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ENG 3710 - Topics in English
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general English curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3811 - Professional Experience
This experiential course includes supervised educational and professional activity at a conference, symposium, workshop, or related event relevant to the Journalism & Writing or the Literature & Cultural Studies concentrations. This course may be repeated when no duplication of experience results.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1
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ENG 4020 - Law of the Media
Law of the Media offers a study of the rights and responsibilities imposed upon and exercised by the media under the American system of law. The course includes a discussion of FCC regulatory issues, freedom of the press, the right to know, and how those and other issues affect the media.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 4030 - Writing and Publication Workshop
Students in this concentration workshop work on special term-length projects in many areas of print and electronic journalism. Students work on one of the campus publications, such as the student newspaper, the Critic, or may design projects of their own. Emphasis is placed on gaining day-to-day practical knowledge of reporting, writing, and other journalistic skills under deadline pressure. The course may be repeated with permission, but may count only once towards degree requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ENG 1052 and two writing courses at or above the 2000 level, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ENG 4240 - Major Author Seminar
This seminar provides the opportunity for students to explore a particular major author in depth. Authors to be considered in different semesters might include Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Austen, Dickens, Melville, Twain, Yeats, James, Woolf, Stevens, Frost, Eliot, Faulkner, or Kerouac. This course may be repeated with a change of author but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ENG 1052 and junior standing, or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 4710 - Topics in English
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general English curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ENG 1052 and junior standing, or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 4750 - Senior Seminar
This course provides students the opportunity to design a seminar topic of their own choosing. The instructor will offer a variety of possible choices, but students are encouraged to develop the topic on their own. Enrolled students will meet with the instructor before the end of the preceding semester to discuss possibilities and determine the seminar topic and texts. This course may be repeated with a change of topic but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ENG 1052 and junior standing, or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 4810 - Internship in English
The co-op in English provides students with practical experience in the application of their previous course work in the major. Arrangements for placement must be made with the supervising faculty member, faculty advisor, the employer, and the Office of Cooperative Education. Following approval of the work experience, students are required to submit a learning contract and biweekly reports. See also the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3 to 15
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ENG 4820 - Media Communications Practicum
This course provides students with the experience of designing and carrying out a public relations campaign for an on-campus or off-campus client. Instruction covers the conception and execution of a media communications strategy that meets professional standards. The course allows students to work collaboratively under the direction of an instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are senior standing and instructor permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 4830 - Media Communications Internship
This course provides students with practical experience in the application of their previous course work in the major. The internship requires arrangements for placement to be made with the supervising faculty member, faculty advisor, the employer, and the Office of Cooperative Education. The internship requires the student to submit a learning contract and biweekly reports; see also the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are senior standing and permission. The internship may be taken for up to 15 credits, but only 3 may be counted toward the degree program.
Credits: 3-15
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ENG 4900 - Independent Study in English
Independent Study offers students of English an opportunity to concentrate on an area of interest or to extend their range. The details of study are arranged between each student and the instructor. The course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ENG 4910 - Portfolio/Thesis
This course serves as an opportunity for English majors to demonstrate their level of competency and depth of understanding. Students meet independently with a mentoring professor to produce a portfolio and/or to develop a senior-level thesis.
Credits: 3
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Environmental Science |
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ENV 1000 - First-Year Seminar in Sustainability
This course introduces first-year students to the critical issues of sustainability concerning the development, maintenance, and conservation of our water, our sources of renewable energy, and biodiversity.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 1
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ENV 2040 - Introduction to Environmental Restoration
This course introduces students to the theory and practical applications of environmental restoration. A diverse array of habitat restoration techniques are addressed, including artificial cavity nest construction for birds, vernal pool creation for amphibians, streambank restoration, invasive exotic species control, and reptile hibernacula formation. The vast majority of the course is spent in the field involving hands-on restoration activities in local habitats working in concert with area landowners. The course emphasizes restoration techniques that may be readily used in area high school and junior high school science programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is SCI 1030. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every summer and as needed.
