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KINETIC IMAGING COURSES (Undergraduate)
KINE 208 Intro to Computer Techniques
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Art Foundation Program or permission of Department Chair. A required course that covers basic video editing techniques and the software necessary for contemporary video, animation and sound art practice.
KINE 233 Media Arts Survey
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits.
A historical overview of contemporary media art to include video art, sound art, the Internet and other technology-based art movements.
KINE 234 Introduction to Animation
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. An introduction to the techniques and principles of animation as frame-by-frame sequential media, covering pre-production methods particular
to animation, and a survey of historical techniques with an emphasis in viewing and responding to animated work.
KINE 235 Electronic Animation I
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. Prerequisites: KINE 208, KINE 234 and KINE 233. An introduction to various video and electronic animation techniques.
KINE 236 Introduction to Video
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: KINE 208 and KINE 233. A study of the processes and equipment necessary for producing and editing work on videotape.
KINE 237 Sound Communications
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: KINE 208 and KINE 233. The basic theory and production of media-based sound.
KINE 336 Video I
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: KINE 201. Required for communication arts, kinetic imaging emphasis. A comprehensive course in video communication nonnarrative strategies and documentary formats.
KINE 338 Computer Graphics II: 3-D Modeling
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: KINE 208 or permission of instructor. An introduction into the use of the computer as a tool for modeling and rendering 3-D objects.
KINE 357 Critical Issues in Media
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Topics, theory and genre affecting media and time-based mediums are explored through critical discourse, readings, screenings and lectures.
KINE 392 Research/Individual Study
Semester course; 1-2 lecture and 3-6 studio hours.
2-4 credits. May be repeated for credit. The structuring, research, execution and presentation of an independent project in visual communications under the direction of a faculty adviser. The student will be encouraged to become a self-generating problem seeker and solver with the ability to carry out self-stated goals.
KINE 403 Senior Studio
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. Prerequisite: Senior status in Communication Arts. To be taken in the last semester of the senior year. Critical analysis and development of the student’s exit portfolio with emphasis on strengthening focus and concept inherent in the body of work.
KINE 434 Electronic Animation II
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. Prerequisite: KINE 334. Students will work with advanced techniques and have the opportunity to design and produce their own projects. Studio elective for communication arts emphasis.
KINE 436 Video II
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. Prerequisite: KINE 336. Required for communication arts, program kinetic imaging emphasis. A comprehensive course in video communication exploring narrative strategies and form-content relationships.
KINE 438 Computer Graphics III: 3-D Animation
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits. Prerequisite: KINE 338. Advance study of computer modeling and the introduction of 3-D animation.
KINE 439 Video III
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits. Prerequisite: KINE 436. An advanced course focusing on short subject pieces in video.
KINE 464 Electronic Animation III
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits. Prerequisites: KINE 434. An advanced course in animation studies.
KINE 491 Studio Topics in Kinetic Imaging
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. May be repeated for credit. Topical studio focusing on research and experimentation in specialized visual communication media.
KINE 591 Advanced Topics in Kinetic Imaging
Semester course; 2 lecture and 3 studio hours.
3 credits. May be repeated for credit. Topical studio focusing on research and experimentation in specialized visual communication media.