Visual Foundations
Explores visual forms and contemporary concepts through a variety of media, presentations and discussions. Transfers to UNR/UNLV. Satisfies UNR Fine Arts core curriculum.
Courses with no textbook or use open educational resources (OER) or other materials at no cost to students. This does not include class or lab fees.
Explores visual forms and contemporary concepts through a variety of media, presentations and discussions. Transfers to UNR/UNLV. Satisfies UNR Fine Arts core curriculum.
Intermediate course in painting, emphasizing various materials and methods.
Introduction to concepts of painting including color, form, and composition.
Foundation course that introduces computer systems and applications as they relate to motion graphics in digital media. Class will present a project-based overview of animation processes and digital video creation.
An introductory astronomy course covering the cosmic perspective, visual astronomy, gravity, electromagnetic radiation, star properties and life cycles, star death and stellar remnants, galactic systems, exoplanets, the search for life in the universe, and Big Bang cosmology. Includes four required laboratory experiences. Satisfies UNR Science core curriculum requirements. Transfers to UNR as AST 110.
Develop quantitative and qualitative research designs, procedures, instruments, and techniques for architectural research, programming, and design. Philosophy of research in architecture, research design, data gathering and interpretation, and thesis preparation. This body of work will seamlessly transfer into ARCH 485 THESIS (DESIGN) and be an instrumental component of the culmination of the final degree studio project.
This class reviews the fundamentals of urban design theory and invites students to apply these theories to neighborhood design. Additionally, the course surveys major historical and contemporary trends in urban design theory and practice and introduces contemporary theories on the future drivers of change affecting the development and functioning of urban regions.
Introductory course oriented towards those with no prior introduction to concepts of probability and statistics. Emphasis on usefulness of statistics through agricultural, behavioral, business, criminal justice, environmental, health, and all other social-scientific applications.
This course covers the following topics related to substance abuse in our society: identification of substances, reasons for abuse of alcohol and of drugs, signs and symptoms of substance abuse, and approaches and techniques recognized as effective in substance abuse counseling. It is recommended that students take the BADA workshop Classification Of Alcohol in addition to this course for BADA certification. College credit can be given for the workshop.
The world is rampant in data and statistics, language, and other presentations intended to overwhelm or deceive us with blatant disregard for truth or logic. In other words, the world is full of bullshit. The aim of this course is to help students navigate this bullshit-rich data environment by identifying bullshit, seeing through it, and combating it with effective analysis and argument.