Overview:

The Electronic Imaging program provides a creative environment where students develop high-level computer graphic skills, gain conceptual understanding, express ethical values and citizenship responsibilities through cooperative endeavor and engage the professional practices of computer graphic disciplines. The A + B program with Metropolitan Community College awards an BASA Degree with concentration in either Computer Animation, Interactive Media, or Media Integration, in which courses are chosen on an individual basis to update professional skills or fashion a customized degree. The complete curriculum consists of 125 credits.

Computer Animation concentration:

The Computer Animation Concentration provides the student an in-depth experience creating both 2-D and 3-D animation using industry standard software. While the program's primary focus is 3-D modeling and animation, 2-D animation is thoroughly explored. Character, Narrative, and Storyboard skills are emphasized throughout the program. Career opportunities include: Modeling and animation for game development, motion pictures, television, visualization and special effects.

Interactive Media concentration:

The Interactive Media Concentration offers the student a comprehensive background in the use of technical and creative tools to produce multimedia programs. Career opportunities: Authoring and scripting, film and video animation, multimedia, interface design, CD-ROM title development, game development, instructional design, training, media coordination, corporate communications, marketing and sales.

Media Integration concentration:

The Media Integration Concentration allows students to customize their program of study by choosing from a variety of courses. Career opportunities will depend on course of study: Authoring and scripting, 2-D animation, multimedia, interface design, CD-ROM title development, game development, instructional design, training, media coordination, corporate communications, marketing and sales.

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC IMAGING AND GRAPHICS
The complete curriculum consists of 125 credits.

ACADEMIC CORE REQUIREMENTS (66-71 hours):

English/writing (9 hours)
6 hours of English Compositon
3 hours of Creative Writing (may be counted toward Fine Arts elective)

Humanities (including Public Speaking) (12 hours)
(Humanities 1010 and 1020 not applicable)

Fine Arts (6 hours)
(courses in College of Fine Arts other than Art & Art History)

Social Sciences (12 hours)

Natural Sciences (9 hours)
(may include biology; chemistry; physical geography; geology; computer science; upper division math with no more than 6 hours in one area.)

Intermediate Algebra or equivelant (3 hours)

Cultural Diversity (6 hours)
(Cultural Diversity requirement may be fulfilled through courses in the major, humanities or social sciences.)

ART DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS (54 hours):

Art History (9 hours)
Art 2050 Survey of Western Art I
Art 2060 Survey of Western Art II
Art 4090 Modern Art History or
Art 4900 Contemporary Art History

ART STUDIO REQUIREMENTS (39 hours):

Art Studio Core I
Art 1100 Drawing and Design I
Art 1110 Drawing and Design II
Art 1210 Theory and Practice: Alternative Media
Art 1220 Theory and Practice: Intermedia
Art 2100 Lifedrawing

Art Studio Core II
Art 3310 Elementary Sculpture
Art 3410 Elementary Painting
Art 3510 Elementary Printmaking or
Art 3520 Photographic/Digital Printmaking
Art 3610 Elementary Ceramics

Additional UNO requirements:
Art 4010 Independent Study
Art 4020 Independent Study
The six hours of Independent Study must be completed at UNO.

ELECTIVES (2 hours)

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS (35 quarter hours=25 semester hours):

EIG 201 Raster Image Painting 4.5
EIG 203 Vector Image Drawing 4.5
EIG 205 3-D Modeling and Animation 4.5
EIG 238 Character, Narrative and Storyboard Development 4.5
EIG 290 Projects Development 4.5

Select one from the following: 4.5
EIG 211 Graphics Integration 4.5
EIG 233 Electronic Illustration 4.5
EIG 236 Electronic Publishing 4.5

Select one from the following: 6
PTY 132 Digital Photography 6
PTY 231 Video I AND 3
PTY 229 Audio I 3
PTY 231 Video I AND 3
PTY 232 Video II 3

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC IMAGING 27 Quarter Hours:

Computer Animation Concentration
EIG 260 2-D Animation and Compositing I 4.5
EIG 261 2-D Animation and Compositing II 4.5
EIG 263 3-D Animation I 4.5
EIG 265 3-D Animation II 4.5
EIG 267 3-D Animation III 4.5

Interactive Media Concentration
GCA 121 Typography 4.5
EIG 210 Web Publishing and Design 4.5
EIG 215 Flash I 4.5
EIG 217 Flash II 4.5
EIG 241 Basic Multimedia Authoring 4.5
EIG 244 Advanced Multimedia Authoring 4.5

Media Integrations Concentration
Choose 27 credit hours from the following courses:
ART 116 3-D Studio 4.5
ART 120 4-D Studio 4.5
EIG 180 Graphics for Broadcast Media 4.5
EIG 210 Web Publishing and Design 4.5
EIG 211 Graphics Integration 4.5
EIG 215 Flash I 4.5
EIG 217 Flash II 4.5
EIG 233 Electronic Illustration 4.5
EIG 236 Electronic Publishing 4.5
EIG 241 Basic Multimedia Authoring 4.5
EIG 260 2-D Animation and Compositing I 4.5
EIG 261 2-D Animation and Compositing II 4.5
EIG 263 3-D Animation I 4.5 4.5
GCA 121 Typography 4.5
GCA 132 Layout 4.5 4.5
PTY 132 Digital Photography 6
PTY 231 Video I AND 3
PTY 229 Audio I 3
PTY 231 Video I AND 3
PTY 232 Video II 3
PPT 100 Print Overview 4
PPT 201 Color Separation I 4.5