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FACT 2120 - Automation Design and Integration
Credits: 3
Design and integration in automation systems. Students apply the knowledge learned in the Automation, Devices, and Controls courses to a building automation design task. Students create, implement, and test a design. Students learn about controls shop drawings and submittal packages, creating bills of material, and functional performance testing in the context of a real-world design problem. Students learn problems such as integrating two manufacturers products, using device discovery applications, and BACnet objects and media types. Finally, students learn how to validate an installed design with a Functional Performance Test.
Prerequisite(s): FACT 1130
Offered: Spring.
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FACT 2999 - Facilities Technologies Capstone
Credits: 3
A collaborative, competition-based approach to applying concepts in distributed energy. Students use critical thinking to solve a design challenge. Students learn project-management skills, how to work in design teams, problem-solving skills, and how to adapt classroom learning to specific design parameters. Topics vary each semester.
Permission required.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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ARTS 1272 - Introduction to Fibers
Credits: 3
Introduction to fiber/fabric materials, processes and approaches including dyeing, sewing, basket-making, embroidery, netting, weaving, and hand construction.
Offered: Fall.
Six lab hours.
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ARTS 1275 - Art Garment
Credits: 3
Introduction to textile properties, dyeing, hand and machine sewing. Introduction to conceptual fashion and artists who employ clothing as sculpture. Students design and construct 2 sculptures that relate to a body. Sculptures are finished objects or are utilized in performance art.
Prerequisite(s): ARTS 1272 and ARTS 1830 or permission
Offered: Spring.
Six lab hours.
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ARTS 1278 - Indigo and Solar Dyeing
Credits: 2
Introduction to indigo dyeing and solar dyeing. Students learn how to make, maintain and dye using an indigo bath. Students harvest and dye with local materials and learn sustainable low-water solar dyeing methods.
Offered: Summer.
Four lab hours.
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FASH 113 - Production Sewing
Credits: 3
Introduction to sewing concepts. Students learn to operate machinery and understand assembly and construction techniques.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 120 - Flat Pattern
Credits: 3
Students learn techniques for flat-pattern drafting and design interpretation by making a pattern, drafting a sloper and producing a muslin of new designs.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Offered: Fall.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 121 - Patternmaking - Draping
Credits: 3
The course covers techniques for pattern drafting and design interpretation by using the dress form and the draping method of pattern drafting exclusively.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 130 - Fashion Illustration
Credits: 3
Introduction to sketching as applied to the fashion industry. Students learn life drawing with an emphasis on proportion and fluidity of pose, how to develop a croquis and how to illustrate design ideas on paper.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate.
Offered: Fall.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 150 - History of Fashion
Credits: 3
Survey of the history of clothing - of fabrics, styles and fashion - beginning with ancient civilizations and winding up on Seventh Avenue. Students explore the ways trade routes, cultural exchange and technology have influenced the development of clothing.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 160 - Introduction to Fashion Design
Credits: 3
Introduction to the apparel industry, including aesthetics and practical realities. Familiarization with fashion illustration, collections, careers, product sourcing, fashion marketing and sustainable design.
Offered: Fall.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 170 - Textiles: Study of Fabrics
Credits: 3
Basic information about textiles for the designer. The five main characteristics of textiles are covered: fiber arrangement, yarn structure, fabric structure, color, and finish. The course includes a comparison of the environmental impact of various fiber choices and dyes.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 224 - Introduction to Computer Fashion Design
Credits: 3
Students are introduced to computers for fashion and accessory design, textile design and product development.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 130 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FASH 248 - Global Influences on Fashion
Credits: 3
A studio design class exploring geographic, historical, and cultural influences on fashion with an emphasis on a selection of traditional and contemporary styles from around the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Indigenous America, and Africa. Collections at the Museum of International Folk Art are used to supplement class lectures.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Offered: Occasionally.
One lecture hour, four lab hours.
