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Course Numbering Information:
Courses at SLCC are identified by an alphabetic prefix (two to four letters) followed by a four-digit number. Numbers beginning with a “1” generally indicate a course designed primarily for freshmen (such as ENGL 1010); numbers beginning with a “2” generally indicate courses designed primarily for sophomores (such as MATH 2010); numbers beginning with a “0” generally indicate preparatory courses that are non-transferable (such as MATH 0950).
Fashion Design
FASH 2300 - Design Outreach
Credits: 3 Students will design clothing, create patterns, and sew a fashion collection that will be sold in a local retail boutique shop.
Credits: 3 This course explores aesthetics in merchandising for presentation of fashion. Students will apply principles of displaying and merchandising fashion products using elements of composition and creative display techniques, showcases, materials and lighting, and critique student and professional displays for retailers. Students will participate in field trips and need a camera and computer access.
Prerequisite:FASH 1300 Recommended Prerequisite:FASH 1010, FASH 1240 (both may be taken concurrently) Semester: Spring
Credits: 3 Overview of techniques applied to the construction of costumes for the theater. Students will participate in all aspects of costume preparation, including: alterations, pattern making, fittings, construction, and accessories.
Credits: 3 This course is for second year students. Students make an initial selection of color and fabric, develop design ideas, and determine the fashion direction of their collections for the Raw Couture Fashion Show.
Credits: 3 This course is for second year students. Students continue to develop a collection for our fashion show, perfect muslin samples of their designs, begin construction of garments, and fit finished garments on a professional model.
Credits: 3 Focus on the process of evaluating portfolios. Students will create a portfolio that can be used for employment interviews or applications for advanced education.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval Semester: All Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 3 Students will develop professional grade portfolios in both traditional and digital formats. Previous projects will be analyzed and revised for portfolio inclusion and new projects will be tailored to individual strengths and career goals. Students will define their personal brand identity and create self-promotional materials, job specific resume and cover letter, and portfolio website.
Credits: 3 The Fashion Entrepreneurship course provides an overview of entrepreneurial opportunities in fashion retail, product design, and apparel and sewn products. Setting goals, records, promotion, and the pros and cons of self-employment are discussed. Students wanting to build a sustainable fashion enterprise will benefit from this course.
Credits: 3 Fashion Marketing will introduce marketing strategies used to develop, distribute, and showcase today’s fashion. By studying these factors, students will discover how consumer taste and designers create fashion trends. Ultimately, students will create a complete a formal marketing outline & proposal, and practice pitching their marketing presentation in a professional manner.
Credits: 3 Emphasis is on creating a sample, negotiating, developing, merchandising, producing the sample, and analyzing the choices for materials and garment construction, and how choices affect the price of a garment.
Credits: 4 Introduces students with no previous film training to historical, technical, and aesthetic developments of film within its cultural context. Film genres examined. Some materials presented are R-rated.
Credits: 6 An intensive workshop experience in which students, crewing in their area of specialization, complete the shooting and post-production of projects up to 15 minutes in length. Required for film majors.
Credits: 6 An intensive workshop experience in which students complete pre-production building toward a final project which they will cast, staff, and shoot, producing a 15 to 20 minute short film. Required for film majors.
Credits: 4 Course intended to raise diversity awareness through aesthetic, critical, and interdisciplinary examination of our American Cultural Identity through film. Presents film as an art form, as an industry, and ultimately a system of cultural representation and communication.
Credits: 3 Introduces professional screenwriting techniques, with focus on properly formatting screenplays for film, including narrative style projects. The student will be required to develop a script using professional screenplay software.
Credits: 2 Instruction and discussion in the role of music in film. Students will examine the scores of historical and present-day films to learn different approaches to film scoring and the different roles music can play in film, and will learn about the process of creating music for film from the spotting session through the final audio mix.
Prerequisite:FLM 1023 or concurrently, or instructor approval
Credits: 1 Acting for the camera focuses on discovering and developing strong acting techniques common to both stage and camera, on the relationship between actors and directors, and on developing basic camera techniques.
