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Humanities

Courses

Art: Art History (ARTH)

  • ARTH 200FGH - Art of World Civilization I

    Credit(s): 3

    This class is a survey of the history of painting, architecture, sculpture, and other arts of Western Civilization - Ancient to Middle Ages. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Create a time line of cultures, empires, and individuals that have made significant contributions to this emergent Western culture.
    • Compare and contrast differing aspects of these, noting similarities and the continuity of ideas and concepts.
    • Discuss your findings and theories, both in writing and in group exchanges.
    • Recognize and know a number of photographic slides which correspond to the illustrations in the text and handouts.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of multicultural global community.

  • ARTH 201FGH - Art of World Civilization II

    Credit(s): 3

    This class is a survey of the history of painting, architecture, sculpture, and other arts of Western Civilization - Renaissance to Modern. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Create a time line of cultures, empires, and individuals that have made significant contributions to this emergent Western culture.
    • Compare and contrast differing aspects of these, noting similarities and the continuity of ideas and concepts.
    • Discuss your findings and theories, both in writing and in group exchanges.
    • Recognize and know a number of photographic slides which correspond to the illustrations in the text and handouts.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of multicultural global community.

  • ARTH 225FG - Art and Architecture of Venice

    Credit(s): 3

    Corequisite(s): ARTH 227 .
    This course examines the art and architecture of Italy. Students will explore the works of the artists and architects of Italy with specific attention given to Venice from the 4th century onward. The class will consist of a series of excursions to historic sites, important architectural structures, and museums. Emphasis will be on the recognition of the unique character that is found in the Italian style. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Recognize specific works by Italian artists and know their place in the chronology of Italian art history.
    • Write a series of papers that reveal a process of investigation that has led the student to hold a particular opinion about a particular piece of work.
    • Prepare a presentation on a selected artist that will be delivered to fellow classmates.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of multicultural global community.

  • ARTH 227FG - History of Theatre in Venice

    Credit(s): 3

    Corequisite(s): ARTH 225 . 
    This course is a study of Italian theatrical history as it relates to Venice and the surrounding area. It will trace drama from its origins in Greek Dionysian religious festivals and consequent usurpation by the Romans through the development of the very specifically Italian forms, commedia del arte and grand opera. The location and timing of this course will provide students with a unique, first-hand experience in Italian theatrical culture. Ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheatre at Concordia Sagittaria and the exquisitely preserved Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio, the oldest extant indoor theatre in the world, with its lovingly maintained original scenery in forced perspective from its initial performance of Oedipus Rex in 1584, will give students physical contact with historical theatrical practices. And access to La Fenice, the recently renovated Venetian opera house originally completed in 1792, as well as performances there, offers the opportunity to expose students to an art form that has uniquely Italian origins. Also, the dates of the course encompass the traditional Italian pre-Lenten celebration of carnevale when visitors and residents alike don elaborate and historically authentic costumes and masks, when squares and alleys are filled with street performers of all stripes, including commedia del arte troupes performing works by the masters of 16th century comedy on rude stages with no amplification and historically accurate costumes and props, culminating in an elaborately staged pageant, all of which will immerse the students in a three-dimensional world of theatre that no solely academic curriculum could hope to provide. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Trace the evolution of drama from ancient Greece to the origination of opera as a popular form of entertainment in 18th century Europe.
    • Identify and explain the function of each of the commedia del arte stock characters.
    • Identify the various architectural and technical elements of ancient and Renaissance theatrical practice.
    • Present a brief, original commedia del arte piece based on his or her experiences in Italy.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of multicultural global community examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTH 228FGH - History of Early Italian Renaissance

    Credit(s): 3

    This course aims to introduce students to the development of style and meaning in Italian 14th century art. Painting, sculpture and architecture will be the main disciplines explored. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Understand the pivotal part that Florence played in the birth of the Renaissance.
    • Compare and contrast different artists, noting revolutionary trends in styles and movements.
    • Understand the chronological order of Italian Renaissance Art.
    • Recognize and know a number of photographic slides which correspond to the illustrations in the text.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of multicultural global community.

Art: Jewelry (ARTJ)

  • ARTJ 210F - Jewelry and Metalsmithing I

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is an introduction to the tools, techniques, and materials of the professional jeweler/metalsmith with emphasis on the design and production of jewelry objects. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Use basic tools of the professional jeweler properly and safely.
    • Examine surface embellishment.
    • Use cold connections and silver soldering for jewelry fabrication.
    • Use basic stone setting techniques for non-faceted stones.
    • Design and fabricate jewelry based projects.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTJ 211F - Jewelry and Metalsmithing II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 210 .
    A continuation of ARTJ 210 , this course provides further introduction of the tools, techniques, and materials of the professional jeweler/metalsmith. Emphasizes working more 3-dimensionally with greater complexity. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Discuss advanced jewelry and metal forming concepts.
    • Demonstrate technical development and personal imagery.
    • Demonstrate advanced processes in metal, including wax carving, spruing, investing, and casting.
    • Utilize design criteria and concept.
    • Discuss themes in historical and contemporary metalworking.
    • Use basic techniques for setting faceted stones.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTJ 212 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing III

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 211 .
    This course is an in-depth investigation into the tools, techniques, and materials of the professional jeweler.  Emphasis will be on the mechanics, ergonomics, and engineering of complex jewelry projects. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Apply catch and hinge mechanisms to complex jewelry projects.
    • Utilize precious metals in metalsmithing projects.
    • Discuss the engineering and ergonomics for complex jewelry designs.
    • Demonstrate technical development and personal imagery.

  • ARTJ 213 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing IV

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 212 .
    A continuation of ARTJ 212, this course provides a further in-depth investigation into the tools, techniques, and materials of the professional jeweler/metalsmith.  Emphasis will be on business and production methods of the independent studio artist.  (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate technical development and personal imagery through a body of work.
    • Employ production methodology of the professional jeweler/metalsmith.
    • Utilize pricing and business practices of the professional jeweler/studio artist.

  • ARTJ 220 - Forging and Smithing I

    Credit(s): 3

    Corequisite(s): ARTJ 210 .
    Forging and smithing are ancient hammer and anvil based techniques that take advantage of the plastic qualities of metal. This course concentrates on hammer formed jewelry items utilizing non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass, silver, and gold. The course will introduce the student to the following topics: forging and raising techniques, hammers, anvils, forming stakes, tool maintenance. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Design and produce raised and forged forms beginning with the appropriate sheet metal or dimensional stock and using the proper techniques to carry the work through to a finished object.

  • ARTJ 221 - Forging and Smithing II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 220 .
    This course is designed to explore the use of the hydraulic press in jewelry and vessel construction. Emphasis will be in die making involved in the processes. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Design and produce metal forms using dies and the hydraulic press.
    • Use polishing and finishing techniques to take pieces to finished state.

  • ARTJ 231 - 3D Jewelry Design and Modeling I

    Credit(s): 4

    This is a jewelry foundational course designed to teach the student how to design in a 3D CAD/CAM software environment and to further take those designs and create finished wax models on prototyping CNC mills. Manufacturing issues and techniques that will be found in a production setting will be explored. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Maneuver though basic computer operations, including file management and removable storage devices.
    • Create artwork in a 3D software environment.
    • Transfer completed designs into a manufacturing environment and create completed 3D models.

  • ARTJ 232 - 3D Jewelry Design and Modeling II

    Credit(s): 4

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 231 .
    This is an advanced jewelry course designed to continue teaching the student how to design in a 3D CAD/CAM software environment and to further take those designs and create finished wax models on prototyping CNC mills. Manufacturing issues and techniques that will be found in a production setting will be explored. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Maneuver though basic computer operations, including file management and removable storage devices.
    • Create artwork in a 3D software environment.
    • Transfer completed designs into a manufacturing environment and create completed 3D models.

