Certificate in Visual Communications-Animation
Riverside, USA
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 435 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* per unit for international students / total required funding is $23,161
Introduction
This program prepares individuals to communicate information, entertainment, and ideas through animation and cinematic arts. This includes practical, hands-on instruction in how to plan and produce a variety of animated works seeing the project through from concept to practice including but not limited to storyboarding, directing, editing, and all aspects of animation film production.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Financial Aid Support for Your Educational Goals
There are many types of financial aid available to you at RCC. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application is required for most financial aid forms. Types of financial aid include grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and student loans.
Federal Grants
- Federal Pell Grant (Part of FAFSA application)
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG - Part of FAFSA application)
State of California Grants
- California College Promise
- Cal Grant Program
- Student Success Completion Grant
- Chafee Grant Program for eligible foster youth and former foster youth
- California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program (CNG EAAP)
Riverside Community College District Scholarship
There are over 250 scholarships available to students through the RCCD Foundation, and only one application is needed to apply. If you are an admitted student at RCC and have a student email address, you can apply for scholarships offered by the RCCD Foundation.
CGACC-RCC International Student Scholarship
International Students at Riverside City College are welcome to apply for CGACC-RCC Scholarship. This scholarship is in the form of a tuition fee reduction estimated at $1,250. The application deadline for CGACC-RCC International Student Scholarship is July 25, and the results of the students selected are typically announced by August 6.
To be eligible for consideration for this award, the applicant must be a new or continuing international student who will study full-time at one of the RCCD colleges (Riverside City College, Norco College, or Moreno Valley College) on an F-1 Student Visa in the fall semester. Transfer students can also apply. New international students who apply for the scholarship must have a completed RCC international student application, submitted all required application documents, and received an RCCD I-20.
Curriculum
Required Courses (15 units)
- ART-40A --- Figure Painting-Introduction --- 3
or
- ART-41A --- Figure Drawing-Introduction --- 3
- ART-44A --- Beginning Animation Principles --- 3
- ART-50A --- Beginning Storyboarding --- 3
- ART-51A --- Beginning Animation Production --- 3
- Electives Digital Media Electives (Choose from the list below) --- 3
Digital Media Electives 3 Units
- ART-22 --- Basic Design --- 3
- ART-24 --- Three Dimensional Design --- 3
- ART-36A --- Computer Art-Introduction --- 3
- ADM-67 --- Multimedia Animation --- 3
- ADM-68A --- 3D Animation with Maya I --- 3
- ADM-68B --- 3D Animation with Maya II --- 3
- ADM-69 --- Motion Graphics and Special Effects with After Effects --- 3
- FTV-48 --- Short Film Production --- 3
- FTV-74 --- Production Planning and Management --- 3
- PHO-20 --- Introduction to Digital Photography --- 3
Program Outcome
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of animation and storytelling, in conceptual and visual form, to the creation of motion pictures that entertain audiences.
- Discuss the history of film animation and identify examples that consider a variety of the fundamental approaches to the art of animation.
- Assume the roles of writer, director, producer, animator, editor, storyboard artist, and production manager in the creation of animated works.
- Acquire skills that facilitate their ability to adapt themselves to the professional world, and have long-lasting and enriching careers.
- Demonstrate various experimental animation techniques in appreciation of animation as fine arts.
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English Language Requirements
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