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This course in­tro­duces a va­ri­ety of basic lay­outs and for­mats, build­ing tech­ni­cal and prac­ti­cal flu­ency in set­ting and work­ing with type for both print and screen. This course fur­ther ex­plores top­ics learned in COMD 1167 Type and Media, such as type­face se­lec­tion and the use of the ty­po­graph­i­cal grids. Prob­lem-solv­ing for most com­mon ty­po­graph­i­cal prob­lems is dis­cussed.

This course introduces a variety of basic layouts and formats, building technical and practical fluency in setting and working with type for both print and screen. This course further explores topics learned in COMD 1167 Type and Media, such as typeface selection and the use of the typographical grids. Problem-solving for most common typographical problems is discussed.

This course will ex­plore the foun­da­tional con­cepts of light and ex­po­sure in pho­tog­ra­phy. Stu­dents will de­velop vi­sual lit­er­acy as well as fram­ing and com­po­si­tional skills. Stu­dents will be­come ac­quainted with a wide range of con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phers and gain an un­der­stand­ing of how pho­to­graphic style trans­forms sub­ject mat­ter into mean­ing. Using pro­fes­sional light­ing equip­ment and cam­eras, the stu­dent will gain hands-on ex­pe­ri­ence cap­tur­ing dig­i­tal im­ages in the stu­dio as well as on lo­ca­tion. Stu­dents will also learn pro­fes­sional meth­ods and soft­ware to man­age, process and print dig­i­tal im­ages.

This course will explore the foundational concepts of light and exposure in photography. Students will develop visual literacy as well as framing and compositional skills. Students will become acquainted with a wide range of contemporary photographers and gain an understanding of how photographic style transforms subject matter into meaning. Using professional lighting equipment and cameras, the student will gain hands-on experience capturing digital images in the studio as well as on location. Students will also learn professional methods and software to manage, process and print digital images.

Cat­a­log De­scrip­tion: “An ad­vanced com­po­si­tion course em­pha­siz­ing writ­ing used in busi­ness and in­dus­try. The course will focus on busi­ness let­ters, memos, min­utes, process pa­pers, and re­ports.” Eng­lish 3771, Ad­vanced Ca­reer Writ­ing, will pro­vide you with the op­por­tu­nity to im­prove your abil­ity to write busi­ness doc­u­ments through ap­plied study and cri­tique. You will de­velop the knowl­edge, skills, and processes nec­es­sary to com­pose doc­u­ments under con­straints typ­i­cally found in the work­place. You will be eval­u­ated through­out the process of re­search­ing, or­ga­niz­ing, writ­ing, re­vis­ing, and pre­sent­ing your doc­u­ments.

Catalog Description: “An advanced composition course emphasizing writing used in business and industry. The course will focus on business letters, memos, minutes, process papers, and reports.” English 3771, Advanced Career Writing, will provide you with the opportunity to improve your ability to write business documents through applied study and critique. You will develop the knowledge, skills, and processes necessary to compose documents under constraints typically found in the workplace. You will be evaluated throughout the process of researching, organizing, writing, revising, and presenting your documents.

An in­tro­duc­tion to women writ­ers.

An introduction to women writers.

Stu­dents learn basic ty­pog­ra­phy and page as­sem­bly tech­niques in­clud­ing el­e­ments, mea­sure­ments, fonts, set­tings and con­fig­u­ra­tions, proof-read­ing mark-ups and cor­rec­tions, al­tered file nam­ing con­ven­tions and stor­age or­ga­ni­za­tions. The course also em­pha­sizes the proper use of key­board con­trols and the re­la­tion­ship of type to page as­sem­bly. Stu­dents learn to use in­dus­try stan­dard soft­ware such as In­De­sign on the Mac­in­tosh op­er­at­ing sys­tem. In ad­di­tion there will be an em­pha­sis on stu­dent mas­tery of in­dus­try ter­mi­nol­ogy. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 cred­its

Students learn basic typography and page assembly techniques including elements, measurements, fonts, settings and configurations, proof-reading mark-ups and corrections, altered file naming conventions and storage organizations. The course also emphasizes the proper use of keyboard controls and the relationship of type to page assembly. Students learn to use industry standard software such as InDesign on the Macintosh operating system. In addition there will be an emphasis on student mastery of industry terminology. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 credits