  • ARTJ 233 - 3D Jewelry Design and Modeling III

    Credit(s): 4

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 232 .
    This upper level jewelry course is designed to further the education of students who have completed the first and second semester of the CAD/CAM programs. The class will focus on more complex design and milling projects including making galleries, sculpting tools, two and three sided projects, two-color metal projects, and design and milling of metal molds. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Design complex projects using our CAD program.
    • Transform CAD projects into 3D objects with the use of our CAM program.

  • ARTJ 234 - 3D Jewelry Design and Modeling IV

    Credit(s): 4

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 233 .
    This advanced CAD/CAM jewelry course is designed to expand skills acquired in the first three semesters of the jewelry CAD/CAM programs. The class will focus on the completion of complex custom designs from inception to ready-for-market pieces. Additionally, students will integrate the preparation of portfolio, marketing, and human relations skills in a simulated jewelry business environment. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Design and produce complex custom projects using CAD/CAM, CNC, and jewelry lab equipment.
    • Create/assemble a portfolio of finished pieces which would maximize success in marketing strategies.
    • Demonstrate interpersonal skills and work effectively with customers and co-workers in a simulated professional Jewelry business environment.
    • Understand the basic employment laws and regulations in the jewelry industry.

  • ARTJ 250 - Wax Modeling and Casting I

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is an introduction to casting tools, techniques, and materials of the professional jeweler/metalsmith. Emphasis will be on the design and production of custom pieces. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Perform a variety of waste-mold casting techniques.
    • Carve and model wax for custom design.
    • Use organic and inorganic materials for casting.
    • Express a working knowledge of metallurgy in regards to casting.
    • Perform surface finishing techniques of cast pieces.

  • ARTJ 251 - Wax Modeling and Casting II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 250 .
    A continuation of ARTJ 250, this course provides an in-depth investigation into casting tools, techniques and materials of the professional jeweler/metalsmith. Emphasis will be on design and production of multiples. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate technical development in regards to casting.
    • Create models and molds for production casting.
    • Sprue wax models for production.
    • Perform batch finishing of production pieces.

  • ARTJ 260 - Stone Setting I

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): instructor’s consent.
    In this course, students build basic stone setting skills by learning tool assembly and shaping, and how to set stones in a round, oval and pear-marquis head setting. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Install simple head settings.
    • Set round, oval and pear stone marquis headings.
    • Set and cluster heads.
    • Solder and set prong setting for round faceted stones.
    • Build baskets for oval settings Integrate a variety of techniques in the creative process.

  • ARTJ 261 - Stone Setting II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): instructor’s consent.
    Students build stone setting skills by completing head settings and assembling tools for channel, flush, pave’ and gypsy settings. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Construct and grind tools.
    • Perform bead setting, pave’.
    • Perform channel setting.
    • Perform flush or gypsy setting and fishtail.
    • Integrate the techniques learned in class in order to build a piece.

  • ARTJ 270 - Surface Embellishments I

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 210 .
    This course concentrates on textural and chromatic surface treatments for all non-ferrous metals including silver and gold. Included among the topics covered will be reticulation, acidetching, enameling, fusing, hammer and punch treatments, patination, roller printing, and media blasting among others. These are all vital techniques which are, due to their proliferation and technical nature, beyond the scope of basic jewelry classes. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Explain the ancient and modern surface techniques.
    • Utilize concepts, principles, techniques and problems of different treatments.

  • ARTJ 280 - Jewelry Repair I

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTJ 210 , ARTJ 211 .
    This comprehensive course teaches students the skills necessary for basic jewelry repair. Students are expected to identify various precious metals as well as cleaning, refurbishing and polishing jewelry. In addition, students learn to size rings, repair broken jewelry and replace stones in damaged pieces. Specifics include: precious metal terminology, cleaning and polishing for repair, soldering techniques for heads and shanks, ring sizing and reshanks, hinge and catch repair, broken chains, diamond removal and tightening, prong work and re-tipping, estimating price quotes. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Make simple repairs on precious metal jewelry Identify metals.
    • Clean and polish for repair.
    • Use solder techniques for heads and shanks.
    • Perform ring sizing and reshanks.
    • Repair hinge and catch repair.
    • Repair broken chains and spring rings.
    • Tighten prong settings.
    • Fabricate prong work and re-tip broken prongs.
    • Estimate price quotes.
    • Communicate clearly and ethically with customers.
    • Evaluate different approaches to repair and select most appropriate repair solutions.

Art: Visual Arts (ARTZ)

  • ARTZ 101 - Art Fundamentals

    Credit(s): 3

    This course focuses on the introduction to the craft, materials and conceptual concerns of two- and three-dimensional visual arts. No prior art experience is expected.  (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Interpret visual arts through expression, aesthetics, historical genres and application.
    • Use, and experiment with composition, techniques and materials.
    • Make artistic, creative, and analytical decisions.
    • Recognize, understand, and utilize art vocabulary in discussions, presentations and critique.
    • Use art materials in safe and logical manner.

  • ARTZ 105F - Visual Language-Drawing

    Credit(s): 3

    This course, a presentation to art students with varying degrees of talent and exposures to instruction, is designed to help each student develop his or her own unique style. Considerable emphasis is placed upon the perception of the draftsperson and problems arising from the representation of three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional planes. Exercises using a variety of media and papers will occupy a great portion of this course. Class problems and assignments are planned to meet the individual needs of all students. Uniformity is not the aim. The major aim is the exposure to, and subsequent assimilation of, basic drawing “tools.” (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Create two dimensional artworks based on contemporary concepts that emphasize observation, imagination, and memory.
    • Employ formal elements of line, shape, texture, value and design principles of unity, variety, balance, movement, space, rhythm, and pattern.
    • Express ideas and evaluate artworks in a formal group and individual critiques.
    • Select basic drawing media based upon personal preference or assignment requirements.
    • Utilize correctly papers and their applications.
    • Create the illusion of 3-dimensionality on a 2-dimensional plane.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTZ 106F - Visual Language-2-D Foundations

    Credit(s): 3

    A foundational course designed to present basic concepts, this course focuses on organization, structure, and composition of form through the use of basic design elements, such as line, shape, and value, and emphasizes design development, which is related to two-dimensional art. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Apply basic design elements to construct meaning through creation of artwork.
    • Utilize knowledge of design elements to analyze existing artwork.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTZ 108F - Visual Language-3-D Foundations

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is a continuation of ARTZ 106 , a foundational course designed to present basic concepts, studying organization, structure and composition of forms through the use of basic design elements. Emphasis is on three-dimensionality. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Understand the basic principles of 3D Design.
    • Demonstrate a variety of art construction techniques.
    • Choose and understand appropriate construction materials and tools used in creating 3D artwork.
    • Conceptualize ideas and produce work through process and procedure.
    • Critique the artwork of self and classmates.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTZ 130 - Introduction to Ceramics

    Credit(s): 1

    This introductory short course is designed for students interested in learning the fundamentals of wheel throwing and trimming clay, as well as glazing pottery. The course is designed for students who are not sure they can commit to a full semester course. This course may be repeated for a total of two credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Make objects out of ceramics and finish works for presentation and for critique.
    • Assess the quality and effect of final products.
    • Discuss historical and contemporary artists illustrating ideas and concepts.

  • ARTZ 211 - Drawing I: Life Drawing

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTZ 105 .
    This is a course designed for the more advanced student. It is expected that prospective students will understand and be capable of demonstrating basic techniques and applications of media. The course is committed to the drawing of the human figure. The first sessions are dedicated to the physiology of the body, the skeletal structure first and then the muscular organization. It is a course aimed at encouraging the student to develop his or her own way of assimilating previous drafting knowledge with the intricacies of the human form. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Understand the skeletal structure of the human figure.
    • Understand the muscular structure of the human figure.
    • Produce drawings, both representational and gestural, which capture the essence of the human form.
    • Demonstrate a personal style of drawing.
    • Participate critiques, justifying your own and discussing others’ work.
    • Explain why successful drawings are successful.

