2022-2023 Catalog Vol. 83 
    
    May 01, 2024  
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2022-2023 Catalog Vol. 83 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS)

In the past, transferring credits from one college to another meant trying to match comparable courses. Since every college had its own scheme for abbreviating its courses, this process was often complicated and time consuming for both students and advisors. In the common course numbering system, participating institutions have signed agreements accepting a standard numbering system for commonly transferred academic courses. This system ensures that if the student takes the courses the receiving institution designates as common, then the courses will be accepted in transfer and be treated as if they had actually been taken on the receiving institution’s campus.

The common course number has a standardized four-letter prefix followed by a four-digit number. The four-letter prefix identifies the subject area. For example, ENGL is the common prefix for English courses, while COSC is the common prefix for computer science courses. The four-digit number following the prefix identifies specific courses within the subject area.

Common Number Name of Course
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric
ENGL 2327 American Literature I
MATH 1314 College Algebra
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I

Each digit in the four-digit sequence gives additional information about the course. The first digit identifies the course as either freshman level (e.g., HIST 1301) or sophomore level (e.g., PSYC 2301). The second digit identifies the number of credit hours students earn upon completing the course. Most often this digit will be a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. For example with ENGL 1301, the student would meet three lecture hours a week and earn three credit hours after successfully completing the course. Most laboratory classes (e.g., BIOL 1406 e.g.) would meet for three lecture hours per week and three lab hours per week, earning four credit hours. The final two digits serve to establish the sequence in which courses are generally taken. Thus, FREN 1411 - Beginning French I is taken before FREN 1412 - Beginning French II. Courses beginning in “0”, such as MATH 0310, are developmental and do not count toward degrees. For more information, see the TCCNS web site at: www.tccns.org/.

Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM)

The Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) is the official list of courses approved for general academic transfer that may be offered by public community and technical colleges in Texas for state funding.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Rule 5.372 requires that each institution of higher education shall identify in its undergraduate catalog each lower division course that is substantially equivalent to an academic course listed in the web-based inventory of the Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM). In this catalog, ACGM courses are identified with a plus sign (+), and core curriculum courses are in red lettering and denoted with an asterisk (*).

For more information, see the ACGM web site at: www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/UndergraduateEd/WorkforceEd/acgm.htm.

Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM)

The Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) is a web-based inventory of current workforce education courses available for use by public two-year colleges. This web-based inventory allows for searching the WECM using a variety of criteria. For more information, see the WECM web site at: www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/UndergraduateEd/WorkforceEd/wecm/. In this catalog, WECM courses are identified with a pound/number sign (#).

Courses

Helpful Hint for Searching: Use the “Type” drop down box if you are unfamiliar with the College prefixes.

Prerequisite: a course you must successfully complete prior to enrolling in the course for which it is listed as a prerequisite. You must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better for the course to satisfy a prerequisite requirement, unless otherwise specified in the course description.

Corequisite: a course you must enroll in simultaneously as the course for which it is listed as a corequisite.

Previously or Concurrently Enrolled​: a course you have previously taken and earned a grade of C (2.0) or better, or a course in which you are taken concurrently with another course(s).

Contact hour disclaimer: Weekly lecture/lab/external contact hours denoted in all course descriptions reference a standard sixteen (16) week fall or spring semester. For non-standard semesters/sessions (e.g. summer semesters, winter/spring mini-mesters, 12-week sessions, etc.), the lecture/lab/external material will be covered over a shorter period of time, resulting in more hours each week. Total contact hours will remain the same for each course regardless of the semester/session type or the teaching modality (e.g. internet, blended, face-to-face, etc.). Detailed weekly hour combinations are available in the specific course syllabus.

Types of Course Fees:

Online Course Fees : A $25 per course fee covering the cost of software and equipment will be charged for online and blended course sections.

Course/Lab/SIM Lab/Testing Fees : These fees are additional charges, approved by the Blinn College Board of Trustees, for specific courses that have demonstrably higher costs of delivering instruction because of the need for special equipment, supplies, use of facilities, technology, software, field trips, testing costs, or lessons required by the course.

