Interactive Media Certificate

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Important Information

Short Description

The Interactive Media Certificate prepares students to design and develop computer-based media for communications purposes.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

405

Contacts and Additional Information

Program Coordinators:

Art Concentration:

CCBC Westside (Catonsville and Owings Mills)
Doug McNamara
CCBC Catonsville
443-840-4423 or dmcnamara@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Essex
Jessica Walton
Essex Campus
443-840-1567 or jwalton2@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Catonsville
Debby Ciccarelli
Catonsville Campus
443-840-4324 or dciccarelli@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Eastside (Essex and Dundalk)
Sharon Trumbull
CCBC Essex
443-840-1767 or strumbull@ccbcmd.edu

Photography Concentration:

Hal Rummel
CCBC Catonsville
443-840-4598 or hrummel@ccbcmd.edu

Interior Design Concentration:

Laura Kimball
CCBC Catonsville/Dundalk/Essex
443-840-4954 or lkimball@ccbcmd.edu

Art Education Concentration:

CCBC Westside (Catonsville and Owings Mills)
Doug McNamara
CCBC Catonsville
443-840-4423 or dmcnamara@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Eastside (Essex and Dundalk)
Sharon Trumbull
CCBC Essex
443-840-1767 or strumbull@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - For Art, Design, and Interactive Media, see Portfolio and Advanced Placement. Several General Education classes also have PLA opportunities.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 21 Credits

Program Requirements:

ARTD 109 - Introduction to Interactive Media 3 Credit(s).
ARTD 110 - Two Dimensional Design 3 Credit(s).
ARTD 116 - Digital Imaging I 3 Credit(s).
ARTD 150 - Animation 3 Credit(s).
ARTD 153 - Interactive Scripting I 3 Credit(s).
ARTD 236 - Design Screen Based Media 3 Credit(s).
ARTD 238 - Interactive Scripting II 3 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 21*

Notes

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

NOTE: Students who plan to transfer to a four-year college are advised to check the transferability of all their electives before registering. This can be done online through the ARTSYS Web site at http://artweb.usmd.edu.

Program Description

The Interactive Media Certificate prepares students to design and develop computer-based media for communications purposes. Through hands-on projects, students gain a solid foundation in the use of interaction, multimedia scripting, hardware and software for media development, and team-oriented project authoring.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. create cross-platform interactive media products incorporating text, graphics, animation, video, scripted interaction, and sound;
2. apply team concepts to the development of interactive media;
3. design and use storyboards for the layout and implementation of interactive media projects;
4. create and integrate interactive multimedia assets into screen-based applications;
5. develop graphical user interface components; and
6. apply ethical practices concerning copyright, usability, and accessibility to the development of interactive media products.