Multimedia & Digital Arts
Associate of Fine Arts
Transfer Major
Students interested in Multimedia & Digital Arts at Bucks need to meet with a Visual Arts faculty member for advising. Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Arts Department
Hicks Art Center • Phone (215) 968-8425
Curriculum code No. 1175
The Multimedia & Digital Arts Transfer Major provides students with experiences creating image, text, sound, and video, with an emphasis on digital media. Using interactive design, students will combine these different digital components into projects that convey their ideas as Web sites, multimedia or digital arts projects. The Multimedia & Digital Arts Transfer Major strongly emphasizes the concepts and the fundamentals of design, as well as the artistic skills needed to create interactive projects. The program also prepares students with technical skills using up-to-date technology and industry-standard software applications. Graduates from this program may pursue transfer to professional art schools and complete a baccalaureate degree or begin a career as an entry level digital designer. Digital artists may find work with advertising agencies, publishing companies, television stations, training companies, and other firms in the communications business.
Graduates of this program are able to
- Design and create web sites, digital art and multimedia projects;
- prepare and present a formal, professional-quality portfolio of work which may be used to apply for admission to a four-year college or entry level employment; and*
- apply skills associated with the digital arts including: digital imaging, digital video, photography, web design, and multimedia.
* In preparing and presenting a portfolio in VAMM250, students currently need an array of digital skills, such as, but not limited to, media capture, manipulation, and presentation. Students take several required digital courses (e.g. VAMM100, VAMM110, VAPH110, VACV140) and then reinforce/develop their digital skills across the major. Essential digital competencies associated with portfolio preparation and presentation will be assessed within this course.
Full time day students entering as visual arts and digital arts majors require an assessment interview. A portfolio review is not required for admission, but is recommended for placement purposes. An art advisor will help select the appropriate sequence of courses.
Note: Studio courses can be expensive. Lab Fees may be required.
Degree Course Requirements*
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 College Success Seminar | 1 |
| VACV140 Digital Editing | 3 |
| VACV145 Filmmaking | 3 |
| VACV230 Motion Graphics D | 3 |
| VAFA100 Drawing Fundamentals D | |
| OR | |
| VAFA111 Drawing Basics 1 | 3 |
| VAMM100 Digital Imaging 1 | 3 |
| VAMM110 Web and Interactive Design D | 3 |
| VAMM120 Interface Design | 3 |
| VAMM130 3D Modeling Concepts D | 3 |
| VAMM209 Multimedia Concepts I D | 3 |
| VAMM250 Digital Arts Portfolio Studio D,5,9 | 3 |
| VAPH110 Digital Photography Fundamentals | 3 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,10 | 3 |
| COMP111 English Composition II D,2,4,10 | 3 |
| Art or Flim History C,1 | 6 |
| Math/Science A,B,6,7 | 3/4 |
| Social Science/Diversity E,3,8 | 3 |
| Program Electives | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours | 61/62 |
Program Elective Courses (select at least 9 credits)
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CISC113 Visual Basic Programming A,D | 3 |
| CISC115 Computer Science 1 A,D | 3 |
| CISC135 Programming for Mobile Devices D | 3 |
| COMM111 Media and Society | 3 |
| MGMT100 Introduction to Business | 3 |
| MGMT155 Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKTG220 Digital Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG230 Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| MUSC124 Music Technology | 3 |
| VACV141 Art of Independent Cinema A | 3 |
| VACV142 Art of Theatrical Cinema A | 3 |
| VACV231 Video Field Production D | 3 |
| VACV238 Cinematography D | 3 |
| VACV247 Advanced Cinema Video Production D | 3 |
| VAGD101 Layout and Typography D | 3 |
| VAGD102 Illustration: Drawing and Digital D | 3 | VAFA100 Drawing Fundamentals A,D | 3 |
| VAFA104 2-D Design Color D | 3 |
| VAFA191 Art History Before 1450 A,D | 3 |
| VAFA192
Art History After 1450 A |
3 |
| VAFA193 Modern Art History A,D | 3 |
| VAPH196 History of Photography A,D | 3 |
| VAPH210 Digital Photography II D | 3 |
| VAPH211 Studio Light D | 3 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full- time students who average l5 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
First Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 College Success Seminar | 1 |
| VAFA100 Drawing Fundamentals A,D,1 | |
| OR | |
| VAFA111 Drawing Basics 1 | 3 |
| VAMM100 Digital Imaging 1 | 3 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,10 | 3 |
| VACV140 Digital Editing | 3 |
| Art or Film History A,C,1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Second Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| VAMM120 Interface Design | 3 |
| VAMM110 Web and Interactive Design D | 3 |
| VAPH110 Digital Photography Fundamentals | 3 |
| COMP111 English Composition II D,2,4,10 | 3 |
| Art or Film History A,C,1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Third Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| VACV145 Filmmaking | 3 |
| VACV230 Motion Graphics D | 3 |
| VAMM130 3D Modeling Concepts D | 3 |
| Program Elective | 3 |
| Math/Science A,B,6,7 | 3/4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15/16 |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| VAMM209 Multimedia Concepts I D | 3 |
| VAMM250 Digital Arts Portfolio Studio D,5,9 | 3 |
| Program Electives | 6 |
| Social Science/Diversity E,3,8 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
A Placement testing required.
B Any of the following may be chosen: SCIE101, SCIE102, SCIE104, CHEM101.
C Any of the following may be chosen: VAFA191,VAFA192, VAFA193, VACV142, VAPH196.
D Course requires prerequisite.
E Any of the following may be chosen: COMM111, ECON111, GEOG110, MUSC103, POLI111, PSYC110, SOCI110, SOCI120.
1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities.
2 Satisfies Critical Thinking.
3 Satisfies Diversity.
4 Satisfies Information Literacy.
5 Satisfies Oral Communication.
6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy.
7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy.
8 Satisfies Social Sciences.
9 Satisfies Technological Competence.
10 Satisfies Writing.
Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.