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ACST 2301 - Problem-Solving and Digital Game Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 0099, READ 0099, if required.
This course is an introduction to programming and problem solving, emphasizing the analysis of problems and design of solutions using a game design engine. Content will also include an introduction to computer game design, with example games and game projects. Concepts covered will include programming logic structures, object-oriented design, prototyping, game design approach, Agile Development, real-time constraints, threaded objects, inter-object communication, object inheritance, alarms, event management, elementary graphics, beta-testing, play-balance, and user-interface design.
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ACST 3150 - Programming with .NET Framework 3 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 2301.
This course covers the fundamentals of programming with C# by using Visual Studio and the.NET framework. Topics discussed in this course include programming with the Visual Studio environment, basic syntax of the C# language, classes and objects, Inheritance, Interfaces and abstract classes, program flow and events, generics, collections, graphic applications.
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ACST 3330 - Data Structures and Database Applications 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CS 3310.
This course covers the fundamental and advanced data structures and database programming techniques. Topics discussed in this course include: Programming with List, Queue, Stack, Hash Table, BST; ADO.NET; Language-Integrated Query (LINQ); Modern ORM tool; and ASP.NET Web Services.
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ACST 3510 - Computer Architecture and Robotics 2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3150.
Coverage will include computer architecture fundamentals, embedded processor architecture and programming, and robot design and construction. Content will be balanced between computer architecture and organization with embedded processors, and hands-on construction of robot prototypes. Lab projects will use a robotics kit. Students will learn the foundations of computer organization and architecture, the architecture of an embedded processor, and the design and construction of simple robots.
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ACST 3530 - Linux Operating Systems and Networking 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3510.
This course provides a practical coverage of operating systems and networking by using Linux, a widely used open source operating system. Topics discussed in this course include basic concepts of operating systems, Linux kernel, system management basics, task scheduling, disks and devices, file systems, memory, system boots, basic concepts of networking, networking configurations, networking services, and shell scripts.
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ACST 3540 - Social Media & Global Computing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3150.
Coverage will include the fundamentals of building systems with new social media technologies and will explore how these technologies affect social, economic and political organization on a local and global scale. Topics will range from social networking, SMS, peer-to-peer networks, content aggregation technologies like portals and mashups, and media sharing functionalities like YouTube and Flickr. Activities will include the development of student designed wikis, mashups, peer-to-peer applications and web services.
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ACST 3710 - Digital Game Design 2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3105.
This course provides an introduction to digital game design, game engines, multi-player games, and the game development process. Students will develop games individually and in groups. Students will make formal presentations, formally evaluate game designs and provide beta-testing feedback, and will incorporate beta-testing feedback into their designs.
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ACST 3720 - Process and Systems Modeling 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3710.
This course provides an introduction to modeling of processes and systems using computing technologies and gaming systems. Models of biological, physical, environmental, and economic systems will be examined. Students will build simple and complex models using graphical and intuitive tools, and investigate how game design engines can support models, and how games are simple models.
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ACST 4320 - Data Warehousing and Mining 3 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3330.
This course covers concepts, techniques, and applications of data warehousing and data mining. Topics discussed in this course include: dimensional modeling, extraction-transformation-loading (ETL), Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), Data Mining Extension to SQL (DMX), Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, Association Mining, and Clustering.
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ACST 4550 - Mobile Computing with Android 2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3150
This course covers the fundamentals of Android programming using the Android SDK. Topics discussed in this course include: fundamental concepts in Android programming - activities and intents, designing user interface using views, data persistence, content providers, messaging and networking, location-based services, and developing android services.
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ACST 4570 - Cloud Computing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3530.
Cloud Computing uses Internet as the platform for the development and delivery of computing technologies. Topics discussed in this course include: cloud computing concepts, cloud computing architecture, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing access and implementation, and cloud computing with MapReduce.
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ACST 4620 - Computing Security 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ACST 3530.
