Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N SARTART 301 Design – Introduction to basic design elementsand principles including color, line, and form.Studio application involving various approaches tosubject matter and abstract organization. Both twoand three dimensional applications will be explored.Transfer credit: UC, CSU (C1).ART 302 Advanced Design – Additional study ofdesign elements and principles. Studio practicecentered upon creative interpretations and problemsolving, using varied art materials and techniques bothtwo and three dimensional. May be repeated twice forcredit. Transfer credit: UC, CSU.ART 350 VISUAL PERCEPTION THROUGHPHOTOGRAPHY (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours. Recommended (Fall 2008):Eligibility for ENGL 836. Recommended (Spring 2009):Eligibility for ENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, orequivalent.A course which combines fundamentals of digitalpicture taking and the analysis of images to gain insightsinto photography’s communicative abilities and how theyinfluence viewers’ understanding of their world. Students’own work and images from print media, movies and televisionare used as the basis for discussion. Transfer credit:CSU (C1).ART 351, 352, 353 BLACK AND WHITEPHOTOGRAPHY I, II AND III (2 or 3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Three unit sections meet a minimum of 48 lecture hoursand 48 lab hours plus 48 studio hours by arrangement/semester; two unit sections meet a minimum of 32 lecturehours and 32 lab hours plus 16 studio hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisites: ART 352 – ART 351 orequivalent; ART 353 – ART 352 or equivalent. Recom -mended: ART 351 – Eligibility for ENGL 836 and READ836, or ENGL 846, or equivalent.ART 351 Black and WhitePhotography I – An introductionto film-based 35mm black and white photography.Students will gain skills to view and producephotographs as an alternative means of sharingpersonal observations and perceptions. To developpersonally meaningful images, the knowledge andapplication of photographic equipment, materials andtechniques are emphasized. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (C1).ART 352 Black and White Photography II – An intermediatecourse expanding upon concepts and techniquesdeveloped in ART 351. Students will enhanceskills to produce photographs to better share personalobservations and perceptions. Critical considerationsof style, content and presentation will be fundamentalcomponents of students’ projects. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (C1).ART 353 Black and White Photography III – Anadvanced course expanding upon concepts and techniquesdeveloped in ART 351 and ART 352. Majoremphasis is on the critical considerations of the applicationof skills to produce photographs that share personalperspectives based upon observations and perceptions.May be repeated once for credit. Transfercredit: CSU.ART 354, 355 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY I AND II(2 or 3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Three unit sections meet a minimum of 48 lecture hoursand 48 lab hours plus 48 studio hours by arrangement/semester; two unit sections meet a minimum of 32 lecturehours and 32 lab hours plus 16 studio hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: ART 355 – ART 354 orequivalent. Recommended: ART 354 – Eligibility for ENGL836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, or equivalent.Transfercredit: CSU (C1).ART 354 Color Photography I – Introduction to theuse of color photography as an expressive media.Students will gain skills to view and produce photographsas an alternative means of sharing personalobservations and perceptions. To develop personallymeaningful images, the knowledge and application ofphotographic equipment, materials and techniques areemphasized.ART 355 Color Photography II – To enhance andbroaden the applications of camera operations anduses of color photography introduced in ART 354.Course emphasizes developing a more sophisticatedunderstanding of the communicative and interpretiveaspects of the medium for personal expression.Advanced photographic techniques for better controlof printing from color negatives are introduced. May berepeated twice for credit.ART 363 ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES INPHOTOGRAPHY I (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 48 lab hours/semester.Prerequisite: ART 351 or demonstration of basic darkroomskills.An introduction to non-silver printing processes, transferof Polaroid images to other media, and hand-coloringtechniques for print modification. Explores manipulationsof original images to reveal forms of expression unattainablethrough traditional photographic processes. Transfercredit: CSU.140 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G