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ANTH 6700 - Applied Anthropology
Units: 4
Anthropological principles and methods applied to problems of sociocultural change and cross-cultural communication; community based participatory methods and planning; policy analysis; organizational culture, needs assessment, program evaluation, proposal development.
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ANTH 6760 - Internship Experience
Units: 4
Applied M.A. track internship in an agency or nongovernmental organization, including personal activity log, mid-internship report, internship completion statement, and oral presentation on internship.
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ANTH 6770 - Internship Planning and Analysis
Units: 4
Training in developing, presenting, and evaluating position papers, proposals, work plans; literature searches; ethics and professional development for work outside academia; active involvement in securing appropriate internship and analyzing the internship experience and data.
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ANTH 6800 - Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology
Units: 4
Seminal work within the subdisciplines of anthropological linguistics, including examples of its application.
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ANTH 6898 - Cooperative Education
Units: 1-4
Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
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ANTH 6900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
Independent study in anthropology with concentration on a specific problem under guidance by a faculty sponsor.
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ANTH 6905 - Directed Readings in Anthropology
Units: 1-5
Selected readings in consultation with two or more appropriate faculty members in preparation for the Master’s Comprehensive Written Examination in two sub-fields of anthropology. The reading list and the exams must be consistent with the student’s areas of concentration and approved by the Graduate Advisor.
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ANTH 6909 - Departmental Thesis
Units: 1-4
Development and writing of a research paper for submission to the department which specifies its format. Supervision by a departmental committee, at least one of whom must be a Cal State East Bay faculty member. Oral defense normally required.
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ANTH 6999 - Issues in Anthropology
Units: 4
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in anthropology.
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Anthropology: Regional and Ethnographic |
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ANTH 3500 - North American Indians
Units: 4
Native peoples and cultures of present-day United States and Canada.
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ANTH 3505 - Indians of California
Units: 4
Habitat, economy, society, arts, and beliefs of the native populations of California.
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ANTH 3510 - South American
Units: 4
Peoples and cultures of South America from contact times to the present. Ecological adaptations, socioeconomic organization, kinship, religion, and culture change.
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ANTH 3545 - China
Units: 4
Cultural patterns, religion, social structure, ecological setting and regional variations of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong; their traditional, present and future role in the world.
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ANTH 3555 - Cultures of East Asia
Units: 4
Anthropological perspectives on East Asia, including China, Japan, and Korea. Cultural sharing (e.g., Confucianism, Buddhism) and cultural differences, with focus on religion, social structure, ecology, and contemporary issues.
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ANTH 3580 - Middle East
Units: 4
An exploration of the regional diversity of people and social institutions of the Middle East in order to understand the complexities of current social issues.
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Anthropology: Sociocultural |
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ANTH 3400 - Social Anthropology
Units: 4
Structural-functional approach to the comparative study of human institutions, with emphasis on changing kinship, family, and social structure in various regions of the world. Critical analysis of major ethnographic works and substantial writing required. Prerequisites: ANTH 1300 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 3410 - Folklore
Units: 4
Introduction to and survey of oral literature, e.g., folktales, myths, legends, proverbs, riddles, etc., especially among non-literate peoples; methods and theories of folklore analysis and the use of folklore in studies of diffusion, social functions, world view, and religion.
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ANTH 4310 - Field Course in Ethnography
Units: 5
Securing, recording, ordering, and analysis of cultural data; problems of participant observation and eliciting information from informants; methods of data collection. Field work all day Saturday or two afternoons per week. Prerequisites: One course in ANTH 1300 or ANTH 3400 or ANTH 3500 series.
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ANTH 4900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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ANTH 4910 - Pro-Seminar in Anthropology
Units: 4
Seminar in history and philosophy of anthropological thought: its place among the sciences and the humanities, schools of thought and the respective contributions of eminent anthropologists. Prerequisites: Senior standing, completion of three upper division anthropology courses or consent of instructor.
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Anthropology: Symbolic and Religious |
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ANTH 3800 - Language and Culture
Units: 4
The structured nature of language, linguistic classification, and the relationship of language, thought and reality viewed through the perspective of linguistic relativity.
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ANTH 3801 - Language in the Modern World
Units: 4
Language in a global era viewed from a socio-historical perspective: the spread of a few major languages and increasing multilingualism; the extinction of many smaller languages; the rise of English as the first world language resulting in new varieties of English.
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ANTH 3840 - Folk Religion and Magic
Units: 4
Cross-cultural comparison of the origins, development and social functions of magical, witchcraft and religious beliefs and behavior, including relevant aspects of symbolism, ritual, ceremony, spirit possession, exorcism, divination, pilgrimage, renunciation and revivalistic cult movements.
