Interactive Media Production Certificate of Achievement

Award Description:

The Interactive Media Production Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide students of Multimedia a foundational set of technological tools with which to develop a variety of multiplatform media products, including 3D animation, game development, web design, and video production. The curriculum is structured to provide students with a generalized understanding of the functional and aesthetic relationships between the various segments of the Multimedia industry and the potential for the creative synthesis of these aspects in their professional work.

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 Interactive Media Production Certificate of Achievement will be able to:

·       Create original graphic design compositions for print, web, and digital presentation.

·       Create content in 3D computer generated arts including modeling, texturing, lighting, character design & development, and visual effects and compositing.

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

·       Design and implement original web imagery, compositions, pages, and sites.

·       Design game assets, environments, and interactive game 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 Interactive Media Production Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide students of Multimedia a foundational set of technological tools with which to develop a variety of multiplatform media products, including 3D animation, game development, web design, and video production. The curriculum is structured to provide students with a generalized understanding of the functional and aesthetic relationships between the various segments of the Multimedia industry and the potential for the creative synthesis of these aspects in their professional work.