GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The animation certificates are designed to provide academic and hands-on learning experiences for individuals planning on a career in the field of animation. This program offers two options, classical animation and digital animation.
Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.
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PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE		UNITS
	CLASSICAL ANIMATION
	ART 101or ART 102	Art History: Prehistory-Gothic or Art History: Renaissance-Modern	3 or 3
	ART 130	Design I	3
ART 201 or equivalent	ART 146 or ART 210	Visual Literacy Animation Storyboards	3 or 3
	ART 150	Drawing I	3
ART 150 (may be taken concurrently)	ART 152	Life Drawing I	3
ART 152	ART 153	Life Drawing II	3
ART 152 or equivalent	ART 201	Drawing for Animation	3
ART 201 or equivalent	ART 205	Fundamentals of Animation I	3
ART 205 or equivalent	ART 206	Fundamentals of Animation II	3
Corequisite: DANCE 140 Corequisite: T ART 103	T ART 108 or T ART 103 and DANCE 140	Introduction to Acting Fundamentals of Acting (Vocal Interpretation) Movement for Theatre I	3 or 3 and 1
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		30 - 31

 

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE		UNITS
	DIGITAL ANIMATION
	ART 101or ART 102	Art History: Prehistory-Gothic or Art History: Renaissance-Modern	3 or 3
	ART 146	Visual Literacy	3
ART 150 (may be taken concurrently)	ART 152	Life Drawing I	3
PHOTO 121 or equivalent	ART 220	Introduction to Motion Graphics	3
	ART 230	Introduction to 3-D Computer Graphics	3
ART 230 or equivalent	ART 231	Inorganic Modeling	3
ART 231 or equivalent	ART 232	Organic Modeling	3
ART 230 or equivalent	ART 233	Character Set-up - Kinematics	3
ART 130 or PHOTO 101 or equivalent	PHOTO 121	Imaging with Photoshop I	3
PHOTO 121 or equivalent	PHOTO 122	Imaging with Photoshop II	3
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		30

NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

August 2008	GCC CATALOG 2008-2009
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.