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Art 140 C - 3 units
Advertising and Graphic Design 1
Transfer: CSU
Coreq: ART 120 C or concurrent enrollment
This is a basic course in advertising/graphic design.
$25.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
9:00-11:50A MW Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall and Spring Terms

Art 141 C - 3 units
Advertising and Graphic Design 2
Transfer: CSU
Coreq: ART 140 C
This is an intermediate course in advertising/graphic design. Material fees are for materials provided by the department.
$25.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
9:00-11:50A MW Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall and Spring Terms

Art 142 C - 3 units
Advertising and Graphic Design 3
Transfer: CSU
Prereq: ART 141 C
Special attention and emphasis is placed on planning and preparation of an advertising/graphic portfolio. This is an advanced course in advertising/graphic design.
$25.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
9:00-11:50A MW Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall and Spring Terms

Art 120 C - 3 units
Two-Dimensional Design
CAN ART 14 Transfer: UC/CSU
This course provides the foundation for all visual arts, by examining the concepts, terminology, techniques and materials used in two-dimansional design.
$25.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
9:00-11:50A TR Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall and Spring Terms

ACG 112 & 113 C - 3 units
Electronic Illustration 1 (same as MM 112 &113)
Transfer: CSU
Advisory: ACG 100 C or MMCG 100 C or ACG 101 C or MMCG 101 C or ACG 102 C or MMCG 102 C or ACG 103 C or MMCG 103 C and ART120 C or by consent of instructor pending portfolio review. This course focuses on the Macintosh and PC generation of vector images for integration into desktop publishing/page layout software and as stand-alone images allowing high resolution output.
• Plus three hours arranged per week in Computer Graphics Studio
• $15.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
7:00-8:50P W Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall and Spring Terms

ACG 114& 115 C - 3 units
Electronic Illustration 2 (same as MM 112 &113)
Transfer: CSU
Advisory: ACG 100 C or MMCG 100 C or ACG 101 C or MMCG 101 C or ACG 102 C or MMCG 102 C or ACG 103 C or MMCG 103 C and ART120 C or by consent of instructor pending portfolio review. This advanced course focuses on the Macintosh and PC generation of vector images for integration into desktop publishing/page layout software and as stand-alone images allowing high resolution output.
• Plus three hours arranged per week in Computer Graphics Studio
• $15.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
7:00-8:50P W Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall and Spring Terms

ACG 298 AC - 3 units
Contemporary Art & Technology
Transfer: CSU
This is a contemporary art making course with a special emphasis on new genres and technologically-based media. The course will include lectures, discussions, field trips, and projects that address contemporary art and technology topics. $15.00 Material Fee - PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION May be taken for credit 4 times.
• Plus three hours arranged per week in Computer Graphics Studio
• $15.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
9:00-10:50A F Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Fall Terms Only

ACG 146 & 147 C - 3 units
Desktop Publishing 3 - Visions (same as MM 146 & 147)
Transfer: CSU
Advisory: ACG 100 C or MMCG 100 C or ACG 101 C or MMCG 101 C or ACG 102 C or MMCG 102 C or ACG 103 C or MMCG 103 C and ART120 C or by consent of instructor pending portfolio review. Students using a variety of Macintosh desktop publishing software and hardware produce the fine arts magazine “Visions” in a hands-on environment.
• Plus three hours arranged per week in Computer Graphics Studio
• $15.00 Material Fee — PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
9 -10:50A F Giardina, Edward FA-221
Offered Spring Terms Only