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FASH 260 - Fashion Collection Studio
Credits: 3
Applied, intensive studio course for the motivated entrepreneur/designer. Student designers develop collections via the croquis process and then select a specific collection of fall, holiday/resort, spring or summer to realize via draping, drafting, fabrication, construction and presentation. The course culminates in a final project/portfolio.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 120 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1110 - Film History
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 155] A survey of the history of cinema - investigating the process by which the original “cinema of attractions” evolved into a globally dominant form of visual storytelling. Students explore the development of cinema both as an art form and as an industry, and consider the technological, economic, cultural factors, and key international movements that shape it.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1130L - Film Crew I Lab
Credits: 1
[Previously offered as: FILM 140L] Corequisite for Film Crew I. Students complete International Alliance of Technical Stage Employees (IATSE 480, OSHA) safety training, a fitness assessment and training in basic nutrition and environmental concerns specific to film set work. Students complete technical workshops for equipment operation. Students are responsible for fees required for certification.
Corequisite(s): FDMA 2120 .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Two lab hours.
Health and Wellness Course
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FDMA 1185 - Experimental Cinema
Credits: 3
Balances practical exercises with a theoretical and historical approach to film that expands and challenges the current views within the independent film industry nationally and internationally. Students experiment with conceptions of filmmaking by creating dialogue and healthy debate while also fostering individual creativity, as filmmakers, artists and citizens of the future.
Offered: Fall.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 1210 - Digital Video Production I
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 130] An introduction to digital video production. Students learn camera operation, lights and audio equipment. Hands-on production is completed in the studio and on location.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 1220 - Introduction to Digital Video Editing
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 131] The basics of the post-production process for non-linear video editing. Students work with multiple video formats and create short movies for multiple distribution platforms. Skills include media management and professional terminology.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1365 - UX/UI User Experience/User Interface Design
Credits: 3
An introduction to creating effective web page designs for yourself or your client. Students learn how a website’s interface impacts a user’s experience and the techniques to engage and maximize a website’s effectiveness. Students explore the process that spans initial research and audience profiling, to content development and information architecture, to wireframing then, finally, to prototyping and style development.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1390 - Introduction to Abelton® Live
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: MART 161] Students work with Ableton Live, the most frequently used live music performance and production software, to create and perform music. The features of the software will be studied in depth as well as music production and performance techniques.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1417 - Audio Field Recording
Credits: 2
[Previously offered as: MART 165] Learn to use digital and analog audio recording equipment to produce field recordings from diverse settings. The class is designed as a workshop, incorporating fieldtrips, individualized support, group critiquing and problem solving.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Offered: Summer.
Two lecture hours.
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FDMA 1420 - Performance for Film and Media I
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 145] Introduction to acting skills and techniques unique to film, television and web-based productions. The class includes writing and performing a monologue for the screen, partner scene work, audition preparation and professional filmmaking terminology.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 1460 - Women Make Media
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 136] Designed for women ages 18+. The class focuses on directing, producing, shooting and editing through hands on workshops. Students in the class will work individually and in teams to create small films. Classes are designed to create media literacy pertaining to female focused subjects and create feminine voice through altruistic behavior. Offered: Occasionally. Three lecture hours.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1475 - Social Media Fundamentals
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: MART 115] Introduces students to creating and maintaining social media platforms for their personal or professional web presence. Topics include marketing campaigns, current trends, platform audience characteristics, strategizing and marketing goals, targeting an audience, content development, workflow, along with creating and maintaining a platform’s channel.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1540 - Introduction To Motion Graphics
Credits: 3
Introduces students to digital animation using Adobe After Effects. Students will use After Effects to create layers, compositions, typefaces, visual effects, and rendering. Students will also design short animations of their own, and will work through lessons and tutorials.
Offered: Fall.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 1560 - Screenwriting I
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 175] An introduction to writing scripts for media and film. Students are introduced to narrative film structure and produce a script.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2110 - Introduction to Film Studies
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 150] Introduction to the fundamentals in film history, criticism and theory. through viewing and analysis of a variety of narrative, documentary, and experimental films, students advance their understanding of key issues in filmic representation and aesthetics. A range of approaches is employed in understanding the aesthetic and cultural significance of the medium, including feminism, post-colunialism, critical race theory and modernism.
Offered: Fall.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2120 - Film Crew I - Introduction to Film and Media Workflow
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 140] An introduction to the film industry. This class teaches film production processes, film crew hierarchy, film production set-safety and etiquette and provides hands-on training in industry standard film production equipment. Students complete the semester by participating as below-the-line crew members on a short film.