Credits: 1 Hands-on study of the camera actor’s craft. Emphasis on more advanced camera acting theories, auditioning techniques, practice of various camera techniques and the study of methods used by Film/TV actors.
Credits: 1 Basic financial information for creative professionals or students interested in freelance work or setting up a studio. This course is useful for artists working in the areas of fine art, the many forms of design, photography, film/video, music, advertising, the performing arts and creative or technical writing.
Credits: 1 This introductory short course focuses on U.S. copyrights given to creative individuals who produce visual, musical, literary works of art or performing arts. The course also covers licensing and trademarking.
FLM 1420 - Salesmanship And Promotion For Creative Professionals
Credits: 2 This introductory short course will introduce basic sales and self-promotional principles and techniques specifically tailored for creative artists.
Credits: 2 This introductory short course will introduce basic business structures and examine the process of setting up a business for creative professionals working in the areas of music, the many forms of visual design, fine art, animation, film and video, and the literary arts.
Credits: 3 Introduction to technical theatre production as utilized in theatre, film and television. Forms of staging and production techniques. Set construction, painting, lighting, and sound are introduced.
Credits: 3 A broad overview of sound, sound systems, recording, and live sound reinforcement providing basic training in the physics of sound and the hardware and systems used to control and record it. No prerequisites.
Credits: 4 An introduction to digital media fundamentals and the evolving industry. Students obtain a hands-on, in-depth experience with digital media tools, content and production techniques. Industry standard hardware and software tools are used to create and edit images, audio, video, layout, and web media to create powerful media. Copyright and professional responsibility issues and trends are covered.
Credits: 4 This course teaches film directing techniques and theory. Students will explore film directing history; film terminology, language and grammar; and story structure and basic acting theory. Students will: perform script analysis; prepare a shot list; diagram and block a scene; learn and exhibit methods to shoot and cover a scene; understand how to work with actors; learn to work with departments and crew.
Credits: 4 This course presents professional instruction in digital, industrial, and commercial production techniques for Film and broadcast. Required for film majors.
Prerequisite:FLM 1045 and FLM 1055, both w/C grade or better Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 4 Sound as a creative tool for enhanced story telling in film production. Use of proper equipment and techniques for acquisition of production sound; tools techniques and practices of audio post production.
FLM 2075 - Advanced Video Editing And Postproduction
Credits: 3 This course teaches advanced video editing techniques and theory utilizing the industry standard editing software. Students will understand the use of color correction technique. Students will utilize keyframes, motion effects and advanced compositing techniques.
Prerequisite:FLM 1045 and FLM 1055 Additional Course Fee Required
Film or theatre majors explore in-depth critical aspects of film including aesthetic and technical developments that have influenced film from its inception to present day. Students will view key films. Some R-rated films presented.
FLM 2500 - Bootcamp: Advanced Film Production Techniques
Credits: 4 The Bootcamp course provides the student with an experience comparable to a large-scale professional film shoot. Students are assigned to departments, including camera, sound, production, etc. working as a team to produce a 15-20 minute film.
Credits: 4 Provides advanced video production experiences for students who already possess significant media production skills. Students produce an audio documentary, a short documentary and work with groups (modeled after industry-standard production crews) to produce 30-minute documentary film projects.
FLM 2513 - Introduction to Set Design for Stage & Screen
Credits: 3 This class examines process designers script analysis; conceptualization; collaboration; forms of presentation of a design (drawings, paintings, models, etc.); and preparation of design documents necessary for the physical execution of a design.
Credits: 3 Introduction to theatrical lighting. Lighting instruments, color theory, theater safety, basics of script analysis for lighting design will be taught. Prior technical theatre experience is helpful but not required.
Credits: 4 This course covers advanced lighting techniques and camera technology for digital cinematography. Through lab demonstrations, studio projects and location settings, students will utilize professional motion-picture equipment to develop various compositional and technical skills. Digital camera equipment, lighting, filters, and other film technology will be explored.
Credits: 1-3 Students participate in Film Production internships through approved employers. Students learn practical work experience as it applies to their career in the Film Production Industry.
Credits: 1 Course demystifies the actor’s craft and develops a range of techniques through scene study, improvisations, exercises and script analysis. Techniques are invaluable to directors and writers.
