Digital Arts: Computer Animation (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/art/
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Cerritos College Computer Animation Certificate combines a solid core of art foundation courses to build visual literacy with current computer graphics technology. Students develop technical proficiency and problem-solving skills through both traditional and digital media. Students learn the fundamental concepts of visual literacy and critical thinking skills in three-dimensional design, 3D modeling and animation that will enable them to enter the work- force. Students develop personal professional portfolios of their artwork, which enable them to enter the workforce.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students prepare and assemble a body of work for entry into the workplace that include 3D modeling, 3D animated shorts, and video assembly.
- Students analyze multiple forms of animation and assemble animated shorts using current computer technology.
- Students apply professional practices to creatively express their personal experience with visual skill and clarity.
- Students appraise works of art that inform their own creative process by analyzing principles of visual composition, color theory, and lighting techniques.
- Students demonstrate through the creation of personal animated work, an understanding of the animation process and its use as a storytelling medium.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ART 102 | Art History II: Renaissance to Rococo | 3.0 |
| or ART 103 | Art History III: Neoclassical to Present | |
| or FILM 159 | World Film | |
| ART 110 | Freehand Drawing | 3.0 |
| ART 112 | Life Drawing | 3.0 |
| ART 114 | Storyboarding and Animation Principles for Film | 3.0 |
| ART 120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| ART 191A | 3d Computer Animation | 3.0 |
| ART 191B | 3D Computer Animation Project | 3.0 |
| ART 193 | Motion Picture Editing | 3.0 |
| ART 195 | 3D Modeling for Animation | 3.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Three-Dimensional Design (3) | ||
| Advanced Motion Picture Editing (3) | ||
| Motion Graphics and Post-Production Effects (3) | ||
| Advanced 3D Modeling (3) | ||
| Total Units | 30 | |