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Art |
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ART 3999 - Issues in Art
Units: 4
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in art. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units.
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ART 4900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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Art: History |
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ART 1010 - Introduction to World Art History
Units: 4
An examination of style in the visual arts and factors which influence the nature of art in selected salient periods of art history. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for ART 1011.
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ART 1081 - History of Animation
Units: 4
Survey of historical developments, styles, techniques, theory and criticism of animation as an art form.
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ART 1085 - History of Games
Units: 4
Survey of the history of games from playground to screen; examining games and organized play as culture and art form.
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ART 3010 - Latin American Art
Units: 4
Art and architecture of Latin America from the conquest and colonial period to the present, including art of Mexico, Central America and South America. Field trips may be required.
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ART 3035 - Modern Art
Units: 4
Main topics of European art of the Modern period from the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century including Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism.
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ART 3040 - Art in the United States
Units: 4
The development of art in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Individual visits to museums required.
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ART 3085 - Theory of Games
Units: 4
In-depth examination of the theory and practice of games from the perspectives of narratology and ludology.
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ART 3227 - Women in Art
Units: 4
Women artists and images of women’s art, including history from ancient periods to the present. Individual museum and/or field trips may be required.
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ART 3230 - Art and Philosophy of the East
Units: 4
(See PHIL 3230 for course description.)
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ART 3400 - History of Art and Technology
Units: 4
How the interaction of art and technology shaped human culture from cave paintings to computers. Priority given to Art majors and minors.
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ART 3411 - Advanced Survey of World Art
Units: 4
Survey of major theories of Western Art, Tribal Art, and Non-Western Art. Shamanism and Goddess worship and ending with postmodernism. Field trips may be required. Priority given to Art Majors and Minors.
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ART 4005 - Histories of Film
Units: 4
A thematic approach to film that analyzes the subject’s history, innovative visual strategies, content and cultural context. Themes may vary and may include world cinema, past visions of the future, Hollywood/Bollywood, existentialism, spiritual representations, war, etc. Cross-listed: COMM 4005 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 4020 - Shamanism and Art: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Units: 4
The relationship between the practice of shamanism and art from around the world. Artworks from North American Indian, Oceanic, Siberian, Aboriginal, Huichol and African cultures as well as those from Indonesia, China and Tibet. The practice of shamanic techniques by modern artists.
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ART 4060 - History of Graphic Design
Units: 4
The development and evolution of graphic design including its relationship to culture, influential artists, designers and studios. Field trips may be required. Priority given to Art majors and minors.
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ART 4070 - Currents in New Media
Units: 4
Contemporary artistic developments in new media including artists, aesthetic trends, materials, and methods. Field trips may be required. Priority given to Art majors and minors.
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ART 4071 - Contemporary Art
Units: 4
The most recent developments in art from WW II to the present with an emphasis on post-modernism. Individual study visits to museums and/or field trips required.
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ART 4620 - History of Photography
Units: 4
(See COMM 4620 for course description.)
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ART 4621 - History of Photography Since 1960
Units: 4
Survey of the cultural issues and aesthetic developments in photography since 1960, with emphasis on fine art photography. Field trips may be required.
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ART 4900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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Art: Studio |
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ART 1020 - The Creative Process
Units: 4
Studio practice emphasizing creativity and imagination in the realization of works of visual art. Field trips may be required.
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ART 1112 - Ceramics I
Units: 4
Introduction to the basic techniques of construction with clay, including basic throwing and glazing techniques. Field trips may be required.
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ART 1113 - Drawing I
Units: 4
Introduces varied approaches to drawing and use of materials. Projects increase perceptual and imaginative abilities. Instruction in using line, shape, and illusion of form to translate/interpret what you see or how you respond. Field trips may be required.
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ART 1114 - Painting I
Units: 4
Provides introductory experiences in making images and using painting materials. Slides, reproductions and demonstrations accompany lectures. Projects and discussions develop students’ understanding of how painting can communicate our experience and imagination. Field trips may be required.
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ART 1115 - Printmaking I
Units: 4
An introduction to a major graphic process (such as Intaglio, Monoprint/Monotype, or Relief printing), and its history. Field trips may be required. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 12 units.
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ART 1116 - Introduction to Sculpture
Units: 4
An introduction to creating art in a 3-dimensional space, using a variety of materials for fabrication and casting. Field trips may be required.
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ART 1121 - Introduction to Bookmaking
Units: 4
Introduction to creating art in book form and to the history of artists’ books. Basic binding and printing techniques. Field trips may be required.
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ART 2025 - Basics of New Media
Units: 4
Computer as a creative tool in design of digital imagery and artwork through bitmap and vector based software. Prerequisites: Declared Art major/minor or department permission.
