ANIMATION (LEVEL I) CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Animation (Level I)

Students completing this program certificate will acquire applicable skills to pursue entry-level positions in Animation.

Program learning outcomes:

• Creatively reference historical and cultural perspectives in an animation portfolio.
• Demonstrate creative and technical knowledge by developing a successful portfolio.

Students completing this program certificate will acquire applicable skills to pursue entry-level positions in Animation.

SUBJECT & NO. COURSE UNITS

ANIMATN 212* Character Animation and Design. . . . . . . . . . . .3 - Prerequisite: Art 201

ANIMATN 216* Layout and Background Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - Prerequisite: Art 201

ANIMATN 217* Storyboards. . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - Prerequisite: Art 201

ANIMATN 218 Fundamentals of Animation. . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .3 

ANIMATN 221 Three-Dimensional Animation I. . . . . . . .  . . . .. . .3

ART 201 Drawing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

ART 639 Introduction to Digital Imaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .21

* This course has a prerequisite

We don't have the completion data for this certificate alone, but the 2019-2020 annual and three-year average number of awards conferred for all Animation Certificates and Animation AA degree is 12 and 11 respectively.

Our first goal is to increase amount of students who complete the certificate by making it more relevant to current trends and reduce the time of completion. Our second goal is to increase the amount of students that continue onto completing the Associates Degree.

We project an increase of completion of this certificate to about 18 students/year, for an increase of 50% to 60%.

The objectives of this Certificate are:

• To provide an increase of transfers to 4 year institutions, since the typical entry-level education levels for the related occupations in Animation related field is a Bachelor's Degree.
• To make the degree more relevant to current employment trends.
• To provide access to a curriculum that traditionally is found mostly in more expensive 4 year colleges or higher-ed private institutions.
• To provide occupational skills to students interested in the Animation industry.

This is an introductory  Certificate to Animation discipline. There is only one required  course with a  prereq and another elective one that also has a prereq. The prereq for Life Drawing I is the intro to Drawing I class.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Anim 639	Introduction to digital imaging	3	S1
Art 201	Drawing I	3	S1
Art209	Perspective Drawing	3	S1
Anim 221	Intro to 3D Animation	3	S1
Anim 218	Fundamentals of Animation	3	S2

 Art 204                             Life drawing I                  3                                         S2

Animation/Art

There are no other Animation Certificates currently offered at other LACCD colleges.

60 to 70 students per year.

- Modify curriculum to reduce the amount of nested prereqs, resulting in a faster course load completion - Adjust curriculum to includle more industry relevant courses / skills - Review and refine curriculum and programs to ensure that they are responsive to student needs and meeting the economic, industry, and societal needs of the region. - Increase the focus from more historically traditional skills towards 3D animation and other venues such as VR, VFX and Game Art