the camera as a means of creative self-expression and communication. the student will master the basic elements of design, composition and lighting that go into making a photograph that communicates a message. Students will be assigned projects which will be critiqued during the semester. Prerequisite: ARTT-141. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-143  History of Photography

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

This course is an examination of the development of photography from its beginnings to the present day. It will include the study of the interrelationships between photography and other visual arts, the effects of changing technologies on the photographic image, and the contributions of major photographers and art movements, as well as historical perspectives. (3 hours weekly)

ARTT-146  Digital Photography I

3 Credits

In this course students will gain a working knowledge of digital image creation and production. While revisiting traditional photographic themes, such as portraiture, still life, the nude, the landscape, abstraction, montage, and the social document, students will learn the basics of scanning, selection tools, painting and editing tools, color correction, special effects, print options, and more. With an emphasis on content as well as craft, students will learn to design, retouch, and composite images for visual communication and self-expression. Basic computer literacy is highly recommended. Prerequisites: ARTT-101. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-147  Digital Photography II

3 Credits

This intermediate digital photography course, which will work with image files in the raw format, will expand upon the concepts and techniques introduced in ARTT-146. Students will master digital image creation and production in black and white and color. Digital asset management and post production will be emphasized. A digital camera with manual capabilities and raw format ability is required. Prerequisite: ARTT-146. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-148   Digital Imaging, Raster Program I

3 Credits

Using Photoshop, the current industry standard program, students will attain a comprehensive knowledge of digital image creation and production. Using a raster-based graphic image production and editing software program, the student will gain a working knowledge of painting and editing tools, selection techniques, color correction, special effects, scanning, prepress preparation and print options, digital photography techniques and more. With an emphasis on technical skill as well as craft, students will learn to design, retouch, and composite images for effective visual communication and self-expression. Basic computer literacy is required. Prerequisite: ARTT-112. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-149 Digital Imaging, Raster Program II

3 Credits

This course is an in-depth exploration of the concepts and techniques introduced in ARTT-148. Students will further their mastery of digital image creation with Photoshop. Students will create and design images that take advantage of the unique power of the emerging digital technology medium. Prerequisite: ARTT-148. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-151  Ceramics I

3 Credits

This studio ceramics course incorporates information about clay, clay preparation, glazes and glazing techniques, and kiln technology. The course emphasizes handbuilding techniques and clay as a medium of expression. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-152  Ceramics II

3 Credits

The student will continue to explore handbuilding techniques and clay as an expressive medium. There will also be an opportunity for a limited number of interested students to work on the potter’s wheel. Students in Ceramics II will have more freedom to identify and pursue their own areas of interest. Prerequisite: ARTT-151. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-153  Wheel Throwing I

3 Credits

This studio ceramics course incorporates basic information about clay, wheel throwing for the beginner, glazes and kiln technology. The course emphasis is on centering clay and throwing bowls and cylinder forms such as mugs and vases. Students will also learn and apply the basics involved in finishing their works using a wide palette of classroom glazes. Prerequisite: ARTT-151. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-154  Wheel Throwing II

3 Credits

This studio ceramics course is a continuation of Wheel Throwing I and reviews basic information about clay, wheel throwing, glazes and kiln technology. Starting with basic forms such as cylinders and bowls, this course will focus on the student’s aesthetic and technical development in the creation of larger and more complex wheel-thrown functional pieces. Variations of attachment, such as lids, spouts, handles and footing devices will be covered. Students will conduct clay and glaze-making tests and carry out different firing range experiments. Students will also continue to explore various decoration methods that compliment the new forms. Prerequisite: ARTT-153. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-158 Digital Imaging, Vector Program

3 Credits

Using an industry standard vector-based program, students will focus on the use of the computer as a creative tool for visual communication. Using this vector-based graphic image production and editing software program, the student will gain a working knowledge of image design, creation and transformation, color selection, special effects, prepress preparation, print options and more. With an emphasis on the commercial application of technical skill and craft, students will learn to design and composite images for effective visual communication and artistic self-expression. In addition to exploring the possibilities and limitations of digital media, students will also explore the legal and ethical issues that digital image creation presents. Basic computer literacy is required. Prerequisite: ARTT-112. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-171-173  Art Gallery Practicum

1 Credit

Students will learn exhibit design, lighting, and promotion while working in a gallery setting. Working with the gallery director, students will help install the exhibits and design the informational materials. Proper handling, exhibit philosophy, press releases, and gallery management will be covered in this course for those interested in arts administration, gallery management, or museum studies. Students may take this course up to three times for credit by registering for the class in numerical sequence starting with ARTT-171. (Minimum 45 hours per semester)