Credits: 4
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ENV 2060 - Energy, Environment, and Society
[Choice:NS] This course focuses on such topics as energy sources and transformations, energy use and crises, environmental impact, alternative energy systems, solar energy, energy conservation, problems associated with nuclear power, and relations between energy use and environmental pollution. This course is cross-listed with PHY 2020.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 4
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ENV 3060 - Waste Reduction and Management
Important issues concerning waste management such as landfilling, recycling, and waste reduction will be discussed. The relationship between solid waste, and environmental quality will be investigated. Methods that reduce waste or use certain wastes as a resource will be introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 2
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ENV 3070 - Environmental Instrumentation
This course will cover methods of measuring and monitoring the environment. Properties and uses of sensors and analyzers such as gas chromatographs, infrared spectroscopes, radioactivity sensors, and pollution detection/measurement equipment will be investigated. Also, methods of obtaining, and processing computer compatible data will be covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are CHE 1032 and PHY 2032, passed with a grade of C or higher, or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 2
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ENV 3110 - Environmental Pollution
This course presents the impact of hazardous emissions, their production and transport in the environment, water, air, and soil pollution, nuclear waste and waste disposal, environmental techniques and instrumentation, environmental regulations, and some case studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are one chemistry course and MAT 1410, or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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ENV 3120 - Environmental Modeling
This course is designed to introduce the students to the basic concepts of modeling of various processes in the environment. The emphasis will be on the understanding of scientific principles underlying the models and software that describe typical models.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior standing, and MAT 1410, passed with a grade of C or higher, or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 2
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ENV 3140 - OSHA Safety Course
This course covers processes, techniques, and procedures that will enable students to identify, evaluate, and control hazardous situations. They will acquire the knowledge and capability to develop safety plans and select the proper materials, and equipment for hazardous situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is CHE 1032. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 2
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ENV 3320 - Hydrogeology and Watershed Ecology
This course explores the hydrologic cycle, the geology of groundwater occurrence and extraction, porosity and permeability of soils, surface-water hydrology, erosion, and the roles of riparian and wetland systems in maintaining water quality.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are GEY 1111, BIO 2070, and BIO 2520. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 4
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ENV 3710 - Special Topics in Environmental Science
This seminar offers a weekly discussion of selected current topics from the fields of earth science and ecology. The instruction includes several reports researched, and presented by students. All Environmental Science majors are required to attend and participate regularly in the seminar during their junior and senior years. All potential Science majors are invited to attend the seminar. This seminar may be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1
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AHS 1090 - Introduction to Exercise Science
This course offers an overview of the professional study of exercise science. Topics of study will include career options, professional standards, history of exercise science, research and analysis, measurement techniques, human anatomy, human physiology, epidemiology, components of fitness, nutrition, biomechanics, motor control, and sports psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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AHS 1255 - Fitness for Health and Performance
This course will introduce students to the health related components of fitness (muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility, and body composition) and the performance-related components of fitness (speed, power, agility, neuromuscular coordination, reaction time, balance, and muscular strength). Lectures and physical activity sessions will emphasize these components.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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AHS 1260 - Professional Experience
This experiential course includes supervised educational and professional activity at a conference, symposium, workshop, or related physical education, exercise science, or sports medicine event. The course may be repeated when no duplication of experience results.
Prerequisites & Notes
The pre-requisite is AHS 1240 or AHS 1250. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1 - 3
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AHS 2050 - Human Gross Anatomy
[Choice:NS] This course will examine regional, systemic, and clinical study of the structure of the human body. Topics will include but are not limited to the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 4
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AHS 2055 - Human Physiology
This course will examine regional, systemic, and clinical study of the function of the human body. Topics will include but are not limited to homeostatic control mechanisms as a function of the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, thermoregulatory, muscular, and skeletal systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is AHS 2050. This course is offered spring semester. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 4
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AHS 2060 - Sport and Exercise Psychology
This course explores theory, research, and application in sport and exercise psychology with the intent to educate coaches, athletes, parents, exercisers, fitness professionals, and allied health professionals (AT, PT, OT, PA) about the psychological aspects of their sport or activity. A primary goal of this course is to identify strategies to facilitate optimal involvement, performance, and enjoyment in sport and exercise.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 2111 - Care and Prevention of Injuries
This course introduces the sport medicine and pedagogy students to the methods and theories of proper treatment of injuries. The practicum involves the application of preventive, supportive, and special padding techniques which are used in injury management.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 4
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AHS 2140 - Personal and Community Health
A study of the human organism in today’s changing society, this course stresses discussion and involvement in topics that shape students’ futures. The instruction seeks to increase student awareness of personal health topics and to help them make decisions suitable to their personal health needs.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 2153 - Evaluation & Management of Lower Extremities
This course provides an in-depth study for the theories of evaluation, mechanisms of injuries, and management of specific problems commonly encountered in athletic injuries for the joints and regions of the lower extremities. In addition, the course provides application of advanced preventive measures, reduction methods, special padding, and immobilization techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is AHS 2111.