This course covers basic concepts and practices in computer and network security. This includes topics such as cryptography, authentication, authorization, secure protocols and principles for developing secure software. Applications will include using security frameworks to develop software and configuring security support systems.
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ARCH 1000 - Orientation to Architecture 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
This course will explore theoretical and practical frameworks that inform architecture. Relevant theoretical and global issues will be presented and discussed, allowing students to understand how parameters influence decision-making and inform critical thinking. Students shall be introduced to social and ethical stewardship through community-engagement opportunities that center on sustainability and affordable housing. This course is part of the Fundamentals of Design Thinking Learning Community.
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ARCH 1001 - Architecture Studio I 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
ARCH 1001 is the first design studio. Through exercises and projects, it introduces a variety of skills and subjects for the beginning student in architecture including but not limited to the following: drawings, model building, verbal communication, design, and building language. This course is part of the Fundamentals of Design Thinking Learning Community.
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ARCH 1002 - Architecture Studio II 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 1001
ARCH 1002 builds and elaborates upon the skills and subjects Introduced in ARCH 1001. It culminates with a capstone design project that summarizes and measures the learning of the first year, and prepares students for the second year.
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ARCH 1241 - Design Communication I 1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
This course offers lecture and practicum providing fundamentals of design communication through principles of drawing conventions and related techniques including orthographic projections, paraline drawings, and perspective construction systems to represent design ideas and built forms. This involves use of traditional manual media and introduction to basic 2D image manipulation in digital media. The intention of the course is to develop visual literacy through visual thinking and to develop skills to represent objects and simple structures in both two and three-dimensions.
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ARCH 2003 - Architecture Studio III 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 1002
This course concentrates on shaping, organizing, and designing architectural space using spatial and compositional strategies derived from precedent and architectural case studies.
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ARCH 2004 - Architecture Studio IV 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 2003
The culmination of the Design Foundation incorporates and builds upon all previous course work. It adds the fundamental concept of typology to previous experiences with architectural space, composition, and program. Students investigate layers of functional zoning, geometric organization, three dimensional configuration, openings, physical texture, color, character, and symbolic meaning.
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ARCH 2111 - Architecture Culture I: Early Civilizations & Medieval 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
The Architecture Culture sequence is designed as an historical survey of Architectural history and theory. Its aim is to develop an understanding of how architecture manifests the socio-cultural conditions of an era. It achieves this aim by first examining the relationship between architecture and other cultural discourses such as philosophy, aesthetics, science, religion, politics and technology; and second, by examining how architecture as a cultural artifact transforms through time as a response to alterations in the surrounding cultural context of the discourses listed above. History is here used as a didactic device to aid the design student in problem solving by presenting him or her with examples of how architects have successfully transformed the intellectual and practical concerns of their day into built form. The first course in the sequence, Architecture Culture I covers Prehistory through Gothic and includes introductions to non-Western architectural traditions. Architecture Culture I introduces the student to the prehistoric origins of architecture and moves through the development of architecture in the Ancient world, introduces Non-Western Architectural traditions and examines the development of Western Architecture from Early Christian through Gothic.
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ARCH 2211 - Architecture Structures I - Introduction to Structures 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to architectural structures with an emphasis on statics and strength of materials concepts. Focus is on force systems, shear and moment diagrams and determination of section properties.
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ARCH 2242 - Design Communication II 1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 1241 or permission of the instructor.
This course offers lecture and practicum and is seen as a continuation of Design Communication I. It introduces techniques and conventions of graphic communication as an aid for architectural design. This course advances levels of visualization and representation of architectural building and related design ideas. Techniques include hand drawings, digital rendering, and 3D computer modeling. The goal is to link traditional techniques and digital modeling to various studio works both at process level and final presentation level. A variety of representation techniques are introduced to highlight design vocabulary through a series of projects ranging from page layout to building. Both small-scale objects and moderate-scale structures/buildings can be used as base information to represent concepts of design and techniques of representation.
