Virtual Reality Designer Certificate

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Certificate Overview
The Virtual Reality Designer Certificate provides students with entry level skills for a career in the art and design aspects of virtual reality. Through a series of courses that are project-centric, the program exposes the students to current virtual reality (VR) technologies, 3D tools and techniques; and game development techniques and processes. This certificate may aid the student in the search for an entry-level position as a VR designer, VR artist, VR/AR Developer, or VR Technical Artist.
Required Courses
Students must complete the following coursework:
- ANIM 100 Digital Paint and Ink
- ANIM 122 Introduction to Virtual Reality Design and Technology
- ANIM 130 Introduction to 3D Modeling
- ANIM 131 Introduction to Game Design
- ANIM 140 Introduction to 3D Animation
- ANIM 151 Team Game Development
- ANIM 210 Building Worlds in Virtual Reality
- ANIM 148 Demo Reel
Required Electives

Choose one course from the following:
ANIM 108 Principles of Animation

ANIM 115 Storyboarding

ANIM 132 Intermediate 3D Modeling

ANIM 146 Intermediate 3D Animation

MUSA 120 Electronic Music
Sample Job Titles
Titles based on SOC Code: 27-1014
- 3D Animator (Three-Dimensional Animator)
- 3D Artist (Three-Dimensional Artist)
- Animator
- Artist
- Designer
- Digital Artist
- Graphic Artist
- Illustrator
- Motion Graphics Artist
- Multimedia Producer