Digital Arts - Computer Animation, One-Year General Certificate
Curriculum Code #4106
Effective May 2024
Division of Arts and Humanities
The one-year certification in computer animation from the Visual Arts department represents the successful completion of select courses in art, design, digital art, and software development that prepares individuals to develop, storyboard, and create 2-D or 3-D animations and motion graphics. Successful completion of this certificate prepares the student to be an independent animator or motion designer for entry-level employment in an number of fields, including film, television, web, music videos, gaming and instructional materials; or for further study in art, design, animation and motion graphics. Certification is well suited for the individuals with professional experience seeking to add to their current skill set. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by Lorain County Community College’s University Partnership. National Association of Schools of Art and Design plan approval 2016.
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ARTS 161 | DRAWING I | 3 |
| ARTS 165 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | 3 |
| ARTS 271 | DIGITAL IMAGING 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 161 | COLLEGE COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| SDEV 101 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 2 | 1 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ARTS 273 | 2-D ANIMATION AND MOTION GRAPHICS 1 | 3 |
| ARTS 276 | 3-D MODELING AND ANIMATIONS 1 | 3 |
| MUSC 261G or HUMS 274 | MUSIC APPRECIATION 1 or FILM APPRECIATION | 3 |
| THTR 151G | INTRODUCTION TO THEATER | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ARTS 272 | DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION 1 | 3 |
| ARTS 278 | 3-D MODELING AND ANIMATION II 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
- 1
Indicates that this course requires a prerequisite.
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A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.
Consult an advisor or future transfer institution for advice in selecting electives that will apply to a specific major upon transfer.
Program Contact(s):
Gregory Little
440-366-7107
glittle@lorainccc.edu
For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.
More program information can be found on our website.
Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program. For more information, please visit our website: www.lorainccc.edu/PLA
Program Learning Outcomes
- Defend choices and aesthetic judgements in own work.
- Provide thoughtful analysis of the work of others.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the 12 principles of computer animation through the successful completion a series of exercises.
- Use the industry-standard animation development pipeline to create a computer animation.