  • ARTZ 212 - Drawing Studio: Personal Style

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTZ 105 .
    This course is aimed at students with varying degrees of ability who have successfully completed a beginning drawing program and wish to pursue drawing beyond the basic level. Exercises involving a broader variety of media, their application, and effects will be given emphasis. A portraiture component is included. Class problems and assignments will have enough flexibility to meet the individual needs of all students. The major aim of this course is to encourage the development of each student’s unique approach to drawing - a personal style. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Make choices of paper and media, based upon the requirements of the project and personal preference.
    • Demonstrate a comprehensive competence in the differing approaches to drawing - line, structure, contour, value, and gesture.
    • Create drawings with the use of collage.
    • Participate in critiques, justifying your own, and discussing others’ work.
    • Know why successful drawings are successful.

  • ARTZ 221F - Painting I

    Credit(s): 3

    This elementary painting course seeks to acquaint students with the basic tools of the painter, focusing on technique and materials. Each assignment is tailored to both satisfy the need for individual expression and to present a vehicle for the practice of new techniques. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Understand the “language” of painting used to describe technique and materials and to critique.
    • Apply techniques to a variety of subject matter; i.e., still life, landscape.
    • Complete a finished painting.
    • Know why successful paintings are successful.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTZ 222 - Painting Studio: Portrait

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is designed for both beginning and more advanced students to develop the skills necessary to complete an oil portrait of a live model. Progressing from the large and less complicated structures of the human head, neck, and torso to the finer and more complex structures, the student will learn the significant topographical anatomy and employ the concepts of composition, design, perspective, color, light and shadow, character and narrative to establish a “likeness.” Each student will be encouraged to develop his or her own style. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Use basic technical aspects of paint handling and manipulation, formal composition, and color theory and mixing.
    • Discuss critical and conceptual concerns, such as visual problem solving and development of personal expression and visual language.
    • Analyze the topographic anatomy of the human head, neck, and torso to determine the distinctive features.
    • Interpolate this visual information to the digital skills necessary to drawing and painting.
    • Demonstrate proficiency in recreating on canvas the size, shape, proportion, color, and texture of a live model’s head, neck, and torso.
    • Delineate the likeness of the model in a manner which expresses an aesthetic totality.

  • ARTZ 222u - Painting Studio: Oil

    Credit(s): 3

    A continuation of study for the aspiring painter, this course allows time for practical experience with brush at the easel, combined with periods of open discussion, lecture sharing and critique. The focus of this class is help and direction for the individual student in developing a unique and personal expression. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Reflect human anatomy and skeletal structure.
    • Master color mixing and harmony and palette management.
    • Master the Alla Prima method, which involves completing a painting during one sitting.
    • Identify various historical and contemporary masters techniques and apply them to own paintings.
    • Explore the connection between drawing and painting.

  • ARTZ 222v - Painting Studio: Portrait

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is designed for both beginning and more advanced students to develop the skills necessary to complete an oil portrait of a live model. Progressing from the large and less complicated structures of the human head, neck, and torso to the finer and more complex structures, the student will learn the significant topographical anatomy and employ the concepts of composition, design, perspective, color, light and shadow, character and narrative to establish a “likeness.” Each student will be encouraged to develop his or her own style. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Assemble materials needed to produce oil paintings and be fully aware of the health hazards associated with the medium.
    • Explain color, texture, composition, and other components of creating a painting.
    • Discuss their understanding of the arts, particularly in recognizing the value of the arts as a basic form of communicating the human condition.

  • ARTZ 222y - Painting Studio: Composition

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTZ 221 .
    This course is a continuation of ARTZ 221  where the basic tools of the painter are now focused more on composition and color experimentation. It is expected that the student will exercise more personal preference and choice in both subject matter and expression. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Generate a larger palette of colors.
    • Know and understand the use of value within color scheme.
    • Generate complete composition based entirely on subjective color choices.
    • Work competently with the principles of composition.

  • ARTZ 222z - Painting Studio: Oil Painting Human Figure

    Credit(s): 3

    Inspired by figure painting masters of the past and present, this course is designed for the student or professional who is ready to take their drawing and painting skills to a new level. The student will be exposed to a wide variety of Alla Prima painting techniques while they accumulate a basic understanding of artistic anatomy. Each session of this class will be a direct painting experience from the live model. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits.  Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Generate a larger palette of colors.
    • Know and understand the use of value within color scheme.
    • Generate complete composition based entirely on subjective color choices.
    • Work competently with the principles of composition.

  • ARTZ 224F - Watercolor I

    Credit(s): 3

    A study of the history, materials, techniques and presentation of transparent watercolor, this course considers a variety of subject matter. Summer classes will be conducted “en plein air” (outdoors) weather permitting. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate the basic technical aspects of paint handling and manipulation, formal composition, and color theory and mixing.
    • Explain tools, materials, craftsmanship, content, and professionalism.
    • Discuss the various tools and techniques of transparent watercolor and to fain an understanding and appreciation of its many facets.
    • Discuss critical and conceptual concerns, such as visual problem solving and development of personal expression and visual language.
    • Understand the history of the medium and its foremost practices, past and present.
    • Develop a portfolio of finished work, properly signed and matted for presentation.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTZ 225 - Watercolor Studio: Watercolor II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTZ 224  or instructor’s consent.
    An in-depth continuation of ARTZ 224 , this course is a study of the history, materials, techniques, and presentation of transparent watercolor with a variety of subject matter considered. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate the basic technical aspects of paint handling and manipulation.
    • See and translate a vision on to a two-dimensional surface.
    • Demonstrate the various tools and techniques of transparent watercolor and discuss its many facets.
    • Create a personal vision after becoming familiar with the technical aspects of the medium.

  • ARTZ 231F - Ceramics I

    Credit(s): 3

    This is an introductory ceramics course which will include the history, development, and aesthetics of ceramic vessels and sculpture. Students will learn basic technical aspects of building clay, working with glazes, and the firing of ceramic objects. Emphasis will be placed on problem solving and the development of ideas. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Express an understanding of the history, development, and aesthetics of ceramic vessels and sculpture.
    • Utilize a variety of basic methods of building with clay (slab, coil, pinch, wheel, etc.).
    • Reveal an understanding of the technical aspects of clay, glazes, and the firing of ceramic objects.
    • Explore the development of ideas and problem solving skills.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • ARTZ 232u - Ceramics Studio: Tools and Techniques

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is a comprehensive introduction to sculptural ceramic processes and equipment. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Explain a variety of sculptural ceramic processes, including building techniques, basic mold-making, clay body formulation, glazing, and firing.
    • Address and explore contemporary ceramic sculptural issues and applications from art gallery to industry.
    • Demonstrate proficient use of studio equipment: slab roller, extruder, wheel, clay mixer, and firing processes.

  • ARTZ 232v - Ceramics Studio: Wheel Throwing

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is designed for all levels of students interested in developing pottery throwing skills including wheel throwing, trimming clay and glazing techniques. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate how to prep and wedge clay for throwing application.
    • Throw cylindrical pieces of different widths and heights that can be made into utilitarian or decorative objects.
    • Produce lidded objects including covered jars, canisters and casseroles.
    • Create assemblages-attaching clay to clay-in the forms of handles and knobs.
    • Demonstrate advanced trimming skills to best showcase the form created.
    • Learn to prepare, apply, and maintain slips, glazes, and other surface treatments.
    • Demonstrate a basic understanding and appreciation of firing thrown ceramic objects with high fire stoneware kilns, raku and sawdust firings through exposure and participation.

  • ARTZ 232y - Ceramics Studio: Tile Making

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is a tile making class with emphasis on the various techniques used to produce and install tile murals, as well as an exploration of a variety of historical and contemporary techniques used to create tile. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Describe a wide variety of historical and contemporary techniques for creating and installing tile.
    • Demonstrate competency using studio equipment: slab roller, extruder, pub mill, clay mixer, etc.
    • Develop and design a large-scale project and generate a professional proposal for his/her ideas.
    • Demonstrate an awareness of creating clay bodies and glazes for a variety of tile/ceramic applications.