Credits: 3 Study of financial skills essential for economic success. Subjects: Financial planning, financial services, income taxes, consumer buying, insurance, retirement planning and estate planning.
Credits: 2 Evolution of American banking; deposit, credit and payment functions; loans and investment; liquidity, safety and income; bank language, documents, accounting and pricing; regulation and examination; personnel, marketing and security; trust services.
Credits: 3 This course studies time value of money applications in both business and individual settings. Topics include simple and compound interest, annuities, installment loans, savings programs, and APR, APY, NPV, IRR calculations.
Prerequisite:MATH 0980 or MATH 0990 or appropriate placement score Semester: All
Credits: 1-3 This is supervised work experience in business, industrial, or governmental environment related to the program major. Credit is awarded for completion of specific new learning objectives related to the job and program major.
Prerequisite: Minimum 2.0 GPA with 20 hours/week study-related work
Credits: 3 This course studies concepts essential to business success. Planning and analysis, leverage, asset management, stock valuation, and debt financing are all examined. Problem-solving with financial calculators and computer applications is taught.
Credits: 3 Process of investing; goal setting, risk-return, diversification and asset allocation. Study of available investment vehicles, functions of financial markets, investment techniques/strategies. Taxes, insurance, and estate planning.
Credits: 3 Mutual funds are a widely-held investment product. Topics include financial intermediaries, marketing to investors, portfolio management, technology and internationalization. Case studies are used for analysis.
Credits: 3 Business and Consumer credit; credit management, developing credit information, financial systems analysis, decision making, collection practices & procedures; credit reporting agencies, credit department organization and policies, international trade credit, and government use and regulations.
Credits: 3 Analyze, conclude, and make recommendations for improvement regarding a company’s profitability; risk, including both short-term liquidity and long-term solvency; efficiency; and stockholder relations using financial statement analysis techniques. Financial statement analysis techniques include horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, ratio analysis, etc.
Credits: 3 Analysis, application and practice of trading philosophy, trading planning, trading rules, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and portfolio analysis in the stock, options, currency and commodities markets.
Credits: 1 The Business Leaders Forum presents an interactive forum where students will be introduced to community business leaders and entrepreneurs. Industry leaders can include Directors, CEO, Controller, HR Managers etc. Each week new Business Leaders will share their experience and expertise in a lecture style forum. Topics studied will vary from semester to semester.
FA 1025 - Human Relations and Collaboration in the Performing Arts (HR)
Credits: 3 Students study the theory and practice of human relations associated with professional production of the performing arts, commercial music and film. Skills developed include: Self-concept, interpersonal skills, teamwork and collaboration, communication, networking, conflict resolution, career development, cross-cultural & gender relations, and portfolio development.
Credits: 3 Enable students to develop and appreciate the human imagination and understand the value of personal creativity through metal sculpting using welding techniques and design.
Credits: 3 The purpose of this course is to examine the interconnectedness of art, dance, music, and theater through lecture, observation, participation, attending performances, discussion, analysis, and writing. Students will investigate the elements of each art and the common threads within the creative process to develop an informed appreciation for their own artistic values.
Credits: 5 First in a series of four courses which focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Major objective of the first year is to develop functional language ability in French, and cultural competence. Lab attendance is required.
Prerequisite: None for students with no previous experience in the language. Placement testing required for all others. Semester: All Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 5 Second in a series of four courses which focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Major objective of the first year is to develop functional language ability in French, and cultural competence. Lab attendance is required.
Prerequisite:FRN 1010 w/C grade or better; or placement by test into FRN 1020. Semester: All Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 1 Course practices currently held conversation skills to increase speaking ability and vocabulary. Includes role-plays, small group work and presentations. Lab attendance may be required. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite:FRN 1010 or instructor approval Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 1-2 In this course in language and culture, students plan areas of study, Service Learning or travel and work with an instructor on an individual basis. Some work may be done in groups. Lab may be required. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 4 Third in a series of four courses which focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Major objective of the second year is to increase functional language ability in French, and cultural competence. Lab attendance is required.
