Art Digital Media Courses

Course Name Units ARTDM 100 Introduction to Multimedia Workstations 1 This course introduces students to the basic features of multimedia workstations. Students will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with Windows or Macintosh workstations and multimedia accessory equipment. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 110 Digital Imaging Process and Technique I 1.5 This course covers basic design concepts, processes, and aesthetic interpretation of making digital imagery. The course will provide students with experience creating computer graphics and with experience in editing digital images from scanned photographs and digital photography. ARTDM 111 Digital Imaging Process and Technique II 1.5 This course builds on the introductory concepts of digital imaging and covers design concepts, processes, and aesthetic interpretation of making digital imagery. Students will learn advanced digital imaging techniques and be further exposed to design and composition. ARTDM 112 Digital Imaging for the Artist 3 This is a course in digital imaging for the artist. This course is designed to develop a fine arts approach to computer-generated imaging. Students will utilize leading graphic arts software programs. An emphasis will be placed on the application and integration of color theory as well as design principles with digital imaging. ARTDM 115 Digital Imaging Process and Technique III 3 This intermediate digital imaging course builds on the foundation learned in ARTDM 111. The deeper and more complex topics of digital imaging will be covered. Students will explore digital imaging for interface design as well as the creation of graphics for print, web, video, motion graphics and interactive CD/DVD content. Design and content will be stressed. Topics will include advanced image compositing, advanced color correction, filters, vectors, and text. ARTDM 117 Digital Illustration 3 This course introduces students to digital illustration. Students will engage in the production of vector graphics suitable for printing, multimedia presentation and the web. Instruction will utilize a variety of software programs including Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand. ARTDM 120 Interactive Authoring for Multimedia 3 This course is an introduction to interactive authoring for multimedia projects. Students will create multimedia presentations using digital audio, video, graphics, text, computer animation and interactivity. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 130 Introduction to Digital Audio 1.5 This is an introductory course about the application of audio to various forms of digital media. The course covers how to capture, edit and create digital audio for CD-ROM, DVD's, video and the Internet. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 131 Audio Production for Digital Media 3 This course will cover audio production techniques for digital media. Topics will include digital multitrack recording, effects processing, streaming media and the integration of audio within a variety of digital media. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 136 Beginning Digital Photography 3 This introductory course focuses on the required skills to create effective digital photographs using digital cameras. Students will be introduced to color correction, retouching, and compositing techniques, as well as digital capture, scanning and printing techniques with a specific focus on digital photographic practice in fine art. ARTDM 140 Motion Graphics for Digital Media 3 This is an introductory course in motion graphics utilizing digital video and various graphics file formats. Students will learn how to create animations and output them for presentation on CD-ROM, the web and video tape. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and applications. ARTDM 145 Intermediate Digital Video Production 3 This course will expose students to advanced digital video production through the study of both editing and footage acquisition. Students will script projects that will be further developed through work on story boards and camera techniques. This course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital software application programs. ARTDM 149 Introduction to Digital Video 1.5 This is an introductory course about the application of video to various forms of digital media. The course covers how to capture, edit and create digital video for DVD's, interactive computer presentations, and the Internet. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 150 Topics in Digital Media 0.50 to 4.00 Supplementary topics to the digital media curriculum designed to provide a study of current concepts and problems in multimedia. Specific topics will be announced. ARTDM 160 3D Modeling and Animation I 3 This course is an introduction to the basic principles of computer-generated 3D modeling and animation. This course emphasizes the modeling and display of objects and environments using 3D modeling, surfacing and texturing, camera and lighting, and animation software tools. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 161 3D Modeling and Animation II 3 Building on the skills acquired in 3D Modeling and Animation I, this course will focus on the creation of short animated movies. Students will explore the principles that govern animation and learn techniques for implementing them in 3D. The course will involve hands-on work with a variety of digital workstations and multimedia software applications. ARTDM 165 Cartoon Drawing for Digital Animation 3 This course will introduce students to the skills necessary to script and story board animations. It is designed to prepare students to develop a particular style of animation in any of a wide variety of other multimedia courses. This course is designed as a good companion to and/or preparation for MULTM 170 and/or MULTM 160. ARTDM 170 Animation and Interactivity 3 This course will provide an introduction to animated web design which includes fundamentals of cell-based animation and the integration of sound and video elements. Design concepts that are unique to the World Wide Web's nonlinear, interactive features are emphasized. Publishing multimedia websites will also be covered. The course will also involve hands-on work with a variety of computer work stations and applications. ARTDM 171 Web Design 3 This course will cover concepts of designing and producing for the World Wide Web. Students will learn basic interactive design and technical skills for creating websites. An emphasis is placed on information architecture, navigation, and interface design. ARTDM 175 Flash Interactivity 3 This course will introduce students to the interactive possibilities of Macromedia Flash's programming language, Action script. Basic programming principles will be covered to introduce students to the thought processes necessary to design interactive projects. This basic knowledge of programming will be adapted for use in developing interactive animated projects in Macromedia's Flash authoring environment. ARTDM-190 Digital Media Projects 3 This advanced course is designed for students who are preparing for employment in the multimedia industry. Students will work on special production-oriented projects in multimedia. Working independently and in teams, students will use the design, tool, and business skills they have developed in prior semesters. Students will involve themselves in the production process and create presentations combining a variety of digital media. ARTDM-191 Multimedia Portfolio Development 3 This advanced course is designed for students who are preparing for employment in the multimedia industry. Students will explore multimedia career opportunities and the basic principles of professional portfolio preparation for digital media. Students will have the opportunity to view professional portfolios and present their own portfolios to their class peers. ARTDM-195 Applied Production For Digital Media 3 This course is designed to give students applied production and business experience with a wide variety of client-driven multimedia projects. Working independently and in teams, students will build upon the design, tool, and business skills developed in prior coursework. Students will involve themselves in the production process and create projects to meet client specifications. Students will also be intimately involved with the decision making process for running an independent multimedia business. Projects will vary significantly from semester to semester as well as within the course of a semester. ARTDM 214 Introduction to Graphic Design 3 Fundamentals of graphic design including history, theory and practice. Students will use graphic design as a means of communicating ideas in a digital environment. Specific focus will be given to principles of design; balance and visual hierarchy; integration of text and image. Students will survey the history of 20th century design as a basis for exploring and understanding graphic design fundamentals. ARTDM 224 Typography 3 Fundamentals of typography including history, theory, and practice, study of letterforms and type design; Emphasis on the vocabulary of typographic form and its relationship to message and purpose.