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2024-25 Catalog 
  
    May 20, 2024  
2024-25 Catalog

Course Descriptions


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Other Courses

  
  • ACC 1002 - Fundamentals of Accounting Hands-on Lab


    Credit(s): 2
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 3
    Corequisite(s): ACC 1001
    Formerly ACC 102 Covers the practical lab portion of the Fundamentals of Accounting course providing hands-on activities using software provided by the publisher or Open Educational Resources (OER) content. The lab demonstrates the recording of accounting information discussed in ACC 101 with emphasis on the procedures and practices used in business organizations.

    This course is restricted. For exemptions or required basic skills assessment information, please see the Basic Skills Assessment page.
  
  • ACC 1015 - Payroll Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Corequisite(s): ACC 1001 or ACC 1011 or ACC 1021
    Formerly ACC 115 Covers federal and state employment laws and their effects on personnel and payroll records. The course is non-technical and is intended to give students a practical working knowledge of the current payroll laws and actual experience in applying regulations, including computerized payroll procedures.

  
  • ACC 1022 - Accounting Principles II


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 4
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1021
    Formerly ACC 122 This course continues the application of accounting principles to business organizations. Major topics include corporate equity and debt financing, investments, cash flow statements, financial analysis, budgeting, cost and managerial accounting.

  
  • ACC 1035 - Spreadsheet Applications for Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Corequisite(s): (ACC 1001 or ACC 1011 or ACC 1021) and (CIS 1018 or CIS 1055)
    Formerly ACC 135 Introduces spreadsheets as an accounting tool in the application of fundamental accounting concepts, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

  
  • ACC 1038 - Payroll and Sales Tax


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Corequisite(s): ACC 1001 or ACC 1011 or ACC 1021
    Formerly ACC 138 Introduces laws pertaining to payroll and sales taxes including record keeping rules; preparation of various federal, state and local forms for reporting payroll and sales taxes; and computerized payroll procedures.

  
  • ACC 2035 - Computerized Accounting for Small Businesses


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Corequisite(s): ACC 1001 or ACC 1011 or ACC 1021
    Formerly ACC 235 Introduces an electronic accounting application for use in a small business. This course will focus on installing and launching the application, converting a manual accounting system to an electronic system, recording daily transactions, and summarizing records in reports for a complete financial picture.

  
  • ART 1003 - 3-D Design


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 132 Introduces the fundamentals of three-dimensional design, form, and space. The course applies the elements and principles of design to three-dimensional problems.

  
  • CSC 2025 - Computer Architecture/Assembly Language Programming


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.5
    Prerequisite(s): CSC 1061
    Formerly CSC 225 Covers how a computer operates and the relationship between machine code and the primary computer components. The course explores the design of the processor, registers, memory, and various types of storage. Assembly language is used for computer processes commands and how programming languages use memory addresses. Overview of architecture that is in development will be discussed.

  
  • ECO 2045 - Environmental Economics: GT-SS1


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ECO 245 Introduces contemporary environmental issues and policies meant to reduce environmental degradation. It introduces the concept of market failure due to pollution. The course covers government pollution reduction policies for air, water, and natural environments. It also covers analytical tools that are used to analyze the effectiveness of these policies. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. GT-SS1

  
  • EDU 2211 - Introduction to Education


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College readiness in English
    Formerly EDU 221 Focuses on the historical, social, political, philosophical, cultural, and economic forces that shape the United States public school system. This course includes current issues of education reform, technology as it relates to education, and considerations related to becoming a teacher in the state of Colorado. The course addresses the educational theory and practices from Early Childhood Education (ECE) through secondary education.

  
  • FMT 1001 - Custodial Techniques


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 4
    Formerly FMT 101 Focuses on products and techniques of maintaining commercial or industrial buildings. This course covers health standards and issues.

    This course is restricted. For exemptions or required basic skills assessment information, please see the Basic Skills Assessment  page.
  