Book Fee (First Day™/Inclusive Access):
First Day is a B&N Bookstore’s Inclusive Access program. With this program, the cost of course materials is added, by Blinn College, as a charge for the course. Students receive benefits including:

  • Deeply discounted textbook
  • The guaranteed right textbook
  • Single Sign-On (no access codes)
  • Access on or before the first day of class

Courses included in the Core Curriculum are noted as a Core Curriculum Course after the course title.

Note: The second digit of a course rubric identifies the number of credit hours a student will earn upon completing the course. For example: ENGL 1 301 is a 3 credit hour course, as denoted by the 2nd digit.
 
  

  • ACCT 2301 Principle Of Accounting- Financial

    CIP Code: 520301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial accounting as prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to transactions and events that affect business organizations. Students will examine the procedures and systems to accumulate, analyze, measure, and record financial transactions. Students will use recorded financial information to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and statement of shareholders’ equity to communicate the business entity’s results of operations and financial position to users of financial information who are external to the company. Students will study the nature of assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity while learning to use reported financial information for purposes of making decisions about the company. Students will be exposed to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

    Prerequisite(s): A student must be college ready in mathematics according to TSI college-ready standards

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  • ACCT 2302 Principles of Managerial Accounting

    CIP Code: 52.0301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of managerial accounting appropriate for all organizations. Students will study information from the entity’s accounting system relevant to decisions made by internal managers, as distinguished from information relevant to users who are external to the company. The emphasis is on the identification and assignment of product costs, operational budgeting and planning, cost control, and management decision making. Topics include product costing methodologies, cost behavior, operational and capital budgeting, and performance evaluation.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2301 Principles of Financial Accounting with a grade of ”C” or better.

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

    First Day Book Fee
    87.95
  

  • ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I

    CIP Code: 52.0302

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    A study of analyzing, classifying, and recording business transactions in a manual and computerized environment. Emphasis on understanding the complete accounting cycle and preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations, and payroll.

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

    First Day Book Fee
    87.95
  

  • ACNT 1313 Computerized Accounting Applications

    CIP Code: 52.0302

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Use of the computer to develop and maintain accounting records and to process common business applications for managerial decision-making.

    Prerequisite(s): ACNT 1303 or ACCT 2301 with a grade of ”C” or better.

    Course Fee: 24.00
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

    First Day Book Fee
    87.95
  

  • ACNT 1329 Payroll and Business Tax Accounting

    CIP Code: 52.0301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    A study of payroll procedures, taxing entities, and reporting requirements of local, state, and federal taxing authorities in a manual and computerized environment.

    Prerequisite(s): ACNT 1303 or ACCT 2301 with a grade of ”C” or better.

    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
    SIM Lab Fee: 0
    Testing Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

    First Day Book Fee
    87.95
  

  • ACNT 1331-I Federal Income Tax: Individual

    CIP Code: 52.1601

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48

    A study of the federal tax law for preparation of individual income tax returns.

     

    End-of-Course Outcomes: Prepare federal income tax forms and related schedules for individuals.

  

  • ACNT 1347 Federal Income Tax for Partnerships and Corporations

    CIP Code: 52.1601

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    A study of federal tax laws for preparation of partnership and corporate returns.

    Prerequisite(s): ACNT 1303 or ACCT 2301 with a grade of ”C” or better.

    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
    SIM Lab Fee: 0
    Testing Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

    First Day Book Fee
    87.95
  

  • ACNT 1391 Special Topics In Accounting

    CIP Code: 520301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.

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  • ACNT 2331 Internal Control and Auditing

    CIP Code: 52.0301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Internal controls, auditing standards and processes used by internal auditors, managers, and independent public accountants.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2302 with a grade of ”C” or better.

    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
    SIM Lab Fee: 0
    Testing Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

    First Day Book Fee
    87.95
  

  • AERM 2333 Assembly and Rigging (Design, Fabricate, Build a Drone)

    CIP Code: 47.0607

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    A comprehensive study of the assembly and rigging of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft including structural alignment, balancing and rigging of control systems, and assembly of aircraft components. Fundamentals of safety procedures are also addressed.

    Prerequisite(s): Aero 1291 or approval of the Program coordinator.

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  • AERO 1291 Drone Flight Training and Operations

    CIP Code: 15.0801

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Flight training to prepare student to recognize proper and improper drone operations.  Introduce student to business opportunities as a Federal Aviation Administration certified remote pilot.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

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  • AGAH 1301 Animal Science

    CIP Code: 01.0901

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    An introductory survey of the scientific principles and applied practices related to livestock production. Topics include genetics, animal breeding and selection, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, reproduction, health, and marketing of livestock and livestock products. 