  • ARTZ 252y - Sculpture Studio: 3D Computer Modeling and Printing

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is a lecture/lab that focuses on the use of 3D printing systems and their potential in producing elements of sculptural works. Students will learn how to design, lay out and produce three dimensional works and explore the possibilities of using CAD software as viable terrain for creative thought.  Students will be encouraged to incorporate mixed media into their projects and resolve their pieces as finished works of art. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits.  Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Develop sculptural pieces designed for 3-D printer, demonstrating a familiarity of x, y, z, coordinates in CAD software and
    • Apply basic 3-D design concepts in the digital realm.
    • Explore the possibilities and limitations of both software and hardware in the process of 3-D sculpting.

  • ARTZ 271 - Printmaking I

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTZ 105 .
    This is an introductory course in the art and technique of Intaglio and collagraph. Basic plate preparation, experimentation with a variety of grounds and tones, and the use of the press will be covered. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Use basic etching process.
    • Use basic collagraph process.
    • Use basic embossment process.
    • Prepare metal plates for printing processes.
    • Work with inks and paper.
    • Operate and maintain an etching press.

Communication (COMX)

  • COMX 111C - Introduction to Public Speaking

    Credit(s): 3

    This course focuses on preparation, presentation, and criticism of speeches. Emphasis is on the development of public speaking techniques through constructive criticism. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate analysis of the audience and speaking situation.
    • Identify general and specific speech purposes.
    • Generate well organized ideas.
    • Apply research to support ideas.
    • Present public speeches.
    • Evaluate purpose and audience to create a well-developed, supported, and stylistically fluent response.
    • Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.

  • COMX 115C - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is a study of and practice in communication skills in professional life and in daily relationships. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate interpersonal communication concepts: listening skills, perception, self-concept, and nonverbal communication;
    • Communicate effectively one-to-one;
    • Analyze personal communication situations and make appropriate choices;
    • Manage interpersonal conflict appropriately and effectively;
    • Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal communication skills such as managing conflict, self-disclosing, and active listening;
    • Evaluate purpose and audience to create a well-developed, supported, and stylistically fluent response;
    • Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively; and
    • Collaborate with others in complicated, dynamic, and/or ambiguous situations.

     

     

  • COMX 215 - Negotiations/Conflict Resolution

    Credit(s): 3

    This introductory course will focus on concepts, skills, and strategies for effective resolution of conflicts through negotiation. Emphasis will be placed on the application of concepts learned through the use of simulated exercises and case studies which allow students to apply, practice, and evaluate negotiation skills. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Recognize situations that call for negotiating.
    • Understand what the process of negotiation involves.
    • Analyze, plan, and carry out successful negotiations.
    • Understand basic mediation processes (3rd party intervention).
    • Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.
    • Collaborate with others in complicated, dynamic, and/or ambiguous situations.

  • COMX 217CF - Oral Interpretation of Literature

    Credit(s): 3

    The techniques, practice, and performance of effective oral reading will be the subject of this course. Poetry, drama, children’s literature, stories, speeches, and articles will be analyzed, practiced, and performed before the class. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate variation of pitch, rate, inflection and articulation.
    • Describe attributes of literature appropriate for interpretation.
    • Classify types of literature for interpretation.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.
    • Evaluate purpose and audience to create a well-developed, supported, and stylistically fluent response.

Creative Writing (CRWR)

  • CRWR 110F - Beginning Fiction

    Credit(s): 3

    This introductory writers’ workshop focuses on the critique and revision of students’ short fiction. Contemporary literary short stories, short shorts and parables will be emphasized. Students will study fiction elements and techniques, including character sketches, beginnings, dialogue, point of view, plot, authorial distance, significant detail, scene, characterization, and endings. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Develop, organize and revise an introductory-level short story.
    • Read aloud in front of others for critique.
    • Critique another writer’s work.
    • Demonstrate professionalism in the presentation of a short story manuscript.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • CRWR 111F - Beginning Poetry

    Credit(s): 3

    This course focuses on the reading and writing of poetry with emphasis on the techniques of imaginative writing and critical appraisal. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Articulate aesthetic value judgements (orally and in writing) of their own poems and the poems of their peers.
    • Make significant revisions to their own poems and articulate the standards by which they adjudge the revised poems to be of greater merit than earlier versions.
    • Locate their own work within one or more schools of contemporary or historical poetic styles.
    • Risk innovation in their own work and assess their success (or lack thereof) in reaching new possibilities for author/reader connection.

  • CRWR 210 - Introduction Fiction Workshop

    Credit(s): 3

    This intermediate course focuses on critique and revision of students’ short fiction or on chapters of students’ novels. Students will be expected to finish three stories of literary quality. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Develop, organize and revise a short story of publishable quality.
    • Provide a professional-level critique of another’s work.
    • Submit a manuscript in proper form to a potential publisher.
    • Demonstrate in writing an astute response to a college-level creative writing text.
    • Discuss how fiction writing is assessed professionally, esthetically and culturally.
    • Demonstrate an informed opinion about at least three contemporary short story writers (of at least two genders, of at least two races, including Native American; and of at least one writer of the Northwest).

  • CRWR 211 - Introduction Poetry Workshop

    Credit(s): 3

    An advanced course in the writing of poetry, this course considers special problems in this area as well as refinement of the student’s skill. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Articulate advanced aesthetic value judgements (orally and in writing) of their own poems and the poems of their peers.
    • Revise their own poems and articulate the standards by which they adjudge the revised poems to be of greater merit than earlier versions.
    • Innovate and experiment with new strategies and theories of the author/reader connection and make articulated assessments of strengths (or weaknesses) of their innovations.
    • Understand the complexities of performance options in presenting (on the page and on the stage) poems in various venues to various audiences.

  • CRWR 212F - Introduction Nonfiction Workshop

    Credit(s): 3

    Study the art of nonfiction through reading and responding to contemporary nonfiction and the writing of original nonfiction works. Focus is on creative expression, writing technique and nonfiction forms.  Students begin with writing exercises and brief essays, advancing to longer forms as the semester progresses. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate foundational skills in reading, discussing, and writing essays.
    • Utilize the terminology and concepts that apply to creative nonfiction.
    • Practice the art of writing and revising nonfiction works.
    • Critique the quality of one’s work and that of fellow students.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

Dance (DANC)

  • DANC 194 - Seminar/Workshop

    Credit(s): 3

    The focus of this course is to instruct the student in the awareness of the body used in the theatre performance style. This is done through understanding, practicing, and executing the basic technical moves of this form of dance. The vocabulary of stops and moves are taught carefully so that the student can learn, appreciate, and understand how the body and muscles work together for a fluid and strong performance. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Possess proficient knowledge and understanding of the structure, analysis and skilled execution of movement as a creative and expressive art form.
    • Execute problem-solving skills for ongoing artistic development and communication in a community.
    • Continue artistic, creative, technical and civic advancement through contributions within the leadership roles in a community.
    • Recognize and focus the abilities and skills needed to build a proficient and aesthetic understanding of the structural, analytical, and technical elements of movement as a creative and expressive career.

Film (FILM)

  • FILM 105 - Motion Picture Appreciation

    Credit(s): 1

    A mini-course designed to develop informed, critical understanding within students. Examines the language and historical impact of the motion picture industry from the silent era to contemporary filmmaking. Course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans’ benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Identify motion pictures of historical significance.
    • Describe techniques of cinematic analysis.
    • Explain how culture is encompassed in motion pictures.

Languages: French (FRCH)

  • FRCH 101G - Elementary French I

    Credit(s): 4

    Study of the French language with attention to pronunciation, conversation, grammar, and reading. Provides students with a working vocabulary, basic structures of the French language, and an introduction to French and Francophone culture. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Comprehend French within a number of limited social contexts.
    • Communicate in French, with some mistakes, in a number of social situations.
    • Read non-literary texts.
    • Write simple but correct French for a variety of situations.
    • Explain French and Francophone cultures.
    • Demonstrate full control of verbs of first group (-er) and a partial one of the 3rd group verbs ( -re) in present, passé compose, futur proche and imperative.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of a multicultural, global community.

