Spring 2012 Course Descriptions This section contains a description of courses offered during the Spring 2012 semester at Lake Michigan College. In using this course list, the student should note the following: The three-digit number appearing after the department name is the identifying code for the department. The three-digit numbers preceding the course titles identify individual course offerings within a department of study. In general, a first digit “1” indicates a first-year subject, a “2” a second-year subject. FALL, SPRING, SUMMER, after title indicate when the course will normally be offered. The numbers on the right immediately following the course title indicate semester hours credit, class contact hours per week and laboratory hours per week. For example, the code 4(3-2) on Physical Science 101 indicates that this subject carries 4 semester hours credit, 3 hours weekly for class activities and 2 hours weekly for laboratory. Refer to Schedule for specific FEE amounts. Prerequisites Some courses call for certain prerequisite skills by the student. Prerequisites may be other classes in the same subject area but on introductory levels, or basic skills such as English, mathematics, or reading. Basic skill prerequisites are identified as: E = English; M = Math; and R = Reading These prerequisites require students to demonstrate basic skill capabilities by meeting cutoff scores on the skills assessment or successfully completing developmental course work.
ART
101 ART APPRECIATION I, FALL
3(3-0)
Introduction to appreciation of visual arts. Study of artistic styles that explains ideas about visual art and architecture through discussion and field trips. Open to all students.
102 ART APPRECIATION II, SPRING
3(3-0)
Explores visual arts through studio projects, slides, lectures and discussion. Work in basic elements of design and form organization through various two-dimensional and three-dimensional media. Open to all students.
105 WATERCOLOR I, SPRING
2(0-4)
Survey of painting techniques and issues of compositional problem solving through emphasis on elements of design--line, value, texture, color, form and space. Open to all students. Recommended Prerequisites: ART 102, ART 103 and/or ART 112 or equivalents
106 WATERCOLOR II, SPRING
2(0-4)
Advanced study in watercolor through investigation of elements of design for personal expression. Open to all students. Prerequisite: ART 105
107 BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY, FALL, SPRING
FEE, 3(2-4)
Focus on direct experience in materials, techniques, processes and ideas fundamental to black-and-white photography. Working knowledge of camera, light metering, flash, black-and-white films, film development, darkroom chemistry, photographic papers, printing techniques and mounting prints. Discussion of historical background and current developments. Open to all students.
108 INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY, FALL, SPRING FEE, 3(2-4)
Explores materials, techniques, processes and ideas of advanced and experimental black-and-white photography. Working knowledge of Kodalith high-contrast orthochromatic film used for production of silver experimental processes, infrared film, photo-silkscreen, advanced studio lighting techniques and composition. Open to all students. Prerequisite: ART 107
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110 BASIC DESIGN (3-D), SPRING
3(0-6)
111 ART EDUCATION, SPRING
3(2-2)
115 PAINTING I, SPRING
3(0-6)
116 PAINTING II, SPRING
3(0-6)
Focus on visual fundamentals of three-dimensional design and study of form as means of expression. Open to all students. Required for Art majors.
Explores wide range of visual experiences. Emphasis on understanding child growth and development against background of various painted, drawn and sculptured images. For students interested in teaching. Prerequisites: E, R
Fundamentals of form and their relationships in painting. Range of subject matter includes portrait and figure studies. Open to all students. Further study in structural concerns of painting. Emphasis on discipline and integration of personal expression through principles of form, organization, movement, repetition, proportion, balance, etc. Open to all students. Prerequisite: ART 115
120 CERAMICS I, FALL, SPRING
FEE, 3(0-6)
121 CERAMICS II, FALL, SPRING
FEE, 3(0-6)
Focus on materials, tools, and special equipment used in working with clay. Investigation of firing procedures, preparation of clay and glazes, and fundamentals of throwing pottery on wheel. Open to all students.
Advanced course in study of clay. Hand-building and/or wheel-throwing problems according to individual interests. Experiments in glazing. Open to all students. Prerequisite: ART 120
122 DRAWING I, FALL, SPRING
3(0-6)
123 DRAWING II, FALL, SPRING
3(0-6)
201 HISTORY OF ART II, FALL (EVEN YEARS)
3(3-0)
203 20th CENTURY ART HISTORY: 1900-1945 SPRING, EVEN YEARS
3(3-0)
251 STUDIO PROBLEMS: PAINTING, SPRING
3(0-6)
Explores the fundamentals of drawing. Investigation of the elements of design and other ideas underlining a successful drawing. Includes drawing portraits. Open to all students. Required for Art majors.
Continued study in drawing. Emphasis on development of personal expression through use of line and value. Open to all students. Required for Art majors. Prerequisite: ART 122 Lecture course that discusses a historical survey of architecture, sculpture and painting from Renaissance to Twentieth Century. Focus on important aspects of Baroque, Neo-classical and Romantic art culminating in Modern Movement. Open to all students. Prerequisites: E, R
Art from 1900 to 1945 will be discussed in terms of its origins, trends, and the contributions of culture and technology. Major developments to be covered include Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Dadaism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. Photography and Architecture will be discussed, too. Open to all students. Prerequisite: None.
Advanced study in acrylic and/or oil painting, emphasis on development of technical skills according to individual student interest. Prerequisites: ART 115, ART 116
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