Credits: 3
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AHS 2154 - Evaluation & Management of Upper Extremities
This course provides an in-depth study for the theories of evaluation, mechanisms of injuries, and management of specific problems commonly encountered in athletic injuries for the joints and regions of the upper extremities. In addition, the course provides application of advanced preventive measures, reduction methods, special padding, and immobilization techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is AHS 2111.
Credits: 3
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AHS 3020 - Therapeutic Modalities
This course provides an in-depth study and the application of therapeutic modalities used in rehabilitation. The instruction includes such areas as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, iontophoresis, hydro and cryotherapy, with an emphasis on record keeping and legal documentation, pair theories, and the normal response of the human body to trauma, the physiological process of wound healing and tissue repair.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are AHS 2153 and AHS 2154. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 3060 - Physical Disabilities
This course focuses on the medical, educational, sociological, and scientific bases for identifying individuals having physical impairments. Intervening activities, understanding, physical education and recreational opportunities to those individuals will be presented in an adapted physical education laboratory experience. Students will also observe and analyze current settings and programs that provide such opportunities for these individuals.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 4
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AHS 3080 - Personal Fitness
This course is designed to provide students with instruction in the fundamental concepts necessary to provide fitness instruction. Content areas will include exercise programming, instructional technique, basic exercise science, nutrition and fitness assessment, spotting techniques, and professional responsibility. This course will prepare students to sit for the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Personal Trainer certification (NSCA-CPT).
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are AHS 2050 and AHS 2055, or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 3120 - Kinesiology
Kinesiology offers a scientific study of the dynamics of biological motion with an emphasis on kinematic and kinetic analysis of morphological, environmental and biomechanical adaptations to movement. The course integrates mechanical theory, vector analysis, anatomy, and physiology.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are BIO 2011 and BIO 2012, or AHS 2055. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 3130 - Coaching Principles
The course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of coaching. Topics studied include developing a coaching philosophy, sport pedagogy, communicating with your athletes, the management functions and roles of a coach, and elements of sport physiology related to athlete/team conditioning and preparation. Students will learn via lecture material, role playing, and considerations of the practical application of coaching principles to real-life situations. In conjunction with two other courses (Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries and Coaching Methods) this class forms the foundation for Bronze Level certification in the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), which is required by the Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) for employment as a coach in scholastic athletics in Vermont.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered in the spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 3150 - Physiology of Exercise
This course provides a systematic study of human physiological, biochemical processes, activities and phenomena as observed during and after physical exercise.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are BIO 2011, BIO 2012 or AHS 2055. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 4
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AHS 3810 - Practicum in Phys Ed and/or Exercise Science
This course will provide students in the Department of Exercise Science with an experiential opportunity in physical education and/or exercise science as a potential precursor to an internship. The course may be repeated for credit, but the total may not exceed 6 credits. The practicum must be pre-approved by a mentoring faculty member in the Department of Exercise Science.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1 to 6
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AHS 4010 - Motor Development
This course offers a study of sensory-motor integration through the human life-span. The instruction emphasizes models, theories and experiments which assess motor learning and control through tests of motor performance.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is AHS 3120. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 4071 - Assessment of Exercise Science
This course is designed to focus on the development, evaluation and practical application of assessment techniques used in Exercise Science areas such as teaching physical education, physical therapy, sport management and athletic training. It will include the practical application of measurement devices pertaining to those areas; the application of statistics in administering and analyzing measurement in those areas; and a review of current research in those areas.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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AHS 4072 - Research Methods in Exercise Science
This course provides the senior capstone experience for all Exercise Science majors. The format for the research varies according to students’ selected track. A student must have the sponsorship of a department faculty member and departmental approval of a research contract.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is AHS 4071. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 4080 - Fundamentals of Physical Conditioning
This course will provide advanced study of the components of fitness. Topics of study will include, but are not limited to the following: fitness assessment testing, individualized exercise prescriptions, team conditioning programs, risk factor analysis and chronic disease prevention, behavior modification, nutrition and weight control, body composition analysis, hydration and heat illness prevention, physiological effects of training and overtraining. This course will incorporate principles of exercise physiology, nutrition, sports medicine, health, and wellness programming. Emphasis will be placed on theory of and participation in physical activity (anaerobic and aerobic systems training). Student instructed fitness laboratory sessions will be used to enhance lecture and activity understanding. The knowledge, skills, and abilities governing the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) examination will serve as foundations for content covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are AHS 3120 and AHS 3150. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 4090 - Exercise Testing, Interpretation, and Intervention
This course will introduce students to the principles and practices underlying accurate and appropriate exercise testing methods and prescription of exercise as an intervention for a broad spectrum of participants. This course will provide students with opportunities to practically apply didactic information studied in anatomy, physiology, exercise physiology, and kinesiology. Course topics will include: preliminary health screening and risk classification, assessing and designing cardio respiratory exercise programs, assessing and designing strength, muscular endurance, and resistance training programs, assessing flexibility and designing stretching programs, and assessing body composition and designing weight management and body composition programs. The laboratory component will focus on risk stratification and acquisition of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to sit for the American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) certification.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is AHS 3150. There is a lab fee. This course will be offered every fall.