Corequisite(s): FDMA 1130L .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2125 - Film Crew II
Credits: 4
[Previously offered as: FILM 141] The second of three courses (FDMA 2120, FDMA 2125 and FDMA 2130) designed to train students to become working members of film crews. It will be taught by working film professionals. Content will be lecture and hands-on. Students complete the semester by working as part of an actual film crew as below-the-line and above-the-line crew members.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2120 .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2130 - Film Crew III
Credits: 9
[Previously offered as: FILM 240] This is the third of three courses designed to train students to become working members of film crews. Students work in teams to complete a short motion picture.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2125 and permission.
Offered: Occasionally.
Seven lecture hours, four lab hours.
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FDMA 2135 - Film Crew IV
Credits: 9
[Previously offered as: FILM 241] The first of two courses that span a full academic year. In FILM CREW IV students who have been accepted will produce and direct their film and/or media project Students will work with instructors during this process and have access to equipment, technology and student crew members to complete their production. Students must have completed their pre-production for their project and have followed the submission guidelines published by the college before taking this class.
Permission required.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2130 and FDMA 2165 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Seven lecture hours, four lab hours.
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FDMA 2140 - Film Crew V
Credits: 9
[Previously offered as: FILM 242] The second of two courses that span a full academic year. In FILM CREW V students who have been accepted will complete the post-production process for their film and/or media project. Students will work with mentors during this process and have access to equipment, technology and student crew members to complete their production. Students will have a deadline for completion set by the instructors. Upon completion all students must participate in the college’s end of the year screening program as well as submit to four film festivals statewide.
Permission required.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2135 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Seven lecture hours, four lab hours.
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FDMA 2145 - Post-Production Color Compositing
Credits: 3
An intermediate course in color grading, color compositing, and post-production using DaVinci Resolve. This course provides hands-on training in the theories, techniques, and practice of digital color grading and editing with the DaVinci Resolve post-production editing system. Students explore the core principles of color compositing and color grading to enhance and bring a new layer of story to images and film
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1220 or FDMA 2340 .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2160 - Film Crew Seminar
Credits: 1-4
[Previously offered as: FILM 270] Industry specific seminars focused on particular craft areas in the film industry. Seminars are hands-on practical classes.
Students may take the seminar class up to four times for degree credit.
Offered: Occasionally.
One-four lecture hours.
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FDMA 2165 - Film Crew Internship
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 298] Internship students work on various film projects from Hollywood films to independent feature to public service announcements. Student must complete 150 internship hours in the course of one semester. All students participating in the internship program must have a B or better in Film Crew Training I and complete a Production Assistant Workshop.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2120 .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2170 - Advanced Grip Training
Credits: 3
Advanced course in grip skills for the professional motion picture and television industry. This course covers building and operation of camera dollies, jibs, general rigging techniques, and on-set safety. Students gain practical experience through use of industry standard equipment.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2120 and FDMA 1130L .
Offered: Fall.
Six lab hours.
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FDMA 2180 - International Horror Cinema
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 250] In-depth analysis of international horror cinema in which students explore important contributions from foreign countries to the horror genre. Rare films offer insight into the development of cinema’s portrayal of the terrifying from ghosts to homicidal maniacs, from social judgment to repressed sexuality.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2195 - Beyond Hollywood
Credits: 3
Concentrates on films that challenge dominant and disciplinary gazes on class, gender, race and sexuality. Through film screenings, readings, and discussions, classes center on the exploration and critique of dominant power, ideologies and institutions in society, providing views from the margins. Through the establishment and use of basic vocabulary and analytic methodologies of film studies, students explore larger theoretical and practical questions about how cinema functions as a cultural and ideological force. Class screenings cover a breadth of world cinema but readings, discussions, and outside film viewings provide a more comprehensive overall picture.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2215 - Digital Cinematography II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 281] Teaches professional skills for digital video motion photography. Students use professional camera, lighting, and grip equipment; develop digital acquisition workflow for post-production; work in small film crews; and apply professional cinema techniques to image acquisition.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2520 .
