This course will focus on the fundamentals of working and designing in three-dimensional virtual space. Students will develop the basics of 3D modelling including concepts, program navigation, digital tools, and proper techniques for modeling simple sculptural objects.

This course will enable increased autonomy in subject matter, concepts, materials, and approaches in sculpture within a framework of options presented by the instructor. Students may work with a variety of sculpture materials, and/or hybrid sculptural practices.

This course integrates painting with more individual studio interests through open-ended projects. Students will be guided to explore contemporary and extended approaches to painting through experimentation with materials, processes, and concepts, recognizing that all choices communicate meaning and build content.

This course will engage students in more complex concepts and processes in sculpture, exploring the technical, formal, and interpretational strategies in processes and materials such as wood, metal, ceramic and/or plaster casting. This course will prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

This course will engage students in intermediate level concepts and processes in painting, including increased knowledge in colour theory, materials, techniques, support preparation and compositional strategies. Subject matter may incorporate representational, abstract and/or non-objective painting. Projects, critiques, and discussion will build knowledge of painting vocabulary and prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of sculpture. Students will focus on the formal, material, and compositional strategies of three-dimensional form building and extend their knowledge of form, mass, volume, scale, and space. Material explorations will range from everyday materials, to cardboard, and soft sculpture to clay. Safe handling protocols will be practiced.

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of painting. Students will focus on basic paint handling, application, colour mixing, and support preparation for acrylic and water-mixable oil paint. Compositionally students will focus on still lives, landscape, abstraction, and portraiture. Students will further develop their knowledge of colour theory and learn pigment identification, tool, and studio protocols.

A comprehensive exploration of both theoretical principles and practical applications crucial for delivering effective patient care. This course employs a hybrid approach, combining online learning modules with in-person instruction and patient engagement to provide students with a rounded understanding of medical theory, practical skills, assessment techniques, clinical presentations, and diagnostics pertinent to the management of ill and injured patients.

The course emphasizes active application of acquired theoretical knowledge through participation in skills, scenarios, and simulation environments. Through simulated patient care scenarios, and patient engagement students refine their ability to handle emergency calls efficiently, administer safe patient care, and navigate medical and trauma situations with assuredness.

Within this course is a 16-hour Patient Engagement which offers hands-on experience for Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) students, focusing on assessment, communication, and interpersonal skills essential for professional practice. Under the guidance of an assigned instructor/preceptor, students will practice and refine skills in a supervised environment. Throughout the patient engagement, students will uphold the standards of the profession and represent Northwestern Polytechnic with integrity. They will integrate the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice into their professional conduct, while incorporating communication, history-taking, assessment techniques, clinical presentations, and diagnostic findings.

This blended approach equips students with the skills, confidence, and expertise necessary to respond effectively to the complexities of emergency medical situations.