  • FRCH 102G - Elementary French II

    Credit(s): 4

    Prerequisite(s): FRCH 101  or instructor’s consent.
    Continued study of the French language with attention to pronunciation, conversation, grammar, and reading. This course expands the working vocabulary, provides a more in-depth study of the French language, and explores the French and Francophone culture. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Comprehend French within a number of social contexts.
    • Communicate in French, with some mistakes, in a number of social situations.
    • Write simple but correct French for a variety of situations.
    • Explain French and Francophone cultures.
    • Demonstrate full control of the usage of narration in the past with passé compose, imperfait and plus-que-parfait; of future tense; of comparison; of pronominal verbs, adverbial and simple relative pronouns, as well as of conditional and of basic use of subjunctive.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of a multicultural, global community.

Graphic Design (GDSN)

  • GDSN 130 - Typography

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): GDSN 148  or GDSN 200 .
    Corequisite(s): GDSN 148  or GDSN 200 .
    Because the eye is trained to appreciate the sensibilities and subtleties of typographic conventions such as kerning, leading, style, and practice, in this course students will gain an understanding of the vocabulary surrounding letter forms and the design of text.  Symbolic communication inherent in different typefaces will also be explored.  Typographic relationships with other graphic elements will be investigated through brochures, posters and other two-dimensional projects. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Discuss the history of typography.
    • Explain the basic principles of typography, including the selection and arrangement of tuype for effective legibility.
    • Develop effective arrangements of text, information and visuals with typographic elements.
    • Use common typographic terms (e.g.: leading, point size and kerning).
    • Identify letterform anatomy (e.g.: serif, ascender, bowl, ligature).
    • Produce work using a variety of tools and methods (e.g.: photocopy machine, computer, photography, hand rendering type).

  • GDSN 148 - Digital Illustration I

    Credit(s): 3

    This is a beginning course in the use of Adobe Illustrator where students will develop vector-drawing abilities through a variety of skill-based assignments, with an emphasis on concept, creativity, technical achievement and presentation. In addition, students learn file preparation standards for production, including file formats, color palettes and image resolution. The most recent version of Illustrator is highly recommended. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Create graphics and illustrations using Adobe Illustrator software.
    • Work with Edit, Selection, Drawing, Type and Transform tools.
    • Organize workflow through the management of art boards and layers.
    • Create original solutions with emphasis placed on digital output.

  • GDSN 149 - Digital Imaging I

    Credit(s): 3

    This is a beginning course in the use of Adobe Photoshop. This class will introduce the concepts of basic digital image manipulation techniques. This includes cropping images, selecting details, creating new layers, adjusting color balance/contrast, adding type, web optimization, resampling/resizing of images, and using alpha channels. More intermediate topics such as layer mask selection, clipping masks, layer adjustments, filters, and image slicing will be introduced. The most recent version of Photoshop is highly recommended. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Identify the basic elements of design and branding.
    • Select appropriate resolutions and formats for different images and output types.
    • Manipulate blending effects, layer effects, filters, and type to create realistic composites.
    • Optimize images for the Web.

  • GDSN 200 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): GDSN 148  and GDSN 149 .
    This is a fast-paced course in the use of Adobe InDesign. The concepts of integrating imagery and type as art, identity branding, and multi-page layouts will be covered extensively. Students must be proficient with Illustrator and Photoshop because this course combines photo, illustration, and typography to create cohesive layouts. Students will finish this class with the ability to create a small magazine from concept to creation to production. The most recent version of InDesign is highly recommended. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Identify the basic elements of design and branding.
    • Manipulate design elements to achieve a desired effect.
    • Compose an array of successful layouts from ad design to and multi-page magazine layout.
    • Create a published product from concept to final product.

  • GDSN 230 - Video Editing

    Credit(s): 4

    This course integrates graphic design skills with video editing to create short promotional videos.  Students explore basic working concepts of the art of video editing through the use of linear and non-linear video editing to tell a story from start to finish with a detailed plot arc.  Topics include capturing digital video, organizing projects, storing video clips, explaining the browser, viewer, canvas, and timeline.  Students learn advanced features such as special effects, camera angles, techniques for connecting shots, overlapping sound sequences, and text effects. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Combine graphic design and video to promote or sell a product.
    • Identify and describe the basic digital video formats.
    • Shoot and edit a short narrative piece based on a storyboard.
    • Record, capture, convert, and edit a variety of video sources.
    • Describe the main principles of continuity editing.
    • Create a story by compiling clips into a complete sequence from start to finish with a detailed plot arc.
    • Combine multiple video and audio sources to produce composite video productions.

  • GDSN 247 - Digital Portfolio Preparation

    Credit(s): 4

    In this course, students develop a unique identity and branding to showcase examples of both graphic design and web technology pieces in preparation for the job market. A cohesive design will be displayed through a resume, business card, leave behind, print portfolio, and digital portfolio. This capstone course prepares Graphic Design and Web Technology students for the job market by teaching interviewing skills and independent contract techniques. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Design a unique identity and branding for a professional resume, business cards, leave behinds, print portfolio, and digital portfolio for a defined audience and purpose.
    • Demonstrate knowledge of effective resume writing and interviewing skills.
    • Apply team work skills while working interacting with diverse groups.
    • Display strong leadership, communication, and confidence skills.
    • Collaborate with others in complicated, dynamic, and/or ambiguous situations.

  • GDSN 248 - Digital Illustration II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): GDSN 148 .
    This is an advanced course in the use of Adobe Illustrator. The concepts of advanced digital illustration will be introduced and explored. This includes drawing in 3D, using perspective, streamlining color management, creating customized brushes, and using special effects. Also, a strong emphasis on typography as a design element will be applied. The most recent version of Illustrator is highly recommended. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Use Adobe Illustrator to create professional-level graphics and illustrations.
    • Develop a command of high-level typography skills using the type tools and design aesthetics.
    • Understand color theory principles, successful compositions, and progressive design fundamentals.
    • Work with advanced tools to create effects including transforming images, masking, making compound paths, custom brushes, and custom patterns.

  • GDSN 249 - Digital Imaging II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): GDSN 149 .
    This is an advanced course in the use of Adobe Photoshop. The concepts of advanced digital image manipulation techniques will be introduced and explored through Photoshop. This includes advanced techniques in retouching and enhancing techniques, creating special effects, and applying artistic type, textures and filters. The use of multiple layers with adjustments, blending modes, clipping masks, alpha channels, puppet warp, liquefy and other filters, will be thoroughly explored. The most recent version of Photoshop is highly recommended. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Use Adobe Photoshop to create professional-level graphics.
    • Work with multiple layers to create design effects using adjustments/blending modes/alpha channels
    • Enact image adjustment using Levels and Curves, Blending Modes, Type Techniques, and Special Effects
    • Create professional images by applying retouching and enhancing techniques.

  • GDSN 250 - Graphic Design I

    Credit(s): 3

    This course provides an introduction to the principles of Graphic Design that can be applied in photography, painting, and fine arts. The course covers the fundamentals of graphic design with an emphasis on creative problem solving. Students will learn composition, color theory, models and schemes, design components, typography and terminology, resolution, design basics to prepare for web, the marketing process including branding, standard business practices, contracts and ethical guidelines for the graphic arts industry. Students work on critical thinking skills by completing visual problem-solving exercises. This is an introductory course so assignments done on a computer will not be required. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate ability to deliver an effective, short presentation of your work.
    • Understand and be able to produce a clear visual communication.
    • Explore the evolution of typeface and understand best practices.
    • Recognize and be able to use methods of simplifying a message.
    • Understand basic color theory, schemes and recognize the power/moods of basic color combinations.
    • Grasp some understanding of resolution in both printing and on the computer as well as different color methods.
    • Apply basic design in computer based outcomes.
    • Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.

