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LENGTH OF STUDY:
2 Years

ACCREDITATION:
Diploma

CAMPUS:
Tenth Street Campus, Nelson

Bring your creativity and our dedicated faculty will
encourage you to explore and define your technical
and artistic potential. Get the skills you need to
take your work from the creative design process
and conception to the presentation of your finished
product. Launch your career in the fast-paced digital
media industry.

APPLYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Our Digital Arts program helps you work in graphic
design, illustration, animation, visual and special
effects, web design, and interactive application
development. Our intensive program provides you
with hands-on experience in:

— Graphic Design

— Digital Photography

— Digital Video and Audio Editing
— Mobile Application Development
— Motion Graphics

— 2Dand 3D Animation

— Web Design and Programming

GET A SOLID FOUNDATION

This program offers a solid foundation in traditional
and graphic arts, web site development, video and
sound production, animation and digital media. You
will gain the skills required for advanced production
techniques, effective project management and the
new media business environment.

MAXIMIZE YOUR EMPLOYABILITY

The program addresses rapid technological changes
used in the new media industry and encourages
creative solutions in the production of original
materials for the interactive education and training,
advertising and marketing, and entertainment
industries. Using skills acquired in this program, you
will be able to maximize employability using a broad
range of multimedia production skills. Small class
sizes allow excellent accessibility to instructors and
equipment.

Many graduates of this program have gone on to
become professionals in the multimedia field, while
others have found this program useful as a stepping-
stone towards further education in the digital arts.

62 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2019-20

SEMESTER 1
Course Name
DA 101 Foundations of Digital Arts
DA 103 History of Art, Design and Film
DA 104 Introduction to Digital Photography
DA 110 Introduction to Photoshop
DA 111 Art Fundamentals
SEMESTER 2
Course Name
DA 112 Digital Image Making
DA 113 Design Narrative
DA 121 Introduction to Animation
DA 122 Introduction to Video and Audio
DA 131 Fundamentals of Web
DA 134 Motion Graphics and Compositing
SEMESTER 3
Course Name
DA 210 Illustration and Typography
DA 221 Film and Audio Production
DA 222 Character Design and Animation
DA 224 Motion Graphic Design
DA 225 Identity Design
DA 226 Multidimensional Design
SEMESTER 4
Course Name
DA 223 Publication Design
DA 233 Portfolio Development and Design
DA 266 Production Design
DA 291 Professional Practices

DA 299 Capstone

Digital Arts

selkirk.ca/danm

Credit

On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 6
Credit

On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 18
Credit

On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 18
Credit

On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 2
On Campus 2
On Campus 5
Total 6

The scheduling of courses into the semesters may change from year to year.

Students currently registered in the Digital Arts and New Media program, see website for your course

of studies. http://selkirk.ca/program/danm

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