  • HPR 1020 - Phlebotomy


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 2
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): Program admission required.
    Formerly HPR 112 Covers the duties associated with the practice of venipuncture, capillary puncture, and special collection procedures. This course provides experience with quality control, infection control, safety procedures, as well as laboratory computer systems. Successful completion of this course, with an adequate number of blood draws, will constitute eligibility for application for a National Phlebotomy Registry Examination.

  
  • MGD 2067 - Game Design II


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 1
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): MGD 1067
    Formerly MGD 267 Explores more advanced features of game design. Students examine such things as integration of mainline code, subroutines and interrupts into game structure. I/O structure, playtesting and distribution are emphasized.

  
  • WEL 2050 - Layout and Fabrication


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 1
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 4.50
    Prerequisite(s): WEL 1002.
    Formerly WEL 250 Develops welding and associated skills in metal fabrication.


Accounting

  
  • ACC 1001 - Fundamentals of Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ACC 101 Introduces accounting fundamentals with emphasis on the procedures and practices used in business organizations. Major topics include the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, including end-of-period reporting.

     

  
  • ACC 1003 - Fundamentals of Accounting Lab


    Credit(s): 1
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.50
    Corequisite(s): ACC 1001
    Formerly ACC 103 Designed as the practical lab portion of the Fundamentals of Accounting course. Emphasizes the demonstration of recording accounting information discussed in each chapter of ACC 101.

  
  • ACC 1011 - Introduction to Financial Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Focuses on financial accounting concepts prescribed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including financial information for external partners, the accounting cycle process, basic terminology, transaction analysis, internal control systems, and financial statement preparation and analysis.

  
  • ACC 1012 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Focuses on the fundamentals of managerial accounting and cost management as tools to aid internal users’ decision-making processes. This course covers basic managerial accounting concepts, such as product costing and cost behavior and control. It also covers internal management decision making tools, including cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, cost analysis, and planning and control systems.

  
  • ACC 1021 - Accounting Principles I


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 4
    Formerly ACC 121 This course introduces accounting principles for understanding the theory and logic that underlie procedures and practices for business organizations. Major topics include the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, internal control principles and practices, notes and interest, inventory systems and costing, and plant and intangible asset accounting.

  
  • ACC 1025 - Computerized Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 4.50
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1001  or ACC 1011  or ACC 1021 
    Formerly ACC 125 Introduces the capabilities of computer applications in accounting. Includes solving accounting problems of a financial nature and hardware and software controls.

  
  • ACC 1031 - Income Tax


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ACC 131 Introduces basic concepts of federal income taxation and tax administration with emphasis on taxation of individuals and sole proprietorships.

  
  • ACC 1032 - Tax Help Colorado


    Credit(s): 2
    Lecture Hour(s): 2
    Formerly ACC 132 Examines the preparation of individual, federal, and state income tax returns within the guidelines and limitations set forth by the Tax Help Colorado program and IRS guidelines. Emphasis is placed on form preparation with the use of tax software.

  
  • ACC 1033 - Tax Help Colorado Practicum


    Credit(s): 1
    Lecture Hour(s): 1
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1032
    Formerly ACC 133 Utilizes income tax knowledge and training in the context of a community service setting. Volunteers prepare individual federal and state income tax within the parameters of the Tax Help Colorado program and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines.

  
  • ACC 1075-1077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ACC 175-177 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ACC 2011 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 4
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1012 or ACC 1022
    Formerly ACC 211 Focuses on comprehensive analysis of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), accounting theory, concepts, and financial reporting principles for public corporations. It is the first of a two-course sequence in financial accounting and is designed primarily for accounting and finance majors. Focus is on the preparation and analysis of business information relevant and useful to external users of financial reports. Explores the theories, principles and practices surveyed in Accounting Principles, and critically examines `real-world` financial analysis and reporting issues.

  
  • ACC 2012 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 4
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2011
    Formerly ACC 212 Focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of accounting for long-term liabilities, stockholders` equity, investments, pensions and leases. Includes income tax allocation, financial statement analysis, cash flow statements, and accounting methods changes.

  
  • ACC 2016 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1012 or ACC 1022
    Formerly ACC 216 Addresses concepts of budgetary control as a matter of law and public administration theory. Accounting principles and procedures necessary to implement budgetary controls for governmental units and other not-for-profit institutions and organizations are presented.

