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Arnold Martin
Assistant Professor
Los Angeles
El Camino College
CTE Dean
David Gonzale
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Program Details
Digital Art and Design: 2D Animation
New Program
Animation (061440)
08/25/25
The digital art and design technology program prepares students for employment in the Arts, Media, and Entertainment industries focusing on animation, 3D modeling, VFX, and game development. Upon completing these certificate requirements, students gain proficiency in 2D animation for digital art and design. This certificate includes exploration of character animation with the intention of coming away with a professional level portfolio. Competencies will be assessed by portfolios and demonstration of projects.
Anticipated enrollment completer projection is 15
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goals: This certificate is one in a set of 5 stackable certificates that will prepare students for a career in Digital Art and Design Technology. The stackable certificates will feed into an AS in Digital Art & Design Technology. This particular certificate focuses on the 2D Animation track. This certificate helps meet market demand for Animation positions in the region.
Program Objectives: The objective of this program is to prepare students to go to industry with a comprehensive portfolio. This certificate is part of a stackable certificate group leading to an Associate’s. The program is completely digital and utilizes cutting edge and industry standard technology, which prepare students to compete for jobs and meet employer expectations.
Course Units and Hours
24
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Course Report
This certificate of achievement has 15 required units, 6 units from other animation courses, and 3 units of electives
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DART 121 | Character Animation | 3 | Y1 |
| DART 111 | Concept Design: Characters & Props | 3 | Y1 |
| DART 115 | Concept Design: Storyboards | 3 | Y1 |
| DART 221 | 2D Animation Studio | 3 | Y2 |
| DART 290 | Animation Capstone Studio | 3 | Y2 |
| ART 147 -or- ART247A -or- DART211 | Moti on Graphics -or- Intermediate Motion Graphics -or- Visual Development & Environments | 6 | Y1/Y2 |
| ART 130 -or- ART131 -or- ART 110 -or- ART 217 -or-ART 218 -or- DART95 -or- DART 99 | Two-Dimensional Design I -or- Lettering and Typography I -or- Drawing Fundamentals I -or- Life Drawing I -or- Life Drawing II -or - Cooperative Work Experience Education -or-Independent Study | 3 | Y2 |
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El Camino Community College District
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New Program
This is a new Certificate of Achievement that focuses it to 2D Animation, which is a current industry need and essential for students who are interested in pursuing cares in Digital Art and Design Technology fields like 2D & 3D Animation, VFX, 3D Modeling, and Game Art and Animation.
Santa Monica's certificate in 2D Animation is the closest to this program.
Anticipated unduplicated enrollment is roughly 30 students annually. The classes are new so this is an estimate.
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Submission Details
11/01/24 - 05:27 PM
10/02/24 - 10:52 AM by Arnold Martin
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