  • GDSN 274 - Portfolio Presentation

    Credit(s): 1

    Prerequisite(s): instructor’s consent.
    Exploration of techniques and formats used for the documentation and presentation of 2D and 3D artworks. Film, digital and web-based technologies will be used. Students will learn how to create and present portfolios of artwork. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Operate copy camera and lights.
    • Transfer images to disc and file.
    • Label and document art pieces.
    • Demonstrate a familiarity with format required by museums, galleries, and educational institutions.
    • Demonstrate a familiarity with format and materials to contain slides, CDs and information.
    • Write and speak using appropriate language/terminology concerning biographical and artistic statements, as well as the philosophy and technical methods behind the student’s body of artwork.
    • Express, interpret, or modify ideas to communicate effectively.

  • GDSN 298 - Internship: Graphic Design

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): completion of 30 credits with a GPA of 2.0 or better, and submission of an internship application.
    This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students experience the selection process, receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace.  Students apply theoretical classroom concepts to real world workplace issues.  Typically, a student completes 45 site hours per one credit of lecture.  Additionally, students participate in activities and class time beyond the hours spent at the job site. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Write a professional resume following acceptable rules of format, grammar and usage.
    • Identify a minimum of three potential employers within their field of study.
    • Successfully interview for a job.
    • Write measurable learning goals and objectives in conjunction with their site supervisor and internship instructor and make progress toward accomplishing those objectives.
    • Self-evaluate and gain feedback on job performance.
    • Apply knowledge and skills learned in program courses to the workplace.
    • Utilize program related and business terminology in describing and presenting solutions to business problems.
    • Utilize effective written and verbal communication skills in the organization.
    • Operate in a professional and ethical manner to accomplish organizational objectives.
    • Follow directions and adhere to policies of the organization.
    • Understand a job description and provide value-added services as appropriate to the defined roles and responsibilities of a specific job.
    • Operate effectively in a team environment as well as operating independently with minimal supervision.
    • Demonstrate the functions of the department and/or organization.
    • Develop a list of important skills needed to be successful in the organization.
    • Broaden technology skills in the workplace with video editing, imaging editing, and cloud computing.

Global Humanities (GH)

  • GH 151GH - Introduction to Western Humanities (Antiquity)

    Credit(s): 4

    This course offers an interdisciplinary survey of human creative achievements from Prehistory through the Late Middle Ages. By examining major works of art, architecture, music, literature and philosophy, students will gain an awareness of human productivity and the historical contexts that provided its inspiration, as well as an enhanced appreciation of the rich cultural heritage that informs our own contemporary identity. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Discuss the cultural roots of Western civilization from antiquity to the Renaissance.
    • Connect diverse literary, artistic, musical, architectural, philosophical and religious masterworks, and consider how they influence Western civilization.
    • Ask relevant questions about and write cogently about literary and philosophical texts.
    • Identify specific creative works which mark the major intellectual, social, spiritual and economic values of our cultural evolution.
    • Comprehend and appreciate the rich cultural heritage that informs our own present-day identity.

  • GH 152GH - Introduction to Western Humanities (Modernity)

    Credit(s): 4

    This course offers an interdisciplinary survey of human creative achievements from Early Renaissance to Postmodernism. By examining major works of art, architecture, music, literature and philosophy, students will gain an awareness of human productivity and the historical contexts that provided its inspiration, as well as an enhanced appreciation of the rich cultural heritage that informs our own contemporary identity. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Discuss the Western humanistic tradition from the later Middle Ages through the twentieth century including works of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, and music.
    • Read literary and philosophical works of different times, places, genres, and categories with an understanding of the connections and debates between them.
    • Appreciate the influence of this tradition on one’s own ways of thinking and seeing.
    • Ask relevant questions about and write cogently about literary and philosophical texts.
    • Comprehend and appreciate the rich cultural heritage that informs our own present-day identity.

Languages: Italian (ITLN)

  • ITLN 101GH - Elementary Italian I

    Credit(s): 4

    This course will bring students directly in touch with the language and culture of contemporary Italy. The format and structure will enable students to acquire solid grammar and conversational skills and become acquainted with the Italian culture. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Express many of their own interests in spoken and written Italian.
    • Conduct a basic conversation in Italian.
    • Understand a great deal of what others are saying or writing in Italian.
    • Understand Italian society and culture as compared to their own cultural background.
    • Apply the basics of Italian grammar to real life scenarios.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Demonstrate awareness of the self as a member of a multicultural global community.

  • ITLN 102GH - Elementary Italian II

    Credit(s): 4

    This course will broaden students’ Italian language skills and deal more in-depth with Italian culture and history. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Expand their ability to express their own ideas in spoken and written Italian.
    • Conduct a conversation in Italian.
    • Understand a great deal of what others are saying or writing in Italian.
    • Continue to develop a deeper understanding of Italian society and culture as compared to their own cultural background.
    • Apply Italian grammar within the context real life scenarios and cultural morae.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Demonstrate awareness of the self as a member of a multicultural global community.

Literature (LIT)

  • LIT 110H - Introduction to Literature

    Credit(s): 3

    This introductory course focuses on the reading, enjoyment, and critical analysis of fiction, poetry and drama. Students will read world literature, as well as works of the American West, contemporary dramatists, minority writers, and works focusing on the lives of immigrants, expatriates, and first-generation Americans. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate literary texts from various genres.
    • Use literary terminology.
    • Describe the critical and cultural significance of literature.
    • Identify the elements of fiction, poetry, and drama.
    • Differentiate between interpretive and escape literature.
    • Recognize canonical history and literary theories.
    • Analyze literary fiction, poems, and drama.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 112H - Introduction to Fiction

    Credit(s): 3

    This introductory course focuses on the reading, enjoyment, and critical analysis of the short story and the novel. Students will read world literature, as well as contemporary writers of the American West; minority writers; and writers focusing on the lives of immigrants, expatriates and first-generation Americans. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Describe intellectual and aesthetic elements of fiction.
    • Identify the difference between slick (genre) and literary fiction.
    • Explain the concept of canonical history and of literary theories.
    • Analyze literary fiction in writing.
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety of fiction texts.
    • Employ literary terminology in written or oral assignments.
    • Describe the critical and cultural significance of fiction.
    • Write critically and/or imaginatively about fiction.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 120H - Poetry

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is an introduction to the reading, enjoyment, interpretation, critical analysis, and appreciation of selected poetry. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Learn to read and appreciate poetry.
    • Read a poem in terms of the following elemenst: rhyme, rhythm imagery, diction, metaphor, and other elements of poetry .
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety of poetic texts.
    • Employ literary terminology in written or oral assignments.
    • Describe the critical and cultural significance of poetry.
    • Write critically and/or imaginatively about poetry.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 201 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    Credit(s): 3

    This writing-intensive introduction to the English major will prepare students for advanced study in literature by providing them with the foundational skills of literary analysis, literary theory, disciplinary methodologies, and close readings of literary texts. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the major literary genres (poetry, drama, fiction).
    • Analyze specific examples of the major literary genres.
    • Engage in close readings of texts, utilizing a variety of approachs to textual and discourse analysis.
    • Find, evaluate, and engage with literary scholarship as part of a larger effort to gain a better understanding and appreciation of a literary text.
    • Utilize the stylistic conventions of formatting an essay and documenting secondary sources.
    • Write rhetorically effective essays (well-reasoned and grammatically correct).

