Note: All studio classes with an asterisk (*) require three hours studio work per week in addition to lab hours included in class hours. Studio hours are by arrangement.

ART 350 VISUAL PERCEPTION THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836, READ 836, or ENGL 846 or equivalent.
A course which combines fundamentals of digital picture taking and analysis of images to gain insights into photography's communicative abilities and how they influence viewers' understanding of their world. Students' own work and images from print media, movies and television are used as the basis for discussion. Transfer credit: CSU (C1).

ART 351, 352, 353 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY I, II AND III (2 or 3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Four or six class hours per week. Prerequisites: ART 352 - ART 351 or equivalent; ART 353 - ART 352 or equivalent .Recommended: ART 351—Eligibility for ENGL 836 and READ 836 or ENGL 845 or equivalent.

ART 351 Black and White Photography I — An introduction to film-based 35 mm black and white photography. Students will gain skills to view and produce photographs as an alternative means of sharing personal observations and perceptions. To develop personally meaningful images, the knowledge and application of photographic equipment, materials and techniques are emphasized. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1 ). (CAN ART 18).

ART 352 Black and White Photography II — An intermediate course expanding upon concepts and techniques developed in ART 351. Students will enhance skills to produce photographs to better share personal observations and perceptions. Critical considerations of style, content and presentation will be fundamental components of students' projects. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).

ART 353 Black and White Photography III — An advanced course expanding upon concepts and techniques developed in ART 351 and ART 352. Major emphasis is on the critical considerations of the application of skills to produce photographs that share personal perspectives based upon observations and perceptions. May be repeated once for credit. Transfer credit: CSU.

ART 354, 355 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY I AND II (2 or 3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three unit sections meet three lecture hours and three lab hours per week plus three studio hours by arrangement per week; two unit sections meet two lecture hours and two lab hours per week plus one studio hour by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: ART 355 - ART 354 or equivalent. Recommeded: ART 354—Eligibility for ENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, or equivalent. Transfer credit: CSU (C1).

ART 354 Color Photography I — Introduction to the use of color photography as an expressive media. Students will gain skills to view and produce photographs as an alternative means of sharing personal observations and perceptions. To develop personally meaningful images, the knowledge and application of photographic equipment, materials and techniques are emphasized.

ART 355 Color Photography II — To enhance and broaden the applications of camera operations and uses of color photography introduced in ART 354. Course emphasizes developing a more sophisticated understanding of the communicative and interpretive aspects of the medium for personal expression. Advanced photographic techniques for better control of printing from color negatives are introduced. May be repeated twice for credit.

ART 363 ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY I (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Two lecture hours plus three lab hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 351 or demonstration of basic darkroom skills.
An introduction to non-silver printing processes, transfer of Polaroid images to other media, and hand-coloring techniques for print modification. Explores manipulations of original images to reveal forms of expression unattainable through traditional photographic processes. Transfer credit: CSU.

ART 364 ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY II (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Two lecture hours plus three lab hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 363 or equivalent skills and techniques.
Elaboration and refinement of techniques introduced in ART 363: non-silver printing processes, Polaroid transfer, emulsion transfer, lithographic materials, and others. Emphasizes the completion of a cohesive portfolio of personally significant images utilizing sophisticated application of non-traditional photographic processes. May be repeated twice for credit. Transfer credit: CSU.

ART 376 DIGITAL IMAGING I (2)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
One and one half lecture hours plus one and one half lab hours per week.
A beginning course to explore digital computer imagery as an art medium. Students work with digital files and digital image manipulation programs such as Adobe Photoshop to produce personally significant works. Introduction to principles of design, art theory, and the works of contemporary and historic artists. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.

ART 377 DIGITAL IMAGING II (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Two lecture and three lab hours per week plus one lab hour by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: ART 376.
An intermediate course expanding creative efforts in producing art with computerized imaging and the alteration of the art with image manipulation software such as Adobe Photoshop. Refinement of use of output modes for digital files. Continued in-depth application of principles of design, art theories, and consideration of the works of contemporary and historic artists. May be repeated twice for credit. Transfer credit: CSU.