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CTC 2101

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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATION

Terms Typically Offered

Fall, Spring, Wintersession

Academic Level

Undergraduate

Min. Credits

3

Max. Credits

3

Weekly Contact Hours

5

Repeatable

No

Introduction to Computation focuses on computational techniques, methods, and ideas in the context of art and design. Studio projects first center on the design of algorithms then shift to involve computer programming and scripting. Critical attention is given to code as a body of crafted text with significant aesthetic, philosophical, and social dimensions, as well as the tension, conflict, and potential possible when computation generates, informs, or interacts with drawings, materials, forms, and spaces. Historical and contemporary works of computational art and design will be presented and assigned for analysis. This course is open to students of all majors and is designed for those with little or no experience in programming. In order to conduct work in this course, students will need a laptop computer. This course fulfills one of two core studio requirements for the CTC Concentration.

Estimated Cost of Materials: $250.00

Major Requirement | BFA Art + Computation, BFA Sound

Student Eligibility

Sophomore Art + Computation or Sound Students only.

Instructional Method

Studio

Delivery Mode

In-Person