  • LIT 202H - The Environmental Imagination

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is an exploration of major developments in the study of environmental literature that introduces students to current debates and discussions about how diverse cultures have imagined the human place in the nonhuman world. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and cultural range of natural history writing.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the essential connection between cultural epistemologies and environmental ethics.
    • Examine the environmental issues shaping life in the 21st century.
    • Discuss how environmental literature has addressed the methods used by scientists in analyzing human relations with nonhuman nature.
    • Examine the primary approaches employed by environmental writers in addressing the most pressing ecological concerns of the era.
    • Examine the nature of the human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 210H - American Literature I

    Credit(s): 3

    This survey course is designed to give students a broad overview of the evolving canon of influential literary works produced in America from approximately 1600 through 1865. Students will read a variety of exemplary texts from a historical perspective in order to critically analyze the formation of our American identity. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Explain how contemporary America by studying the literature that helped shape the nation they see around them.
    • Identify outstanding American writers, their themes, and their major works.
    • Identify characteristics of Romanticsim in a work of literature.
    • Use literary terms discussed and in the course.
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety of texts ranging from the pre-colonial period through the Civil War.
    • Situate and interpret literary texts in a national context.
    • Describe the impact of a national literature on culture and history and vice versa.
    • Write critically about a national literature as it is informed by a historical and cultural perspective.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 211H - American Literature II

    Credit(s): 3

    This survey course is designed to give students a broad overview of the evolving canon of influential works produced in American Literature from 1865 to the present. Students will examine a variety of authors including African American, Native American, Asian, and Hispanic writers, and will focus on increasing awareness of how historical, economic, social, and geographical concerns help to mold our unique American identity. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Identify specific influential works and authors from approximately 1860-the present.
    • Identify the conventions of literary genres including the short story, poetry, drama, and personal narrative, journalistic essay, and novel.
    • Demonstrate use of literary theory and terminology when writing and speaking critically about a variety of works. Produce coherently structured and insightful essays displaying an understanding of the works and concepts introduced.
    • Demonstrate the ability to integrate and document critical sources within a literary analysis using MLA format. Read, discuss and evaluate a variety of texts ranging from the Civil War until the present.
    • Situate and interpret literary texts in a national context.
    • Describe the impact of a national literature as it is informed by a historical and cultural perspective.
    • Write critically about a national literature as it is informed by a historical and cultural perspective.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 214GH - Regional Literature

    Credit(s): 3

    This course is an examination of regional literature in the context of critical multiculturalism. It analyzes topics through historical and cultural lenses and may focus on a specific regional literature or adopt a comparative approach. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Read, interpret, and evaluate regional literary works.
    • Identify literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped regional literary works.
    • Interpret aesthetic and literary contexts of a range of regional works.
    • Apply and demonstrate principles of literary analysis in a full-length essay on selected regional works.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Demonstrate awareness of self as a member of a multicultural global community.

  • LIT 223H - British Literature I

    Credit(s): 3

    This introduction to British writers and works begins with the ancient heroes and monsters in Beowulf and continues through the Middle Ages with readings from The Canterbury Tales, as well as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.  The adventure continues during the Renaissance with The Tragedy of Dr. Faustus, then moves on to a variety of works during the Restoration and 18th century: from the stinging satire, Gulliver’s Travels to the hilarious comedy She Stoops to Conquer. Literature read throughout the course will include a number of poems, essays, plays and stories. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Draw reasonable inferences, interpret, and critically analyze literature.
    • Discuss literature of the Middle Ages, the Elizabethan, the Jacobean, Puritan, and the Restoration time periods.
    • Discuss the major concerns of British writers of these periods.
    • Explain the social political, religious, and economic influences on the British writers of these periods.
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety of tests ranging from the Anglo-Saxon to the Enlightenment Period.
    • Situate and interpret literary texts in a national context.
    • Describe the impact of a national literature on culture and history and vice versa.
    • Write critically about a national literature as it is informed by a historical and cultural perspective.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 224H - British Literature II

    Credit(s): 3

    The course includes Romantic poets Wordsworth and Keats, Victorians Bronte, Tennyson, and Elizabeth Barret Browning as well as 20th century writers D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Tom Stoppard and Seamus Heaney. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Draw reasonable inferences, interpret, and critically analyze literature.
    • Discuss literature of Romantic, Victorian, and 20th -century British writers.
    • Discuss the major concerns of British writers of the three periods.
    • Explain the social, political, religious and economic influences on the British writers of the three periods.
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety or texts ranging from the Enlightenment to the Postmodern Period.
    • Situate and interpret literary texts in a national context.
    • Describe the impact of a national literature on culture and history and vice versa.
    • Write critically about a national literature as it is informed by a historical and cultural perspective.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 225H - Shakespeare: Tragedy and Comedy

    Credit(s): 3

    In this course students will read, discuss and, if possible, see a presentation of selected tragedies and comedies: King Lear, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and others. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Draw reasonable inferences, interpret, and critically analyze a play.
    • Discuss the life of William Shakespeare.
    • Describe the nature of Elizabethan theatre.
    • Read and understand poetic language as written by Shakespeare.
    • Relate Shakespeare’s plays to the human experience, such as human motives, conflicts, and values
    • Define tragedy and comedy.
    • Describe the nature and purpose of the soliloquy and monologue.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 226H - Shakespeare: History and Tragedy

    Credit(s): 3

    In this course students will read, discuss and, if possible, see a presentation of selected tragedies and history plays of Shakespeare: Hamlet, Othello, MacBeth, Henry IV, Part I, Richard II, and others. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Draw reasonable inferences, interpret, and critically analyze passages in Shakespeare’s plays.
    • Read and understand poetic/prose language in Shakespeare’s plays.
    • Identify the connection between events and people in history, and the events and characters in Shakespeare’s history plays.
    • Discuss William Shakespeare’s life.
    • Interpret Elizabethan times and theater.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 271H - Introduction to Science Fiction Literature

    Credit(s): 4

    This course will study the development of science fiction as a literary genre that investigates the technological and social dilemmas encountered by humanity. The history of science fiction, the significant authors, and the genre’s moral questions will be covered through an examination of the texts and films that have framed science fiction. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Identify significant science fiction authors and their major contributions to the genre.
    • Illustrate a comprehensive understanding of the history of science fiction.
    • Analyze cultural/historical events that have directly impacted the development of science fiction.
    • Differentiate the key structural elements in science fiction that define the genre.
    • Critique science fiction based upon the historical and key components of the genre.
    • Assess the impact of current and future technologies on the genre.
    • Discuss the intersection between film and literary science fiction.
    • Interpret how science fiction explores the human experience.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.

  • LIT 285H - Mythologies

    Credit(s): 3

    The course examines the purpose and applications of mythology in both historical and contemporary culture and how myths can transform through different periods, across cultures.  Students will explore global mythologies including the ancient Greeks, Norse, Egyptians, Chinese, and indigenous Americans.  (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Recognize names, terms, and stories of the gods, heroes, and humans who were created as the foundation of philosophies and histories, as well as recognition of modern uses of the ancient entertainments.
    • Read, discuss, and evaluate a variety of mythological texts from across the globe.
    • Interpret mythological literature with an understanding of how it forms the foundation of the literary tradition.
    • Identify and describe key figures, images, and themes in mythological literature.
    • Write critically about mythology from a historical and cultural perspective.
    • Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
    • Explore how cultural mythologies reinforced cultural norms and behaviors.

Media Arts (MART)

  • MART 231 - Interactive Web I

    Credit(s): 4

    This course introduces web development tools to create websites using industry standard practices and techniques. Students use HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets to plan, design, and develop responsive websites. Topics include web design best practices, website hosting, web graphics, design standards, and embedding media. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Develop a web site plan and design considering audience, accessibility issues, colors, fonts, graphic styles and types, and design flow.
    • Use industry standard text editors, web editors and graphical programs.
    • Design and develop responsive web sites using current web languages.
    • Add user interactivity by inserting multimedia objects, navigation, and forms.
    • Plan, design, and develop a website for a “client”.

  • MART 232 - Interactive Web II

    Credit(s): 4

    Prerequisite(s): MART 231 .
    This course focuses on teaching students advanced web design concepts. Students will further their experience with web design, focusing on HTML5, CSS3, and a CMS to create responsive designs. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Design and develop responsive web sites using current web languages (CSS3, HTML5, JQuery).
    • Plan and create a mobile site.
    • Work with a client in the community to plan, design, and develop a responsive website using emerging web techniques.
    • Use a CMS to create websites.
    • Employ creative problem-solving.

