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GRA 203 3D Modeling andSurfacing4 cr, 3 lec, 2 labThis course focuses on basic conceptsof three dimensional graphics groundedin Cartesian geometry. Specialemphasis will be on modeling, texturing,lighting, and still rendering.PRE: GRA 104GRA 204 Advanced 3D Graphics4 cr, 3 lec, 2 labThis course focuses on intermediateconcepts of three dimensional graphics.Special emphasis will be on animationof the 3D objects and environment.PRE: GRA 203GRA 205 Principles of Animation3 cr, 3 lecThis course focuses on the historicallydeveloped principles of animationused in both traditional, handdrawn techniques and film, as well asin modern computer generated presentations.GRA 206 Portfolio and CareerManagement3 cr, 2 lec, 2 labThis course focuses on preparing thestudent for one of two outcomes:continuation in a four year graphicsprogram or securing entry levelemployment. Special emphasis willbe placed on preparing a professionallevel portfolio and researching the jobmarket.PRE: GRA 203HIS 91 Genealogy: Beginning3 cr, 3 lecEncompasses basic steps in organizingand doing research, and compilingpedigree charts and family groupsheets. Emphasis is on documentingall information and placing family inhistory. Each student works on ownfamily lines.HIS 92 Genealogy: Advanced3 cr, 3 lecA continuation of the beginningcourse. Includes a more in-depth studyof important records in the UnitedStates and areas to search in orderto “get an ancestor over the water.”Beginning level foreign research iscovered. Emphasis is on placing one’sfamily in history to determine recordsto search and the location of suchrecords. Each student will work onown family lines.HIS 121 History of the UnitedStates to 18653 cr, 3 lec, W, HA survey of the political, economic,and cultural history of the UnitedStates from the discovery of the NewWorld to the period of reconstructionfollowing the Civil War.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreHIS 122 History of the UnitedStates from 18653 cr, 3 lec, W, HA continuation of the survey of UnitedStates history from the period of reconstructionto the present day.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreHIS 220 History of Arizona3 cr, 3 lec, W, CArizona’s history from Indian culturesthrough the Spanish, Mexican, andAmerican periods. Special attentionis focused on the lower Coloradoregion and its historic importance toArizona.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreHIS 230 Women inAmerican History3 cr, 3 lec, W, HHistory of women in American societyfrom colonial times to the present.Emphasis is on the roles, status, andachievements of American womenand their relationships to Americantraditions.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreHIS 232 African American Historyto 18653 cr, 3 lecThe integral role and contributionsof African Americans to the historyand development of the United States;covers the period up to 1865, includingthe history of African kingdomsthrough the end of the Civil War.HIS 233 African American Historysince 18653 cr, 3 lecThe integral role and contributions ofAfrican Americans to the history anddevelopments of the United States;covers the period from 1865 to presenttime.HIS 240 WesternCivilization 13 cr, 3 lec, W, HTopics related to the ancient MiddleEast, Greeks and Romans, the medievalworld, the Renaissance, and theReformation.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreHIS 241 WesternCivilization 23 cr, 3 lec, W, HTopics related to Europe in the agesof absolutism, reason, revolution,Napoleon, nationalism, and the worldwars, and the social and cultural backgroundof our own age.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreCourse DescriptionsAWC 2009–2010 C atalog179