61 FALL 2023 925.424.1000 | [email protected] FALL 2023 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. The Geology 1 lab (GEOL 1L) may be taken concurrently with the lecture (GEOL 1) 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 7 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY:RESOURCE 3.0 Units Understanding how and where Earth’s environmental resources are created and located, and then studying how the resources are accessed and utilized. Topics include rock and mineral resources, energy resources (including fossil fuel and non-fossil fuel resources), water (including rivers, reservoirs, groundwater, etc.), waste disposal (including water and air pollution), global climate changes (including the greenhouse effect), etc. 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: GEOL12 (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. Recommended Course Preparation: SOC 1 and ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C Students who have completed, or are enrolled in, SOC 5 may not receive credit. GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL MEDIA GDDM 4 USER INTERFACE AND EXP. DESIGN 3.0 Units In this course students are introduced to the fields of User Experience Design and Interface Design. Key topics and desktop interface design, information architecture, user research, as well as UX planning documents such as wireframes and personas. Students learn many of the principles, processes, and techniques used to develop effective user interfaces. 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. Recommended Course Preparation: 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 Recommended Course Preparation: GDDM 53 and ARTS 2A with a minimum grade of C GDDM 51 COLOR THEORY 3.0 Units A basic-level course highlighting color as an element for communication and expression in all visual fields. Covers key color systems and their relevance to graphic and other visual arts and creative and technical aspects of color. GDDM 52 INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY 3.0 Units This course examines letterforms and fundamental typographic principles, with emphasis on the vocabulary of typographic form and its relationship to message/purpose in graphic design. Typography is the backbone of graphic design, and the ability to design effectively with type is essential for a graphic designer. Course includes applied history and theory highlighting type as an element for communication and expression. In-class focus on type legibility, readability, and visual appropriateness. Recommended Course Preparation: GDDM 54, and GDDM 64 with a minimum grade of C GDDM 53 PHOTOSHOP I 3.0 Units Technical and skill development course using the most recent version of Adobe Photoshop at the introductory to create and manipulate digital images, photographs and illustrations. Emphasis on basic to lower-intermediate level techniques and tools used to create image files suitable for print and screen. Design principles emphasized to create effective output through computer-based composition. Recommended Course Preparation: GDDM 50 and GDDM 51 with a minimum grade of C GDDM 54 ILLUSTRATOR I 3.0 Units Technical and drawing skill development course using the latest version of Illustrator at the basic- to intermediate- level to render 2-D and 3-D digital drawings and illustrations. Emphasis on basic- to intermediate-level techniques and tools used to create image files suitable for print and screen. Design principles emphasized to create effective output through computer-based composition. Recommended Course Preparation: GDDM 50 with a minimum grade of C GDDM 55 WEB DESIGN I 3.0 Units This introductory web design course takes a visual communications approach to the creation of web sites, and the fundamental techniques required to format text, illustrations, Scan here to visit the current Fall 2023 class schedule online
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