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ART 2146 - Storyboarding
Units: 4
Traditional and digital drawing techniques and concepts in storyboarding. Prerequisites: ART 1113 . Four hrs. act.
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ART 2630 - Digital Photography I
Units: 4
Using digital cameras to explore fundamental principles of image making, composition, color theory, color management, lighting, and image processing with Photoshop and ink jet printing. Students are required to provide their own digital camera.
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ART 2702 - Black and White Photography II
Units: 4
Advanced black and white darkroom techniques, including split filter and fiber paper printing, toning, and solarization; use of black and white film with medium format cameras. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 2805 - Computers and Print
Units: 4
Printing as graphic impression - composition, inking, registration, paper surfaces; relation to contemporary digital graphic reproduction. Field trips may be required.
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ART 2810 - Principles of Design
Units: 4
Foundations of graphic design - composition, color, image, type; uses in the communication of meaning. Prerequisites: ART 2025 and ART 2630 .
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ART 2830 - Web Design
Units: 4
Design principles, web standards, and interactive multimedia for visual content on the Web. Prerequisites: ART 2025 and ART 2630 .
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ART 2851 - Introduction to Game Design and Scripting
Units: 4
Introduction to scripting languages, problem solving, and design patterns. Foundational concepts for traditional and interactive game creation. Prerequisites: ART 2025 and ART 2630 .
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ART 3121 - Advanced Bookmaking
Units: 4
Advanced techniques, including printing and binding techniques, for creating art in book form. Production of at least one finished book. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 1121 or permission of the instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated two times for credit, for a maximum of 12 units.
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ART 3141 - Drawing II
Units: 4
Concepts and techniques of drawing, including studies from life. Emphasis on individual expression in various drawing media. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 1113 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 3142 - Figure Drawing
Units: 4
Principles of figure drawing. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 1113 . Repeatability: May be repeated twice for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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ART 3144 - Drawing Lab
Units: 2
Concepts and techniques of drawing. Three dimensional form, time-based narratives, and hand-generated visualization of ideas for the development of graphic concepts. Prerequisites: ART 1113 and ART 2025 . Repeatability: May be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 6 units.
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ART 3145 - Illustration
Units: 4
Traditional and digital drawing techniques and concepts for multimedia, graphic design, and graphic novel applications. Prerequisites: ART 1113 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 16 units.
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ART 3212 - Painting II
Units: 4
Emphasis on individual expression and critical analysis. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 1114 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 3213 - Painting III
Units: 4
Advanced study in painting. Individual project with selected media. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 3212 . Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units.
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ART 3215 - Figure Painting
Units: 2
Principles of figure painting, including use of two dimensional mixed media. Individual project with selected media. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 1113 , ART 1114 . Repeatability: May be repeated two times for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 6 units.
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ART 3316 - Advanced Sculpture
Units: 4
Developing and building on previously acquired skills in order to achieve mastery of the materials. Planning, designing, and creating sophisticated and complex sculptural work that address significant issues in the artistic arena. Repeatability: May be repeated six times for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 28 units.
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ART 3317 - Workshop in Spatial Arts
Units: 4
Focus on a particular medium, e.g. bronze, clay, steel, stone, mixed media, etc. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units.
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ART 3330 - Electronics for Sculpture
Units: 4
Learning the fundamentals of light and sound as art forms in 3-dimensional space using electricity, analog and digital electronics, electro-luminescent media, and sound synthesis.
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ART 3340 - Mixed Media Assemblage
Units: 4
Integrating found objects and media into artworks in 3-dimensional space. Advanced mold-making and experimental materials. Discussion of reproduction and simulation in contemporary art.
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ART 3420 - Selected Topics in Studio Art
Units: 2
Intensive study of a particular art practice, its concepts and techniques. Prerequisites: Declared Art major/minor or consent of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 24 units.
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ART 3430 - Junior/Senior Seminar
Units: 2
Develops students’ personal sense of aesthetics through selected reading, writing and discussion. In-depth critiques of student artwork. Prerequisites: Declared Art major/minor. Repeatability: May be repeated two times for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 6 units.
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ART 3440 - Visual Literacy
Units: 2
Slide lectures, writing, and discussion for the purpose of understanding the tools of visual communication and responding clearly in oral and written formats. Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, when content differs, for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 3512 - Ceramics II
Units: 4
Concentration on the techniques of throwing, glazing, kiln work, and related topics. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 1112 . Repeatability: May be repeated two times for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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ART 3513 - Ceramics III
Units: 4
Emphasis on personal direction in ceramics. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 3512 . Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units.