Prerequisite:FRN 1020 w/C grade or better; or placement by test into FRN 2010 Semester: All Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 4 Fourth in a series of four courses which focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Major objective of the second year is to increase functional language ability in French, and cultural competence. Lab attendance is required.
Prerequisite:FRN 2010 w/C grade or better; or placement by test into FRN 2020 Semester: All Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 1 Course practices currently held conversation skills to increase speaking ability and vocabulary. Includes role-plays, small group activities and presentations. Lab attendance required. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite:FRN 1020 or instructor approval Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 3 Second year courses focus on improvement of listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture skills. Major objective is to increase functional language ability through holistic approach to literature. Lab attendance required.
Prerequisite:FRN 2010 or FRN 2020 Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 3 Course will aid students in their study of language and culture. Films will be viewed with subtitles and written work and discussions will be in French. Lab attendance required.
Prerequisite:FRN 1020 or instructor approval Additional Course Fee Required
Credits: 1-3 This is a course designed by faculty which allows students to explore specific interests in French language and culture. Lab attendance is required. May be repeated for credit.
Contact Hours: 0 Introduction to genealogy computer programs and basic genealogy skills used to conduct research and document records with appropriate citations. Students will learn how to use internet tools for genealogy research. May take Department Challenge Exam in place of course.
Contact Hours: 0 Students explore record groups and repositories which contain 10 U.S. sources known to provide evidence linking families from students’ lifetime to 1850 and solve research problems by evaluating evidence.
Prerequisite: Completion of CEGN 0001 w/C grade or better or CEGN 0001 Department Challenge Exam.
Contact Hours: 0 Course will provide an in-depth study of sources, records, and methodologies not covered in CEGN 0010 essential to documenting and verifying family history and genealogies within the U.S. and focusing on a time period prior to 1850.
Prerequisite: Completion of CEGN 0010 with a/C grade or better or CEGN 0010 Department Challenge Exam.
Contact Hours: 0 Students examine and use major international record groups in genealogical research. Paleography, record recognition and usage, research strategies, and usage of the international collections at various repositories will be covered.
Prerequisite: Completion of CEGN 0010 w/C grade or better or CEGN Department Challenge Exam.
Contact Hours: 0 Introduction to methodologies and practices to extend family genealogies beyond the U.S. to other countries by finding evidence in unique U.S. records to link localities to International locations.
Contact Hours: 0 Introduction to standards in genealogical wiring, reporting, documentation and presentation of genealogical data. Students will also learn how to publish a family history in various medias.
Prerequisite: Completion of CEGN 0016 w/C grade or better.
Contact Hours: 0 This course introduces students to various forms of genealogical and family history writing, such as a compiled genealogy, four-generation report, research report, record resource guide, and family history narrative. It also introduces students to analytical reading, the writing process, analysis and evaluation of genealogical research and sources, and documentation styles.
Contact Hours: 0 Students finalize an ICAPGen credentialing application, a 4-generation report (with record citations linked to original images and research planners, and an analysis of evidence), plus assemble a research portfolio, and take a practice exam.
Prerequisite: Completion of CEGN 0110 w/C grade or better.
Contact Hours: 0 Students finalize international credentialing application, a 4-generation report (with record citations linked to original images and research planners, and an analysis of evidence), plus assemble a research portfolio, and take a practice exam.
Prerequisite: Completion of CEGN 0110 w/C grade or better.
Credits: 3 Students explore various record groups and repositories which contain US sources and conduct genealogical research for the period 1850-1900.
Credits: 3 Course provides indepth study of sources, records, and methodologies not covered in GEN 1000. Teaches how to document and verify family history and genealogies in the U.S. prior to 1850.
Credits: 3 Students explore key record groups and repositories which contain international sources and conduct genealogical research for the period 1850-1900.
Prerequisite: CEGN 0001 or GEN 1000 and CEGN 0090 or GEN 1090 Semester: all
Credits: 3 Students explore professional opportunities in genealogy and prepare to successfully work in the industry. Topics include: managing a genealogy business, pricing, time management, marketing, social networking, and partnerships.
