Catalog of Programs 2006-2008, Volume 2

VISUAL EFFECTS & MOTION GRAPHICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE MTH2010 MTH3010 MTH4010 MTH4100 PHY2010 PHY2020 PHY3010 College Math II Applied Trigonometry Applied Calculus Applied Statistics Optics Acoustics Concepts in Modern Physics In recent years, an increasingly sophisticated viewing audience has created a growing demand for specialists in motion graphics and broadcast design. A visual effects and motion graphics designer combines a variety of skills including typography, color, layout, and design principles with audio and video technologies. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Bachelor of Science degree program offers students the opportunity to acquire skills in a new specialization that focuses on communication arts for film, television, and the Web. By combining graphic design, filmmaking, animation, and sound, graduates of this program will be qualified to create attention-grabbing visuals that inform and entertain. The Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program will provide students with the knowledge to use digital compositing to create layered and textural landscapes that engage both the mind and the emotions. Students will learn how to build a seamless presentation that is both visually arresting and commercially effective, through the integration of live-action footage, programming clips, graphic elements and sound. Students will acquire knowledge about the stages of the production process and learn how to be part of a creative team. Start-to-finish projects enable students to learn important conceptualization and execution skills. In the final quarters of the program, students will be able to choose an area of specialization, which targets their specific career coals. Each graduate must create a portfolio reel of their best work for use with presenting themselves to prospective employers. The Bachelor of Science degree program in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics will prepare graduates to seek entry-level positions in broadcast and cable television, work on movies and in television shows, and in corporate video post-production as a visual effects artists. The Mission of the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Bachelor of Science degree program is to prepare graduates for entry-level positions in television, the film industry, special effects, corporate post-production and other related fields by providing for a solid foundation in the principles of art, design, professional skills and technical knowledge essential for their success. ART1020 ART1030 ART2010 ART3010 ART3020 ART3030 ART4010 ART4020 PHI1010 PHI2100 PHI2200 PHI3010 SPN1010 SPN2100 SPN3100 Humanities Electives History of Art in Early Civilization Survey of Modern & Contemporary Art History of Popular Culture American Art History Survey of Architecture Theories of Modernism and Postmodernism African American Art Latin American Art Ethics Aesthetics Logic Applied Ethics Elementary Spanish Intermediate Spanish Conversational Spanish Bachelor’s Degree Program Requirements Requirements for Bachelor of Science degree (180 quarter credits required) – 36 months in length as a full-time student GENERAL EDUCATION The following 7 courses will be taken in this program. An additional 8 electives will be chosen from the general education elective lists in consultation with an advisor. Refer to the General Education section for requirements and the necessary distribution of elective choices. ENG1010 FS101 MTH1010 ART1020 ART1030 Survey of Modern & Contemporary Art COM1010 Speech PHY1010 Physics ENG1020 Composition and Language II COM3010 Advanced Communications Social Science Electives ECO1010 Economics HIS1010 US History I HIS1020 US History II HIS2500 Western Civilization I HIS2510 Western Civilization II HIS2520 US History Since 1945 HIS3010 Pittsburgh in History HIS3020 Women in History HIS3030 World War II Europe HIS3040 History of Sports in American Society PS1010 Introduction to American Politics PSY1010 Introduction to Psychology PSY2100 Cross-Cultural Psychology PSY3010 Cognitive Psychology PSY3020 Theories of Personality PSY4010 Organizational Psychology SOC1010 Introduction to Sociology PROGRAM CORE COURSES Fundamentals of Design Computer Literacy Drawing and Perspective Introduction to VFX Color Theory for Multimedia & Web 3D Design Storyboarding Computer Graphics Photography Typography Maps, Mattes, and Masks 3D Modeling and Animation Editing Theory Lighting I Broadcast Graphics Video for Visual Effects Intermediate VFX I Composition and Language Freshman Studies College Math History of Art in Early Civilization GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES English Electives ENG2500 World Literature ENG2510 American Literature ENG3010 Creative Writing I - Poetry ENG3020 Creative Writing II - Fiction ENG4010 Children’s Literature ENG4020 Women’s Literature ENG4030 Special Topics in Writing Science/Math Electives BIO1010 Biology BIO2010 Nutrition CHM1010 Chemistry -or42 FND112 CPU101 FND122 VE112 FND115 VE121 VE122 VE123 FND134 G131 VE131 VE242 VP133 VP136 DMP412 VE241 VE251

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Catalog of Programs 2006-2008, Volume 2 Welcome Mission Statement Advertising Culinary Arts Digital Design Digital Media Production Entertainment Design Fashion & Retail Management Game Art & Design Graphic Design Hotel & Restaurant Management Industrial Design Interior Design Media Arts & Animation Photography Residential Planning Video Production Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Web Design Web Design & Interactive Media General Education Course Descriptions Faculty Biographies Program Advisory Committee Members Administration Licensing, Accreditation and Memberships Admissions Information 2007-2008 Scholarships General Information and Policies Academic Calendar Index

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