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Digital and Film Arts Animation - Associate of Applied Science

Graduation Checksheet (MS Word)

Develop skills in animation, cinematography, video production and script writing. Courses also cover drawing, illustration, cartooning, digital imaging and computer animation. Students seeking to transfer into a digital/film animation program at a university should complete an Associate of Arts degree. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day and evening classes.

Before you enroll in this program you must complete DAR 100, 103, and either DAR 051 or 120.

What can I do with this degree?
Career options: Obtain employment as a writer, producer, editor, director, camera operator, sound designer or graphic artist.

Academic Options: Transfer to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree program at Arizona State University.

Locations:  West Campus

Department/Contact Information:  Division Dean: 206-6690, Lead Faculty: 206-6840

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. *
Reading Requirement: complete this requirement before enrolling in general education courses
Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement 6
Humanities and Social Science Requirement: complete a course from the Social Science or Leadership/Ethics category that meets the cultural diversity (C) or global awareness (G) requirement 3
Subtotal 9
Course # Course Title Credits
Required Core Courses
DAR 101 Color Rendering and Theory 4
DAR  115 Digital Video Editing 4
DAR 122 DeskTop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator 4
DAR 124 Writing for Film and Television 3
DAR 125 Beginning Video Production 3
DAR 140 Digital Arts Illustration Studio: Illustration Technique and Media 4
DAR 173 History of American Cinema 3
DAR 175 Cinematography 3
DAR 176 Film Animation 3
DAR 221 Photo Image Editing: Adobe PhotoShop 4
DAR 223 Digital Drawing and Painting 4
DAR 250 Computer 2-D Animation: Adobe AfterEffects 4
DAR 251 Computer 3-D Animation: Maya 4
Subtotal 47
Required Support Courses
CSA 100 Computer Literacy 1
WRT 101 Writing I 3
WRT 102 Writing II 3
Subtotal 7
Total 63
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses:  Communication Requirement - WRT 101 and 102; Humanities and Social Science Requirement - DAR 250 fulfills 3 of 6 required credits; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - fulfilled by required courses