  
  • ACC 2026 - Cost Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1012  or ACC 1022 
    Formerly ACC 226 Course covers cost accumulation methods and reports including job order, process, standards, and activity-based cost systems associated with budgeting, planning, and control of costs.

  
  • ACC 2075-2077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ACC 275-277 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ACC 2087 - Cooperative Education


    Credit(s): 3
    Internship Hour(s): 9
    Formerly ACC 287 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.


Advanced Academic Achievement

  
  • AAA 0050 - Semester Survival


    Credit(s): 2
    Lecture Hour(s): 2
    Formerly AAA 050 Emphasizes basic study skills in order to bolster their chances of completing the current semester successfully.

  
  • AAA 0070-0077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly AAA 070-077 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • AAA 0090 - Academic Achievement Strategies


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AAA 090 Develops personalized approaches to learn and succeed for easier transition into college. Topics include goal-setting, time management, textbook reading strategies, note-taking, test-taking, listening techniques, concentration and memory devices, and critical thinking for student success.

  
  • AAA 0098 - S.T.E.P.S for College Success


    Credit(s): 2
    Lecture Hour(s): 1
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.50
    Formerly AAA 098 Introduces students to the college culture and to campus resources that support academic success. Students will access and use tools in the college portal and learning management system throughout the course. The student’s role in achieving academic success will be emphasized through course content that includes practice in goal setting, effective communication, team building, critical and creative thinking techniques, academic and personal management, and application of active learning strategies.

  
  • AAA 1001 - College 101: The Student Experience


    Credit(s): 1
    Lecture Hour(s): 1
    Formerly AAA 101 Introduces students to college culture and prepares them for the challenges they will face in higher education. Through a series of interactive seminars, students discover learning in a multicultural environment and use college and community resources to attain education and career goals.

  
  • AAA 1009 - Advanced Academic Achievement


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AAA 109 Examines theories and practices associated with successful learning to enhance college success. Techniques covered include academic proficiency, personal management, effective collegiate communication, critical and creative thinking, development of community, awareness of diverse identities, and educational and career planning.

  
  • AAA 1075-1077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly AAA 175-177 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • AAA 2075-2077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly AAA 275-277 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.


Agriculture

  
  • AGE 1102 - Agriculture Economics: GT-SS1


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGE 102 Focuses on economic principles and decision-making by consumers, firms, and government with emphasis on their application to the food, fiber, and natural resource sectors of the economy. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. GT-SS1

  
  • AGE 2105 - Farm and Ranch Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGE 205 Provide students with practical experience in applying principles of economics, business, marketing, and finance to the management of a farm/ranch operation.

  
  • AGP 1007 - Practical Irrigation Management


    Credit(s): 2
    Lecture Hour(s): 2
    Formerly AGP 107 Introduces the student to irrigation methods, scheduling, limited irrigation concepts, hydrology, safety, water quality, chemigation, and interrelationships between irrigation, soil fertility, and crops. A limited amount of water law is also covered.

  
  • AGR 2024 - Integrated Ranch Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGR 224 Provides training in management pertaining to the economics of a ranching enterprise. Topics include principles of system management, resource inventory and management, ranch decision making, nutrition, selection, record keeping, financial management, and marketing.

  
  • AGR 2160 - World Interdependence-Population and Food: GT-SS3


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGR 260 Covers concepts and issues related to world population, food, and agriculture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. GT-SS3

  
  • AGY 1100 - General Crop Production


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.5
    Formerly AGY 100 Focuses on production and adaptation of cultivated crops, principles affecting growth, development, management, and utilization.

  
  • AGY 2140 - Introductory Soil Science: GT-SC1


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.5
    Formerly AGY 240 Focuses on formation, physical properties, chemical properties, and management of soils emphasizing conditions that affect plant growth. This is a statewide Guarantee Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category.

  
  • ASC 1100 - Animal Sciences


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ASC 100 Covers the basic fundamentals of livestock production including the principles of nutrition, reproduction, breeding, genetics, health, and physiology of cattle, sheep, swine, horses, and other farm species. Trends and issues in animal science and animal agriculture are also discussed in this course.


