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Degrees & Certificate Programs

AA Degree Programs

• Associate in Arts degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences with Emphasis in Fine Arts

AS Degree Programs

• Graphic Design
• Animation

Certificate Programs

• Animation - Traditional
• Animation - 2D Multimedia
• Animation - 3D and CG Gaming
• Graphic Design
• Web Design

Course Offerings

ANIMATION

Name	Description
ANIM 101A	Drawing-Gesture
ANIM 101B	Drawing-Gesture Design
ANIM 101C	Drawing-Gesture Design
ANIM 104	Drawing Fundamentals
ANIM 107	Figure in Motion
ANIM 108	Principles of Animation
ANIM 109	Advanced Principles of Animation
ANIM 111A	Animal Drawing
ANIM 111B	Animal Drawing
ANIM 115	Storyboarding
ANIM 116	Character Development
ANIM 117	Animation Background Layout
ANIM 118	Background Painting
ANIM 120	Script Development for Animation
ANIM 121	Nature and History of Animation
ANIM 130	Introduction to 3D Computer Animation
ANIM 131	Introduction to Gaming
ANIM 132	Modeling, Texture Mapping, & Lighting
ANIM 134	Visual Effects I: Dynamics
ANIM 135	Visual Effects II: Particle Systems
ANIM 136	Animation Environment Layout
ANIM 137A	Work Experience in New Digital Media
ANIM 137B	Work Experience in New Digital Media
ANIM 137C	Work Experience in New Digital Media
ANIM 145	3-D Modeling Project
ANIM 146	3-D Animation
ANIM 148	Demo-Reel Development
ANIM 172	Motion Graphics, Compositing and Visual Affects
ANIM 175	Web Animation with Flash

 

FINE ARTS

Name	Description
ARTB 1	Understanding Visual Arts
ARTB 14	Basic Studio Arts
ARTD 15A	Drawing: Beginning
ARTD 15B	Drawing: Beginning
ARTD 16	Drawing: Perspective
ARTD 17A	Drawing: Life
ARTD 17B	Drawing: Life
ARTD 20	Design: 2-D
ARTD 21	Design: Color & Composition
ARTD 23A	Drawing: Heads and Hands
ARTD 23B	Drawing: Heads and Hands
ARTD 23C	Drawing: Heads and Hands
ARTD 25A	Painting: Beginning
ARTD 25B	Painting: Beginning
ARTD 26A	Painting: Intermediate
ARTD 26B	Painting: Intermediate
ARTD 27	Painting: Watercolor
ARTD 43	Introduction to Printmaking
ARTD 44	Printmaking: Relief & Lithography
ARTD 45	Printmaking: Collagraph/ Monotype/ Silk Screen
ARTG 20	Art, Artists and Society
ARTG 21A	Introduction to Exhibition Production
ARTG 21B	Intermediate Exhibition Production
ARTG 22A	Exhibition Design and Art Gallery Operation Work Experience
ARTG 22B	Exhibition Design and Art Gallery Operation Work Experience
ARTG 22C	Exhibition Design and Art Gallery Operation Work Experience
ARTS 22	Design: Three-Dimensional
ARTS 30A	Ceramics: Beginning
ARTS 30B	Ceramics: Beginning
ARTS 31A	Ceramics: Intermediate
ARTS 31B	Ceramics: Intermediate
ARTS 33	Ceramics: Hand Construction
ARTS 40A	Sculpture: Beginning
ARTS 40B	Sculpture: Beginning
ARTS 40C	Sculpture: Carving
ARTS 41A	Sculpture: Life
ARTS 41B	Sculpture: Life
ARTS 42	Sculpture: Mold Making
ARTS 46A	Sculpture: Special Effects Makeup
ARTS 46B	Sculpture: Special Effects Makeup
ARTZ 50	Specialized Studio-Art Studies

 

GRAPHIC ARTS

Name	Description
ARTC 60	Graphic Design: Lettering & Typography
ARTC 66	Portfolio
ARTC 70	Computer Graphics: Introduction
ARTC 74	Computer Graphics: Web Page Design
ARTC 77	Computer Graphics: Exploring Digital Illustration
ARTC 161	Graphic Design: Layout
ARTC 165	Illustration
ARTC 171	Computer Graphics 2: Advanced Layout and Design
ARTC 172	Computer Graphics: Multimedia
GRAP 1	Computer Graphics Lab
GRAP 10	Photo Editing with Photoshop
GRAP 12	Advanced Photo Editing with Photoshop
GRAP 14	Digital Color Management
GRAP 16	Digital Image Design with Illustrator & Freehand
GRAP 18	Advanced Image Design – 3D Modeling Techniques
GRAP 20	Applying Photos and Images in Multimedia
GRAP 24	Work Experience in Computer Graphics
GRAP 28	Digital Portfolio
GRAP 48	Introduction to Digital Design Systems
GRAP 99	Special Projects in Computer Graphics

 

PHOTOGRAPHY

Name	Description
PHOT 1	Laboratory Studies: Black and White Photography
PHOT 2	Laboratory Studies: Color Photography
PHOT 4	Digital Cameras and Composition
PHOT 10	Basic Digital and Film Photography
PHOT 11	Advanced Professional Photography
PHOT 12	Photographic Alternatives
PHOT 15	History of Photography
PHOT 16	Fashion Photography
PHOT 17	Photocommunication
PHOT 18	Portraiture and Wedding Photography
PHOT 20	Color Photography
PHOT 21	Exploring Color Photography
PHOT 28	Photography Portfolio Development
PHOT 30	Commercial and Illustrative Photography
PHOT 99	Special Projects in Photography