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ARCH 2311 - Environmental Tech I -Systems Selection and Materials 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course offers lecture and practicum. It introduces selection criteria of materials and their properties relative to structural and enclosure systems. Emphasis is placed on wood, steel, masonry, and concrete structural systems. Enclosure Systems are explored in relation to various applications of existing and new materials and finishes that building systems entail within the context of sustainability.
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ARCH 3011 - Architecture Studio V 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 2004 and acceptance into the upper division upon portfolio review.
This course builds on the previous studio course’s emphasis on space making and introduces the integration of building technology into the design process. Assignments focus on the expressive use of wood and steel within rural and light urban site contexts.
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ARCH 3012 - Architecture Studio VI 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 3011 and ARCH 3211 and ARCH 3313
This course is a continuation of ARCH 3011 and the integration of technology. Students design a small scale project usually in a dense urban setting. Emphasis in placed on site context and systems and materials research in support of design intent. The first half of the semester is devoted to project design and the latter half is spent examining the construct of the design through large scale models.
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ARCH 3112 - Architecture Culture II - The Renaissance through 1850 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
The second course in the sequence, Architecture Culture II covers the Renaissance through Neo-Classicism in the West and includes introductions to Native American and Colonial architectural traditions. Architecture Culture II begins with an introduction to the cultural forces that shaped the Renaissance and formed the backdrop for the development of Architectural theory and the defining of the profession. It follows the developmental course of Classical Architecture in the West and its transformation over time as a response to changes in the cultural context, including advances in science, technology, and philosophy. The course also introduces Native American architecture and the development of Colonial Architecture in North America.
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ARCH 3113 - Architecture Culture III - 1850 through 1945 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Architecture Culture III - 1750 through the International Style the third course in the sequence, Architecture Culture III covers the Renaissance through Neo-Classicism in the West and includes introductions to Native American and Colonial architectural traditions. Architecture Culture III begins with cultural shifts and developments in the second half of the 18th century and their impact on architectural history and theory. It proceeds with developments in the 19th century particularly the industrial revolution developments of new building materials and techniques and political structures and how they shaped the discourse of architecture. The course ends with the formulation of the theories of modernism and the development of the Avant-garde and the key historical figures that shaped it.
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ARCH 3211 - Architecture Structures II: Concrete and Lateral Loads 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 2211
This course is a continuation of ARCH 2211 with emphasis on gravity loads and basic design of wood structural components including beams, columns, and trusses. Engineered wood products, glue-laminated, and connections are also covered.
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ARCH 3212 - Architecture Structures III: Steel and Wood 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 3211
This course is a continuation of ARCH 3211 with the design of steel structural members, connections and statically determinate structural steel systems. Approximate analysis of rigid frames is introduced and the student learns to use “pre-packaged” computer programs to input data and evaluate results.
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ARCH 3313 - Environmental Technology II: Human Comfort and HVAC Systems 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 2311
This course offers lecture and practicum. It focuses on the connection between basic human comfort and sustainable design mechanisms: Building Orientation, sustainable mechanisms relative to envelope materials shaping building form,. Energy conservation and energy code compliance is examined. Selection and configuration of major mechanical systems is examined in the contexts of building typology, sustainability, spatial configuration, and life cycle cost.
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ARCH 3314 - Environmental Technology III: Lighting and Vertical Circulation 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 3313
This course offers lecture and practicum. It further builds on the technology sequence. This course further elaborates the connection between the Building Orientation and the role of natural and artificial lighting with an emphasis on the sustainable mechanisms shaping building form,. Energy conservation and energy code compliance is examined. Selection and configuration and distribution of artificial lighting and natural lighting and vertical circulation [escalators, elevators and other mechanical devices of vertical circulation].fostering sustainable mechanisms in diverse contexts of spatial configurations, building typologies while exploring means to defray life cycle costs.
