Year 1
SEMESTER 1
Course Name
DA 101 Introduction to Digital Media
DA 103 Art History
DA 103 History of Design as Information
DA 103 From Motion Pictures to Digital Cinema
DA 104 Introduction to Digital Photography
DA 110 Introduction to Photoshop
DA 111 Art Fundamentals
DA 111 Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
DA 131 HTML, CSS & the Foundations of Web
SEMESTER 2
Course Name
DA 112 Photoshop Projects
DA 113 Intermediate Art and Design
DA 121 Introduction to Animation
DA 122 Introduction to Digital Video I
DA 132 Interactive Design
DA 141 3D Modeling
DA 141 3D Modeling and Rendering

Program Summary

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 and New Media 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

selkirk.ca/programs

Digital Arts & New Media

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— Motion Graphics
— 2d and 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
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.

selkirk.ca/danm

LENGTH OF STUDY:
Two years

ACCREDITATION:
Diploma

CAMPUS:
Tenth Street Campus, Nelson

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.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general entrance requirements
for admission to Selkirk College, applicants

must meet the following criteria set by the
Digital Arts & New Media Department.

EDUCATION

High school graduation (or equivalent) with a “C” or
higher in Foundations of Math 11, or Apprenticeship
Workplace 11, or equivalent and a “C+” or higher
in English 12. Visual Arts 11 (Media Arts or Art
Foundations and Studio Arts) and/or Information &
Communications Technology 11 are recommended.

QUESTIONNAIRE

All applicants must complete and submit the online
questionnaire at least one week prior to their
scheduled interview date.

Please download the online form at selkirk.ca/danm
to submit the questionnaire.

Describe your creative and educational experiences
that you believe will make you a successful student
in the Selkirk College Digital Arts and New Media
program.

This industry requires that people work within a
group environment. Personal responsibility and
respect for others is essential for the success of
any project. Explain how you would work towards
bringing conflicting ideas together when working
towards a shared successful outcome.

Please outline details of your computer literacy
(beginner, intermediate, advanced), including
software applications and operating systems you are
familiar with.

The Digital Arts & New Media program requires

an extraordinary commitment of time and energy.
Explain why you feel you are prepared to make this
commitment at this time in your life.

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