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Design, Interactivity and Media Arts - 3-D Animation and Games (DI3DO)

Students create models, characters and imaginative spaces that are the foundation of 3-D film animation and the gaming industry. These skills also apply to marketing, web design, and social media.

Requirements

Tier II— Required Concentration (45.0 credit hrs.)

DIMA 1220Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development

4.5

DIMA 1230Drawing for Electronic Media

4.5

DIMA 1400Game Design Fundamentals

4.5

DIMA 1411History of Animation

4.5

DIMA 1455Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation

4.5

DIMA 1620Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation

4.5

DIMA 26203-D Character Development

4.5

OR

DIMA 26253D Modeling for Animation and Games

4.5

DIMA 26403-D Lab

4.5

DIMA 27003-D Game Development

4.5

DIMA 2840Projects Development

4.5

Total Credit Hours:45.0

Tier III— Electives (9.0 credit hrs.)

Select 9.0 credit hours from the following:
DIMA 1500Web Design

4.5

DIMA 1510Interactive 2-D Design I

4.5

DIMA 14102-D Animation and Compositing I

4.5

DIMA 24102-D Animation and Compositing II

4.5

DIMA 2210Electronic Illustration

4.5

DIMA 2500Web Design Partnership Project

4.5

DIMA 2450Design for Motion Graphics II

4.5

DIMA 2900Special Topics in DIMA

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DIMA 2981Internship

4.5

PHOT 1005Basic Photography I - Digital

6.0

VACA 1020Audio I

4.5

VACA 1130Video I - Studio

4.5

VACA 2220Digital Media Editing

4.5

VACA 1110Introduction to Scriptwriting

4.5

VACA 2120Screenwriting Principles

4.5

ARTS 2030Elementary Sculpture

4.5

ARTS 2010Life Drawing

4.5

INFO 2340Internet Scripting

4.5

Suggested Course Sequence -3D

First Year

Quarter One

ARTS 1010Drawing

4.5

DIMA 1110Digital Design: Raster

4.5

DIMA 1120Digital Design: Vector

4.5

Gen. Ed.

4.5

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Quarter Two

ARTS 10202-D Design

4.5

DIMA 1310Typography I

4.5

DIMA 1400Game Design Fundamentals

4.5

DIMA 1220Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development

4.5

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Quarter Three

DIMA 1230Drawing for Electronic Media

4.5

DIMA 1620Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation

4.5

DIMA 1411History of Animation

4.5

Gen. Ed.

4.5

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Second Year

Quarter One

DIMA 1450Design for Motion Graphics I

4.5

DIMA 27003-D Game Development

4.5

DIMA 26253D Modeling for Animation and Games

4.5

Gen. Ed.

4.5

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Quarter Two

DIMA 26403-D Lab

4.5

DIMA 1455Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation

4.5

Gen. Ed.

4.5

Tier 3 Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Quarter Three

Gen. Ed.

9.0

Gen. Ed.

4.5

Tier 3 Elective

4.5

DIMA 2840Projects Development

4.5

Total Credit Hours:22.5