2020-2021 Catalog 
    
    Apr 18, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Illustration/Animation Certificate of Achievement


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The Illustration/Animation Certificate Program prepares students for entry-level animation and illustration employment in areas such as: editorial and product illustration, animation, motion design, multimedia design, digital image design, and responsive media. The program also provides coursework for professionals upgrading skills and focuses on methods for creating, synthesizing, and delivering meaningful and effective visual content to the user/viewer in one or more of these areas.

Program Student Learning Outcomes


Students who complete this program will be able to:

  • Use fundamental illustration and animation skills
  • Select and use appropriate illustration and animation software and hardware
  • Demonstrate skills typically found in the illustration and animation field

REQUIRED CORE:

Course ID Title Units
ART 80   Drawing I 3
GD 141  or Graphic Rendering Techniques 3
ART 141   Graphic Rendering Techniques 3
GD 144   Typography 3
GD 145  or Graphic Illustration 3
ART 145   Graphic Illustration 3
GD 147   Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
GD 149   Digital Illustration 3
GD 1   History of Animation 3
GD 150  * Digital Animation 3
GD 210   Motion Graphics 3
CWE 180   Co-Op-Ed-Graphics 1

TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE:


28

*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.

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