Agriculture Business

  
  • AGB 1002 - Foundations of Agri-Business


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGB 102 Focuses on the foundational aspects of the primary agriculture business areas including economics, management, marketing, sales, and finance in an applied manner. Current events in agriculture are discussed with emphasis on application to agribusiness.


Agriculture Economics

  
  • AGE 2108 - Agricultural Finance


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGE 208 Emphasizes principles of finance and their application to agriculture and agribusiness, including the time value of money, net present value analysis, interest, credit lending institutions, financial statements, and financial ratios.

  
  • AGE 2110 - Agriculture Marketing


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly AGE 210 Studies the agricultural marketing system and methods of marketing crops and livestock. Emphasizes hedging with futures options.


American Sign Language

  
  • ASL 1075-1077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ASL 175-177 Exploration of current topics, issues and activities related to one or more aspects of the named discipline.

  
  • ASL 1101 - Basic Sign Language I


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ASL 101 Provides students with the basic knowledge of communicating with the deaf community. Students will develop basic vocabulary and conversational skills and will be introduced to aspects of the deaf culture and community.

  
  • ASL 1102 - Basic Sign Language II


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ASL 102 Continues the sequence for students who want to learn basic conversational patterns to communicate with the Deaf community. The material covers basic vocabulary and conversational skills, and aspects of the Deaf culture and community.

  
  • ASL 1125 - Fingerspelling


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ASL 125 Provides the student an opportunity to develop expressive and receptive fingerspelling through various class activities.

  
  • ASL 1135 - Conversational ASL


    Credit(s): 2
    Lecture Hour(s): 2
    Formerly ASL 135 Provides the student an extended opportunity to develop a strong grasp of American Sign language (ASL) as well as the cultural features of the language. It helps the student maintain sign language skill. This course is designed for students who have not met the minimum requirements to continue on with ASL 221.

  
  • ASL 2075-2077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ASL 275-277 Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.


Anthropology

  
  • ANT 1001 - Cultural Anthropology: GT-SS3


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College Readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 101 Examines the study of human cultural patterns, including communication, economic systems, social and political organizations, religion, healing systems, and cultural change. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. GT-SS3

  
  • ANT 1003 - Introduction to Archaeology: GT-SS3


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College Readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 107 Introduces the science of recovering the human prehistoric and historic past through excavation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains. The course provides a survey of the archaeology of different areas of the Old and New Worlds, the works of selected archaeologists, and major archaeological theories. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. GT-SS3

  
  • ANT 1005 - Biological Anthropology with Laboratory: GT-SC1


    Credit(s): 4
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Academic Lab Hour(s): 2
    Prerequisite(s): College readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 111 Focuses on the study of the human species and related organisms, and examines principles of genetics, evolution, anatomy, classification, and ecology, including a survey of human variation and adaptation, living primate biology and behavior, and primate and human fossil evolutionary history. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. GT-SC1

  
  • ANT 1075-1077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ANT 175-177 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ANT 1101 - Exploring Other Cultures I


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ANT 221 Provides an anthropological understanding of a selected culture including language, processes of enculturation, subsistence patterns and economics, kinship and descent, political organization, religion, art, history, and its reactions to the forces of globalization.

  
  • ANT 1131 - Cultures of the Southwest


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 121 Explores the major prehistoric cultures (Paleoindian, Desert Culture, Anasazi, Hohokam, Mogollon) and ethnographic views of the historic cultures (Pueblos, Navajo, Apache, Pima, Papago, Spanish-American, and Anglo-American). The purpose of the course is to trace the stages through which these cultures have passed in order to evaluate environmental influences on human activities and to perceive human influences on the environment.

  
  • ANT 2075-2077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ANT 275-277 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ANT 2115 - Native Peoples of North America: GT-SS3


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 215 Studies the origins of native peoples in the New World, through the development of geographic culture areas, to European contact and subsequent contemporary Native American issues. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. GT-SS3

  
  • ANT 2230 - Southwest US Archaeology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 137 Identifies the complex regional population centers and cultural traditions of prehistoric peoples of the 4-Corners (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah) and analyzes evidence of cultural interaction with peoples of Meso-America and with the ecology of the region.