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2315 - Documentary Film Production I
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 210] An introduction to planning and producing a short documentary film. In this workshop-based class, students work individually and in teams.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1210 or FDMA 1460 and FDMA 1220 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2340 - Editing II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 231] A second level class in non-linear video editing. Training includes various non-linear software tools expanding on concepts learned in Editing I. Students will complete individual short editing projects. Students will provide their own removable hard drive.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1220 .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2360 - Web Design II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: MART 230] Refining skills in coding and web graphic design and introducing methods in constructing sites that adhere to the standards of responsive web design. Students will expand their knowledge of HTML and CSS using a code editor, and they will both analyze existing websites and also construct an interactive website.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1360 or permission.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2373 - Advanced Web Projects
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as MART 232] An advanced course for those who want to further their knowledge of CSS3 and HTML5 while working in a real-world environment. Students will develop and complete web projects of their choosing, work with classmates designing and managing assigned projects, and create and present demos. Weekly discussions include best practices and current web design topics.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2360 or permission.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2410 - Audio Production II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: MART 260] Students will use skills developed in the Audio Production I course to produce audio projects utilizing a variety of analog and digital audio hardware and software, including continued use of multi-track, computer base recording and editing systems, as well as exploring more advanced audio techniques and concepts.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1410 .
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2460 - Social Media Advanced Techniques
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: MART 201] Further develops students’ skills with social media campaigns, extending experience into additional platforms. Topics include direct multiple scheduling, third-party scheduling, Google analytics, and social media integration with websites.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1475 .
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2510 - Introduction to Sound Design for Film
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 236] An introduction to the principles, techniques and applications of sound design and film scoring. Students learn how sound affects storytelling in a film, examine the role of sound from the script to screen and the professional process of creating a soundtrack. Students learn how to use sound equipment in a production environment and execute basic techniques used to develop a soundtrack.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1410 and FDMA 1220 .
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2520 - Introduction to Cinematography
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 280] The Director of Photography (or Cinematographer), in close collaboration with the Director and Production Designer, helps determine the look of a film. This course is designed to introduce students to the technical and aesthetic fundamentals of creating, developing, and collaborating on the visual elements of storytelling, using camera framing, lensing, and lighting fundamentals such as shadows, light and color.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1210 or FDMA 2120 and FDMA 1130L .
Offered: Fall.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2525 - Video Production II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 230] An in-depth exploration of digital video production, including camera, lighting and sound production techniques for studio and field production. This class will help the filmmaker visualize and execute a digital film in a real-world team environment.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1210 or FDMA 1460 and FDMA 1220 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2560 - Screenwriting II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 275] A second level course exploring the feature length screenplay. Students will learn the techniques of marketing a script, pitching ideas, and finding and working with a Hollywood agent.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1560 .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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FDMA 2610 - Directing I
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 190] Introduction to the creative process of a film director. Students participate in hands-on workshops and develop stories for motion media, create screenplays and work with actors in short scenes using current technologies in film, television and web-based media production. Prerequisites: ENGL 109 and FDMA 2120 and FDMA 2125. Offered: Fall and Spring. Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2120 and FDMA 2125 .
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2620 - Directing II
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 290] A second level course in directing techniques used in film, television and web-based productions. Designed for students with some acting and directing training. Students participate in hands-on workshops and create, direct and act in short films using current technologies in film, television and web-based media production.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1420 and FDMA 2610 .
Offered: Fall.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2635 - Design in the Real World
Credits: 2
[Previously offered as: MART 228] Real world process of planning, developing, and designing a client project from cold call to design presentation. Topics include project planning, managing client and content needs, time and scope management. Review of graphic and layout fundamentals, wire-framing, and composition are also covered. Final project include graphic proposals for a web site or print project. Knowledge of Photoshop or equivalent graphic program is recommended.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours.
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FDMA 2640 - Introduction to Visual Effects
Credits: 3
An introduction to the use, history, and production methodologies of visual effects. Fundamental visual effects techniques explored through practical effects, compositing exercises, motion capture technology, and visual effects projects.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1220 or FDMA 1540 .
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2747 - Advanced Film Lighting
Credits: 3
Advanced course in film lighting skills for the professional motion picture and television industry. This course covers general electrical concepts, cabling, generators, electrical power stations, and on-set safety. Students focus on both studio and location lighting. Students gain practical experience through use of industry standard equipment, including tungsten, HMI, LED, and natural lighting.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2120 .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
One lecture hour, four lab hours.