    Prerequisite(s): n/a

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  • AGAH 1343 Animal Health

    CIP Code: 01.0302

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    An overview of anatomy and physiology as it relates to animal health. Topics include disease symptoms, basic immunology, diagnosis, prevention, and control of infectious and non-infectious diseases of animals.

    Prerequisite(s): no

    Corequisite(s): No

    Co-enrolled: No
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  • AGCR 1307 Range Management

    CIP Code: 01.1106

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Practical problems of managing native pastures and rangelands. Includes rangeland ecology, stocking rates, rotation systems, toxic plants, range reseeding, brush control, and ecologicalo and physiological responses of range vegetation to grazing.

    Prerequisite(s): n/a

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  • AGCR 2313 Soil and Water Convservation Management

    CIP Code: 03.0101

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Study of physical and chemical soil deterioration and loss, water conservation, and principles for protection and maintenance of these resources. Topics include plant/water relationships, water conservation methods, basic terrace engineering principles, sediment loss and land use plans

    Prerequisite(s): n/a

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  • AGCR 2318 Soil Science

    CIP Code: 01.1201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Topics include the relationship between crops and soils, conservation of soil and water resources, and the economic use of fertilizer

    Prerequisite(s): no

    Co-enrolled: no
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  • AGEQ 1311 Equine Science I

    CIP Code: 01.0507

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    An introduction to the horse industry. Includes history, organization and operation of equine enterprises, selection, breeds, breeding, reproduction, health, nutrition, management, and marketing.

    Prerequisite(s): n/a

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  • AGME 1307 Agriculture Equipment and Tools

    CIP Code: 01.0205

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Introduction to hand tool and shop equipment skills and safety.

    Prerequisite(s): n/a

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  • AGME 1315 Farm and Ranch Shop Skills I

    CIP Code: 01.0201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Study and application of shop skills used in agricultural processes including arc welding, oxyacetylene cutting and welding, drawing and planning projects, tool maintenance, metal working, woodworking, plumbing, and concrete.

    Prerequisite(s): none

    Corequisite(s): none

    Co-enrolled: none
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  • AGMG 1164 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

    CIP Code: 01.0104

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 10

    Contact Hour Total: 160
    Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college, and student. 

    Prerequisite(s): POFT 1300

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  • AGMG 1311 Introduction to Agribusiness

    CIP Code: 01.0102

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Introduction to agribusiness management, marketing, and sales in the free enterprise system. Topics include economic principles, finance, risk management, record keeping, budgeting, employee/employer responsibilities, communications, human relation skills, and agricultural career opportunities. 

    Prerequisite(s): n/a

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  • AGRI 1107 Agronomy (lab)

    CIP Code: 01.1102.51 01

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 32
    This laboratory-based course accompanies AGRI 1307. Laboratory activities will reinforce the fundamental principles and practices in the development, production, and management of field crops including growth and development, climate, plant requirements, pest management, and production methods.

    Corequisite(s): AGRI 1307

    Lab Fee: 15
  

  • AGRI 1115 Horticulture (lab)

    CIP Code: 01.0601.51 01

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 32
    Corequisite(s): AGRI 1315

    Course Fee: 15
  

  • AGRI 1119 Introductory Animal Science (lab)

    CIP Code: 01.0901.51 01

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 32
    This laboratory-based course accompanies AGRI 1319 Introductory Animal Science (lecture). Laboratory activities will reinforce scientific animal production and the importance of livestock and meat industries. Selection, reproduction, nutrition, management, and marketing of livestock.

    Corequisite(s): AGRI 1319

    Lab Fee: 15
  

  • AGRI 1121 Livestock Evaluation

    CIP Code: 10901

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Selection, evaluation, and classification of livestock and livestock products. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

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  • AGRI 1131 The Agriculture Industry

    CIP Code: 10103

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Contact Hour Total: 16
    Overview of world agriculture and the American agricultural system, including an examination of career opportunities and requirements.

