Category: Academic Programs & Courses

SLP-007 CCS FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE

This course is designed to help acclimate new,students to campus culture, academic expectations,and life as a college student. The course strives,to equip new students with the skills needed to,be successful students and artists/designers,while providing the support needed to meet the,challenges set before them by CCS. Students are,expected to participate in class, set goals for,their semester, experience campus and city life.,Topics for this course will include career,exploration, transitioning into college,life, technology on campus, and presentation,skills. The course will also strive to assess,student strengths and weaknesses relative to,college success and to act as a support system.

Credits: 1

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DAE-200 EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS: HISTORY AND,PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

This course surveys the history of American,education and art education. Educational,applications of research around educational,learning theory and practice are introduced. The,development of prevailing philosophies of,Education, Art Education and American pedagogy are,covered within a framework of theoretical,understanding, art integration exercises,,classroom observations, reflection, and dialogue.,Attention to inclusive and equitable pedagogical,practice is explored through the development of a,social justice themed middle school lesson plan.,Fifteen hours Field Experience in K-12 educational,settings required outside of class. Field,experiences and hours are an integral part of each,art education course. Students are expected to,participate in field during the course of the,semester in a professional and timely manner.,Students must complete all required field hours,and associated field experience assignments in the,course before they can register for the next art,education course. This course is open to students,second semester freshman level and above. This,course may count for general elective credit for,those who do not pursue teacher certification.,Students taking DAE 200 for certification in Art,Education must pass with a grade of ‘C’or higher.

Credits: 3

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DAH-490 INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent Study is available to students who are,at Junior or Senior level standing with a,cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above.,The student may receive approval to work in an,area or on a project that is not otherwise offered,or addressed in the regular curriculum. An,Independent Study should include opportunities for,individual student voice and provide a space for,diverse perspectives. Students may receive credit,toward graduation for no more than 6 credit hours.,The student must submit to the chairperson of the,department in which they wish to study, an,Independent Study Proposal of 150 words (no less),of the student’s plan for study and her/his reason,for choosing to study independently. Once the,department chairperson provides approval and the,instructor for the Independent Study is,determined, the faculty member must write an,Independent Study Syllabus with education goals,,learning outcomes, meeting dates, course,expectations, timelines, and due dates. Art,Education candidates must pass DAE 490 with a,grade of ‘C’ (2.00) or higher to qualify for,certification.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DEN 239, DAH 200, DAH 201

DEN-311 SHAKESPEARE

This upper-level course on Shakespeare and the,Emergence of the Early Modern Self seeks to,explore the ways in which the language of,Shakespeare – in sonnet sequence, in comedy and,tragedy – allows a site for the study of the,struggles, conflicts and anxieties in the,emergence of what may be called early modern,subjection. Through close attention to the,language and conventions of Elizabethan writing,and staging, students are encouraged to formulate,their own historical yet creative reading of self,and subjectivity in Shakespeare’s art and work. A,special section on Shakespeare and Film is used to,open discussion on the uses and re-interpretation,of Shakespeare’s works for modern and contemporary,audiences (in terms of gender, race and class).

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DEN 102

DFA-346 ADVANCED FIGURE PAINTING

This class is designed to vigorously extend ideas,explored in Introduction to Figure Painting, with,an opportunity to engage in more complex,figurative problems. Class discussions include,relevant topics on contemporary figurative art.,Emphasis is on larger format, longer studies and,formal painting,concerns.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFA 120, DFA 220

DFD-246 HUE DYE FIBER

An in-depth, systematic exploration of the many,facets of color as it relates to dye chemistry. ,Students explore metric system dyeing of animal,,vegetable, and synthetic fibers utilizing,natural/vegetable dyes, fiber reactive, acid and,disperse dyes. A detailed and comprehensive dye,sample notebook and final project with emphasis,on color will be the result of this course.

Credits: 3

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DFN-120 DESIGN COLOR AND CONTEXT

The study of Color Theory attempts to understand,and predict human response to the sensation of,individual colors, color combinations and usages,in terms of optics and the contexts in which,colors occur. In this course students are,introduced to color theory through systems that,have been developed throughout history as a means,of understanding the perceptual impact of color,interaction. Studio projects will engage the,study of color pigments, from natural to synthetic,sources, color as both material and phenomena in,the natural world and the context of color in a,variety of differentiating media and printing,processes. The question of how color functions,will also be explored through a variety of,cultural and psychological perspectives that,inform both symbolic and linguistic properties of,color.

Credits: 3

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DGD-201 COMMUNICATION DESIGN FOR NON-MAJORS

This non-major course is designed to,introduce/develop two-dimensional design skills,in the context of typographic environments to,students outside of the major of Communication,Design. Projects will introduce students to the,principles of typography and image in order to,develop skills related to organizing typographic,and image environments to achieve clear,communication based on an understanding of,typographic hierarchy, message, and aesthetics,,as well as spatial relationships of the,page/screen such as grid, column and margin.,Additionally students will develop the ability to,make typographic design decisions that consider,taste, audience/user, content, concept, and,sequence, by employing process methodologies used,in the creation of unique visual communication,solutions that speaks to their own art and design,practice, or cultural, social lens.

Credits: 3

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