Santa Ana College: Degrees and Certificates for 2006-2007

Art-DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS Degree (SAC 0305)

The associate degree program in Art-Digital Media Arts merges fine arts and technical knowledge required to develop skills necessary in two areas: graphic design, and web design. Completion of the associate degree prepares students to move into curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree or into a professional art school with an emphasis in digital media art. Completion of the associate degree also provides for entry into a profession in a variety of areas: advertising agency, printing business, design studio, web production, freelance designer or related fields.

Major requirements for the associate in arts or science degree in Digital Media Arts:

Recommended electives: Art 009, 101, 111, 121B, 128, 129, 131, 133A, 141, 196A, 197A, 197B, 198, 221, 228, 229, 230, 290; Business Applications 168; Photography180.

Art-DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS Certificate

(Formerly: Art-Advertising Design Certificate)

The certificate programs in digital arts reflect the rapidly changing industry of the advertising/graphic design field in relation to graphic design for printed media, the impact of web design on e-commerce, and the integration of motion graphics into this field. The programs are designed with a combination of courses from fine art and digital media to develop technical skills and creativity in the areas of digital imaging, electronic page layout, graphic principles of web design, and interactive design for multimedia. Graduates of these programs will find entry into the profession at various levels with employment opportunities in the fields of advertising, graphic design, printing industry and e-commerce.

Requirements for the certificate:

Digital Media Arts Certificate A-
Graphic Design Emphasis (SAC 2197)

Recommended electives: Art 009, 101, 111, 121B, 128, 131, 133A, 141, 196A, 197A, 197B, 198, 221, 228, 229, 230, 290; Business Applications 168; Computer Science 100; Photography180.

Digital Media Arts Certificate B-
Web Design Emphasis (SAC 2198)

Recommended electives: Art 009, 111, 121B, 128, 131, 133A, 141, 196A, 197A, 197B, 198, 221, 228, 230, 294, 298; Business Applications 168; Computer Science 100; Photography 180,191.

Art-DIGITAL MEDIA Freelance Certificate (SAC 2690)

The Digital Media Freelance Certificate is intended for students who are ready to share their areas of expertise (graphic design, music design, video shooting or editing) in a production team environment. This certificate provides students with the opportunity to work with real world customer requests. Projects will contribute to their portfolios to better prepare them to begin their careers.

Students gain real world work experience with all aspects of freelancing in the digital media industry. This work based learning experience is designed to provide students with opportunities to work in teams with actual customers to produce digital media communications and to develop a plan for their freelancing career. While working with the digital media business, students assume different team roles such as, project manager, graphic designer, music designer, video producer or editor, customer representative, resource manager and web designer. Upon completing this certificate program, students will have experience working directly with customers, and developing their portfolios with customer project examples.

Requirements for the certificate: Digital Media Freelance Certificate

Electives may be chosen from the following courses: Art 121A, 122, 129, 162, 164, 191A, 192A, 195; Business 170, 171; Marketing 112, 113; Music 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149; Speech Communication 101; Television/Video Communications 110, 112, 150, 165, 181; Photography180.

Art-DIGITAL MEDIA Post-Production Certificate (SAC 2590)

The Digital Post-Production Certificate provides an inter-disciplinary approach to the editing and manipulation of digital media. This integrated sequence of classes addresses the various aspects of digital media as they continue to converge into an all-encompassing discipline. Skill areas include digital media for print, web, music, audio, video, DVD production and animation. Students learn standard, state-of-the-art equipment and software for the industry and also become well versed in related business issues for freelancers as well as staff editors. This course of study is intended for students who have taken classes or have experience in the areas of digital design, digital music recording and/or video editing and would like to learn how all the pieces fit together for a career in multimedia post production.

Requirements for the certificate:

*These classes have either prerequisites or recommended preparation. Please see the course catalog for details.