    Course Fee: $8.00
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  • AGRI 1307 Agronomy

    CIP Code: 11102

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Principles and practices in the development, production, and management of field crops including growth and development, climate, plant requirements, pest management, and production methods.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 1311 Dairy Science

    CIP Code: 10905

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Survey of the dairy industry including dairy breeds, standards for selection and culling, herd replacements, feeding, management, physiology, and health maintenance. Food value for milk, tests for composition and quality, and use and processing of market milk and dairy products. Dairying in its relation to agriculture and community development; dairy breeds, standards for selection and culling, herd replacements, feeding, management, and health maintenance; the production and handling of clean milk on the farm; physiology of milk secretion; properties of milk; tests for composition of milk.

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  • AGRI 1315 Horticulture

    CIP Code: 10601

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Structure, growth, and development of horticultural plants. Examination of environmental effects, basic principles of reproduction, production methods ranging from outdoor to controlled climates, nutrition, and pest management.

    Notes: Cross-listed as HORT 1301
    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 1319 Animal Science

    CIP Code: 10901

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Scientific animal production and the importance of livestock and meat industries. Selection, reproduction, nutrition, management, and marketing of livestock.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 1325 Marketing of Agricultural Products

    CIP Code: 10102

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Essential marketing functions in the movement of agridultural commodieites and products from producer to consumer.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 1327 Poultry Science

    CIP Code: 10907

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Introduction to the poultry industry. Practices and principles in the production and marketing of turkeys, layers, broilers, and specialized fowl. Management, automated equipment, product technology, incubation, and production economics. A general course in poultry, including types, breeds, poultry houses and construction, breeding, feeding, incubation and brooding, culling, diseases and insects.

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  • AGRI 1329 Principles of Food Science

    CIP Code: 11001

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Biological and scientific aspects of modern industrial food supply systems. Food classification, modern processing, and quality control.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 1407 Agronomy

    CIP Code: 11102

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Principles and practices in the development, production, and management of field crops including plant breeding, plant diseases, soils, insect control, and weed control. The scientific approach to major food and fiber crops of the world is studied, emphasizing origin, history, classification, distribution, climatic, cultural and soil requirements, improvement and seed technology. Food production as a source to feed an ever increasing population is emphasized.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 2301 Agricultural Power Units

    CIP Code: 10204

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Fundamentals of internal combustion engines: gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum. Maintenance and adjustments of the electrical, ignition, fuel, lubricating, and cooling systems of agricultural power machinery.

    Course Fee: $20.00
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  • AGRI 2303 Agricultural Construction

    CIP Code: 10201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Safety procedures, selection, use, and maintenance of hand and power tools, metal cutting and welding; and construction materials and principles.

    Course Fee: $18.00
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  • AGRI 2304 Agricultural Construction II

    CIP Code: 10201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Selection, use, and maintenance of hand and power tools; arc and oxy-acetylene welding; and construction materials and principles.

    Course Fee: $30.00
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  • AGRI 2313 Plant Protection

    CIP Code: 11105

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Principles and practices of controlling and preventing economic loss caused by plant pests. Includes instruction in entomology, plant pathology, weed science, crop science, environmental toxicology, and related environmental protection measures.Prerequisite: Sophomore level standing or permission of the instructor.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics

    CIP Code: 10103

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Fundamental economic principles and their applications to the problems of the agriclutural industry.

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  • AGRI 2321 Livestock Evaluation

    CIP Code: 10901

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 80
    Evaluation and grading of market cattle, swine, sheep, and goats and their carcasses and wholesale cuts. Emphasis will be placed on value determination. Selection and evaluation of breeding cattle, sheep, swine, and goats with emphasis on economically important traits.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AGRI 2330 Wildlife Conservation and Management

    CIP Code: 30601

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    Principles and practices used in the production and improvement of wildlife resources. Aesthetic, ecological, and recreational uses of public and private lands.

    Course Fee: $15.00
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  • AIRP 1343 Aerodynamics

    CIP Code: 49.0102

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Study of the physical laws of flight. Topics include physical terms and the four forces of flight. Aircraft design, stability control, and high-speed flight characteristics are also included.

    Prerequisite(s): Not Required.

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  • AIRP 1411 Flight Theory (Small Unmanned Aircraft)

    CIP Code: 49.0102

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64

    Ground school for Federal Aviation Administration UAS Remote Pilot Certificate, providing the student with the necessary aeronautical knowledge that can be used for Remote Pilot Certification. Topics include principles of flight, radio procedures, weather, navigation, aerodynamics, and Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

    Prerequisite(s): Not required.

