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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement test score indicating ENG* K101 or permission of the instructor and knowledge of a word processing program. The purpose of this computer graphics course is to teach students to design print and web publications on the computer using the Adobe Creative Suite3 (InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, and Acrobat Pro). They also learn scanning software. Students study page design, typography, and image editing. Students will use the computer for writing, editing, imaging, layout, and graphics.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Knowledge of a word processing program. This computer graphics course focuses on using two graphics programs, Multi-Ad Creator 2 and Adobe Photoshop to design advertisements. The course includes preparation of advertisements for print and the web. Students will use text, graphics, illustrations, borders, blends, and screens, among other design elements. The course also addresses principles of advertising design. Multi-Ad Creator is used by 98% of the newspapers in the United States. GRA* K155 meets the Computer Literacy Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GRA* K140 or permission of the instructor. Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the focus of this course which will provide students with a foundation in image manipulation and graphic design. Layers and layer effects; image adjustment; blending modes; nested palettes of selection, painting, and correction tools and other Photoshop processes will be addressed. Students will also study design principles.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENG* K101 and GRA* K140 or permission of the instructor. This course is an introduction to the concepts of professional web site design using design principles, web authoring tools, and image editing tools - Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop. Students will apply four design principles (Alignment, Contrast, Repetition, Proximity) to create a web site using the authoring tools described above as well as the skills acquired in ENG* K101 and GRA* K140.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: GRA* K140 AND GRA* K230, GRA* K155, COM* K291, and one other course in the program. This practicum is a 200-level course which allows students to work in a faculty-approved position in a graphic arts, creative services, pre-press, or advertising unit. The students will use their design skills as well as hardware and software skills acquired in their course work at the college. Students will be evaluated by their supervisor as well as the assigned faculty member from Three Rivers. As part of the evaluative process, students will present a portfolio of their work from their practicum.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement test score indicating ENG* K101 or completion of ENG* K100 with a "C" grade or better. This course is a survey of world cultures that have contributed importantly to the development of Western and Eastern thought. Consideration is given to institutions and ideas from prehistoric times through the evolution of ancient civilizations to the formation of empires and modern nation states. Major economic, political, and social forces are examined for their influence upon modern society. Course fulfills International/Intercultural Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement test score indicating ENG* K101 or completion of ENG* K100 with a "C" grade or better. This course is a continuation of the survey of world cultures (Early World Civilizations) from the Age of Discovery to the present. (HIS* K121 is not a prerequisite course for HIS* K122). Course fulfills International/Intercultural Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement test score indicating ENG* K101 or completion of ENG* K100 with a "C" grade or better. This course is a survey of American history from colonial times to 1877 including the major political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic developments in American history, such as the revolution, the Constitution, Jefferson, Hamilton, Jackson, Sectionalism, slavery, mid-century expansionism and the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement test score indicating ENG* K101 or completion of ENG* K100 with a "C" grade or better. This course is a survey of United States history from Reconstruction to Bush with special emphasis on the development of the American economy, United States expansionism, race relations, the world wars, women's rights, the cities, the sixties, the depression, the Cold War, Watergate, Vietnam, and the 1980's. (HIS* K201 is not a prerequisite course for HIS* K202).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any 100 or 200 level Social Science course or permission of the instructor This course covers the history of Connecticut from colonial times to the present. Emphasis is given to how Connecticut evolved from a colonial agricultural state to one of the largest manufacturing states in the Northeast. A sizable portion of the class is devoted to Southeastern Connecticut. Field trips to the many points of historical interest and outside speakers will be highlighted. This course is not a substitute for either HIS* K201 or HIS* K202.
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