Course Listings

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Semester to semester, the program offers classes in new media development, programming, visual and audio arts, humanities, cultural literacy, natural and social sciences. The program also offers Elective classes, allowing students to specialize in a particular digital vocation and apply that to subjects within Arts or Cultural Literacy, Natural or Social Science, and to an internship or entrepreneurship.

Semester 1

ART

 101

Art History

3

ART

 290*

Elementary Studio: Color Photography & Cinematography

1

ART

 108

Elementary Studio: Drawing and Painting

3

DRAMA

 290*

Screen-writing for film and New Media

1.5
ART 290* Story Boarding for film and New Media
1.5
ENG 101 Expository Writing
3

ICS

 151C

Introduction to C Programming/VISUAL BASIC

1
ART 112 Digital Art
3

ICS

 161

Introduction to Comp. Graphics

3
MATH 101 Survey of Geometry
3

Semester 2

ART

 290*

Fundamentals in Traditional Cel Animation

3

ICS

 261

Intermediate Computer Graphics

3

ART

 290*

Human/Animal Figure Drawing & Sculpting

3

MUS

 290*

Intro. to Audio for Film, Video and Multimedia

2

DRAMA

 290*

Pantomime

1

TCOMM

 261

Intro to studio production, videography

2

Semester 3

ICS

 290*

Advanced Computer Graphics

3

ICS

 290

Modeling Dynamics of Phys World: Natural and Social sciences

3

TCOMM

 290

Intro to studio post-production: Non-linear Editing & Compositing

2

BUSINESS

 290

New Media laws

1

Semester 4(click here for more information)

ICS

 290*

New Media Vocational Skill: Specialized Development

1
Elective  
3

ICS

 290*

Arts or Cultural Literacy

1
Elective  
3

ICS

 290*

Internship/Entrepreneurship

1
Elective  
3

ICS

 290*

Natural Science or Social Science Modeling

1
Elective  
3

Total Credits:
62
*Courses with asterisks (*) need to be created. Courses named ‘290’ are special topics classes in first phase of development.

Students will have the choice of signing up for the recommended cluster of semester classes, taking each recommended semester in sequence (semester 1, 2, 3 and 4), or signing up for classes according to personal need, with the option to spread the required MATP classes over more than the recommended 4 semesters. However, students choosing to take the MATP recommended four semesters of classes in sequence will be given priority to seats available per required core class at their appropriate semester level. All students will have the option to repeat MATP core classes four times, in the context of acquiring an Media Arts Technology AS degree. Students will be allowed to sign up for Elective classes, only when all required MATP core courses have been passed with a satisfactory grade.

The program is structured so that the subject matter covered during the first, second and third semester classes can be integrated into individual and team Elective projects during the fourth semester.

The earlier section of this document entitled, Organization of Program, contains more information on the interrelationship of courses.

Many new classes will be created especially for this program, but some of the planned program content can be satisfied by minor modifications to some classes that are already approved curriculum:

·        ART 101 – Art History provides historical context for art and the art of animation, including knowledge of artists, designers, scientists, and their works.

·        ICS 161 and 261 – Beginning and Intermediate Computer Graphics provides foundation skills in 3D modeling and animation for output to New Media formats

·        ICS 151C - fundamentals for object oriented programming; focuses on the creation of autonomous agents and other aspects of simulation preparing students for modeling in the social and natural sciences.

·        ART 108 – Drawing and painting provide practical context through knowledge of traditional visual art methods and how they are applied

·        MUS 108 - Fundamentals of Music Theory provides practical knowledge of rhythms, melodies and chords, combines with how music and sound effects are used in film and multimedia

·         NATURAL SCIENCE or SOCIAL SCIENCE elective - requires development of a plan with staff in chosen areas that allows satisfaction of course requirements through modeling.

Course Requirements:

An AS degree requires a minimum of 60 credits; this program requires 63 credits.

Program Prerequisites:

Beyond a few prerequisites considered necessary to assure communication skills, some previous engagement and successes in the visual arts, and success at a basic level in quantitative and logical reasoning as demonstrated by a fairly minimal math requirement, this program is an entry-level program.