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  • ANTH 2289 Academic Cooperative

    CIP Code: 450101

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on experience in anthropology. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions.

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of faculty mentor.

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  • ANTH 2301 Physical Anthropology

    CIP Code: 45.0202.51 25

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48
    The study of human origins and bio-cultural adaptations. Topics may include primatology, genetics, human variation, forensics, health, and ethics in the discipline.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None Notes: None
    Course Fee: 0
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  • ANTH 2302 Introduction to Archaeology

    CIP Code: 450301

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    The study of the human past through material remains. The course includes a discussion of methods and theories relevant to archeological inquiry. Topics may include the adoption of agriculture, response to environmental change, the emergence of complex societies, and ethics in the discipline.

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  • ANTH 2346 Introduction to Anthropology

    CIP Code: 450201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    The study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions. Introduces the major subfields: physical and cultural anthropology, archeology, linguistics, their applications, and ethics in the discipline.

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  • ANTH 2351 Cultural Anthropology

    CIP Code: 450201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    The study of human cultures. Topics may include social organization, institutions, diversity, interactions between human groups, and ethics in the discipline.

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  • ANTH 2389 Forensic Anthropology

    CIP Code: 450101

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on experience in forensic anthropology. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in forensic anthropology as part of the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions. The introductory course has been designed for lower-division, college-level students with complex terminology kept to a minimum. Only basic anatomical terms from Gray’s Anatomy are used. The course is devised to introduce a student to osteology and to issues surrounding the death of an individual, specifically, determining the demographics of a skeleton and the time since death either from partially or fully decomposed remains. Topics can also include recovery scene methods, contemporary versus non-contemporary remains, attribution of sex, estimation of age at death, projectile trauma, blunt trauma, sharp trauma, burn trauma, animal modification and postmortem changes to bone.

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  • ANTH 2401 Physical Anthropology (lecture + lab)

    CIP Code: 45.0202.51 25

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    The study of human origins and bio-cultural adaptations. Topics may include primatology, genetics, human variation, forensics, health, and ethics in the discipline.This laboratory-based course accompanies ANTH 2301 Physical Anthropology (lecture) and includes demonstrations of the major principles of the lecture course.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None Notes: None
    Course Fee: 0
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  • ARCH 1301 Architectural History I

    CIP Code: 04.0801.51 02

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48

    Part one of a survey of the history of world architecture from pre-history to the present. This course focuses on the period from pre-history up to at least the 14th Century.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.7 History and Global Culture

     

    Prerequisite(s): Not Applicable

    Corequisite(s): Not Applicable

    Co-enrolled: Not Applicable Notes: This course is already approved as part of the core curriculum.
    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
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  • ARCH 1302 Architectural History II

    CIP Code: 04.0801.51 02

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48

    Part two of a survey of the history of world architecture from pre-history to the present. This course focuses on the period of neo-classicism up to the modern era.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:
    A.7 History and Global Culture

     

    Prerequisite(s): Not Applicable

    Corequisite(s): Not Applicable

    Co-enrolled: Not Applicable Notes: This course is already approved for inclusion in the core curriculum.
    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
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  • ARCH 1303 Architectural Design I

    CIP Code: 40201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    An introductory studio providing foundation in the conceptual, perceptual, and manual skills necessary for two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.1 Professional Communication SkillsA.2 Design Thinking Skills A.4 Architectural Design Skills A.5 Ordering Systems

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARCH 1304 Architectural Design II

    CIP Code: 40201

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Creative problem solving and presentation of principles, concepts and ideas as applied to introductory architectural projects. This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.1 Professional Communication Skills A.2 Design Thinking Skills A.4 Architectural Design Skills A.5 Ordering Systems

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1303  

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARCH 1307 Architectural Graphics I

    CIP Code: 15.1303.53 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96

    Introduction to basic drawing methods and tools. Exploration of techniques available for the design process with emphasis on two-dimensional and three-dimensional composition.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.1 Professional Communication Skills
     

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA Notes: Name change only
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARCH 1308 Architectural Graphics II

    CIP Code: 15.1303.53 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96

    Continuation of the study, methodology, and production of architectural drawings. Exploration of techniques available for the design process with emphasis on three- dimensional composition both analog and digital.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:

    A.1 Professional Communication Skills
    A.5 Ordering Systems

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1307 Architectural Graphics I

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA Notes: Change in course description.