Credits: 3 Introduces student to the methods and sources needed to extend a genealogy beyond the U.S. to other countries by finding evidence that connects U.S. records to a foreign locality.
Credits: 3 This course is designed to enable students to develop competence in writing life stories by analyzing, organizing, and developing ideas; to locate and use library and online resources for supporting ideas; and to adapt one’s writing to various audiences. Instruction and practice in nonfiction writing styles and mechanics, documentation, and critical reading are the focus in this course.
Credits: 3 Introduction to standards in genealogical writing, reporting, documentation and presentation of genealogical data. Students will also learn how to publish a family history in various medias.
Prerequisite: Completion of GEN 1016 w/C grade or better
Credits: 3 This course introduces students to various forms of genealogical and family history writing, such as a compiled genealogy, four-generation report, research report, record resource guide, and family history narrative. It also introduces students to analytical reading, the writing process, analysis and evaluation of genealogical research and sources, and documentation styles.
Credits: 3 This course introduces students to various forms of genealogical and family history writing, such as a compiled genealogy, four-generation report, research report, record resource guide, and family history narrative. It also introduces students to analytical reading, the writing process, analysis and evaluation of genealogical research and sources, and documentation styles.
Credits: 3 Students will assess and organize genealogical elements of electronically-produced family history product(s) to publish findings in a variety of formats such as storybooks, websites, DVD, video histories, and embellished documents.
Credits: 3 Students finalize their research portfolio, prepare an ICAPGen credentialing application, and prepare a 4-generation client research report. These projects require using a research planner, providing digital images of the documents found that support the researcher’s conclusions, and analyzing the importance and accuracy of the evidence used to link the generations.
Credits: 3 This course provides students with practice assignments that correlate to the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) requirements so students will feel confident when they prepare and submit their portfolio application to become a Certified Genealogist(SM). This course walks students through the first half of the BCG requirements (Document Work and Research Report).
Prerequisite: Certificate in Genealogical Research and Writing or permission of the instructor Semester: all
Credits: 2 This course provides students with practice assignments that correlate to the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) requirements, so students will feel confident when they prepare and submit their portfolio application to become a Certified Genealogist(SM). This course walks students through the second half of the BCG requirements (Case Study and Kinship-Determination Project).
Prerequisite:GEN 1151 or CEGN 0151 Semester: Spring
Credits: 3 This course is designed for students who want more in-depth training in multiple advanced genealogical research methods that can be employed when tackling difficult research problems. Instruction introduces a variety of ideas, tools, and strategies that help solve a variety of genealogical problems.
Credits: 2 Students will learn how to write a nonfiction narrative family history placing the facts and information gathered from genealogical documents into a broader social historical context. Students will outline their family history book, identify themes in their family history, and write the first four chapters. Students will participate in peer review, complete multiple revisions, and incorporate feedback to improve their writing. Students will study, review, and evaluate different examples of narrative family history writing.
Credits: 3 Introduction to genetic genealogy research in the context of the genealogical proof standard. Students will learn to use genetic genealogy to solve complex family history research problems. They will create professional level reports using analysis methodologies and best practices for Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA test results.
Credits: 3 A scientific and spatial understanding of natural processes that shape the surface of our planet and the systems that exist between the atmosphere, climate, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere within the context of the human environment.
Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to geo-programming using the Python language as it pertains primarily to manipulating and analyzing geographic information. Topics include: basic programming concepts; principles and good practice in computer programming; Python language; geo-programming concepts, methods, and approaches; and a survey of geographic problems.
Credits: 3 The purpose of this course is to focus on the cultural and geopolitical regions of the world. This includes the introduction and analysis of historical and current cultural, geopolitical, economic, and environmental issues in relation to these specific regions of the world.
Credits: 3 The course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications.
Credits: 3 This course will provide students will a strong understanding of the complex interaction between the physical and cultural environments of geography along with an understanding of the geospatial technologies, spatial pattern recognition, and methodology used in geographic science.
Credits: 3 Students will be introduced to the process and energy sources that produce natural disasters, along with the spatial distribution and pattern of natural phenomena, while developing an understanding of the impact these phenomena have on human activity.