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FDMA 2820 - Producing and Directing the Independent Film
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: FILM 239] Focuses on story creation and development of independent films, TV pilots, web series, and other digital media. This course focuses on understanding how to successfully pitch story ideas and the execution of a production schedule, roll-out plan, budget, and distribution package.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1130L , FDMA 2120 , and FDMA 2125 .
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FDMA 2840 - Advanced Film and Television Pre-Production
Credits: 4
Part one of the Film and Television advanced project. This course focuses on the pre-production phase. Students complete a short screenplay. Also students do production design, script breakdown, budgeting, casting, and crowdfunding. Students also film an advanced project trailer.
Permission Required
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1130L , FDMA 2120 , FDMA 2125 , and FDMA 2820 .
Offered: Fall.
Eight lab hours.
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FDMA 2845 - Advanced Film and Television Production
Credits: 4
Part two of the Film and Television advanced project. This course focuses on the production phase. Students complete their crowdfunding and develop a day-by-day filming schedule. Students also film a short advanced film during this semester and begin the post-production.
Permission Required
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1130L , FDMA 2120 , FDMA 2125 , FDMA 2820 , and FDMA 2840 .
Offered: Spring.
Eight lab hours.
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FDMA 2998 - Digital Media Production Internship
Credits: 1-6
This course provides students with an opportunity to enlarge and complete their learning experience by taking an unpaid position in a real working environment. Students must have completed a significant portion of core requirements to be eligible for this course. May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Permission required.
Offered: Occasionally.
One-six lecture hours.
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FDMA 2999 - Documentary Capstone Project
Credits: 4
A capstone course for documentary filmmaking. This course consists of the production of a documentary short film. It is designed to provide the opportunity to produce and direct a documentary on a major subject of interest. Students develop a documentary concept, create a pre-production plan, and execute it, resulting in a finished documentary production.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 2315 and FDMA 2330 , or permission.
Offered: Fall.
Four lecture hours.
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FILM 234 - Introduction to Visual Effects
Credits: 3
An introduction to the use, history, and production methodologies of visual effects. Fundamental visual effects techniques explored through practical effects, compositing exercises, motion capture technology, and visual effects projects.
Prerequisite(s): FDMA 1220 or FDMA 1540 .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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FREN 1110 - French I
Credits: 4
[Previously offered as: FREN 111] Intended for students with no previous exposure to French, this course develops basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills aiming toward the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Novice High level. This is an introductory course designed to teach the student to communicate in French in everyday situations and to develop an understanding of French and Francophone cultures through the identification of cultural products and practices, of cultural perspectives, and the ability to function at a survival level in an authentic cultural content. This course also develops the student’s sense of personal and social responsibility through the identification of social issues.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
NMGEC: Area V: Humanities.
Four lecture hours.
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FREN 1120 - French II
Credits: 4
[Previously offered as: FREN 112] Provides a broader foundation in skills gained during the first semester, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing French aiming toward the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Intermediate Low level. This course is designed to increase student fluency in French as applied to everyday situations. Students will also learn to recognize and understand various French and Francophone products, practices, and perspectives, identifying common cultural patterns, describing basic cultural viewpoints, and further developing their sense of personal and social responsibility through the investigation of cultural issues.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1110 .
Offered: Spring.
NMGEC: Area V: Humanities.
Four lecture hours.
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GEOL 1110 - Physical Geology
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: GEOL 111] An introduction to our dynamic Earth, introducing students to the materials that make up Earth (rocks and minerals) and the processes that create and modify the features of our planet. The course helps students learn how mountains are formed, how volcanoes erupt, where earthquakes occur, and how water, wind, and ice can shape the landscape. Students also develop a basic understanding of the ways humans have altered the planet including our impact on natural resources and global climate change. ENGL 1110 may be taken concurrently with permission, 505-428-1757.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1105 and ENGL 1110 .
Corequisite(s): GEOL 1110L .
Offered: Fall.
NMGEC: Area III: Science.
Three lecture hours.
