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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Digital Animation and enter the workforce. Students explore basic design concepts, basic and advanced drawing techniques, story boarding, and 3D animation technology. This digital media degree gives students the foundation to go into a variety of career fields, from traditional advertising agencies to design agencies to video production companies to web production companies. Students learn how to use industry-standard design software and learn about typography, images, and the creative process involved in designing graphics that clearly present information. Our digital media degree program also includes a series of art courses to give students a solid foundation in the core of graphic design.
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First Semester
MGD 111 | Adobe Photoshop I | 3 |
MGD 112 | Adobe Illustrator I | 3 |
MGD 117 | Introduction to Visual Communications | 3 |
MGD 153 | 3D Animation I | 3 |
MGD 143 | Motion Graphic Design I (Software) | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
GEN EDU | Any Approved Elective List Course | 3 |
ELECTIVE | MGD 165/211/243/257/267 | 3 |
ELECTIVE | MGD 116/141/164/212 or Any MGD Prefix | 3 |
ELECTIVE | MGD 116/141/164/212 or Any MGD Prefix | 3 |
MGD 268 | Business for Creatives | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Semester Note: Take MGD 268 in Semester 4 if associate seeking. It should be taken the last semester.
Upon completion of MGD 111, MGD 112, MGD 117, MGD 143, MGD 153, MGD 142, MGD 167, MGD 253, MGD 268, and one course from: MGD 165, MGD 211, MGD 243, MGD 257, or MGD 267, you should apply for the Digital Animation Certificate.