Animation and Gaming, Associate in Arts (AA)
Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
Complete all of the following:
- All Department Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the department requirements must be completed through SBCC).
- One of the following three General Education options:
- OPTION 1: A minimum of 18 units of SBCC General Education Requirements (Areas A-D) and Institutional Requirements (Area E) and Information Competency Requirement (Area F) OR
- OPTION 2: IGETC Pattern OR
- OPTION 3: CSU GE Breadth Pattern
- A total of 60 degree-applicable units (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher).
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all units attempted at SBCC.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all college units attempted.
- A minimum of 12 units through SBCC.
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
Department Requirements | ||
MAT 103 | Introduction to Multimedia | 3 |
MAT 116 | Interactive Design I | 3 |
MAT 131 | Digital Imaging I | 3 |
MAT 136 | Introduction to 3D Animation | 3 |
MAT 137 | Visual Effects for Film, Television and Gaming | 3 |
MAT 138 | 3-D Character Animation | 3 |
or MAT 167 | 3-D Environments Design | |
MAT 141 | 3-D Modeling | 3 |
MAT 145 | Video Game Design | 3 |
MAT 205 | Portfolio Development And Professional Practices | 3 |
or MAT 168 | Serious Game Prototyping | |
Recommended Courses: | ||
Classical Animation I | ||
Studio Art Foundations (2-D) | ||
Studio Art Foundations 3D | ||
HTML And Webmastering | ||
Production Sound for Film and Television | ||
Motion Graphics and Compositing | ||
Digital Drawing | ||
Digital Imaging II | ||
Web Design I | ||
Total Units | 27.00 |
- Students will be able to create complex models, apply complex colors and textures to them according to a storyboard.
- Students will be able to create a digital lighting system and render Photorealistic images in 2D.
- Students will be able to create the necessary visual effects (environments and natural forces) specified for the story.
- Students will be able to set up a skeleton for a 3-D model and animate a character according to a storyboard.
- Students will be able to animate a character according to the dialog in the story.