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ARCH 3398 - Internship Variable 1-12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Department Approval
This course is an internship course designed to provide real world experience options supported by the department.
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ARCH 4013 - Architecture Studio VII: Comprehensive Design 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 3012, ARCH 3314 and ARCH 3212
ARCH 4013 focuses on Comprehensive Design as defined by NAAB criteria and and the mission and vision of the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Architecture Program. Students undertake one or more small-scale design challenges before executing a larger-scale design project with emphasis on the integration of technology and the application of knowledge acquired in concurrent courses.
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ARCH 4014 - Architecture Studio VIII: Urban Lab 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 4013
ARCH 4014 focuses on the design of multi-use projects with an emphasis on urban design, the integration of construction technology, and the application of knowledge acquired in the concurrent history/theory course sequence. ARCH 4013 features urban revitalization and mixed-use design and development as underlying themes.
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ARCH 4114 - Architecture Cultures IV: 1945-Current 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 3113
The fourth course in the sequence, Architecture Culture IV covers the development of Architecture in the twentieth century. Architecture Culture IV begins with an examination of the diverse regional approaches to modernity prior to World War I and then introduces the questioning of Modernity that followed. It introduces the second wave of the Avant-garde in the 1960’s and proceeds to a critical investigation of Post-Modernism and the impact of Post- Structuralism on Architectural Theory. The course ends with an introduction to the contemporary discourse.
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ARCH 4116 - Urban Planning and Design Theory 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course offers lecture and practicum. It critically examines the evolution and current trends in the development of modern cities. Diverse socio-economic-political and spatial issues are explored that shape and continuously transform the physical fabric of cities, metropolitan centers, regions and global facets of architecture and urbanism. Class exercises range from actual urban design project to critical and applied assignments to explore and understand theoretical and applied underpinnings of varied and diverse urban forms.
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ARCH 4117 - Thesis Prep 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
The course prepares students to develop topics for their Thesis Proposal. Students must develop a clear design premise supported with research and a clear methodology to develop a robust thesis proposal for their thesis Project.
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ARCH 4224 - Professional Practice I - Codes and Technical Documents 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course offers lecture and practicum. It introduces Standard Building Code, N.F.P.A. 101 and A.D.A and / or International Building Code. Emphasis is placed on theory of building safety, code document organization and the application of codes to actual buildings. The learning of codes is further extended by applying the code knowledge to producing an actual set of technical [contract] documentation of an assigned architectural project.
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ARCH 4225 - Professional Practice II - Cost Control 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course introduces methods commonly used concepts of building economics to create budgets for the construction cost of commercial building projects from conceptual discussions with the Owner and the early stage of development of the drawings and specifications. These methods are typically used by architects and general contractors for feasibility and value engineering and building economic studies. The focus of this course is to enable architectural students to effectively create realistic estimates of probable economic cost for their clients and thereby work as a team member with the Owner and General Contractor to establish and maintain a project budget throughout the process of project design and construction.
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ARCH 4226 - Professional Practice III - Practice and Ethics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Study of professional ethics, laws governing the practice of architecture, and contractual relationships are undertaken in this course.
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ARCH 4400 - Directed Study Variable 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Departmental Approval
This course is designed to provide an independent study option for students to satisfy curriculum requirements.
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ARCH 4490 - Special Topics Variable 1-4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Departmental Approval
Special Topics in Architecture determined by the Department topics vary in credit hour and in focus
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ARCH 5015 - Focus Studio 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 4014
The annual Focus Studio at KSU is an intrinsic part of the professional core of the Architecture Program and is designed to foster a strong relationship between the program, our students, and the profession as a whole. All qualified fifth year students have the option to select a studio critic according to their interest in a subject-based studio. The Focus Studio aims to produce high student performance while allowing for a broad range of experiences. The goal is that both the invited studio critics and the students learn and grow through mutual interest and research.