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GEOL 1110L - Physical Geology Laboratory
Credits: 1
[Previously offered as: GEOL 111L] The laboratory component of Physical Geology. Students learn to identify rocks and minerals in hand samples, work with topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic cross-sections, and apply stratigraphic principles to explore geologic time.
Corequisite(s): GEOL 1110 .
Offered: Fall.
NMGEC: Area III: Science.
Three lab hours.
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GEOL 1998 - Geology Field Experience
Credits: 4
[Previously offered as: GEOL 115] This field course is an introduction to the concepts and terminology of geology. Topics include the origin of the universe and the solar system, planetary geology, oceanography, meteorology and the formation of glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and deserts. Students analyze samples collected in the field and report on field experiences. ENGL 1110 may be taken concurrently with permission, 505-428-1757.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1105 and ENGL 1110 .
Offered: Summer.
NMGEC: Area III: Science.
Three lecture hours, two lab hours.
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GEOL 2110 - Historical Geology
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: GEOL 112] Reviews the major geological and biological processes and events over the Earth’s 4.6-billion-year history. Students learn about the formation of the Earth and its development through time including changes in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. The interrelationships between the physical aspects of Earth history and biological origins, evolution of species, and causes of extinctions is explored. ENGL 1110 may be taken concurrently with permission, 505-428-1757.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1105 and ENGL 1110 .
Corequisite(s): GEOL 2110L .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
NMGEC: Area III: Science.
Three lecture hours.
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GEOL 2110L - Historical Geology Laboratory
Credits: 1
[Previously offered as: GEOL 112L] The laboratory component of Historical Geology. This course applies geologic principles and techniques to reconstruct the history of Earth. Students explore key concepts of geologic time and stratigraphy, identify fossils and use fossils to make stratigraphic correlations. Students employ actualism to determine past depositional environments.
Corequisite(s): GEOL 2110 .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
NMGEC: Area III: Science.
Three lab hours.
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HLCR 111 - Introduction to Health Careers
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to various health professions and the behaviors and skills necessary for success in the health field. Students will explore basic concepts in anatomy and physiology, the major components of health care delivery system, roles and responsibilities of health care professionals and the educational requirements needed for each career presented. The course is composed of lecture, hands-on lab activities and observational experiences in actual health care settings.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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HLCR 113 - Medical Terminology
Credits: 3
A study of the terminology used in anatomy, physiology, pathology, surgery and pharmacology. May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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HLCR 115 - Community Health Worker Training
Credits: 5
An introductory course that trains students to become community health workers (CHW) who assist individuals and communities in adopting and maintaining positive health behaviors. Topics include the roles of the CHW, adult learning principles, and skill development in such areas as advocacy, health coaching and leadership development.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Four lecture hours, two lab hours.
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HLCR 116 - Community Health Worker Training II
Credits: 5
Completes the training required to apply for the Community Health Worker certificate offered by the state of New Mexico. Topics include effective communication skills, clinical support skills, service coordination skills, and community assessment.
Prerequisite(s): HLCR 115 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Four lecture hours, two lab hours.
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HLCR 118 - Personal Care Attendant Training
Credits: 2
Prepares students to enter the health care profession as an entry-level personal care attendant (PCA). Major topics include basic principles related to personal care skills related to activities of daily living, patient and environment safety, and healthcare ethics.
Corequisite(s): HLED 1110 .
Offered: Occasionally.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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HLCR 125 - Nursing Assistant
Credits: 6
Prepares students to enter the healthcare profession as an entry-level nursing assistant. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will meet all New Mexico state certification standards for a nursing assistant and be prepared to sit for the New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry exam. Prospective students who have been convicted of a felony are advised to contact the New Mexico Department of Health prior to admission to determine their eligibility for licensure. Fingerprinting for background checks, drug testing, and proof of vaccinations are required for the Nursing Assistant class. All students must meet the stated requirements of each assigned clinical site to qualify for placement.
Corequisite(s): AHAC 151 .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Five lecture hours, two lab hours.
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HLCR 126 - Home Health Aide
Credits: 3
Prepares students to enter the home health care profession as an entry-level home health aide. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will meet all New Mexico Department of Health standards for the home health aide. All students are required to show proof of vaccinations before clinical experiences begin and must meet the stated requirements of each assigned clinical site to qualify for placement. Students who complete this course along with completion of the personal care attendant and basic life support courses qualify for the home health aide certificate.