  
  • ANT 2550 - Medical Anthropology: GT-SS3


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): College readiness in English
    Formerly ANT 250 Explores the basic principles of medical anthropology, an applied field within the discipline of cultural anthropology, including the cross-cultural study of illness, health, healing, death, globalization, and the interaction of medical systems between cultures. This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SS3. GT-SS3


Architecture Engineering/Construction Management

  
  • AEC 2700 - International Building Codes


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    A study is made of the restrictions, standards, and requirements that in the interest of public safety and welfare have been established by law to govern the construction of buildings and their materials. Specifications are developed to describe building materials to be furnished and how they are to be installed.


Art

  
  • ART 1002 - Visual Concepts 2-D Design


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 131 Examines the basic elements of design, visual perception, and artistic form and composition as they relate to two-dimensional media.

  
  • ART 1005 - Digital Art Foundations I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 150 Explores visual problem solving using digital tools for fine art. Students will learn to draw and paint in a variety of artistic modalities using color and grayscale. Two-dimensional to three-dimensional observation exercises in composition will be explored. Students will develop their skills in gesture and contour drawing, painterly expression, and artistic elements while using the computer as an art tool. Use of systematic applications for development and presentation of ideas is practiced using vector and raster software. No computer experience is necessary.

  
  • ART 1075-1077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ART 175-177 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ART 1110 - Art Appreciation: GT-AH1


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ART 110 Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. GT-AH1

  
  • ART 1111 - Art History Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ART 111 Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. This course surveys the visual arts from the Ancient through the Medieval periods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. GT-AH1

  
  • ART 1112 - Art History Renaissance to Modern: GT-AH1


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ART 112 Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture. This course surveys the visual arts from the Renaissance to 1900. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. GT-AH1

  
  • ART 1113 - Art History


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ART 207 Introduces the concepts necessary to understand modern visual art, with an emphasis on world art of the 20th century. This course surveys world art of the 20th century, including Modernism to Post-Modernism. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. GT-AH1

  
  • ART 1118 - Art Education Methods


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hour(s): 3
    Formerly ART 107 Focuses on a multimedia approach to teaching art. Emphasizes strong creative presence, philosophy, and techniques in drawing, painting, printmaking, and other media.

  
  • ART 1201 - Drawing I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 121 Investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.

  
  • ART 1202 - Drawing II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1201
    Formerly ART 221 Explores expressive drawing techniques with an emphasis on formal composition, black and white, and color media and content or thematic development.

  
  • ART 1203 - Figure Drawing I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 128 Introduces the basic techniques of drawing the human figure.

  
  • ART 1205 - Drawing for the Graphic Novel


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 122 Introduces the drawing and fine art principles used in developing illustrations for the graphic novel. Students explore the graphic novel as a vehicle for a unique, personal venue for artistic expression. Students explore the history of the graphic novel as well as examine different artistic styles used in the development of graphic novel illustrations. The application of artistic concepts in the creation of an individual graphic work and thorough examination of course material in terms of style, design considerations and visual elements are the primary focus. Students will create images for a graphic novel, focusing on unity of style and techniques for creating images appropriate to story line using black and white or grayscale illustrations.

  
  • ART 1301 - Painting I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 151 Explores basic techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes in oil or acrylic painting to depict form and space on a two-dimensional surface.

  
  • ART 1302 - Painting II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1301
    Formerly ART 251 This course further explores techniques, materials, and concepts used in opaque painting processes in oil or acrylic painting, with emphasis on composition and content development.

  
  • ART 1307 - Watercolor I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 124 Provides on introduction to the basic techniques and unique aspects of materials involved in the use of either transparent or opaque water media or both. Color theory is included.

  
  • ART 1308 - Watercolor II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1307
    Formerly ART 224 Continues the study of watercolor techniques, emphasizing original compositions and experimentation with materials. Color theory is included.

