Visual Communication Associate of Science

Award Description:

The Visual Communication Associate of Science degree is designed to provide students of multimedia the opportunity to develop necessary foundation skills in visual communication by utilizing industry standard digital design tools and processes. It helps students master the tools and processes of contemporary visual communication, digital video, and graphic design by providing them with industry standards production experiences. The curriculum is structured so as to provide students a balance between aesthetic and technological design application.                                      

Program Description:

The Multimedia Program is designed to provide students of multimedia the opportunity to develop necessary foundation design skills, master software tools and processes, and experience industry standard production environments in various fields of multimedia production. The program curriculum is structured so as to provide students with a comprehensive balance of aesthetic, technological, and practical design application. Upon completion of this program, students will be qualified for entry level employment in the multimedia industry.

Program Goals and Objectives - The program provides educational instruction and career opportunities to students electing majors and /or courses in multimedia through transferable associate degrees and certificates in specialized multimedia fields.

Award SLOs –  

Students who complete the Visual Communication AS Degree will be able to:

·      Create and prepare, for digital or traditional publication, original compositions and visual designs that meet the requirements of specific conceptual and visual needs and/or criteria.

·      Complete pre-production, production and post-production of digital video work.

·      Design and prepare image and text compositions for use in original webpages.

·      Work collaboratively with others in advertising, promotions, public relations, and marketing to create and prepare visuals to market and sell products.

20-25

The Multimedia program provides educational instruction and career opportunities to students electing majors and /or courses in multimedia through a fully transferable Associate degree and for certificates in specialized multimedia fields.

Career Options:

Visual Communication:

Graphic Designer, Production Artist, Web Designer, Web & Video Content Producer, User Interface Designer, Photo Editor, Logo Designer, Game Artist, Digital Media Designer, Multimedia Developer.

Interactive Media Production:

3D Modeler, Animator, Interactive Media Designer, Web & Video Content Producer, Sales/Advertising Presentation Developer.

Video Game:

Game Developer, Game Level/Content Designer, Technical Artist, Environment Artist, Character Artist, Prop Artist, Concept Artist, Previsualization Artist, Character Rigger/Animator, Graphics Engineer/Programmer, Software Engineer/Programmer, Multimedia Developer, Sound Artist/Designer, Game Tester, Cinematic Animator

 3D Modeling and Animation:

3D Generalist, 3D Animator, 3D Texture Artist, 3D Lighting Artist, 3D Character Artist, 3D Character Rigger, 3D Asset Artist, 3D Environment Artist, 2D/3D Visual Effects Artist, 2D/3D Compositor, 3D Production Artist, 3D Previsualization Artist, 3D Medical Visualization Artist, 3D Architectural Visualization Artist, 3D Product Design Artist

The Multimedia Program is designed to provide students of multimedia the opportunity to develop necessary foundation design skills, master software tools and processes, and experience industry standard production environments in various fields of multimedia production. The program curriculum is structured so as to provide students with a comprehensive balance of aesthetic, technological, and practical design application. Upon completion of this program, students will be qualified for entry level employment in the multimedia industry.