Prerequisite(s): HLED 1110
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours, two lab hours.
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HLCR 131 - Home Visitor Training I
Credits: 5
First of two courses that prepares students to enter the community as a Home Visitor. This course focuses on foundational concepts and practice, including the Home Visitor role, responsibilities, communication, service coordination, relationship building, home safety, and documentation. Successful completion of this course is required for enrollment in HLCR 132. Prospective students who have been convicted of a felony are advised to contact CYFD/state department of health for employment or state certification.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Five lecture hours.
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HLCR 215 - Mental Health First Aid
Credits: 0.5
Prepares students to respond in a mental health emergency, and to offer support to someone who appears to be in emotional distress. The topics are taken from a national curriculum managed by the National Council for Behavioral Health that teaches skills to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Completion of this course leads to a certificate in Mental Health First Aid.
Offered: Occasionally.
Half lecture hour.
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HLCR 232 - Pathophysiology
Credits: 4
An introduction to human pathophysiology building upon the student’s prior basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Topics cover changes that occur in the human body when normal structure and/or function is altered within. Emphasis on specific disease processes and pathophysiogical changes related to disease and illness.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2225 and BIOL 2225L .
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Four lecture hours.
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HLCR 235 - Pharmacology for Allied Health
Credits: 3
Introduces students to classifying medications into correct drug categories and applying basic pharmacology principles. Students identify common medications, methods of medication preparation, storage and administration of medications. Documentation and legal standards are also discussed.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours.
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HLCR 250 - Medical Law, Ethics and Professional Issues
Credits: 3
Legal guidelines for health care professionals and practice, medical ethics and related issues as well as professional components are introduced in this course. Federal and state regulations, Medicare and Medicaid, Advanced directives, HIPPA, professional codes of ethics, licensing and certification as well as credentialing are also taught.
Offered: Occasionally.
Three lecture hours.
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HLED 1110 - American Heart Association Heartsaver(R) First Aid and CPR/AED
Credits: 0.5
[Previously offered as: AHAC 150]
A video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. Skills covered in this course include first aid; choking relief in adults, children, and infants; and what to do for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants. Upon successful completion of the course, students will become eligible for AHA Heartsaver® First Aid & CPR/AED certification.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Half a lecture hour.
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HLED 1120 - American Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED
Credits: 0.5
[Previously offered as: HLED 127] Introduces students to the fundamentals, techniques and practices of standard First Aid, Safety and Cardiopulmonary Resucitation and Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED). Upon successful completion of the course, students become eligible for ARC certification.
Offered: Occasionally.
Half lecture hour.
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HLED 1130 - Concepts of Health and Wellness
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: HLED 111]
Introduces students to the “Seven Dimensions of Wellness” (physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, spiritual, environmental, and financial). This course addresses topics including fitness, exercise, nutrition, stress management and chronic lifestyle-related diseases.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
Health and Wellness Course
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HLED 1135 - Fitness and Wellness
Credits: 1
[Previously offered as HLED 114] An introduction to current physical activity guidelines emphasizing activities that improve the five health-related components of fitness. Current principles and guidelines of fitness and nutrition are used as the foundation for designing exercise programs to meet the student’s unique fitness and wellness needs.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
One lecture hour.
Health and Wellness Course
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HLED 1140 - Water Safety Instruction
Credits: 2
[Previously offered as: HLED 137] Training in the Water Safety Instruction program of the American Red Cross (ARC). Students gain knowledge in teaching people how to be safe in, on or around water and teaching individuals of different ages and abilities how to swim. At the successful completion of the required skills test and written exam, students receive and ARC Water Safety Instruction certificate. Minimum age of 16. Swimming skills: 25 yards of front crawl, 25 yards of breaststroke, 25 yards of sidestroke and 15 yards of butterfly stroke. Maintain floating position on back for one minute in deep water. Tread water for one minute.
Permission required.
Offered: Occasionally.
One lecture hour, two lab hours.