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ARCH 5016 - Thesis Research 0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 4117
Students pursue their thesis topic conceived in the Thesis-Prep course [ARCH 4117] into a fully developed thesis proposal under the guidance of their thesis committee. Thesis Committee (two internal professors) must approve student Design Proposal. This course must be passed with a grade of an “S” [Satisfactory Progress] to move forward to Thesis Studio.
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ARCH 5017 - Thesis Studio 0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARCH 5015 and ARCH 5016
Design solutions must demonstrate Ability to produce evidence to meet and exceed applicable NAAB criteria set by the Faculty. Thesis Coordinators uphold theis procedures, standards and pedagogical mechanics keeping in view applicable NAAB student performance criteria [learning outcomes], values, principles and expectations of the Architecture Faculty in line with the vision and mission of the Arch Program and the University. Thesis Projects must follow the approved design proposal [ARCH 5593] and be properly documented according to the approved thesis book layout, structure and table of contents. Thesis Project Book must be approved by student’s Committee and Thesis Coordinator to be acceptable for publication. Thesis requirements will be considered incomplete without the submission of the Project Book according to the approved guidelines.
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ART 1100 - Two-Dimensional Design and Color Theory 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Learning Support English requirements, including ENGL 1101, if required.
Elements of art and the principles of two-dimensional design, with emphasis on line, shape, texture, space, value elements of color theory executed through conventional methods.
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ART 1107 - Art in Society 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Learning Support English requirements.
This interactive course is an introduction to the role of visual art in global societies, from antiquity through the present day. It examines various media within their social, historical, and intellectual contexts; explores a variety of art-historical, art-critical, and theoretical issues; and facilitates critical and analytical thinking. It also teaches students how to analyze the basic elements of art and design and how to visit a museum. (Visits to some venues may require paid admission.)
Notes: Offered as an online course.
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ART 1150 - Drawing I 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: None.
Drawing, using a variety of media and techniques, including work from figure, still-life and landscape. Some drawing with digital media.
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ART 1200 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100, and ART 1150
An introductory course in exploring, evaluating and resolving concepts related to basic three dimensional design problems. Exercises include three-dimensional drawing techniques and model building. Emphasis is placed on the application of elements and design and principles of organization as well as form and space relationships using a variety of media.
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ART 2150 - Drawing II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100, ART 1150, and full admission into the art program.
Pictorial composition with studies in use of line, form, value and texture, including work from nature, the life model and setups.
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ART 2290 - Special Topics in Art 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics of interest to faculty and beginning students interested in art.
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ART 2550 - Computer Applications in Art 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100, and ART 1150
The study of computer technology employed by professional artists. Digital presentation and documentation techniques covered. Limited work with art production software.
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ART 2990 - Concept, Creativity, and Studio Practice. 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This is a studio art foundation course and is a prerequisite for the BFA majors in all concentrations. It is designed as an introduction to the studio practices and conceptual processes of a creative artist.
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ART 3011 - Typography I 1 Class Hours 5 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
The focus of this course is on the history of graphic design with emphasis on the exploration and study of typography as a visual communication tool. The course will include an understanding and working knowledge of the grid as a visual design tool for typographic page layout.
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ART 3015 - Electronic Illustration 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
The focus of this course is the execution of quality illustrations. The blending of traditional and electronic images will be influenced and strengthened by the history of illustration. The illustrations will be adapted for print and web using advanced conceptual skills and digital techniques. The strong development of form and color and the elements and principles of design will be stressed.
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ART 3020 - Typography II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3011; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
The focus of this course is on concept-based problem solving with emphasis on the appropriate use of type and form. Students will explore historical periods of typography to include well-known designers and design trends. Symbolism and corporate identity design will also be incorporated.
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ART 3021 - Publication Design 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3020.