Credits: 4
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AHS 4130 - Practical Applications in Exercise Science
This course reinforces and expands academic, laboratory, and practical components of exercise applications prior to a senior practicum or internship. This course will elucidate the foundation of standards and guidelines for students to serve as practitioners of exercise science.
Prerequisites & Notes
The co-requisite is AHS 4090. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 2
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AHS 4140 - Emergency Medical Technician
This course is designed to introduce the skills that lead to Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) certification. Students who successfully complete the course are eligible to take the Vermont written and practical examinations that lead to certification and licensure in the state of Vermont. Students are also eligible to obtain National Registry status for EMT-B. The course content meets the Department of Transportation guidelines that have been established for the EMT-B course curriculum. Current affiliation with a rescue organization is required upon course registration.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 4150 - Clinical Exercise Prescription
This course offers comprehensive study of applied clinical exercise physiology and its application in exercise prescription for clinical populations. Topics of study will include exercise prescriptions for coronary artery disease, arthritis, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, respiratory tract infections, osteoporosis, peripheral arterial disease, pulmonary disease, and pregnancy. This course includes academic content necessary for candidacy for certification as a Health Fitness Specialist (American College of Sports Medicine).
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are AHS 3120, AHS 4130, and senior standing. There is a lab fee. This course is offered in the spring.
Credits: 3
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AHS 4710 - Topics in Exercise Science
This course offers an opportunity for students to concentrate on topics and issues related to the field of Exercise Science. The course may be repeated for credit but the total may not exceed four credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and permission.
Credits: 4
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AHS 4810 - Internship In Exercise Science
The internship offers a full or part-time placement in an approved Exercise Science setting under the direct supervision of a qualified professional.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are senior standing and permission. The internship may be repeated for up to a total of 12 credits. This course is offered every semester. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3 to 12
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AHS 4820 - Practicum in Exercise Science
This course provides students with an experiential opportunity to actively design, implement, and administer strength and conditioning programs or health fitness instruction to local teams, organizations, and community members. A portfolio demonstrating completion of contractual course objectives is required. The practicum must be pre-approved by the Department of Exercise Science.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are AHS 4130 and senior standing, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1 to 6
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AHS 4910 - Independent Study
This course provides students the opportunity to become involved in a project not offered in the general Exercise Science curriculum. The course requires work with a faculty member in designing and evaluating the project. The course may be repeated for credit but the total may not exceed six credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and by arrangement with a departmental faculty member.
