Objective:
The certificate is a thirty-hour curriculum emphasizing skills and knowledge essential for employment in the area of computer animation. The certificate includes training in the areas of equipment operation and computer literacy by using LightWave 3D software to create animations, graphics, and other video productions for broadcast. Other software applications include Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, and Scriptware.
General certificate requirement:
Students entering the program need a high school diploma or an equivalent certificate, such as the GED. Placement of participants in the various levels of the program, including advanced placement, will be determined by the ACT scores and examinations administered by BPCC. Certificate students must test out of READ 099, into ENGL 101, and into MATH 099 as documented by ACT, placement test, or course completion.
| Required courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Telecommunications, Computer Animation: | ||
|
First
Semester
|
Hours
|
|
| TLCM 170: | Introduction to Broadcasting | |
| OR | ||
| TLCM 101: | Introduction to Telecommunications | 3 |
| TLCM Concentration |
3
|
|
| TLCM Concentration |
3
|
|
| TLCM Concentration |
3
|
|
| TLCM Concentration |
3
|
|
|
15
|
||
|
Second
Semester
|
Hours
|
|
| TLCM Concentration | 3 | |
| TLCM Concentration | 3 | |
| TLCM Concentration | 3 | |
| TLCM Concentration | 3 | |
| TLCM Concentration |
3
|
|
| 15 | ||
| Total credit hours | 30 | |
|
Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course. *Students must meet the general education competencies for the academic certificate. Certificate students must test out of READ 099, into ENGL 101, and into MATH 099 as documented by ACT, placement tests, or course completion. |
||
| Concentrations and Required Courses for Certificate of Technical Studies in Telecommunications, Computer Animation: | ||
| TLCM 121: Lightwave I | ||
| TLCM 201: Video Post Production | ||
| TLCM 202: Video Editing | ||
| TLCM 205: TV Directing | ||
| TLCM 209: Scriptwriting | ||
| OR | ||
| TLCM 210: Copywriting | ||
| OR | ||
| TLCM 211: Newswriting | ||
|
TLCM 216: Adobe Photoshop I |
||
| TLCM 217: Lightwave II | ||
| TLCM 218: Adobe Illustrator | ||
| TLCM 219: 2D Graphics II | ||
| ART 101: Design | ||
| Remaining hours are electives from TLCM. | ||
