Course Descriptions ARTG143 Adobe Photoshop for Web Design
hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisite: Color and Design I (ARTG113) or permission of instructor. ARTG115 Introduction to Graphic Design and Production
This course will use Mac-based Adobe Photoshop, a standard image-editing tool to process and manipulate images for print, multimedia, and the Web. Students will learn basic skills using the Photoshop toolbox to create layers, retouch images, reformat images, create composite images, manipulate and change color, and choose appropriate file formats. Instruction will include using Fireworks to create rollover and slice images. Students will be able to design and create Web-ready pages at the completion of the course. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours.
3 Credits
This course introduces the student to graphic design elements and principles and their application to page layout. Assignments will emphasize the development of advertising graphics from concept and design phases through basic computer production applications. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisite: ComputerAided Graphic Design (ARTG281) or permission of instructor. ARTG121 Introduction to Photography
ARTG144 Multimedia on the Mac
3 Credits
ARTG145 Final Project: Develop a Website
3 Credits
ARTG152 Museum Methods/Collections Care and Management
3 Credits
ARTG153 Gallery Exhibition Skills I
3 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of exhibition design. Students will receive instruction in the basics of organization, layout, and installation of art exhibitions from concept to completion. Under the guidance of the instructor, students participate in the mounting of one major exhibition at the college. Field trips to area museums will afford students the opportunity to view behind-the-scenes preparation for a variety of exhibition types. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours.
3 Credits
In this course students will use writing and visual skills to understand better the art, culture, and history of times and places other than their own. Topics will vary each semester and may include but are not limited to Introduction to Asian Art, Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World, African Art, Art of Renaissance Italy, Art of the 19th Century, History of Photography, and Art since 1945. ARTG142 Information Design for the Web—Mac
3 Credits
This course will focus on current museum practices through lectures, readings, guest presentations, and demonstrations. In addition, this course examines the basic principles and techniques involved in acquiring and caring for collections, including access, records management, conservation and storage.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to videography, including camera operation and controls, video formats, lighting techniques, sound, and nonlinear editing for weddings, meeting and event coverage, and corporate and fine art production. Hands-on demonstrations, in-class exercises, and follow-up assignments prepare students to produce a special piece ready for production. Final Cut Pro will be used for editing. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. ARTG134 Topics in Art History
3 Credits
This course brings together all the skills learned in the previous certificate courses in the goal of creating two final, professional-grade products. Students will use HTML enhanced with film, animation, and images and scripting to develop a multimedia Website and a multimedia CD-ROM. This is a great opportunity to round off a portfolio or prepare for the discipline of real-world deadlines and requirements, as students can continue preexisting projects or work to specification. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisites: Adobe Photoshop for Web Design (ARTG143), Information Design for the Web—Mac (ARTG142), Dreamweaver on the Mac (ARTG216), and Macromedia Flash Animation on the Mac (ARTG210), or permission of instructor.
Students refine traditional camera and darkroom techniques by mastering low light and difficult-to-meter situations, controlled lighting, and advanced processing and printing controls. Assignments include photo illustration of art director concepts, applied graphic techniques, and the photo essay. Photographic seeing and the use of aperture and shutter as creative controls to heighten the communicative power of photographs are covered in depth. Photography as fine art and practical applications of photography in modern society are included as important adjuncts to the development of individual technique through extended individual projects. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography (ARTG121) or permission of instructor. ARTG123 Introduction Video Techniques
3 Credits
The course is a full exploration of the capabilities of digital video for Webcasting and HTML-based CD-ROM delivery. This course covers capturing, editing, and delivering digital video. Editing is done using the professional standard, Final Cut Pro. The QuickTime wrapper format (MPED-4) is used to demonstrate live-broadcast and ondemand streaming. Students will learn how to deliver video for broadcast-ready, Webready, and CD/DVD-ROM targets. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisites: Information Design for the Web—Mac (ARTG142) and Macromedia Flash Animation on the Mac (ARTG210), or permission of instructor.
Students learn how to operate a 35mm camera while exploring the fundamentals of photography. Shutter and aperture controls, light meter calculations, adjustable focus, and depth of field will be covered. This course stresses photographic composition as a vehicle for artistic expression. Lectures and demonstrations will be combined with developing and printing black-and-white film using an enlarger in a traditional darkroom. Students are required to have a fully manual camera and tripod. Students supply film, photo paper, developing tanks, and reels. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. ARTG122 Intermediate Photography
3 Credits
ARTG154 Gallery Exhibition Skills II
3 Credits
This is a continuation of Gallery Exhibition Skills I (ARTG153). This course provides advanced theory, instruction, and practical experience in all aspects of design and installation of art exhibitions. Under the guidance of the instructor, students participate in the installation of three to four exhibitions per semester. Prerequisites: Introduction to Museums (ARTG156) and Gallery Exhibition Skills I (ARTG153), or permission of instructor.
3 Credits
This course teaches the design skills (including typography) needed to break out from the cookie-cutter presentation of most Web pages. To do this, the student will look under the hood of standard Web creation tools and view the underlying structure of HTML, DHTML, XHTML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). JavaScript and browser cookies will be explored with an eye toward customizing Web presentations to nonstandard viewers. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours.
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