    Change in student learning outcomes.
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARCH 1311 Introduction to Architecture

    CIP Code: 04.0201.59 02

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48

    An introduction to architecture that explores the practices, principles, and wider context of architecture and design. Focuses on the role of architecture in society, culture, and the broader physical context of the built environment.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:

    A.8 Cultural Diversity and Social Equity
    D.1 Stakeholder Roles in Architecture

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA Notes: This course is already approved in the core.
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  • ARCH 1315 Architectural Computer Graphics

    CIP Code: 15.1303.52 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48

    Effective use of representational media, computer aided design, and digital media to engage formal, organizational, and environmental principles. Emphasis on the appropriate media to inform two-dimensional and three-dimensional design based upon the conventions of architectural graphic communication.

    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:

    A.1 Professional Communication Skills
    A.4 Architecture Design Skills

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA Notes: Coures description changed.

    Student learning outcomes changed.
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARCH 2312 Architectural Technology

    CIP Code: 15.0101.51 11

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 48

    Introduction to materials and methods in the design and construction of buildings.


    This course is intended to fulfill all or part of the following National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria:
    B.7 Building Envelope Systems and Assemblies
    B.8 Building Materials and Assemblies

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA Notes: Change is course description.

    Change in student learning outcomes.

    Change in name.
    Course Fee: 0
    Lab Fee: 0
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  • ARCH 2603 Architectural Design III

    CIP Code: 04.0902.00

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 8
    Contact Hour Total: 192
    An intermediate architectural design studio that continues and expands the study of concepts from Architectural Design IT. The course is intended to fulfill all or part of each of the following 2014 National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance Criteria: A.4 Architectural Design Skills A.6 Use of Precedents B.2 Site Design.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1304-Architectural Design II

    Lab Fee: 30
  

  • ARCH 2604 Architectural Design IV

    CIP Code: 04.0902.00

    Credit Hours: 6
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 8
    Contact Hour Total: 192
    A concluding architectural design studio for the lower-division that continues from Architectural Design m. Course is intended to fulfill all or part of each of the following 2014 National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Student Performance.e Criteria: B. l Pre-Design B.3 Codes and Regulations B.5 Structural Systems 

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2603 Architectural Design III

  

  • ARTC 1302 Digital Imaging I

    CIP Code: 50.0409

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Digital imaging using raster image editing and/or image creation software: scanning, resolution, file formats, output devices, color systems, and image-acquisitions

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None Notes: None
    Course Fee: 25
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  • ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing I

    CIP Code: 500409

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    The fundamentals of using digital layout as a primary publishing tool and the basic concepts and terminology associated with typography and page layout.

    Lab Fee: $24.00
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  • ARTC 1327 Typography

    CIP Code: 50.0409

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    A study of letterforms and typographic concepts as elements of graphic communication. Emphasis on developing a current, practical typographic knowledge based on industry standards

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None Notes: None
    Course Fee: 25
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  • ARTC 1349 Art Direction I

    CIP Code: 50.0402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Creation of projects in art direction for advertising graphic campaigns for products, services, or ideas. Topics include all campaign procedures from initial research and creative strategy to final execution and presentation of a comprehensive project.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing I

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Course Fee: 25
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  • ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration I

    CIP Code: 50.0402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Use of the tools and transformation options of an industry-standard vector drawing program to create complex illustrations or drawings.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Course Fee: 25
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  • ARTC 1391 Special Topics in Graphic Design, Commercial Art, and Illustration

    CIP Code: 500402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behavior pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.

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  • ARTC 2313 Digital Publishing II

    CIP Code: 500409

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Includes layout procedures from thumbnails and roughs to final comprehensive and print output. Emphasis on design principles for the creation of advertising and publishing materials, and techniques for efficient planning and documenting projects.

    Lab Fee: $24.00
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  • ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design

    CIP Code: 500402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Preparation of a portfolio comprised of completed graphic design projects. Evaluation and demonstration of portfolio presentation methods based on the student’s specific area of study.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTC 1313 .

