Demonstrate competent application of the principles of animation.
Rig bipedal and quadrupedal characters for animation and/or interactive titles.
Create hybrid (2D and 3D) assets (layouts, backgrounds, characters, props, lights,
cameras, scripting, and effects) for film, games, and/or simulations.
Composite and render constructed assets into unified scenes.
Contribute in a team setting, i.e., plan, schedule, follow through, and communicate,
to produce and submit a capstone title demonstrating competent understanding of the
animation discipline.
Assistant Audio, Audio Engineering, Game Sound, and Sound Design Certificates, A.A.S.
and B.S. in Digital Audio Production
Program Learning Outcomes
Discerning — Students will develop an informed and critical judgment of quality. They
will interpret how individual elements can combine to create something of superior
quality and identify this quality in their own work and the work of others.
Outgoing — Students will organize projects and events that reach beyond themselves
and involve other students, faculty, community members and industry professionals.
They will find the knowledge, personnel and resources needed to accomplish goals even
when they don’t know how to do it themselves or when the preferred tools are unavailable.
Technical — Students will demonstrate an ability to use the industry-standard skills
and tools associated with recording, designing, mixing and mastering audio in a proficient
way and/or they will demonstrate an ability to design, build, and employ professional-level
audio tools and systems for analog or digital applications.
Creative — Students will demonstrate an ability to move beyond industry expectations.
They will design, produce, and build solutions to narrative, musical, game design,
hardware, and software problems in a singular and outstanding way.
A.A.S. in Digital Cinema Production
Program Learning Outcomes
Operate cinema-grade camera, lighting, and audio equipment used on professional sets
throughout the world.
Execute on-set safety standards and professional protocols.
Create short narrative and documentary filmed content.
Describe how current cinematic trends reflect and break from historical precedents.
Address cinematic story challenges across the entire production process, from pre-production
with script writing and development to post-production through editing using professional
software.
B.S. in Digital Cinema Production
Program Learning Outcomes
Compose cinematic camera and lighting presentations which are both aesthetically appealing
and enhance story.
Direct a cast or subjects and a crew using professional protocols to complete a quality
piece of filmed content.
Produce short narrative and documentary filmed content in collaboration with other
creative contributors.
Edit narrative and documentary projects using a variety of creative approaches, advanced
techniques, and professional software.
Write compelling scripts for digital media content using professional formatting,
story structure, character arc, and cinematic storytelling techniques.
Demonstrate a personal artistic voice in an area of specific concentration and expertise.
Digital Cinema Certificate
Program Learning Outcomes
Production — Student is able to implement the processes, strategies, and protocols
required for the production and creation of filmed media content, from entry level
(production assistant) to advanced (producer and production manager), based on standard
industry practices.
Direction — Student is able to fill the role of the director in creating and executing
the aesthetic look and shooting plan of a screenplay in collaboration with department
heads, actors, key crew members, and the post-production team.
Storytelling — Student is able to implement their understanding of the psychological
foundations of how storytelling functions through various technologies, how to apply
the storytelling principles to create effective communication using a variety of media
and in a variety of key production roles including producer, director, writer and
editor.
Cinematography — Student is able to perform the role of the cinematographer as technician,
manager and storyteller and has acquired hands-on skills with grip, electric, and
camera equipment, and understands how these skills are applied to work flows in pre-production,
principle photography, and post-production.
Editing — Student can carry out applied learning activities focused on the post-production
process for digital media productions (documentaries, narrative, short format, and
corporate industrial).
Post-production — Student understands and shows practical skills for the post work
flows from asset management through final project delivery, including client/director
collaboration, technical and aesthetic editing skills, mastery of software tools,
color correction, and delivery of the product in required industry standard formats.
A.A.S. in Digital Communication Technology, Minor in Digital Media
Program Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate a strong familiarity and proficiency with professional software for video
editing, audio production and editing, basic animation, and web development.
Demonstrate understanding and competency with the production pipeline of at least
two of the following: digital cinema production, digital audio production, web and
app development, and animation.
Demonstrate mastery over media file formats, conversion protocols, and storage frameworks.
Use critical thinking skills to solve industry-related problems on real-world projects
and in collaboration with other students.
Carry out applied learning activities focused on the production and post-production
process for digital media productions.
Digital Media Certificate
Program Learning Outcomes
Develop critical thinking skills to solve industry-related problems.
Describe the industry opportunities for digital media.
Create media for use in an introductory-level project.
Produce a introductory-level project using current industry tools.
B.S. in Web Design & Development, Interaction Design & Development Emphasis
Program Learning Outcomes
Develop critical thinking skills to solve industry-related problems,
Professional-level creative design and production, problem solving, and robust verbal
and written communication skills
Demonstrate junior level of proficiency in using industry-standard digital hardware
and software within their specific emphasis on student and real-world projects
Work on community-partnered and service-learning projects that benefit the local community.
B.S. in Web Design & Development, Web & App Development Emphasis
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to leverage accepted design principles to build visually appealing
mock ups and wire frames to maximize the user experience.
Students will be able to develop functional interfaces using current frameworks and
technologies that work on multiple devices.
Students will be able to effectively communicate with peers in a work team and clients
in both verbal and written forms.
A.A.S. in Web Design & Development
Program Learning Outcomes
Mark up a website using semantically appropriate HTML5 tags.
Use media queries and mobile-first design to create responsive page templates.
Build single-page web and mobile applications using JavaScript.
Implement user experience design strategies to build applications and websites that
lead to a call to action.
Design simple and understandable user interfaces and interactions for desktop, mobile,
and web.
Design and build digital video, audio, photographic, and textual assets.
Demonstrate the ability to be a contributing member of a team.
Minor in Writing for Entertainment Media
Program Learning Outcomes
Students learn the technical aspects of creating scripts for professional media productions,
including script formatting, writing for camera, audio, and other technical elements
in order to create scripts that are easily producible in a professional production.
Students learn film production analysis to enable them to understand storytelling
principles of structure, character development, audience involvement, and how different
types of stories vary.
Students learn story editing, allowing them to be able to analyze scripts written
by other writers, identify storytelling strengths and challenges, and work with other
writers on improving their scripts, as well as being able to apply the same analytical
tools to their own work.
Students graduate having completed a full long-form media script (i.e., a storytelling
media experience requiring a minimum of 45 minutes), which can serve as a strong entry
into the world of professional media writing.
Students gain knowledge of the business and economic aspects of professional media
writing.
