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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the study of comparative religions, with a focus on comparing and contrasting in a descriptive fashion the fundamental concepts and beliefs of the world's major religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Historical roots of the religions are traced. Students are encouraged to be open-minded and ecumenical in their approaches to religious perspectives.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to aesthetics as a branch of modern philosophy. Aesthetic investigation applies the basic analytical tools of philosophy to traditional concepts, arguments and theories of beauty and art. The course addresses the issues of the difference between art and no-art, distinctions between good art and bad art, the definition of beauty, the function of art, and the main classical and contemporary theories of art. Prerequisite: ARLH 208 or ARTH 207.
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3.00 Credits
Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, assignments, and critiques, students learn to see photographically through an exploration of the basic tools, techniques and aesthetics of digital photography, with an emphasis on creative use of camera controls, exposure, digital imaging software, and an awareness of the critical issues in contemporary photography.
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3.00 Credits
Exploring introductory and intermediate techniques of exposure, development, scanning and printing of black-and-white film and print materials, this course also is comprised of a special emphasis on tonal control through the creative application of the Zone System. Areas of investigation include film scanning, paper characteristics, developer choice and fabrication, print size, multi filter printing and chemical after-treatment. Further concentration is placed on aspects of design, composition, perception and content in black-and-white photographs. Prerequisite: PHOT 114.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the use of color as an aesthetic tool in the hands of the creative commercial or expressive photographer. While the emphasis is on the use of negative, reversal and Polaroid films and print materials, attention is also paid to color theory, perception, aesthetics and the use of alternative color processes. Prerequisite: PHOT 114.
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3.00 Credits
This course leads students through an exploration of the use of the medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisites: PHOT 115, PHOT 206.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a thorough introduction to 4x5 and 8x10 view camera technology and aesthetics by covering a number of image-making techniques and applications in the studio and on location. Landscape, architecture, portraiture, still life and specialized areas are covered. View cameras are provided by the college. Prerequisite: PHOT 115.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the medium from its prehistory through the photo-secession and World War I. The use of photography as a commercial enterprise, a documentary tool, a cultural force and a means of personal expression is explored. Prerequisite: ARTH 110.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the major issues and artists in photography from the early 20th century to the present. Although the emphasis is on photography as a fine art and its relationship to the other arts, topics include documentary photography and photojournalism, fashion and portraiture, and the use of photography in mass media. Prerequisite: ARTH 110.
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3.00 Credits
Students are afforded the opportunity to communicate through the medium of photographs on the World Wide Web and obtain skills that have proven productive in the marketplace. Emphasis is placed on acquiring Web design proficiency through the appropriate use of software and image editing tools. Image formatting possibilities are investigated, along with aesthetic/functional aspects of site navigation, design, sequence and consistency. Prerequisite: PHOT 114.
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