Prepares students for careers in corporate, government, or private media centers and production facilities. Future employment may include project developers, scriptwriters, video editors, web designers, web computer graphics designer, Jr. 3D artists, or modelers and texture artists.

The curriculum provides exposure to the theory, tools, management, and business of multimedia. In addition to completing the core course requirements, students have the opportunity to select specialized courses in these technical areas: digital video production, video motion graphics, web design and open Source web development, or 3D art & animation.

Innovations in computer technology continue to rapidly change and expand the multimedia field. Therefore, the following courses of study may be subject to change in order to offer training based on current industry standards.

This program is approximately six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

In addition to the program course requirements, students must also complete the general education requirements for the degree they seek to obtain. The two degree options in this program are the Associate of Applied Technology (AAT) or the Associate of Applied Science –T (AAS-T) the different requirements for each degree are listed below.

AAT Degree General Education Requirements (15 credits): ENGL& 101 English Composition or CMST& (or higher). MAT 105 Math for Industrial Professions (or higher). PSYC& 100 General Psychology or other social science or humanities class.

AAS-T Degree General Education Requirements (20 credits): All AAS-T degrees must have a minimum of 20 credits of transferable general education. These credits replace the academic courses required for the AAT degree. Required credits include: 5 credits in Communication: ENGL& 101 or CMST& 220; 5 credits in quantitative reasoning: MATH& 141, MATH& 142, MATH& 146 or MATH& 151; 10 credits in social science, humanities or science: (choose two from the following) PSYC& 100, PSYC& 200, PSY 210, PSYC& 220, SOC& 101, ART&

Prerequisites: Basic competency with personal computers and MS Office software applications. To enroll in electives, students must have a cumulative 2.0 G.P.A. or instructor permission.

Admission Dates: Fall and Spring quarters. Part-time admission into individual courses permitted any quarter based on seat/room availability (Instructor permission required).

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AAT REQUIRED CORE COURSES

GTC 130	Digital Imaging I: Photoshop	5
MDP 103	Fundamentals of Drawing	5
MDP 107	Visual Art, Design, Storyboarding	5
MDP 119	Digital Photography	5
MDP 121	Photoshop: Compositing and Retouching	5
MDP 124	Digital Portfolio: Resume, Website, DVD	5
MDP 133	Introduction to Dreamweaver	5
MDP 146	Digital Video & Audio Editing – Premiere Pro	5
MDP 171	Designing with Illustration Software	5
MDP 189	Camera & Lighting: Portraits/Products	5
MDP 245	Photoshop: Special Effects & Techniques	5
MDP 250	Advanced Multimedia team Project
MDP 251	Multimedia Capstone Project	5
MDPA 114	3D Fundamentals	5
MDPA 151	3D Animation	5
MDPV 115	Introduction to Compositing	5
MDPV 214	Intermediate Compositing	5
MDPV 257	Field & Studio Production Techniques I	5
MDPV 260	Field & Studio Video Production Techniques II	5
MDPV 261	Media Delivery Pipelines	5
MDPW 123	Web Design Principles	5
MDPW 134	Web Animation I – Flash	5

General Education Requirements (See listing above)      15

AAS-T PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS          Credits

Technical course requirements (Same as AAT)	110
General Education Requirements (See listing above)	20

Media Electives

This course may be used as a substitute for MDP 250

MDP 239

Internship

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