ARTT-200  Graphic Design

3 Credits

Students will acquire practical introductory knowledge of commercial art and advertising design. They will be able to solve formal problems dealing with fundamental principles and will develop the basic skills necessary to work with specific types of media, especially computergenerated graphic design. The primary objective of this course is to teach students to prepare advertisements and commercial designs from concept to visual communication. Prerequisite: ARTT-148 or ARTT-158. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-201  Advanced Color Design

3 Credits

This course provides an in-depth analysis and practical application of two dimensional design concepts through independent projects. Students will explore all aspects of color as an element of the design process, as well as learn to develop designs from simple units to more complex modules, exploring theme and variation forms. Students will gain a visual knowledge, awareness and sensitivity to the visual world and to works of art. Prerequisite: ARTT-101. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-202  Introduction to Relief Printmaking

3 Credits

The student will be exposed to the relief printmaking process. The student will prepare, use and care for tools, blocks and plates, cut blocks and plates and print in numbered editions. The student will also study the history of relief printmaking. Prerequisite: ARTT-109. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-204  Digital Publishing

3 Credits

In this course, students will use desktop publishing software to produce documents that are in demand by today’s businesses and publishers—brochures, calendars, newsletters, and booklets. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the process of creating documents that use typography and graphics—from initial design concepts through production via desktop publishing software and to train students in the proper use of the software’s features and commands. Prerequisite: ARTT-148 or ARTT-158. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-211  Painting I

3 Credits

The student will learn the materials, tools, and approaches to painting in oil or acrylic. Color mixing and theory as it applies to painting is a central concern of the course. The emphasis in the course is on technical mastery and direct observation from life. Subjects may include still life, interiors, landscape, portraiture, and figures. Prerequisite: ARTT-101 and ARTT-109. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-212  Painting II

3 Credits

This course is a continuation of ARTT-211, Painting I. Students continue to polish their technical skills, and there is more emphasis on conceptual concerns. Contemporary approaches to representational painting are studied, and students have more latitude for stylistic exploration. Problems will challenge students’ imaginations as well as their technical expertise. Prerequisite: ARTT-211. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-213  Portraiture I

3 Credits

This course will include the basic skills of portrait drawing: proportion, line, form, and the anatomy of the head and neck. The emphasis will be on anatomical knowledge, observation, and the use of traditional design principles. Prerequisite: ARTT-110. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-214  Portraiture II

3 Credits

This course is a continuation of ARTT-213. The student moves on to color work and portrait painting, using the combined knowledge of anatomy, drawing, color theory, and painting techniques. Prerequisite: ARTT-211 and ARTT-213. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-215 Pastel Drawing

3 Credits

The student will use pastels as a color medium in drawing. Fundamental drawing skills will be combined with color mixing and color design to explore traditional and contemporary approaches to pastel. The variety of subject matter will include still life, interiors, landscape, portrait, and figures. Students will explore the influences of other artists and styles as they develop their own individual expression. Prerequisite: ARTT-110. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-220  Art Museum Resources

3 Credits

This course involves student exposure in the form of approximately eight prearranged, organized field trips or tours to art museums in the Baltimore-Washington area. Museums to be included are the Walters, Baltimore Museum of Art, National Gallery East and West, Hirshhorn, Freer Gallery of Oriental Art, Corcoran, Renwick, and Phillips Collection. Lectures and discussions will be arranged on site at these various museums. Field trips are required. There will be a fee assessed to cover the bus transportation based on the number of students enrolled in the course. Students will be evaluated based upon their participation and through the combination of written summaries and response sheets. Museum connoiseurship includes consideration of gender and other categories of diversity. (8 hours bi-weekly)

ARTT-221  Art Museum Field Trips

1 Credit

This course involves student exposure in the form of approximately eight prearranged, organized field trips or tours to the art museums of the Baltimore-Washington area. Museums may include the Walters, Baltimore Museum of Art, National Gallery East and West, Hirshhorn, Freer Gallery of Oriental Art, Corcoran, Renwick and Phillips Collection. Lectures and discussions will be arranged on site at these various museums. Field trips are required. There will be a fee assessed to cover the bus transportation based on the number of students enrolled in the course. Students will be evaluated based upon their participation and a short summary of their experience submitted at the end of the course. Museum connoiseurship includes consideration of gender and other categories of diversity. (8 hours bi-weekly)