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ART 3600 - Digital Photography II
Units: 4
Advanced digital camera, digital darkroom and ink jet printing techniques. Photography as a visual language and the aesthetics of photographic images. Prerequisites: ART 2630 or consent of instructor. Cross-listed: COMM 3600 .
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ART 3620 - Alternative Processes in Photography
Units: 4
Experimental and alternative photographic methods, including cyanotype, platinum-palladium, bromoil, gum bichromate, and other historical processes. Prerequisites: ART 2630 or consent of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 3630 - Digital Photography III
Units: 4
Advanced digital imaging techniques and the use of photography as a fine art and visual language. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 3600 /COMM 3600 or consent of instructor. Cross-listed: COMM 3630 .
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ART 3640 - Special Topic in Photography
Units: 4
Intensive study of a particular photography practice with fine art or commercial applications. Prerequisites: ART 2630 or consent of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
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ART 3654 - Landscape Photography
Units: 4
Introduction to landscape photography and its techniques using digital, 35mm, and large format cameras. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2630
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ART 3655 - Advanced Landscape Photography
Units: 4
Advanced practice in landscape photography through photographic field trips. Prerequisites: ART 3654 . Repeatability: May be repeated two times for credit, for a maximum of 12 units.
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ART 3660 - Portrait Photography
Units: 4
A studio workshop approach to portrait photography. Various types of lighting such as flood, electronic flash, and natural. History of portraiture and contemporary vision. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2630 . Cross-listed: COMM 3660 .
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ART 3661 - Advanced Portrait Photography
Units: 4
Advanced portrait and studio techniques for commercial and fine art applications; portfolio development. Prerequisites: ART 3660 /COMM 3660 or consent of instructor.
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ART 3670 - Introduction to Studio Lighting
Units: 4
Introduction to studio lighting using quartz and other hot light sources. Use of digital cameras and view cameras in the creation of commercial-quality product photography for print and the web. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2630 . Cross-listed: COMM 3670 .
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ART 3671 - Advanced Studio Lighting
Units: 4
The use of electronic strobe lights in a studio lighting situation to create commercial product and portrait photography. Use of view camera and medium format camera will be emphasized. Prerequisites: ART 3670 . Cross-listed: COMM 3671 . Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units.
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ART 3680 - Photography Career Preparation
Units: 4
Fine art and professional photography career preparation. Topics include resume creation, gallery and museum interactions, commercial photography practices and apprenticeship programs, and general business practices for photographers. Field trips may be required. Cross-listed: COMM 3680 .
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ART 3800 - Animation
Units: 4
Imaginative, computer-based animation, theories of movement and methods of storytelling for time-based narratives. Prerequisites: ART 3400 , ART 3830 , and ART 3870 .
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ART 3810 - Graphic Design I
Units: 4
Development of techniques that reflect real world needs for communicating graphical messages. Prerequisites: ART 2805 , ART 3400 , ART 3830 , and ART 3870 .
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ART 3815 - Typography
Units: 4
Fundamentals and history of letterforms in art and design. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2805 , ART 3400 , ART 3830 , and ART 3870 .
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ART 3820 - Digital Video
Units: 4
Video and audio for multimedia production. Projects using storyboards, cameras, lighting, audio technology, video digitizing, editing software. Prerequisites: ART 3400 ,ART 3830 , and ART 3870 .
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ART 3825 - Motion Graphics
Units: 4
Using motion and timing to create graphic and typographic animation for video, interactive media and Web distribution. Prerequisites: ART 3820 and ART 3800 .
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ART 3828 - Advanced Digital Video
Units: 4
Advanced topics in digital video production for multimedia. Video technology including formats, compression, and specifications. Motion graphics and integrating animation from non-video sources, optimizing video for the distribution channel, and interactive video. Prerequisites: ART 3825 .
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ART 3830 - Digital Imaging
Units: 4
Computers, scanners, digital cameras and drawing tablets to produce imaginative pictures for screen and print. Prerequisites: ART 2810 and ART 2830 .
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ART 3851 - Game Design and Scripting
Units: 4
Intermediate scripting languages, problem solving, and design patterns. Intermediate concepts for traditional and interactive game creation. Prerequisites: ART 3830 and ART 2851 .
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ART 3855 - Graphic Design II
Units: 4
Advanced applied design skills using grids, color, images, typographic detail, aesthetics, and extended design systems. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 3810 and ART 3815 .
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ART 3860 - Production Design for Print and Screen
Units: 4
Integration of software and hardware techniques and design production considerations, to create and deliver successful content for mass production. Prerequisites: ART 3810 and ART 3815 .
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ART 3870 - Web Authoring
Units: 4
Advanced use of scripting techniques to create interactive Web sites. Prerequisites: ART 2810 and ART 2830 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
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