  
  • ART 1401 - Digital Photography I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 139 Presents the fundamentals of Fine Art digital photography, including camera equipment and software used for image capture, management and manipulation. Topics include camera settings and exposure control, composition, working with light and time, and creative image manipulation.

  
  • ART 1403 - Digital Darkroom


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1401
    Formerly ART 145 Teaches computer aided photography and darkroom techniques. The emphasis of this course is image-editing software, which can be used to color correct, retouch, and composite photographic images. Other topics include image acquisition, storage, file management, special effects, hard copy, and web based image output.

  
  • ART 1501 - Printmaking I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 129 Introduces the basic techniques and skills of printmaking as a fine art media. Instruction includes an understanding of visual concepts as they relate to prints. May include introduction to relief, intaglio, lithography and screen printing techniques.

  
  • ART 1601 - Sculpture I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 165 Introduces the fundamentals of sculpture such as modeling, casting, carving, and the processes of assemblage.

  
  • ART 1602 - Sculpture II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1601
    Formerly ART 265 Develops an understanding and focus on manipulation of three dimensional form, with greater concentration on individual creativity and style.

  
  • ART 1604 - Jewelry and Metalwork I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 133 Introduces metalsmithing techniques and design used for jewelry and small scale sculptural objects. This course introduces fabrication and forming techniques such as soldering, forming, hollow construction, cold connections, surface treatment, finishing processes, and basic stone setting. This course includes generating and constructing functional jewelry and sculpture.

  
  • ART 1605 - Jewelry and Metalwork II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1604
    Formerly ART 233 Introduces intermediate metalsmithing techniques and design used for jewelry and small-scale, sculptural objects. This course covers intermediate fabrication and forming techniques including synclastic and anticlastic forming, forging, advanced soldering techniques, and lost-wax casting. This course involves generating and constructing both functional jewelry and sculpture, as well as emphasizing individual research, compositional development, and critical analysis.

  
  • ART 1701 - Handbuilt Clay I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 162 Provides instruction in several methods of hand building and the study of functional and decorative design elements.

  
  • ART 1702 - Handbuilt Clay II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1701
    Formerly ART 163 Provides continued instruction in various methods of hand building.

  
  • ART 1703 - Ceramics I


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 161 Introduces traditional and contemporary approaches to ceramic form and processes, with an emphasis on hand building techniques, and a basic introduction to the potter’s wheel. This course includes basic surface design, glaze, and kiln firing procedures.

  
  • ART 1704 - Ceramics II Wheel Throwing


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1703
    Formerly ART 261 Course covers ceramic wheel throwing and explores intermediate-level traditional and contemporary approaches to ceramic form and processes. This course emphasizes wheel throwing techniques and forms. It covers additional development of surface design, glazing, glaze formulation, and kiln firing procedures.

  
  • ART 2001 - Art Sampler


    Credit(s): 1
    Art Studio Hour(s): 2
    Formerly ART 114 Introduces students to basic skills through various art media. Encompasses a multitude of one-credit art experiences that expose students to an art form that they may wish to explore further. This course may be repeated under a different subtitle for a maximum of six credit hours.

  
  • ART 2003 - Advanced 3-D Design


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1003
    Formerly ART 232 Provides continued study of the principles and elements of three-dimensional design with an emphasis on visual communication for further application in fine art, commercial art, and/or applied arts.

  
  • ART 2075-2077 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 0-12
    Formerly ART 275-277 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ART 2080 - Internship


    Credit(s): 1-12
    Internship Hour(s): 3-36
    Formerly ART 280 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ART 2081 - Capstone: Studio Art II


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Formerly ART 281 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ART 2089 - Capstone: Studio Art


    Credit(s): 2
    Art Studio Hour(s): 4
    Formerly ART 289 To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

  
  • ART 2201 - Drawing III


    Credit(s): 3
    Art Studio Hour(s): 6
    Prerequisite(s): ART 1202 
    Formerly ART 222 Offers a continued study of expressive drawing techniques and development of individual style, with an emphasis on composition and technique variation.

 

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