Design and Media Production Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree

DAM3

Availability: Mountain View Campus

Program Purpose: Design and Media Production Technology prepares students for employment in a variety of media production industries. This program of study emphasizes hands-on production in current digital technologies. Graduates of the program receive a Design and Media Production degree with hands-on coursework in Graphic Design and Prepress, Digital Photography, Computer Animation, and Motion Graphics.

 

Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

Required Minimum: 15 Semester Credit Hours

General Education Core Area I: Language Arts/Communication - 3 Credit Hours

Successful completion of ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric is required

 

Other Area I courses include:

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

SPAN 1101Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I

3

SPAN 1102Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture II

3

COMM 1100Human Communication

3

General Education Core Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HIST 1111World History I

3

HIST 1112World History II

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

POLS 1101American Government

3

POLS 2401Global Issues

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI 2600Introduction to Social Problems

3

General Education Core Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose one of the Following)

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

General Education Core Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2110World Literature

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3

General Education Core Additional Requirements - 3 Credit Hours

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core courses an additional 3 semester credit hours must be selected from a course in Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Science courses in BIOL, CHEM, and PHYS may also satisfy this requirement.

Occupational Courses


COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

DMPT 1000Introduction to Design

4

DMPT 1005Vector Graphics

4

DMPT 1010Raster Imaging

4

DMPT 2930Exit Review

4

Select 7 of the Following Courses

(28 Credit Hours)

DMPT 1020Introduction to Photography

4

DMPT 1025 Production Photography

4

DMPT 1040Introduction to Animation

4

DMPT 2105Page Layout

4

DMPT 2110Publication Design

4

DMPT 2115Advertising and Promotional Design

4

DMPT 2325Introduction to Virtual Reality

4

DMPT 2400Basic 3D Modeling and Animation

4

DMPT 2405Intermediate 3D Modeling

4

DMPT 2415Character Rigging

4

DMPT 2470 3D Character Animation

4

DMPT 2600Basic Video Editing

4

DMPT 2605Introduction to Video Compositing and Broadcast Animation

4

DMPT 2610Intermediate Video Compositing and Broadcast Animation

4

DMPT 2650Visual Effects

4

DMPT 2905Practicum/Internship II

4

UAST 1100Drone Applications

3

Total Credit Hours: 62