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[email protected] SPRING 2022 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS. GEOLOGY GEOL 1 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 3.0 Units The Earth, its materials, its internal and external processes, and its development through time. Emphasis is placed on a thorough global understanding of Plate Tectonics as a framework and foundation for subsequent geologic topics and concepts. Topics include volcanoes, earthquakes and seismology, the Geologic Time Scale and the formation of the earth, rocks and minerals, hydrology, erosion, beach systems, environmental geology, glaciation, groundwater, etc. Course content includes the difference between theory and fact and the historical development of key geologic concepts. This is the foundation course for almost all subsequent geology courses for both geology majors and non-majors. The Geology 1 lab may be taken concurrently with the lecture or during a later term. Enrollment in the lecture course does not automatically enroll the student in the lab course; students must enroll in the lab course separately. GEOL 1L PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY 1.0 Units Laboratory course to supplement the physical geology lecture course. Introduction to the materials and techniques of geology. Includes minerals, rocks, topographic and geologic maps, structural geology, identification and interpretation of landforms, geologic time, and relative age dating analysis, etc. Prerequisite: GEOL 1 or GEOL 5 or GEOL 7 with a minimum grade of C (May be taken concurrently). GEOL 2 HISTORICAL GEOLOGYWITH LAB 4.0 Units An introduction to Earth’s history and the life it supports with a laboratory. Subjects include geologic dating, plate tectonics, stratigraphy, fossils, biological evolution, the planet’s origin and the processes that have influenced paleogeography during the past 4.6 billion years. Strongly Recommended: GEOL 1 with a minimum grade of C GEOL 12 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY 3.0 Units Introduction to the oceans, the history of oceanic science, instrumentation and exploration; marine geology including plate tectonics and shoreline processes; physical and chemical properties of sea water; causes and effects of currents, tides, and waves; introduction to the basic types of marine life, the basic marine habitats and ecosystems; distribution of marine resources and the Law of the Sea. GEOL 12L INTRO TO OCEANOGRAPHY LAB 1.0 Units Laboratory course to supplement the oceanography lecture course. Introduction to the materials and techniques of oceanic science. Includes sea floor rocks, oceanic geography, bathymetric maps, seismic reflection, seawater physics and chemistry, beach sand, tides, waves, marine life and marine fossils, sea floor spreading rates, etc. Prerequisite: GEOL 12 (may be taken concurrently). GLOBAL STUDIES GS 1 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES 3.0 Units This course looks at the economic and political forces that have led to rapid changes in global interaction and culture over the past century, with special emphasis on the last twenty years. It explores the issues of nationalism, global citizenry, state violence, terrorism, the global economy, migration, the threatened environment, technology, and the role of multinational media industries on culture. Students who have completed, or are enrolled in, SOC 5 may not receive credit. Strongly Recommended: SOC 1 and ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C GS 2 GLOBAL ISSUES 3.0 Units This course introduces students to the origins, current status, and future trends of major transnational issues confronting the global community. Topics can include population trends, economic development and inequality, basic human needs (for food, water health care), human rights, international conflict and security concerns, and environmental problems. The course also focuses on global governance, including the study of collective global responsibilities. Strongly Recommended: ENG 104 with a minimum grade of P GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL MEDIA GDDM 2 WORDPRESS AND CONTENT MGMT. 3.0 Units Students will use WordPress to build dynamic websites that can be updated easily. Students are also introduced to CMS frameworks. GDDM 40 DESIGN SHOP: BUSINESS OF DESIGN 3.0 Units The Design Shop business of the Visual Communications program creates work for clients on the Las Positas College campus. This course is designed for students who are ready to produce client-based work in print and/or for the web prior to seeking employment and/or applying for transfer to a 4-year institution. Students work one-on- one or in a team with the client while refining leadership skills and the full range of visual, oral and written techniques needed to produce industry standard client-based work. Students develop creative print and/or web solutions that meet the full scope of the client’s needs and that are of a quality that demonstrates the individual or team’s work at industry- standard level. Strongly Recommended: GDDM 52, GDDM 53, GDDM 54, GDDM 55, GDDM 56, GDDM 57 with a minimum grade of C GDDM 45A DIGITAL PAINTING I 3.0 Units Students will be introduced to fundamental techniques of digital painting as well as hardware and software considerations. Students will create paintings from observation as well as from imagination. Course will focus on translating traditional painting principals into the digital realm. Strongly Recommended: GDDM 53 with a minimum grade of C, ARTS 2A with a minimum grade of C GDDM 45B DIGITAL PAINTING II 3.0 Units Students will build upon the fundamental techniques of digital painting. Students will create paintings from references as well as from imagination, paying close attention to lighting and color. Course will focus on development of style for commercial illustration. Prerequisite: GDDM 45A with a minimum grade of C Strongly Recommended: GDDM 53 and ARTS 2A with a minimum grade of C GDDM 50 GRAPHIC DESIGN/DIGITAL MEDIA 3.0 Units Introduction to Digital Art and Design Media and their use in the vocations of Graphic Design, Web and Device Design, Information Design, and Digital Art and Photography. An exploration of the methods of conceptual development of visual content and the language of design to direct the use of these digital tools at basic technical level to bring this content to completion in print or on screen. Scan here to visit the current Spring 2022 class schedule online