Credits: 1 to 6
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Film Studies |
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FLM 1055 - Film Analysis and Appreciation
[Choice:AR] This course is an introduction to the basic scholarly and evaluative approaches to film and video art, through critical analyses of narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental cinematic works.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1051 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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FLM 2010 - History of Cinema
[Choice:HU] This course surveys the social and aesthetic impact and development of cinema from its literary and technological origins in the nineteenth century through the French and American development of the early silent cinema, Soviet expressive montage, German expressionist cinema, the French surrealist avante garde, the studio years of Hollywood, Italian neo-realism, the French new wave, and contemporary developments, including the recent influence of electronically generated and broadcast cinema.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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FLM 2020 - Semiotics and Cinema
[Choice:HU] This course focuses on the interpretation of cultural values inherent in the typical signs found in common genres of popular American movies. Comparing classic and contemporary examples of these genres, a semiotics approach highlights the cultural significance manifested in the artistic choices of filmmakers.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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FLM 2710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 3010 - Auteur Filmmakers Seminar
The subject of this course varies each semester and offers the advanced student of cinema intensive study of the works of a single premier filmmaker or of a group of closely related filmmakers. This course may be repeated with a change of topic, but may count only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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FLM 3610 - Film Studies Seminar
The subject of this course varies each semester and offers the advanced student of cinema intensive humanistic study of specialized generic, stylistic, and creative problems in the fields of film and/or video. This course may be repeated with a change of topic, but may count only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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FLM 3710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing and FLM 1055 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4010 - Theory of Cinema
This course investigates the salient theories of cinema from the pioneering work of Eisenstein and Pudovkin to current work in ideological, structuralist, and semiotic analysis. Reference is made to traditional literary and art criticism and to relevant sociological and anthropological research, but little attention is paid to routine journalistic film criticism.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or FLM 3010 or FLM 3610 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4610 - Senior Thesis
This capstone course integrates the student’s understanding of the history, issues, and demands of Film Studies through advanced readings, group discussions, and individually mentored projects. It culminates with a final project on a topic chosen by the student, requiring substantial research, writing, and reflection.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing and FLM 1055 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4810 - Internship in Film Studies
The internship offers practical fieldwork in Film Studies at a work site that provides practical, career-oriented experience under the supervision of an employer and a faculty member who will make on-site visits. The internship emphasizes the acquisition of job-related skills and the role of a professional in the discipline.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3
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FLL 1010 - Immersion Experience
This course explores a variety of topics in a foreign language by immersing students in different areas of linguistic, cultural, and historical interest. The course requires the use of the foreign language during the planned course experiences. Students are expected to attend class meetings prior to the immersion experience to prepare for it, and afterwards to process it. This course may be repeated when no duplication of experience results.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: .5 to 6
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FLL 2710 - Topics in Foreign Language
This course offers a study in a variety of areas of foreign language, not extensively treated in regularly scheduled offerings.
Prerequisites & Notes
The course may be repeated once. It may require a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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FLL 2810 - Co-op in Foreign Language
This course gives students the opportunity to put to use the linguistic and cultural acquisitions made in class within a foreign language-related placement. The placement must be approved in advance by the Social Science Department, the employer and the college Cooperative Education office. See the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 6
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FLL 2910 - Independent Study in Foreign Language
Independent Study in Foreign Language allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic of foreign language not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a mentor fluent in the requisite language. An independent study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 1111 - French I
[Choice:OC] This function-based course instills basic conversational patterns, the fundamentals of grammar, elementary reading selections, and writing skills. The instruction treats some aspects of French culture and civilization. The course is designed for those students who have had no previous French, or not more than a year or two of high school French.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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FRE 1112 - Intermediate French
The second semester of this introductory level course continues to build on basic skill with further development of cultural, aural, written, speaking, and reading skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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FRE 2910 - Independent Study in French
Independent Study in French provides an opportunity for advanced study in selected areas of interest.