    Lab Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTC 2380 Cooperative Education Commercial and Advertising Art

    CIP Code: 50.0402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 0
    External Hours: 14

    Contact Hour Total: 240
    Career-related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTC 1349 - Art Direction I

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None Notes: ARTC 2388  Internship in Commercial Art and Advertising is 1 lecture and 14 external hours weekly for a total of 240 hours.  This new course (ARTC 2380) will match that requirement.  The main difference in ARTC 2380 is that it is a Co-op course.  
    Course Fee: 35
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  • ARTC 2388 Internship - Commercial and Advertising Art

    CIP Code: 500402

    Credit Hours: 3
    External Hours: 15

    Contact Hour Total: 240
    A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTC 1349 .

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  • ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation

    CIP Code: 500703

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    A general introduction to the visual arts designed to create an appreciation of the vocabulary, media, techniques, and purposes of the creative process. Students will critically interpret and evaluate works of art within formal, cultural, and historical contexts.

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  • ARTS 1303 Art History I (Prehistoric to the 14th century)

    CIP Code: 500703

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    A chronological analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts from prehistoric times to the 14th century.

    Prerequisite(s): A student must be college ready in reading and writing according to TSI college-ready standards.

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  • ARTS 1304 Art History II (14th Century to the present)

    CIP Code: 500703

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    A chronological analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts from the 14th century to the present day.

    Prerequisite(s): A student must be college ready in reading and writing according to TSI college-ready standards.

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  • ARTS 1311 Design I

    CIP Code: 50.0401.53 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    An introduction to the fundamental terminology, concepts, theory, and application of two-dimensional design.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Notes: Change to student SLO’s
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 1312 Design II (3-dimensional)

    CIP Code: 500401

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    An introduction to the fundamental terminology, concepts, theory, and application of three-dimensional design. Focus is on the development and application of critical thinking skills.

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 1316 Drawing I

    CIP Code: 500705

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A foundation studio course exploring drawing with emphasis on descriptive, expressive and conceptual approaches. Students will learn to see and interpret a variety of subjects while using diverse materials and techniques. Course work will facilitate a dialogue in which students will engage in critical analysis and begin to develop their understanding of drawing as a discipline.

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 1317 Drawing II

    CIP Code: 500705

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A studio course exploring drawing with continued emphasis on descriptive, expressive and conceptual approaches. Students will further develop the ability to see and interpret a variety of subjects while using diverse materials and techniques. Course work will facilitate a dialogue in which students will employ critical analysis to broaden their understanding of drawing as a discipline.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 1316  or instructor’s approval pending portfolio review.

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 1320 Interior Design I

    CIP Code: 500408

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Introduction to the evaluation, design, and advanced space planning of residential environments with consideration for sustainability, accessibility, adaptation, safety, and support of the user(s) and the application of this knowledge to comprehensive studio projects. Students will gain an understanding of the development of the design program and identification of client/user needs, space planning, and ADA and NKBA standards.

    Prerequisite(s): To have completed successfully or be concurrently enrolled in ARTS 1311 .

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 1321 Interior Design II

    CIP Code: 500408

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Introduce students to the evaluation, design, and advanced space planning of commercial environments with consideration for sustainability, accessibility, adaptation, safety, and support of the user(s) and the application of this knowledge to comprehensive studio projects. Students will gain an understanding of the development of the design program and identification of client/user needs, space planning, and ADA and commercial design codes and standards.

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion or concurrently enrolled in ARTS 1311 .

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 2289 Independent Studies in Arts

    CIP Code: 240103

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Contact Hour Total: 32
    An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of studio art and/or art history.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor Approval.

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  • ARTS 2313 Graphic Design

    CIP Code: 50.0401.51 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96

    Studio course that introduces basic objectives, principles, and methods used in graphic design. The course focuses on creativity, aesthetic judgment, and critical-thinking skills to expand conceptual solutions within the realm of contemporary graphic design.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Notes: The following changes are required:

    1. Name change
    2. Description change
    3. SLO change

     
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2314 Video Storytelling

    CIP Code: 500401

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Communication of ideas through processes and techniques of graphic design and illustration. Focused on time-based processes.