Music (MUSI)

  • MUSI 100 - Concert Attendance

    Credit(s): 0

    Prerequisite(s): instructor’s consent. 
    Corequisite(s): MUSI 195  or MUSI 295 .
    Required every semester for students studying music. Each student must attend eight concerts or recitals and sign in or submit proof of attendance. Concerts in which a student performs or stage-manages may count towards concert attendance. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory course. This course may be repeated a total of six times. Students receiving financial aid or veterans’ benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Respond to, interpret, analyze, and evaluate music.
    • Demonstrate positive and professional relationships with faculty and students.
    • Demonstrate professional stage management skills.

  • MUSI 101F - Enjoyment of Music

    Credit(s): 3

    This course traces the development of art music through the past 1000 years. Vocal and instrumental music and composers from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century will be examined through listening, reading, and writing. Students will be presented with the analytical and comparative tools to identify and understand the various historical musical eras. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Understand how melody, rhythm, harmony, basic instrumentation and other musical elements developed and shaped the course of music history.
    • Identify important music eras, style elements and leading composers in their historical context.
    • Define pertinent musical terms and elements comprising musical historical eras.
    • Analyze and identify various instrumental and vocal music forms through definition, understanding, listening, reflection and comparison.
    • Explain and compare the evolution of Music of Western Civilization in chronological terms.

  • MUSI 102 - Performance Study

    Credit(s): 1-2

    Prerequisite(s): instructor’s consent.
    Title will vary.  Private instruction for the non-music major or minor in voice, piano,brass, string, wind and/or percussion instruments.  This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression and style at a beginner level. This course may be repeated for a total of eight credits.  Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Intermittently)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate the appropriate technique, consistent tone quality, pitch, rhythmic accuracy, and foundational performance skill before beginning collegiate level private lessons.
    • Display more confidence on their instrument.
    • Demonstrate appropriate musical interpretation of various genres and time periods.
    • Read a musical score at a fundamental level.
    • Create appropriate repertoire through performance and study.

  • MUSI 104 - Music Fundamentals

    Credit(s): 2

    This course provides an introduction to the music fundamentals including the grand staff, note reading in bass and treble clef, note values, time signatures, dynamics and tempo markings, articulations, accidentals, and major scales. (All Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Name the notes in bass and treble clefs.
    • Identify note and rest values.
    • Differentiate various time signatures.
    • Recognize various dynamic and tempo markings.
    • Identify articulations.
    • Find notes on a piano and interpret accidental markings.
    • Write out major scales.

  • MUSI 105F - Music Theory I

    Credit(s): 3

    Corequisite(s): MUSI 140 .
    This is a course that teaches the fundamentals of music theory: meter, note values, rests, intervals, major scales, circle of fifths, chord construction, minor scales, basic harmonic progression, whole-tone scales and modes. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Explain the basics of music theory and music notation.
    • Define scales, keys, intervals, triads, clefs, meter, rhythm, and some basic harmony.
    • Demonstrate fluency in reading and writing musical notation.
    • Demonstrate the provision of a foundation for music analysis skills.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • MUSI 106F - Music Theory II

    Credit(s): 3

    Prerequisite(s): MUSI 105 .
    Corequisite(s): MUSI 141 .
    This course is a continuation of MUSI 105 , which teaches the fundamentals of music theory (meter, note values, rests, intervals, major scales, circle of fifths, chord construction, minor scales, basic harmonic progression, whole-tone scales and modes). (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate a depth of knowledge of horizontal and vertical structures.
    • Demonstrate knowledge of voice leading in four parts.
    • Demonstrate increased skill in writing music.
    • Explain rhythmic and motivic analysis.
    • Examine the role of the Arts as a reflection of culture.

  • MUSI 108r - Orchestra: Glacier Symphony

    Credit(s): 1

    Prerequisite(s): audition.
    An audition-only group, the symphony prepares and performs orchestral literature of the past and present and requires intensive rehearsals and public performances. Students must supply their own musical instruments. A maximum of six credits in music ensemble may be applied towards graduation. Students receiving financial aid or veterans’ benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Synthesize information regarding the basic function of an orchestra.
    • Express knowledge of repertoire and concepts through performances.
    • Demonstrate basic string playing technique, tone quality, and ensemble blend.

  • MUSI 108u - Orchestra: FVCC

    Credit(s): 1

    Prerequisite(s): audition.
    The FVCC Orchestra prepares and performs orchestral literature of the past and present and requires rehearsals and public performances. Students must supply their own musical instruments. A maximum of six credits in music ensemble may be applied towards graduation. Students receiving financial aid or veterans’ benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Synthesize information regarding the basic function of an orchestra.
    • Express knowledge of repertoire and concepts through performances.
    • Demonstrate basic string playing technique, tone quality, and ensemble blend.

  • MUSI 111 - Group Voice Class

    Credit(s): 2

    This course provides an introduction to the skills which enable and enhance healthy singing, including: proper vocal technique, performance skills, and artistic presentation. Course is taught in a group setting. Appropriate to all levels, students do not have to read music in order to succeed in this course. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate singing technique as it relates to posture, breath support, tone, resonance, and diction.
    • Demonstrate good singing practice habits (technique, memorization of songs, performance aspects).
    • Understand basic performance aspects of solo singing.
    • Show accuracy with pitch and rhythm.
    • Discuss song lyrics and their meaning.
    • Perform solo songs from memory with piano accompaniment in front of the class.
    • Evaluate a performance (critical listening skills).
    • Demonstrate an understanding of basic vocal health.

  • MUSI 112x - Choir: Glacier Chorale

    Credit(s): 1

    Prerequisite(s): audition.
    An audition-only group, the chorale prepares and performs orchestral literature of the past and present and requires intensive rehearsals and public performances. A maximum of six credits in music ensemble may be applied towards graduation. Students receiving financial aid or veterans’ benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Perform a variety of repertoire in a semester performance.
    • Identify and understand correct rhythms, pitches and any other musical markings.
    • Contribute to the ensemble through the understanding of their own vocal part, stage presence, and concert etiquette.
    • Demonstrate healthy singing technique during rehearsals and performances.

  • MUSI 112y - Choir: FVCC Choral Ensemble

    Credit(s): 1

    Prerequisite(s): audition.
    This course will cover the classical choral ensemble literature and includes performing in small choral ensembles. This course may be repeated for a total of six credits.  Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate the language of music (melody, harmony, rhythm, form, style) through large group rehearsals, basic score study and analysis, individual practice, small group sectionals, and performances.
    • Demonstrate the essential elements of concert etiquette and stage presence as a performer in an ensemble setting during performances.
    • Critique and provide necessary adjustments to singing technique and accurate representation of the musical score through large and small group rehearsals.
    • Explore various style periods, composers, genres, and be able to perform them with as accurate representation as possible.

  • MUSI 114 - Band: Community Band

    Credit(s): 1

    This course introduces the inner workings of a band program with survey and basic training on a variety of instruments. A maximum of six credits in music ensemble may be applied towards graduation. Students receiving financial aid or veterans’ benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Understand and synthesize information regarding the basic function of a brass and percussion band with emphasis on instruments individual and sectional.
    • Exhibit a working knowledge of instruments and their particular musical vocabulary and functionality.
    • Demonstrate knowledge of band concepts through performance with the ensemble.

  • MUSI 135 - Keyboard Skills I

    Credit(s): 1

    This course focuses on functional keyboard skills such as scales, sight reading, harmonization, transposition, and literature. A working understanding of musical notation is needed in order to succeed in this course. Intended to be taken concurrently with Music Theory and Aural Perception, but open to interested non-majors with a musical background. (Fall Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate skills of functional music theory at the keyboard, playing scales major/minor triads, sight reading, transposing and harmonizing melodies.

  • MUSI 136 - Keyboard Skills II

    Credit(s): 1

    Prerequisite(s): MUSI 135 .
    This course, a continuation of MUSI 135 , focuses on functional keyboard skills such as scales, sight reading, harmonization, transposition, and literature. Intended to be taken concurrently with Music Theory and Aural Perception, but open to interested non-majors with a musical background. (Spring Semester)

    Course Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate skills of functional music theory at the keyboard, playing scales major/minor triads, sight reading, transposing and harmonizing melodies (a continuation of MUSI 135).
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