ARTT-223  Motion Graphics

3 Credits

This course will include basic skills in motion graphics: color, form, typography, design and movement of design elements. Students will utilize software such as Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to create compositions. (4 hours weekly) Prerequisite: ARTT-112 NOTE: Also listed as MASS-223

ARTT-225 Life Drawing I

3 Credits

In this course, students learn the descriptive and expressive drawing of the human body by working from live models and studying human anatomy. Students consider proportions, the skeletal and muscular systems, surface anatomy, foreshortening, drapery, and the expressive use of lighting. Traditional and contemporary approaches to the presentation of the human figure are explored. Prerequisite: ARTT-110. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-226 Life Drawing II

3 Credits

This course is a continuation of ARTT-225, Life Drawing I. The student will continue to work from the live model and develop the perceptual skills necessary to life drawing. Advanced projects related to the study of anatomy and traditional drawing conventions will be required. Drawing II students will analyze the structure and the anatomy of old master drawings. Prerequisite: ARTT-225. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-227  Watercolor Painting I

3 Credits

This course is for students with no watercolor experience. Fundamental techniques like washes, dry-brush, controlled strokes, and wet-into-wet applications will be covered. This course will introduce pigment properties, composition, and color design. There will be an emphasis on the representational conventions of form and space, covered with a variety of subject matter including still life, landscape, interiors, and figures. Prerequisite: ARTT-101 and ARTT-109. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-228  Watercolor Painting II

3 Credits

This course is for students with previous watercolor experience. Fundamental techniques like washes, dry-brush, controlled strokes, and wet-into-wet applications will be reviewed. This course will introduce pigment properties, large-scale composition, advanced color design, and the development of a more personal approach. In addition, there will be more emphasis on the representational conventions of form and space, covered with a variety of subject matter including still life, landscape, interiors, and figures. Prerequisite: ARTT-210 or ARTT-227. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-229 Chinese Brush Painting I

3 Credits

Chinese Brush Painting is a unique art form, reflecting the principles of Chinese aesthetics, specialized materials and techniques. In this course, students will learn the basic principles of Chinese art and their relationship to universal design principles. The subjects for the paintings will be the traditional fl ora and fauna typical of this art form. The techniques include the use of bamboo brushes; the creation of ink washes in fi ve gradations, the use of Chinese liquid transparent and opaque colors, and working on absorbent rice paper. Overall, students will express themselves in a Chinese form of art, learn a new artistic medium, and see the relationship to western principles and techniques. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-230 Chinese Brush Painting II

3 Credits

This course is the continuation of ARTT-229. In this course, students will continue their study of the fundamental principles of Chinese art. The student will focus on “Six Principles” of Chinese Painting for a more theoretical approach to the course. More comprehensive study on technique in the using brush stroke, ink, color, and variations on absorbent/non-absorbent paper will be the key for students that want to acquire mastery of this art form. The subject matter will be expanded beyond ARTT-229 to include landscape and atmosphere. Prerequisite: ARTT-229. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-231  Sculpture I

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the basic elements, materials, and techniques of sculpture. Approaches may include modeling such as with clay, addition such as assemblage, or subtraction such as carving wood or stone. The student learns how to approach the basic elements of three-dimensional form including scale, mass, color, movement, and use of space in a sculptural manner. Prerequisite: ARTT-101 and ARTT-102. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-232  Sculpture II

3 Credits

This course is a continuation of ARTT-231 with an increased emphasis on conceptual concerns. Students learn about contemporary approaches to sculpture and have more latitude for stylistic exploration. Prerequisite: ARTT-231. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-241  Advanced Black and White Photography

3 Credits

This course will continue to focus on skills developed in Intermediate Photography using the camera as a means of creative self-expression and communication. The student will master the design and composition elements that are an intrinsic aspect of photography, and will learn to work independently in developing his or her photographic sense of sight. Extensive lab work will be required with emphasis on experimental darkroom techniques, and mastery of darkroom skills. Prerequisite: ARTT-141 and ARTT-142. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-242  Creative Darkroom Techniques

3 Credits

This course will examine and apply the materials and elements of experimental photographic techniques to enhance the student’s artistic self-expression. Extensive lab work will be required with emphasis on experimental darkroom techniques. Prerequisite: ARTT-141 and ARTT-142. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-243  Zone System in Photography

3 Credits

This course will examine and utilize a 35 mm approach to the Zone System, the photographic exposure technique developed by Ansel Adams. Students will gain a broader technical knowledge of photographic materials and expand their aesthetic awareness by learning to make conscious, pre-visualized choices in their image-making process. This course will concentrate on the black and white photographic process with a brief examination of color photography and its applications in the Zone System. Prerequisite: ARTT-141, ARTT-142, and ARTT-241 or ARTT-242. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-244  Introduction to Color Photography