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 2316 Painting I

    CIP Code: 50.0708.52 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Studio art course that introduces the fundamental principles, materials, and techniques of painting.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2323 Life Drawing

    CIP Code: 50.0705.53 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96

    Studio art course that introduces the analytic study of the human form and the figure’s potential for compositional and expressive use in drawing.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Notes: The following changes have occured.

    1. Course Name 
    2. Description 
    3. Student Learning Outcomes

    Course has never been taught at Blinn College.
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2341 Metals

    CIP Code: 50.0714.51 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A studio art course that introduces metalsmithing using basic techniques in jewelry design and metal construction. The course provides instruction and practical fabrication experience as it relates to the design and production of small-scale functional and/or non-functional objects.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA Notes: Changes in the following area:

    • Name
    • Description
    • SLOs

    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2346 Ceramics I

    CIP Code: 50.0711.51 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A studio art course that introduces basic building, throwing, and other techniques as it relates to the design and production of ceramic sculpture and pottery.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 35
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  • ARTS 2347 Ceramics II

    CIP Code: 50.0711.51 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A studio art course that furthers the study of building, throwing, and other techniques as it relates to the design and production of ceramic sculpture and pottery.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 2346 Ceramics I

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2348 Digital Media

    CIP Code: 50.0102.52 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Studio art course that introduces the potential of basic digital media manipulation and graphic creation. The course emphasizes still and time-based media.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2349 3D Modeling and Animation

    CIP Code: 500402

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Studio art courses that explore the potential of the computer hardware and software medium for their visual, conceptual, and practical uses in the visual arts. Explores the three-dimensional potential of the computer hardware and software medium for their visual, conceptual, and practical uses in the visual arts.

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 2356 Photography I

    CIP Code: 50.0605.51 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A studio art course that introduces the technical and conceptual basics of photography as a creative medium.

    Prerequisite(s): NA

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2357 Photography II

    CIP Code: 50.0605.52 26

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 96
    A studio art course that furthers the study of the technical and conceptual basics of photography as a creative medium.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 2356 Photography I

    Corequisite(s): NA

    Co-enrolled: NA
    Lab Fee: 25
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  • ARTS 2366 Watercolor

    CIP Code: 500708

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96

    This class is an introduction to the fundamentals of transparent watercolor painting as a medium for creative expression.

    Student Learning Outcomes

    1. Apply elements and principles of design in watercolor.
    2. Demonstrate use of tools and processes in watercolor. 
    3. Produce neative designs that explore the media and tools in watercolor. 
    4. Evaluate art and designs through oral and/or written critiques of watercolor art.


    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 2367 Watercolor II

    CIP Code: 500708

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Contact Hour Total: 96
    Extends the students’ knowledge of creative and technical skills in water base media.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 2366  

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTS 2389 Independent Study in Arts

    CIP Code: 240103

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Contact Hour Total: 48
    An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of studio art and/or art history.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor Approval

    Course Fee: $25.00
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  • ARTV 1341 3D Animation I

    CIP Code: 10.0304

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Intermediate level 3-D course introducing animation tools and techniques used to create movement. Emphasis on using the principles of animation.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Course Fee: 25.00
    Lab Fee: 0
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  • ARTV 1343 Digital Sound

    CIP Code: 10.0304

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Digitizing sound and incorporating it into video games, multimedia or web projects for various delivery systems. Emphasizes compression issues, sampling, synchronizing, and resource management.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Course Fee: 25.00
    Lab Fee: 0
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  • ARTV 1345 3-D Modeling and Rendering



    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Techniques of three-dimensional (3-D) modeling utilizing industry standard software. Includes the creation and modification of 3-D geometric shapes, use of a variety of rendering techniques, camera, light sources, texture, and surface mapping.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Course Fee: 25.00
    Lab Fee: 0
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  

  • ARTV 1351 Digital Video

    CIP Code: 10.0304

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 1
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 64
    Producing and editing video and sound for multimedia or web productions. Emphasizes capture, editing, and outputting of video using a digital video workstation.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Course Fee: 25
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  

  • ARTV 1441 3D Animation I

    CIP Code: 10.0304

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    External Hours: 0

    Contact Hour Total: 80
    Intermediate level 3-D course introducing animation tools and techniques used to create movement. Emphasis on using the principles of animation.

    Prerequisite(s): None

    Corequisite(s): None

    Co-enrolled: None
    Lab Fee: 25
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
 

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