Credits: 1 to 4
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Geographic Information Systems |
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GIS 1010 - Applied Techniques in Thematic Mapping and Data Base Management
This course introduces basic data base querying techniques in order to allow students to generate thematic maps using political boundary polygons such as ZIP code, town, county and state.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 1
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GIS 1020 - Applied Techniques in Geocode Mapping and Data Base Management
This course introduces techniques for address matching on vector lines coverages. Students apply address matching on both natural and political lines coverages such as: streams, boundaries, and streets.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 1
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GIS 1030 - Mapping Applications using U.S. Census TIGER Line Files and Census Data
This course integrates census political lines files such as streets and political boundaries and census data through two GIS software applications: ArcView and LandView.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 1
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GIS 1040 - Applied Field Techniques in Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Data Base Management
This course introduces the basic concepts of the GPS satellite constellation network along with fundamental explanation of data collection. A major focus of this course is on operation and data collection field and processing techniques using the Trimble Pro- XL and Pathfinder software.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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GIS 1050 - Introduction to Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
This course introduces students to the technical components of data acquisition, map projections, scale and cartographic features of basic map composition. Students will be introduced to ARCView, ESRI GIS system.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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GIS 2010 - Spatial and Network Analysis Techniques in Geographic Information Systems
This course builds upon basic GIS spatial analytical techniques and expands upon GIS spatial analytical techniques such as best route modeling, girding, overlaying and aggregation techniques. This course also introduces concepts of both vector and raster based GIS applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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GIS 2020 - Computer Operating Systems for Geographic Information and Global Positioning Systems Peripherals
This course introduces MSDOS memory and configuring management techniques required to establish proper working environments for both GIS and GPS peripherals and software.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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GIS 3010 - Introduction to Analysis of Remote Satellite Digital Imagery
This course introduces Satellite Imagery using a raster based GIS software, Idrisi. Students primarily work with prescribed images from around the world developing analysis skills for working on a local image.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GIS 1050 or OER 1410. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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GIS 3020 - Practical Applications with Satellite Digital Imagery
This course builds on digital imagery analysis skills from the Introduction course. Students work with Landsat TM images of the Northeast Kingdom in small group projects in collaboration with state, local and federal agencies.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GIS 3010. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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GIS 3830 - Field Internship in GIS/GPS
A practical field-related internship experience in a GIS and/or GPS related position is the foundation for this course. Students must have the opportunity to explore and work in at least several of the many departments within a chosen work environment such as, but not limited to: scheduling, budgeting, ordering, and mapping. Seventy hours of work related experience is the equivalent of one college credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is a minimum of 18 hours of Associates Degree in Applied GIS/GPS core (GIS and CIS course designations). This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3 to 6
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Geography |
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GEO 1010 - Introduction to Geography
[Choice:SS] This course addresses the question “Where?” by taking a regional approach to an understanding of the ecology of human, and physical worlds. This course considers a place not only in terms of its unique environmental features, but of its position in a network of economic, social and political relationships that link one place with every other place.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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GEO 2710 - Topics in Geography
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in geography appropriate to the 2000-level that are not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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GEO 2910 - Independent Study in Geography
Independent Study in Geography allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic in geography not offered in the regular curriculum under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent-study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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Geology |
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GEY 1111 - Introduction to Geology I
[Choice:NS] This course investigates changes that have occurred in landscapes over a long time which are detected by a study of the processes of rock weathering, erosion, deposition, regional uplift and subsidence, folding and faulting, metamorphism and igneous activity. The instruction proposes a partial geologic history of northern New England that appears consistent with these processes and also consistent with observations made on field trips. The course provides exercises using topographic maps, vertical aerial photographs and geologic maps. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 4
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GEY 2112 - Introduction to Geology II
This course investigates the evolution of the northern Appalachian landscape with the help of small-scale geologic maps. The instruction attempts to make this geologic history consistent with Plate Tectonic (Continental Drift) Theory. It studies the evolution of other landscapes all over the world in the light of the geologic history of the northern Appalachians and Plate Tectonic Theory. The course includes at least three all-day field trips to localities within an area bounded by the Connecticut Valley of northern Massachusetts, the St. Lawrence Lowland near Montreal, and the White Mountains. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 4
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GEY 2710 - Geology Modules
Geology Modules offers the study of a variety of topics in geology offered in response to the current interest of students and faculty member. Such topics may include river floodplains and floodplain zoning, ground water resources, survey of mineral resources, geologic map reading, and fossils through time.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1 to 4
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GEY 3035 - Aqueous Geochemistry
This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations governing the chemistry of ground and surface waters. Particular attention is given to carbonate and silica equilibria, which are the systems most responsible for the chemical behavior of natural waters. The course includes three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are CHE 1031 and GEY 1111. CHE 1032 is strongly recommended. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 4
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GEY 3040 - Mineralogy
Mineralogy includes such major topics as crystallography of minerals, identification of minerals and rocks, origin of minerals, and mineral resources. The course includes field trips. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GEY 2112. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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GEY 3113 - Geology III
This course explores structural geology and geomorphology in the context of regional geology. Fieldwork is expected. Detailed study of geologic processes, structures and landforms will include construction of geologic maps and cross-sections. Two classroom and three lab hours per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are GEY 1111 and GEY 2112. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even numbered fall.