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HLED 1150 - Lifeguard Certification
Credits: 2
[Previously offered as: HLED 133] Provides knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS} personnel take over. At the successful completion of the required skills and written exam, students will receive an American Red Cross (ARC} Lifeguard Training certificate, which will include the certifications of ARC First Aid at the workplace and ARC CPR for the professional rescuer. Students must be 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of this course. Must swim 300 yards continuously using front crawl or breast stroke and then tread water for two minutes using only the legs (candidates should place their hands under the armpits). Complete a timed even within 1 minute, 40 seconds by retrieving a 10 pound brick from 7 to 10 feet depth and then swim 20 yards on the back.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Two lecture hours.
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HLED 1155 - Lifeguard Recertification
Credits: 1
[Previously offered as: HLED 135] Will give currently American Red Cross (ARC) certified lifeguards a review of current ARC certification content and will train students to successfully complete the knowledge and skill evaluations required for ARC recertification. At the successful completion of the required skills and written exam, students will receive an ARC Lifeguard Training certificate, which will include the certifications of ARC First Aid at the workplace and ARC CPR for the professional rescuer. Must provide proof of current ARC Lifeguard certification required.
Offered: Occasionally.
One lecture hour.
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HLED 1160 - Stress Management
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: HLED 113] Introduces students to the pathophysiology of stress. Emphasis will be placed on the detrimental effects of stress on the body, as well as on the impact of stress-eating on the body. A variety of stress management techniques will be explored to promote enhanced well-being.
Offered: Fall and spring.
Three lecture hours.
Health and Wellness Course
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HLED 1225 - Weight Management and Exercise
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: HLED 112]
A class designed to assist in body fat loss through adequate nutrition, physical activity, and behavior modification. Emphasis is placed on developing an exercise routine for weight management using a step counter/pedometer. Healthy ways to increase lean body mass will be explored.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
Health and Wellness Course
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HLED 2131 - Instruction in Lifestyle Change
Credits: 3
Health-risk appraisals and their application to lifestyle change. Topics include weight control, stress management and the principles of exercise adherence. Emphasis is on techniques in behavior modification, motivation, teaching and counseling, and behavior change as lifestyle change.
Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring.
Three lecture hours.
Health and Wellness
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HVAC 111 - Basic Commercial Refrigeration
Credits: 2
An introduction to commercial refrigeration systems. This course will introduce students to the theory of heat, tubing and brazing, pressure/temperature/volume relationships in the refrigeration cycle, types of refrigeration systems, system components, tools and instruments, system charging, and recovering and evacuation procedures.
Offered: Spring.
One lecture hour, two lab hours.
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HVAC 121 - Air Conditioning and Electric Motor Application
Credits: 4
An in-depth study of air conditioning, heat pumps, and electric motors and controls. Students will also study heat gain, package systems, split systems, reverse-cycle refrigeration and related topics.
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, four lab hours.
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HVAC 131 - Application of Refrigeration Systems
Credits: 4
A comprehensive study of commercial refrigeration systems and their relationship to the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) industry. Students will study commercial control systems, switching logic and troubleshooting.
Offered: Spring.
Two lecture hours, four lab hours.
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HVAC 211 - Refrigerant Management
Credits: 2
The study of safe handling practices and procedures for refrigerant management as set forth by the refrigeration industry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Students will prepare for and take the Universal CFC Refrigerant Handlers Certification exam. This certification is required to handle and service all types of refrigeration equipment containing and using refrigerants. Students must pass the exam and be able to successfully perform evacuation, recovery, and charging of systems for Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 procedures.
Offered: Spring.
One lecture hour, two lab hours.
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HVAC 221 - Gas Heating Furnaces
Credits: 2
The study and application of gas furnaces including installation, operation, service, maintenance and controls. The course will include service, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Offered: Spring.
One lecture hour, two lab hours.
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HVAC 231 - Air Movement, Distribution, Heat Load Calculations
Credits: 4
A study of heat loss and heat load calculations for commercial and residential buildings, including airflow in ductwork and air properties.
Offered: Spring.
Three lecture hours, two lab hours.
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HIST 1110 - United States History I
Credits: 3
[Previously offered as: HIST 161] An introduction to the history of the United States from the pre-colonial period to the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. The elements of this course are designed to inform students on the major events and trends that are essential in the understanding of the development of the United States within the context of world societies.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
NMGEC: Area V: Humanities.
Three lecture hours.
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