School of Technology Curriculum Document
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Jana Whitington |
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9/26/05 |
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Document Subject: New Post Baccalaureate Animation and Video Game Certificate
Justification: The Post Baccalaureate Animation and Video Game Certificate will offer a broad range of design and technology competencies focused on career paths in the specialty of animation and video game design. It is designed for students who have degrees in other disciplines and would like to add the game and video game animation certificate to their existing degrees.
Proposed Certificate Description:
The Post Baccalaureate Animation and Video Game Certificate offers a broad range of design and technology competencies focused on career paths in the specialty of animation and video game design. Students will acquire a combination of skills in drawing, perspective, 2D design and 3D animation. They will study lighting and scene setup, color theory, anatomy and gesture, as well as explore motion maps, characters, level design and prototyping.
Students also will develop skills in scriptwriting, storyboarding, character animation and web-based game content production. In this program, students will learn the importance of creating portfolios and reels that reflect their knowledge of the game and animation industry.
The objective of the program is to help the student attain an understanding of game content creation; communicate a game's premise and design.
Entry-level positions appropriate for graduates of Animation and Video Game Certificate include texture artist, character animator, modeler, and level designer.
Students will be able to expand their employment opportunities in the animation and game industries by combining previous baccalaureate education with the animation and video game certificate.
Current:None
Proposed:
CGT 241 Introduction to Animation and Spatial Graphics
CGT 310 Drawing, Acting and scripting for animation
CGT 330 Multimedia, Animation and Video Game Design and Development
CGT 340 Digital Lighting and Rendering
CGT 341 Motion for Computer Animation
CGT 346 Digital Video and Audio
CGT 446 Technical Animation Production and Direction
CGT 307 Advanced Graphic Design for Web and Multimedia
CGT 351 Multimedia Authoring I
CGT 442 Advanced Computer Animation
Students who have a bachelors degree in art and design can use their accredited course of study towards Group A. Students who come from other types of bachelors programs that do not have Group A equivalencies will be required to take Group A courses along with the courses in the Animation and Video Game Certificate to ensure program success.
Group A
CGT 112 Sketching for Visualization and Communication or equivalent accredited 3 credit course. Requires advisor approval. This course is a basic drawing and design course.
CGT 141 Internet Foundations, Technologies and Development or equivalent accredited 3 credit course. Requires advisor approval. This course is a basic XML, HTML website design course.
CGT 211 Raster imaging for Computer Graphics or equivalent accredited 3 credit course. Requires advisor approval. This course is a raster imaging course where industry standard software is used.
CGT 353 Principles of Interactive and Dynamic Media or equivalent accredited 3 credit course. Requires advisor approval. This is a basic cell animation course using industry standard software. It covers the basics of animation design.
Impact on Students: This will be an addition to an existing option in CGT and cover another market of students currently on campus as well as a new market of students.
What other Academic Departments will be impacted? Students in other disciplines will have the opportunity to add this to their degree.
Summarize any discussions with the departments listed above: None
Impact on University Resources: All course already exist in the Computer Graphics Technology program and are offered in the CGT BS Degree and Option.
Impact on General Education Requirements: none