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WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2006-2007 www.wncc.edu ANTH 110L: PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LAB 1 credit. Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: must be enrolled in ANTH 102. Provides practical experience in aspects of physical anthropology: the mechanisms of inheritance, osteology and forensic science, comparative anatomy and human evolution, and aspects of mod ern human variability. ANTH 201: PEOPLES CULTURES OF THE WORLD 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Offers a comparative study of human societies and their institu tions. ANTH 202: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHEOLOGY 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Surveys archaeology in the Old and New Worlds. Examines meth ods used by archaeologists to describe and explain prehistoric cultures. ANTH 212: INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Surveys traditional life and modern conditions of American Indi ans with emphasis on the western United States. ART (See also Crafts Graphic Communications sections) DEPARTMENT CODE: ART ART 100: VISUAL FOUNDATIONS 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Explores visual forms and contemporary concepts through a vari ety of media, presentations and discussions. ART 101: DRAWING I 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Develops drawing skills through practice with a broad variety of drawing tools and techniques. 1 hour lecture/4 hours studio per week. ART 102: DRAWING II 3 credits. Prerequisite: ART 101. One hour lecture/ four hours studio per week . Continues ART 101 with increased emphasis on the re nement of drawing skills. ART 105: COLOR THEORY 3 credits. Prerequisite: None. Introduction to color interactions, optical phenomena and their creative application. ART 107: DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS I (2-D) 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces the basic elements of pictorial organization, and to the practice of using those elements in the production of art. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours studio per week. Formerly ART/GA 109 -In troduction to Visual Arts. ART 108: DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS II (2-D) 3 credits. Prerequisite: ART 107. One hour lecture/four hours studio per week . Explores the fundamentals of design utilizing various media while focusing on three-dimensional design and sculptural practices. ART 111: BEGINNING CERAMICS 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces basic ceramic techniques and concepts including both hand-built and wheel thrown vessels as well as both utilitarian and non-utilitarian ceramic forms. ART 114: BEGINNING CRAFTS 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Explores craft techniques and concepts utilizing a variety of tional and contemporary printmaking. ART 115: BEGINNING CLAY SCULPTURE 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces students to clay as a medium for sculptural design. cus is on human head, small animal sculpture and mold-making ART 124: BEGINNING PRINTMAKING 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces printmaking processes emphasizing relief, intaglio and screen processes. ART 127: WATERCOLOR I 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Offers a beginning course in watercolor painting with emphasis on materials and techniques which contribute to the production quality works of art. ART 131: INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces the basics of various traditional and contemporary painting media. ART 135: PHOTOGRAPHY I 3 credits. Prerequisite: Student must provide a 35mm camera. Introduces black and white photography and the 35mm camera. The course is designed as a beginning or refresher class in standing photo taking and darkroom procedures. ART 141: INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduction to photography utilizing digital based equipment and Adobe Photoshop. Emphasizes the creation and manipulation of original images using digital cameras. ART 142: INTRODUCTION TO DIGITIAL PHOTOGRAPHY II 3 credits. Prerequisite:none Continued exploration of photography utilizing digital based equipment and with an emphasis on cameras (both traditional and digital) and scanning with an emphasis on the creation manipulation of original images. ART 160: ART APPRECIATION 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Studies art, artists and art media of various historical periods develop the studentfs capacity to evaluate and appreciate them. Anthropology Art 81

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