Digital and Film Arts Animation
Associate of Applied Science
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.
Program/Major Codes: AASANIMATION/ANM
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.
Program Requirements
Program Prerequisites
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill the following requirements with a grade of C or better:
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| DAR 100 | Fundamentals of Rendering | 4 |
| DAR 103 | Introduction to Digital Arts | 3 |
| DAR 051 or DAR 120 |
Basic Macintosh for Computer Graphics Applied Computer Graphics |
1-4 |
| Subtotal | 8-11 | |
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. *
| Credits | ||
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement | 6 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirement |
3 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| 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 | Digital Video Production I | 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 After Effects | 4 |
| DAR 251 | Computer 3-D Animation: Maya | 4 |
| Subtotal | 47 | |
Required Support Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| CSA 100 | Computer Literacy | 1 |
| WRT 101 | Writing I [SUN# ENG 1101] | 3 |
| WRT 102 | Writing II [SUN# ENG 1102] |
3 |
| Subtotal | 7 | |
| Total | 71-74 | |
* 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 - complete a course from the Social Science or Leadership/Ethics category that meets the cultural diversity (C) or global awareness (G) requirement; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - fulfilled by required courses