Austin Community College

FY 2006 Course Descriptions

Art

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ART 1701 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (1-1-0). Recent advances or special topics in art. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours when topics vary. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ART 1702 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (2-2-0). Recent advances or special topics in art. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours when topics vary. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ART 1703 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (3-2-3). Recent advances or special topics in art. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours when topics vary. Laboratory fee for classes with lab hours. Fee: $8 Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ART 2323 METAL SMITHING (3-2-4). Designed to explore techniques for working ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Explorations in brazing, forging, and welding in all processes. Students will be urged to produce individualized items or objects for function. Combining metals and processes will be encouraged in order to give a strong understanding of the versatility of these techniques and materials and the vast number of objects that can be created. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1316. ( ) Course Type: T

ART 2333 METAL SCULPTURE (3-2-4). A study utilizing techniques and methods of Art Metals and Metal Smithing. Required projects will promote creativity in both designer and spontaneous modes. Students will be urged to develop individualized work ethics and artistic styles. All welding, brazing, and finishing techniques will be open to student discretion. Professionalism will be discussed and encouraged. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1316. ( ) Course Type: T

ART 2343 STUDIO PROBLEMS (3-2-4). (May be applied only to metal and jewelry courses, ARTS 2341, ART 2323, ART 2333, and ARTS 2342.) A course structured to give advanced students an opportunity to apply previously acquired skills in an open-studio atmosphere. Students will be encouraged to combine materials and techniques and to experiment freely. Instruction will be offered in an individualized format according to project demands. Portfolio presentation will be the final project. Repeatable. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: P ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1301 INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (3-3-0). (Art Appreciation) The visual elements and principles of art; their nature, function and relationship in painting, sculpture, architecture and graphics. Emphasis on basic approaches to understanding works of art and the development of personal interpretations. Lecture and discussion with visits to museums. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1303 ART HISTORY I (3-3-0). A critical and analytic study of the great historical works of art in architecture, painting, and minor arts from prehistoric times to the Renaissance. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1304 ART HISTORY II (3-3-0). A critical and analytic study of the great historical works of art in architecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts from the Renaissance to the present. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1311 DESIGN I (3-2-4). Introduction to fundamentals of design: line, color, form, texture, shape, and arrangement. Emphasis on two-dimensional principles. Fee: $20 Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1312 DESIGN II (3-2-4). A continuation on the fundamentals of design: line, color, form, texture, shape, and arrangement. Emphasis on three-dimensional principles. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1311. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1316 DRAWING I (3-2-4). Fundamentals of drawing; consideration of line, space, form, and perspective in rendering from still life, landscape, or the human figure. Emphasis on composition and development of hand-eye coordination. Fee: $20 Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 1317 DRAWING II (3-2-4). Emphasis on drawing from still life, landscape, human figure, and architectural subjects. Rendering line, light and shade, and form in pencil, charcoal and pen and ink. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1316 or department approval. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2316 PAINTING I (3-2-4). Development of painting skills, techniques, and aesthetic sensibilities related to artistic expression in oil and/or acrylic mediums. Emphasis on color and composition. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1316 or department approval. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2317 PAINTING II (3-2-4). A continuation of Painting I with emphasis on development of independent problem solving and style in composition: figure, landscape, portrait painting, and still life. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 2316 or department approval. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2323 LIFE DRAWING I (3-2-4). Detailed study of the human form. Emphasis on rendering, mood, expression, and skeletal and muscular structure. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1316 or department approval. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2324 LIFE DRAWING II (3-2-4). A continuation of ARTS 2323 with emphasis on special problems in drawing the human form in selected media. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 2323. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2326 SCULPTURE I (3-2-4). Introduction to basic principles and techniques of sculpture. Emphasis on three-dimensional expression in a variety of materials. Fee: $20 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2327 SCULPTURE II (3-2-4). A continuation of ARTS 2326 with emphasis on advanced principles and techniques of sculpture. Emphasis on three-dimensional expression in a variety of materials. Fee: $20 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 2326. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2333 PRINTMAKING I (3-2-4). Introduction to monotype, relief, lithography and intaglio printing methods; line and tonal etching, drypoint, aquatint, soft ground, and other techniques explored. Limited editions will be required. Prior credit in ARTS 1311 or ARTS 1316 recommended. Fee: $20 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2334 PRINTMAKING II (3-2-4). In depth experimentation with intaglio, lithograph and relief printmaking; line etching, aquatint, soft grounds, and multi-plate color techniques will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on using the printmaking media expressively. Fee: $20 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 2333. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2341 ART METALS (3-2-3). Instruction in conceptualizing and producing utilitarian items in non-ferrous metals. Various handworking principles will be explored through the techniques of raising, chasing, repousse, piercing and planishing in order to create objects from flat sheet. Additional techniques in casting, brazing, soldering, tinning, patinizing, and polishing. Skills developed can be applied to decorative objects as well as functional and wearable art. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1316. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2342 JEWELRY FABRICATION (3-2-4). Explores the processes used to fabricate jewelry, wearable art, and small sculptural and functional objects, primarily of nonferrous and noble metals. The student will learn cold forging and joining, soldering, fabrication of settings, and the use of hand tools. Stone setting, lost wax casting, and surface finishing and decoration will also be explored. Standard industry techniques will be taught through assignments typical of those encountered by the jewelry professional. Includes a segment on business practices, pricing, and ethics. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1316. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2346 CERAMICS I (3-2-4). Introduction to basic ceramic processes and techniques: design, hand-building, wheel-throwing, and glazing. Fee: $20 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2347 CERAMICS II (3-2-4). A continuation of ARTS 2346 with emphasis on clay bodies, glazes, firing, and using the wheel. Fee: $20 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 2346. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2356 PHOTOGRAPHY I (3-2-4). Introduction to fundamentals of black and white photography. Shooting techniques, film development, printing and portfolio presentation will be covered. An emphasis will be placed on the development of personal expression through photographs. Prior credit in ARTS 1311 recommended. Fee: $24 Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2357 PHOTOGRAPHY II (3-2-4). A continuation of the development of photographic artistic expression with emphasis on digital technology. The course will emphasize experimentation with the hardware and software used by artists in a wide range of contexts. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 2356. ( ) Course Type: T

ARTS 2366 WATERCOLOR PAINTING (3-2-4). Development of painting skills, techniques, and aesthetic sensibilities to artistic expression in watercolor medium. Emphasis on interpretation of still life, landscape, architectural, and figure subjects. Fee: $20 Skills: E Prerequisites: ARTS 1316 or department approval. ( ) Course Type: T

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Course Descriptions as of February 20, 2007 09:00am
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