Multimedia

Animation and Motion Graphics, associate degree

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Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.

Plan of Study Grid
Summer TermCredits
ART 116
or ART 237A
 Basic Design: Color Foundations *
or Drawing the Human Figure
 4
ART 131A
or ART 115
or ART 161
 Drawing I *
or Basic Design: 2D Foundations
or Intro to Animation
 4
First Term
MM 112 Digital Media Foundations 2
MM 118 Previsualization for Digital Media 3
MM 120 Multimedia Design 2
MM 235 Video Editing 4
Second Term
MM 114
or MM 259
 Visual Storytelling
or Screenwriting/Preproduction
 3
MM 220 Multimedia Design II 3
MM 230 Graphics for Multimedia 4
MM 231 2D Animation 4
Third Term
MM 160 Marketing Yourself as a Multimedia Professional 2
MM 260
or MM 129
 Video Foundations
or Sound Production
 4
MM 232 3D Modeling and Animation 4
MM 239 Advanced Video Editing 4
Fourth Term
MM 215
or MM 242
 Introduction to Stop Motion Animation
or Game Design & Interactive Media
4
MM 237 Motion Graphics and Compositing 4
MM 253
or MM 269
 3D Environment Modeling and Texturing
or Production Design and Art Direction
 3
MM 279 Accessibility in Digital Development 3
Fifth Term
MM 233 3D Character Modeling 3
MM 216
or MM 266
 Puppet Fabrication in Stop Motion
or Post-Production: Color Correction
 4
MM 258
or MM 263
 Motion Graphics and Compositing II
or Cinematography/Lighting
 4
General Education: 1 Course
Sixth Term
MM 256 Graphics for Multimedia II 4
MM 254 3D Character Rigging and Animation 3
MM 282
or MM 267
 Stop Motion Animation Production
or Visual Effects Production
 4
MM 284
or MM 280
 Portfolio Development
or Cooperative Work Experience in Multimedia
 3
Seventh Term
BA 150
or BA 235
or BA 250
or COMM 130
 Intro to Entrepreneurship
or Social Media Marketing
or Small Business Design
or Business & Professional Communication
 4
General Education: 1 Course
 Total Credits96

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