Credits: 4
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GEY 4710 - Geology Modules
Geology Modules offer the intensive study of a variety of current topics in geology, offered in response to the current interests of the students and faculty. Examples of topics include paleoclimatology of the last five million years, a survey of our economic mineral resources, and the glacial geology of northern Vermont and adjacent Quebec. Some modules may be taken for major elective credit with written permission. The course requires fifteen lecture/lab hours per credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The permission of the instructor is required. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1 to 4
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GEY 4830 - Environmental Field Geology
This course offers detailed study of the geology of the American Southwest including the Grand Canyon, Colorado Plateau and Basin and Range. Instruction also focuses on the impact of development in delicate, arid environments. A ten day trip to the southwest is required. This course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are at least one geology course and permission. There is a lab fee. This course will be offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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GER 1111 - German I
[Choice:OC] An introduction to the fundamentals of the German language. The instruction focuses on grammar, vocabulary, and basic conversation forms, including elementary reading selections and writing. The course also provides an introduction to the culture of Germany.
Credits: 3
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Graphic Design |
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DGC 1025 - Typography for Design
This course offers a study of the design and use of basic letter forms. The instruction includes such topics as typographic contrast, and major type families and their characteristics. Students explore the expressive qualities of type and communications. After the preliminary introduction to type, appropriate projects to demonstrate the specific dynamics and interrelationships of type are assigned.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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DGC 2015 - Illustration Software for Design
This course concentrates on visual principles and techniques for illustration design using the design industry’s standard vector-based illustration program. The course focuses on how to visualize design concepts by manipulating type and type paths, on working with layers, editing paths, creating custom typographic treatments, using masking, and more. The course provides an opportunity for students’ work to be critiqued and evaluated on both aesthetic and technical merits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 1011 and ART 1140. This course is offered every semester. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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DGC 2025 - Photographic Manipulation Software for Design
This course focuses on the use of the design industry’s standard electronic image alteration program. The instruction consists of exercises which focus on both articulation and visualization of design principles and concepts by manipulating and altering photographic imagery, by selecting, specifying, and changing spot color; and by isolating, combining, and manipulating only selected areas of images. The instruction eventually covers more creative challenges involving typographic and photographic special effects. Knowledge of photography is helpful, but not essential.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART 1140. This course is offered every semester. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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DGC 2035 - Page Layout Software for Design
This course covers the technical and creative applications of the industry standard page layout program. The instruction introduces the student to page composition and aesthetic principles involving typographic and spatial interrelationships with exercises involving text manipulation, multi-page document setups, style sheets, and master pages. Instructional emphasis is concentrated on principles of creative layout design as they can be furthered by a technical mastery of this powerful electronic tool.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisties are ART 1140 and DGC 1025. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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DGC 2050 - Illustration
Students in this course expand their skills in illustration, scanning and photo-manipulation software. They become aware of the significance of the different graphic file formats and their appropriate functions. This course is for all graphic design students to help them maximize their individual abilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 1011, ART 2020 and DGC 2025. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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DGC 2055 - Onsite Illustration
This is an intensive studio course focusing on one aspect of the illustration world: reportage (onsite illustration). The class will explore drawing skills, design basics, layout, perspective, line quality, and color by practicing onsite illustrations of the surrounding landscape. This can include drawing buildings, objects, and people in order to tell a story or depict a mood. This course can be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART 2012 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered summer.
Credits: 3
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DGC 2060 - Design for Screen Printing
This course explores the manual, photographic, and electronic aspects of silk screen printing. Since the application of this medium for the designer are enormous, the creative nature of this medium will be stressed as well as the technical aspects.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is DGC 2015 or permission. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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DGC 3035 - Advanced Typography/Layout
This course will explore an advanced study of typography and its role in the structure of communications. The student will study major components in visual communication from books to posters. Exploring the micro-esthetics of type, weight, size, and relationships to secondary forms, the student will research and layout complex compositions using advanced typographic skills. The class will consist of deconstructing and reconstructing layouts to express tone, message, and meaning.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites are ART 2020 and DGC 2035. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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DGC 3050 - Advanced Illustration
This studio course focuses on providing the student an increased understanding of the art of illustration. The student will continue to develop drawing skills, their own distinct illustration style, and the ability to communicate visually through illustration, in traditional and/or electronic media.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is DGC 2050. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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