The focus of this course is on page layout and web design. Two and four-color print publications (magazines, newsletters, brochures, etc.) will be covered, with emphasis on the ability to employ visual structural systems (grids), to produce a cohesive group of layouts in a variety of document formats. Web design will be introduced as another publishing medium.
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ART 3022 - Pre-Press 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3020 and admission into the graphic communication concentration.
The focus of this course is on digital image manipulation and object oriented-graphics. This will ensure that students have a thorough understanding of digital file formats and their application to page layout. Emphasis will be on production terminology according to the principles of industry standard digital pre-press. Image editing and manipulation for the web will also be covered.
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ART 3120 - Ceramics I 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1200 and ART 2150.
Basic processes in ceramics, including pinch pot, coil and slab method of building, and an introduction to ceramic decoration with engobes and textures.
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ART 3150 - Figure Drawing 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150.
Intensive study of the human figure; action, structure, volume, design and expressive potentialities from a variety of models, using a variety of media. Some portraiture.
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ART 3160 - Painting I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100 and ART 1150.
Painting with various media emphasizing organizational structure, technical considerations and abstract relationships.
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ART 3260 - Painting II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150 and ART 3160; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
Painting with acrylics and/or oils emphasizing organizational structure, abstract relationships and technical considerations.
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ART 3265 - Aqueous Media 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150 and ART 3160.
This course introduces painting in a variety of traditional and non-traditional water-based media such as watercolor, ink, and gouache. Both technical mastery and creative experimentation are emphasized.
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ART 3300 - Sculpture I 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1200 and ART 2150.
An introduction to selected sculptural processes using a variety of media.
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ART 3310 - Sculpture II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3300; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
In-depth exploration of selected sculpture processes, creative and aesthetic concepts related to the 3 dimensional form.
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ART 3320 - Jewelry and Small Metals I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1200.
This course is an introduction to basic small metals and jewelry techniques including fabrications, forming, and finishing. It emphasizes advanced design skills and critical analysis, as well as exposure to historical and contemporary works.
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ART 3325 - Jewelry and Small Metals II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3320.
This course will explore various formats, techniques, and materials necessary to gain an understanding of utilitarian objects and holloware. Techniques will include tool making, repoussage, and forging, while reflecting the students’ individual visual and conceptual interests.
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ART 3360 - Ceramics II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3120; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
Experiences with hand-built and wheel-thrown methods with emphasis on form, surface treatment, glazing and firing.
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ART 3380 - Ceramics III 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3360.
Ceramics III examines how clay and ceramic processes can be used to communicate ideas and concepts in art. It also explores ways to utilize ceramics in creating site-specific art and installations. Students will connect the historical context of installation/site-specific pieces as to contemporary art making. Both small- and large-scale artwork will be explored.
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ART 3396 - Cooperative Study 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of coordinator of cooperative educational internships (Career Services).
A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a site in business, industry or government. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
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ART 3398 - Art Internship 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
A supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, private agency or government agency.
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ART 3400 - Digital Photography 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course introduces digital photography and its basic practices for fine art applications. It explores various methods of photographic image-making in contemporary art and its interpretations. Assignments and class critiques will emphasize the development of a visual vocabulary and explore the possibilities of photography as a visual arts medium.
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ART 3410 - Film Photography 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100 and acceptance into the art major.
This course introduces students to the basic manual functions of film cameras and darkroom processing and printing techniques. Students will use black-and-white film and darkroom paper to produce traditional photographic prints. The course teaches a refinement of photographic techniques and visual skills with an emphasis on aesthetics.
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ART 3420 - Lighting and Large Formats 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3410 and ART 3400
This course teaches students photographic studio and location lighting techniques and introduces the large-format 4x5 camera. Students will apply increasing understanding of darkroom and digital practices to large-format analog and digital printing. Knowledge of contemporary theory and criticism and its application to contemporary photography is incorporated.
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ART 3500 - Printmaking I 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150 and ART 2550.
