Multimedia Design Certification Curriculum

Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare the student for employment as a visual communicator in the field of multimedia production and to broaden the skills of those presently employed in the profession. Upon successful completion, the program prepares students to work as visual communicators in the field of multimedia production.

One Year Certificate

1st Semester

ART 121- Drawing I, 4 credits
ART 130- Multimedia I, 4 credits
ART 131- Fundamentals of Design I, 4 credits
STD- Elective, 1 credit
Total Credits/Semester 1: 13

2nd Semester

ART 150- History of Film and Animation, 3 credits
ART 203- Animation I, 4 credits
ART 207- 3-D Model Rendering, 4 credits
ENG 111 College Composition I, 3 credits
Social Science Elective, 3 credits
Total Credits/Semester 2: 17

3rd Semester

ART 208- Video Techniques, 4 credits
ART 230- Multimedia II or ART 204- Animation II, 4 credits
Total Credits/Semester 3: 8

Total credits for a Certificate in Multimedia Design = 38.

1 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).

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