The Digital Animation Associate of Science
Degree (60 units total, 36 units in the major) is
designed to afford students the opportunity to
develop the necessary foundation skills, master
the tools and processes, and nurture their
artistry and creative vision. Students will work
alongside experienced professionals and undergo
standard production experiences in the classroom
that reflect industry needs and current industry
trends.
The program is designed to provide students with
a comprehensive educational approach to the field of
digital animation and will teach students to become
flexible professionals who can adapt to a variety of
design projects and roles in a constantly changing
field. The program curriculum is structured so as to
afford students a balance between aesthetic and
practical design application, where the development
of storytelling is given equal importance to the
acquisition of technical skills. Upon completion of
this curriculum, the student will be qualified for
entry level employment in digital animation
An Associate of Science Degree in Digital
Animation can be obtained by completing Cerro Coso's
General Education requirements in addition to the
Digital Animation Certificate courses. Any students
completing the courses required for the major
qualifies for a Certificate in Digital Animation.
Required Courses (18 units)
MA C102 - Digital Imaging
MA C103 - Career Planning and Portfolio
Development (formerly called MA C142 - Portfolio
Development)
MA C125 - Technical Communication (formerly
called MA C125 - Writing for Media Arts)
MA C158 - Media Production Art (formerly called
MA C158 - Animation Production Art)
MA C160 - Principles of Animation
MA C161 - Environments (formerly called MA C161
- Animation II)
Suggested Elective Courses for the Serious
Games Industry Cluster Emphasis Track (18 units)
MA C130 - Fundamentals of Game Design
MA C138 - Game Production Workflow
MA C162 - Digital Character Animation
MA C163 - Animation Programming
MA C164 - Simulations and Dynamics (formerly
called MA C164 - Animation Technology
Applications)
MA C230 - Game Prototyping (formerly called MA
C230 - Game Design for eLearning)
Suggested Elective Courses for the Design
Visualization Industry Cluster Emphasis Track
(18 units)
MA C127 - Digital Video Production
MA C128 - Interactivity and Interface Design
MA C172 - Fundamentals of AutoCAD
MA C174 - 3D Solids Modeling with SolidWorks
MA C180 - Creating Motion Graphics with After
Effects
MA C230 - Game Prototyping
Suggested Elective Courses for the Motion
Graphics Industry Cluster Emphasis Track (18
units)
MA C127 - Digital Video Production
MA C128 - Interactivity and Interface Design
MA C164 - Simulations and Dynamics
MA C168 - Digital Cinematography
MA C180 - Creating Motion Graphics with After
Effects
MUSC C183 - Fundamentals of Sound Design for
Media*
Entire List of All Approved Elective
Courses (18 units)
MA C101 - Fundamentals of Web Design
MA C105 - Accessibility and Usability
MA C111 - Computer Illustration
MA C115 - Hyper Text Markup Language
MA C118 - Fundamentals of Web Scripting
MA C119 - Fundamentals of Web Programming
MA C124 - Web Animation
MA C126 - Advanced Web Animation with Flash
MA C127 - Digital Video Production
MA C128 - Interactivity and Interface Design
MA C130 - Fundamentals of Game Design
MA C131 - Game Interface Design
MA C133 - Game Programming
MA C135 - Multiplayer Online Game Design
MA C137 - Artificial Intelligence in Game Design
MA C138 - Game Production and Workflow
MA C140 - Production Management
MA C162 - Digital Character Animation
MA C163 - Animation Programming
MA C164 - Simulations and Dynamics
MA C168 - Digital Cinematography
MA C172 - Fundamentals of AutoCAD
MA C174 - 3D Solids Modeling with SolidWorks
MA C180 - Creating Motion Graphics with After
Effects
MA C230 - Game Prototyping
MA C238 - Game Production for eLearning
ART C105 - History of Western Art
ART C111 - Basic Design ART*
ART C121 - Basic Drawing ART*
ART C126 - Life Figure Drawing ART*
ART C131 - Basic Painting*
THEA C131 - Technical Theatre*
ENGL C190 - The Art of Fiction
MUSC C183 - Fundamentals of Sound Design for
Media*
* These classes are currently offered only on
campus
For official course and degree
information view the
College Catalog on the Cerro Coso College
website.