Basic printmaking processes including but not limited to relief (wood block), intaglio (etching, engraving) and stencil (silk-screen).
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ART 3510 - Printmaking II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3500; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
Advanced exploration of conventional and experimental printmaking techniques including but not limited to the relief, intaglio and stencil processes.
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ART 3520 - Planographic Techniques I 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3510.
This course examines techniques and contemporary applications of planographic printmaking in silkscreen printing and lithography. The emphasis is on experimentation, design, drawing, and multicolor printing. Topics include hand-cut paper, and film and photographic stencils in silkscreen and hand-drawn aluminum and digital polyester lithographic techniques. Classes include discussion and critique of print content and concept together with the technical skills involved in each phase of the planographic processes.
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ART 3550 - Book Arts and Papermaking 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150.
This course introduces the world history, materials, and techniques associated with the book arts and papermaking. Students learn several bookbinding and hand papermaking methods in order to provide a foundation for the development of concept-driven artists’ books that incorporate drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, or graphic design. This course covers Eastern and Western applications, as well as traditional and contemporary approaches. Instruction includes lectures, slide presentation, demonstrations, on- and off-campus museum and gallery visits, and critiques.
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ART 3990 - Art As a Public Profession 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2990.
This course introduces the art student to a variety of artistic fields and endeavors which provide a range of income-generating possibilities for the professional artist. With a special focus on art in public places, the course will guide the student through the specifics of preparing, locating, and applying for public art commissions. The course will also look at the establishing artistic relationships with art galleries, museums, and art centers, as well as preparation for the realm of self-employment.
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ART 4021 - Advertising and Packaging 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3021.
The focus of this course is to explore the role of advertising and packaging as part of the graphic design discipline. Emphasis will be on advertising campaign strategies and tactics from a historical perspective, package design solutions targeted to marketing objectives, media realities and display aesthetics. The history and the unique positioning of advertising and packaging will be stressed.
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ART 4022 - Introduction to Web Design 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course provides students with the foundations for website design using industry standard web-editing applications. The emphasis will be on student-centered digital portfolio projects of professional quality. The students will learn methods for conceptualizing, designing, producing, and web publishing. Effective visual design, usability, web content organization and the processes of website development will also be covered.
Notes: Admission to the Art Program required.
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ART 4023 - Interactive Media Design 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course provides students with the foundations for interactive media design using current industry software applications. It emphasizes the creation and delivery of basic interactive content for current interactive environments, while exploring the features and capabilities of various software applications. Students are expected to demonstrate a high level of technical and creative mastery in their final projects, along with creating successful user experiences.
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ART 4024 - Motion Graphics 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3011.
This course provides the student with the foundations for motion graphics and digital video using current industry applications. The emphasis is on learning the history, theory, principles, and elements of motion graphic design and the process of motion graphic creation. A broad range of themes, concepts, digital animation, and current technologies are discussed.
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ART 4030 - Design Practicum 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3022 and ART 4022; ART 4021 (may also be taken concurrently).
This course focuses on the integration of the accumulated skills and knowledge obtained and cultivated while in the graphic communication concentration. Emphasis is on strategic accuracy, the compelling power of the concept, and the refinement of the art direction, along with the ability to create persuasive and effective design presentations. The course includes site visits and guest speakers from the industry geared towards students’ exposure to the professional workplace.
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ART 4150 - Advanced Study in Drawing 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3150 and admission to the painting and drawing concentration.
Selected topics in drawing of an advanced nature which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable four times for credit.
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ART 4255 - Advanced Study in the Figure 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3150 and ART 3260, or instructor approval.
Detailed study of the human figure as a subject in art, including drawing and painting from the live model. Portraiture will be considered in addition to the structure and design potential of the figure.
Notes: May be repeated up to four times for credit.
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ART 4265 - Advanced Study in Painting 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3260 and admission to the painting and drawing concentration.
