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California Regional Consortia

ANIMATION FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

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Submitter's Information

Name

Stephanie Clark

Title

Professor Digital Media Arts

Region

Orange County

College

Santa Ana College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Larisa Sergeyeva

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

ANIMATION FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Multimedia (061410)

Projected Start Date

08/01/22

Catalog Description

Earn your certificate in animation and interactive design and choose your focus within the fields of 3D modeling, character animation, multimedia production, and interactive design. Choosing this priority sector field of projected growth and high earning potential will make you an asset in the future and in the current digital media market. Make your creativity work for you!

Enrollment Completer Projections

10

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

  1. Create dynamic animation & interactive media for commercial and creative applications for the entertainment industry.

  2. Apply industry-standard software to modeling, animation, and interactive design.

  3. Solve digital media design problems related to the entertainment industry using product design platforms for animation and interactive media development.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

21-24

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Program development was based on our Industry Advisory Board who acknowledges a need for commercially relevant skills in animation and modeling for product and instructional video development. 

Program requirements include 9 units in foundation coursework related to design, history, and industry tools. Requires 12 units in major coursework related to animation and modeling, and 0-3 units in elective coursework related to various pathways related to various industries for animation (gaming/motion graphics/sound).

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
DM195
Introduction to Digital Media Arts
3Y1 / S1
DM113
Introduction to Digital Media Design Principles
3Y1 / S1
DM107
History of Animation3Y1 / S1
DM196A
3D Modeling: The Fundamentals
3Y1 / S1
DM196B
3D Modeling Intermediate
3Y1 /S2
DM197A
3D Animation Fundamentals
3Y1 / S2
DM165
3D Character Animation
3Y1 / S2
ElectivesCooperative Work Experience - Occupational, 
0-3Y1 

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Orange County Regional Questions

District

Rancho Santiago Community College District

College

Santa Ana College

CRLC Member

Kimberly Mathews

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Reason for program recommendation request

Substantial Change

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Digital Media
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
Cerritos College - Computer Animation, ELAC - Animation Level I, Animation Level II, El Camino - Computer Animation, Glendale - Animation, Mt. San Antonio College - Animation & Gaming, LA Mission College - Multimedia: Animation & 3D Design, Rio Honda - Animation, Santa Monica - Entertainment Technology, Cypress - Animation 3D Computer Graphics, Fullerton - Computer Animation/Multimedia, Irvine - Interactive Media Arts, Orange Coast - Animation
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
40
Advisory Minutes
Priority Sector

ICT-DM

Submission Details

Published at

05/25/21 - 05:35 PM

Status

Informational

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