3 Credits

Using color transparency and negative materials, the student will gain knowledge of the basic principles of color photography. Students will examine theory, techniques and the aesthetics of color photography. Assignments will incorporate a variety of color films and print materials and various systems of processing. Prerequisite: ARTT-141 and ARTT-142. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-246  Photographic Studio Lighting

3 Credits

An introduction to the principles of artificial lighting and camera work as they are applied in studio photography; teaches studio lighting for still lifes, products, portraits, and figure photography. Students must have a 35 mm fully adjustable SLR camera. The use of medium format cameras will be covered. Prerequisite: ARTT-142 or ARTT-147. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)

ARTT-250  Art Portfolio Assessment

1 Credit

This course is designed to prepare advanced visual arts students for the portfolio review process at transfer institutions. It should be taken during the art student’s last semester at Howard Community College and is preparing for transfer and/or graduation. Acceptance and placement into programs of advanced study are most frequently based upon a review of a portfolio of the student’s work. Each student’s portfolio will be reviewed, and strengths, deficiencies,and omissions will be noted. In working sessions during the course of the semester, those deficiencies and omissions will be corrected. Students will learn how to make slides, mat, mount, and otherwise prepare work for the transfer portfolio review. They will review sample portfolios and learn about the transfer review process from admissions officers, alumni, and art instructors. At the end of the course students will have an exit portfolio review where they will have a final assessment of their preparedness for the transfer process. Prerequisites: the core courses ARTT-101, ARTT-102, ARTT-109 and ARTT-110. (1½ hours weekly for 10 weeks)

ARTT-252  Painting III

3 Credits

This course is designed to further challenge the student who has completed Painting II. Each semester there will be a specific focus, such as, Landscape, Still Life, The Portrait, etc. There will be an emphasis on the student finding and developing their own style in responding to each specific focus. Prerequisite: ARTT-212. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-254 Landscape Oil Painting I

3 Credits

Landscape Oil Painting I is a basic introduction to the theories, practices, and techniques of painting outdoors and on-site as a tool for understanding the representation of the form, space, suggestion, and simplifi cation of the natural environment. Prerequisite: ARTT-101 and ARTT-109. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-255 Landscape Oil Painting II

3 Credits

This is a continuation of Landscape Oil Painting I. This course will review the basic theories, practices, and techniques of painting outdoors and will introduce alla prima painting, a variation in surfaces, and the development of a personal approach. Composition and color for expression and ersonal directions in contemporary painting will also be covered. Prerequisite: ARTT-254. (4 hours weekly)

ARTT-260  Designing for Interactive Environments

3 Credits

This course will include the skills of design principles for interactive environments: applications, architecture, hypertext, navigation, usability, content and authoring. The emphasis will be on the elements of design. Prerequisite: CMSY-126 or CMSY-129. (4 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as MASS-260.

ARTT-261  Digital Video

3 Credits

This course will include the skills in acquiring audio and video for new media distribution: direction, camera techniques, lighting and sound techniques, and editing techniques as well as codecs and compression techniques. The emphasis will be on the video production for new media. Prerequisite: CMSY-126 or CMSY-129. (4 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as MASS-261.

ARTT-270  Multimedia Authoring and Design I

3 Credits

This course will include the basic skills in authoring for CD-ROM: conceptualize, storyboard and design for multimedia projects. Students will work with software such as Macromedia Director. (4 hours weekly) Prerequisite: ARTT-112 NOTE: Also listed as MASS-270

ARTT-271  Multimedia Authoring and Design II

3 Credits

This course will include the more advanced skills in authoring for CD-ROM: conceptualize, storyboard and design for multimedia projects. Students will work with software such as Macromedia Director. (4 hours weekly) Prerequisite: ARTT-270 or MASS-270 NOTE: Also listed as MASS-271

ARTT-280  Web Design and Production I

3 Credits

This course will include the basic skills in authoring for the web: conceptualization, design, and implementation. Emphasis is on design principles, user friendly interactive design, and incorporating multimedia components. (4 hours weekly) Prerequisite: ARTT-112 NOTE: Also listed as MASS-280

ARTT-281  Web Design and Production II

3 Credits

This course will include the complex skills in authoring for the web using software such as Dreamweaver and Flash. Emphasis is on design principles, user friendly interactive design, and incorporating multimedia components. (4 hours weekly) Prerequisite: ARTT-280 or MASS–280. NOTE: Also listed as MASS-281.





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