Selected topics in painting of an advanced nature which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable four times for credit.
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ART 4310 - Advanced Study in Sculpture 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3310 and admission to the sculpture concentration.
Selected topics in sculpture of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4360 - Advanced Study in Ceramics 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3360 and admission to the ceramics concentration.
Selected topics in ceramics of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4400 - Directed Study in Art 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected topics of an advanced nature, which may include original research projects.
Notes: Can be used in upper-level course requirements only twice with no more than 3 hours credit given each time
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ART 4410 - Advanced Study in Photography 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3410 and admission to the photography concentration.
Selected topics in photography of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4440 - Large Format Photography 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3400, ART 3410
This course teaches students the fundamentals about photographic techniques in relation to the use of the large format camera types. This class further develops students’ understanding of darkroom and digital practices and their application to large format analog and digital printing.
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ART 4490 - Special Topics and Art Seminar 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics and seminars of interest to faculty and upper-level students interested in art.
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ART 4510 - Advanced Study in Printmaking 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3510 and admission to the printmaking concentration.
Selected topics in printmaking of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4520 - Planographic Techniques II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3520.
This course examines techniques and contemporary applications of planographic printmaking in silkscreen printing and lithography. The emphasis is on experimentation, design, drawing, and multicolor printing. Topics include hand-cut paper, and film and photographic stencils in silkscreen and hand-drawn aluminum and digital polyester lithographic techniques. Classes include discussion and critique of print content and concept together with the technical skills involved in each phase of the planographic processes.
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ART 4980 - Senior Portfolio and Applied Project 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the advisor and instructor.
This graduating senior capstone course focuses on the development of a student resume and professional portfolio showcasing work designed for varied platforms. There is also a research component for current job market demands & requirements, as well as graduate school options. The design pieces will demonstrate work that represents an individual style and a high level of conceptual abilities and professionalism.
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ART 4990 - Senior Art Seminar and Exhibition 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the advisor and instructor.
This graduating senior capstone course focuses on the development of a professional graduation exhibition, resume and professional portfolios. Career and graduate school research are course components. Selected topics dealing with professional artists and exhibition practices, culminating with the exhibition of participants’ work. The exhibition pieces will demonstrate work that represents an individual style and a high level of conceptual abilities and professionalism.
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ARED 3155 - Art Education Life Drawing 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Art majors: ART 2150 and ART 3000.
Art Education Life Drawing is an advanced study of drawing concentrating on the subject matter of the human figure. Each of the approximately 30 sessions will consist of lectures on anatomy with in-class studio work, group critiques and tests of knowledge of subject matter. Media used in this class will progress from graphite and chalks to other media as chosen by the student.
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ARED 3302 - Teaching, Learning and Development in Visual Arts 2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Art and Design.
This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of the current teaching issues in the field of art education and to understand development and learning in the P-12 art room. Creative, artistic, and perceptual development will be presented through an examination of the characteristics of diverse learners and an emphasis on the physical, psychosocial-emotional, and cognitive development of P-12 learners.
Notes: This course will include 40 field placement hours.
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ARED 3304 - Teaching Art History, Criticism and Aesthetics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2850 and ART 2550.
This course is designed to prepare students to develop strategies for teaching art history, art criticism, and aesthetics in the P-12 art classroom. Students will develop materials appropriate for classroom instruction that stimulate and assess art learning. In addition, this course meets the required learning for Fine Arts Georgia Performance Standards and National Standards for Visual Arts.
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ARED 3306 - Materials, Methods and Management for Teaching Art (P-12) 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550
This course is an intensive laboratory experience using the media and materials for teaching art. Intended for prospective art specialists teaching grades P through 12. Methods and strategies for teaching various art media and processes will be covered. Classroom management strategies are integrated into teaching methods.
Notes: This course will include 40 field placement hours. Proof of professional liability insurance required prior to receiving a school placement.
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