Specialty Areas
Our program is designed to be flexible, with ample opportunity to concentrate or broaden your studies in one or more specialty areas. Some students develop a passion for a particular specialty, while others aim to become mixed-media virtuosos. Our specialty areas include:
- Storytelling Fundamentals
- Gaming
- Web Design and Development
- Programming
- Audio
- Video
- 3D Graphics
- 21st Century Workplace Skills
Storytelling Fundamentals
Develop your writing, illustration and narrative skills with courses on design, scriptwriting, storyboarding, animation and more.
- N201 Design Issues in Digital Media
- N202 Digital Storytelling
- N260 Scriptwriting
- N261 Storyboarding for Multimedia
- N238 2D Animation
- N241 Stop Motion Animation
- N285 Interactive Design
- N332 Sequential Narrative
- N432 Advanced Sequential Narrative
- N438 Advanced 2D Animation
Games
Become a future game-maker with coursework in storytelling, programming, character animation and game design/development.
- N230 Intro to Game Design and Development
- N284 Building Physical Prototypes
- N330 Game Design Development and Production
- N335 Character Design and Animation
- N431 Game On!
- N485 Serious Games
- N485 Advanced Game Design
Web Design and Development
Set your sights on mastering the web as you learn advanced fundamentals of web development.
- N215 Online Document Development I
- N315 Online Document Development II
- N413 Advanced Web
- CSCI/N241 Fundamentals of Web Development
Programming
Apps are everywhere. Here’s your chance to become an expert in the development of rich, interactive applications using sophisticated programming and interface design.
- N221 Media Applications I
- N222 Media Applications II
- N321 Actionscript in 3D
- N322 Dynamic Data Applications
- N421 Physical Object Interfaces
- N422 Advanced Interactive Production
Audio
Sound is an important addition to any story, film, animation, game, etc. Learn the latest in sound engineering, composition and design.
- N255 Intro to Digital Sound
- N265 Sound Composition
- N355 Intermediate Sound
- N455 Advanced Sound Design
Video
Explore your inner filmmaker through experiential learning using industry-standard equipment, advanced editing software, lighting techniques and digital effects. Work on videos in multiple genres, including interviews, dramas, documentaries and field productions.
- N253 Intro to Digital Video
- N353 Intermediate Video
- N356 Lighting and Field Production
- N357 Digital Effects
- N440 DV and CGI Effects
- N453 Advanced Video
3D Graphics
Bring your imagination to life using computer-generated imagery (CGI) in movies, games, advertising, scientific illustration and more. Course topics include special effects and 3D modeling, animation and production.
- N243 Introduction to 3D
- N342 3D Animation
- N343 3D Modeling
- N344 3D Production
- N440 DV and CGI Effects
- N442 Advanced 3D Animation Techniques
- N443 Advanced Lighting and Texturing
- N444 Stereoscopic Production and Display
21st Century Workplace Skills
Round out your education with coursework that helps develop soft skills and teaches you the ins-and-outs of the media industry. You’ll learn teamwork and how to manage a project from concept through post-production.
- N250 Team Building in Technology
- N290 Creative Concept Development
- N300 Digital Media Production
- N385 Seeing Sideways
- N420 Multimedia Project Development
- I3XX Project Management
