Johnson County Community College - Overland Park (KC), Kansas - (2 Year School) -
www.jccc.net
- in which I am currently attending.
Animation -
(CG, in which I am currently majoring in)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
First Semester
CIM 130 Interactive Media Concepts...........................2
CIM 140 Interactive Media Assets*............................4
CIM 133 Screen Design*.......................................4
ANI 145 Introduction to 3D Animation*........................3
ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16
Second Semester
ANI 245 Character Animation*.................................3
ENGL 140 Writing for Interactive Media*.......................3
Animation Elective...................................3
Elective.......................................... ...3
Humanities Electives.................................3
Science and/or Math Elective.........................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................18
Third Semester
ANI 255 Advanced Animation and Effects*......................3
ENGL 150 Digital Narratives*..................................3
MUS 156 MIDI Music Composition...............................3
BUS 141 Principles of Management.............................3
Elective.......................................... ...3
Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16
Fourth Semester
ANI 260 Animation Capstone*..................................3
ANI 273 Career Preparation*..................................4
Animation Elective...................................3
Elective.......................................... ...3
Social Science and/or Economics Elective.............3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................66
Prerequisites not listed in Required Courses:
Note: Prior to admission to the program, the student must
take the following prerequisites; have taken the equivalent
transfer courses; have passed the waiver test (where
applicable) or have obtained a waiver from the program
administrator.
CDTP 135 Desktop Photo Manipulation I: Photoshop*.............1
CDTP 145 Desktop Illustration I: Illustrator*.................1
CWEB 105 Introduction to Web Pages: Dreamweaver*..............1
CWEB 130 Introduction to Flash*...............................1
ANI 120 Conceptual Art for Animation.........................1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS...................................5
Animation Electives
GAME 101 Computer Game Creation...............................4
GAME 110 Flash Gaming*........................................4
GAME 200 Game Design*.........................................3
CIS 134 Programming Fundamentals.............................4
CIS 162 Database Programming*................................4
CS 180 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence*.............3
CIM 135 Digital Imaging and Video*...........................3
CIM 154 Interactive Authoring I: Director*...................4
CIM 156 Interactive Authoring I: Web*........................4
CIM 200 Interactive Communication Form*......................3
CIM 235 Advanced Digital Video*..............................3
CIM 254 Interactive Authoring II: Director*..................4
ART 130 Drawing I............................................3
ART 131 Drawing II*..........................................3
ART 231 Life Drawing I*......................................3
ART 232 Life Drawing II*.....................................3
PHOT 121 Fundamentals of Photography..........................3
PHOT 128 Digital Photography..................................3
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required
Game Development
Associate of Applied Science
First Semester
CS 200 Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++.........4
GAME 101 Computer Game Creation...............................4
GAME 102 The Business of Games................................3
ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3
MATH 171 College Algebra*.....................................3
or
Any Precalculus/Calculus Course*.....................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................17
Second Semester
GAME 130 Game Programming I - 2D*.............................4
CIS 235 Object-Oriented Programming Using C++*...............4
or
CS 250 Basic Data Structures using C++*.....................4
ANI 120 Conceptual Art for Animation.........................1
GAME 200 Game Design..........................................3
MATH 191 Math & Physics for Games I*..........................4
or
PHYS 191 Math & Physics for Games I*..........................4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16
Third Semester
ENGL 150 Digital Narratives*..................................3
GAME 150 Game Programming II - 2D*............................4
GAME 230 Game Programming III -3D*............................4
ANI 145 Introduction to 3D Animation*........................3
GAME 180 Artificial Intelligence for Games*...................3
Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................18
Fourth Semester
GAME 250 Game Programming IV - Capstone*......................4
GAME 110 Flash Gaming.........................................4
HUM 155 Classical Mythology..................................3
Social Science and/or Economics Elective.............3
ENGL 140 Writing for Interactive Media*.......................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................17
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................68
Prerequisites Not Listed in Required Courses
CIS 134 Programming Fundamentals.............................4
CDTP 135 Desktop Photo Manipulation I: Photoshop*.............1
Additional Recommended Coursework:
CIM 140 Interactive Media Assets*............................4
ANI 245 Character Animation*.................................3
CIS 243 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design*.................4
CIS 262 Project Management*..................................3
MUS 156 MIDI Music Composition...............................3
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required