CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY 2022-NOW

 

ARTS 337: Computer-Aided Design/Drafting– CAD I

Students will learn to use top programs for drawing and technical drafting. They will use orthographic projection to capture geometric shapes of objects, artifacts, and spaces for scale presentation. This skill will help students irrespective of gender or ethnic origin to prepare for the Digital Design Major as well as further studies in architecture or interior design. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

ARTS 338: Computer-Aided Design/Drafting– CAD II

This course is a continuation of ARTS 337, with more advanced applications using the industry standard design 3-D Software Rhino 3-D. Rhino is a 3-D design software ideal for ideas/inventions/design and real-world design including 2-D and 3-D production. Students will model products ready for 2-D and 3-D rendering, animation, drafting, engineering, analysis, and ultimately the manufacturing of a product using output, such as 3-D printing. Three semester credit hours.

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ARTS 416: Art Technology

This advanced course focuses on graphics, model making, and presentation. Students will explore design methods, presentation techniques, and visual presentation. 3-D model-making skills will be developed on 2-D graphics and vice-versa. The presentation will be carried out in various forms of rendering and animation. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

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SC Claflin University Photography I

This course is designed to introduce the history and basic principles of photography, the development of the camera and processes related to images. Emphasis is placed upon conception, composition, and presentation of digital photography by using Photoshop. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

 

ARTS 328: Digital Photography II

Students learn skills and techniques to take good quality digital photographs. They explore advanced controls of images in Photoshop and use of special effects and filters. Emphasis is given to individual areas of photography, such as portrait, landscape, and architecture. Additional emphasis may be given to photo restoration, rendering and enhancements. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

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ARTS 447: Digital Painting

This course provides knowledge for using tools to create and convert graphics and images into digital paintings. Exploration of lights, color, special effects, and photomontage will be emphasized for large-format reprographics. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

                

SC Claflin University Design and Technology

This course introduces elements of 3-D design, space, form, and function. It offers an understanding of geometry, 3-D construction, and modeling, including guiding principles of design. Emphasis is given to scale, measurement, and developing concepts using the computer as a design tool. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

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ARTS 377: Digital Media Arts–Interactive Design 

Specialized media and production studies of innovative media techniques utilized in the creation of media projects, including design, 2-D and 3-D animation, gaming and pre-production, production and post-production projects for gaming, digital film (still and motion) and media for the Internet. Individual and team-oriented assignments will explore a range of methodology combined with emerging digital processes to produce innovative completed projects using digital media. Three semester credit hours.

 

ARTS 311: Graphic Design I

Students will gain graphic design skills that will assist them in the contemporary marketplace. The course will include a variety of computer programs relating to illustrative techniques, typography, and page layout. Experiences in desktop publishing are designed to encourage students irrespective of gender and ethnic origin to become involved in art careers and business processes as well as service projects. Studio. Three semester credit hours.

 

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