Multimedia Foundation - Cert of Acheivement

This program map only provides one possible pathway for degree and/or certificate obtainment and is for reference only. Please schedule an appointment with a counselor to develop your individualized Student Education Plan.

The Multimedia Foundation Certificate of Achievement provides a foundation in the media arts at the core of our increasingly audio-visual culture. Our project-based Multimedia training fosters artistic and technical skills in digital media including imaging, video, audio, animation, and interactive interface design. Multimedia Foundation students can focus on creating media for the web, video post-production, motion graphics, or animation through their choice of electives. The Certificate of Achievement in Multimedia Foundation prepares students to seek entry-level employment in digital media and the creative industries. 

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program. Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway. It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Design, build, test and present animations, motion graphics sequences, interactive applications and website designs.

Employ a range of software programs to create and manipulate digital imagery, audio, animation, and video.

Analyze and explain diverse multimedia products in terms of design, techniques, and point of view.

Plan and prepare a project proposal for presentation to a client.

Program Map

Requirement
GE General Education
E Elective

Fall Year 1

6 units
Select one of the following:
Explores new digital approaches for creating and compositing powerful visual imagery for use in film/video, multimedia, and design. Includes integration of graphics, video, text, and sound on desktop computers. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed FILM 126. Course software: Adobe After Effects and Photoshop.
  1. Advisories: GRPH 111
  2. Advisories: GRPH 112
          Explores new digital approaches for creating and compositing powerful visual imagery for use in film/video, multimedia, and design. Includes integration of graphics, video, text, and sound on desktop computers. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed MMAC 126.
          1. Advisories: GRPH 111
          2. Advisories: GRPH 112
                  GRPH 129
                  Digital Tools for Visual Media

                  This course teaches the fundamentals of professional digital applications used in the creation and production of digital media across various channels. Students will apply art and design theory to create and edit vector graphics, digital images, designs for publishing, video, and web design. The course teaches basic computer skills, digital image capture, image manipulation, illustration, layout, time-based media, 3D, and emerging technologies and techniques for effective experiential design. The course is not open to students who are enrolled or have completed MMAC 129.

                            Core Elective -Multimedia Foundation (Cert.)

                            Spring Year 1

                            6 units
                            MMAC 101
                            Introduction to Multimedia

                            The course explores how multimedia transforms experiences of creative expression and communication and impacts our cultural, business, and personal lives. Topics include project planning, development, and exploration through multiple projects. Projects include art for interaction, web imagery, animation, motion graphics, UI/UX, gaming, visual effects, video production, and transmedia storytelling. Course software: Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant software.

                                  1. Category 3: Humanities
                                    Select one of the following:

                                    This course is an introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to two-dimensional art and composition, including the study of basic design principles and elements.  Students will develop a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lectures, studio projects, problem-solving, and writing assignments.  This course covers the same content as Art 110, but projects are executed digitally using the computer. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for GRPH 108.

                                        1. C1 - Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
                                        1. Category 3: Humanities

                                          This course is an introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to two-dimensional art and composition, including the study of basic design principles and elements.  Students will develop a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lectures, studio projects, problem-solving, and writing assignments.  This course covers the same content as Art 110, but projects are executed digitally using the computer. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for ART 108.

                                              1. C1 - Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
                                              1. Category 3: Humanities
                                                Core Elective -Multimedia Foundation (Cert.)