As a digital media arts major, you
will be encouraged to explore your own creativity and
artistic expression. You can choose from
two focused tracks: DV Cinema, or Computer
Animation. A high-tech digital classroom with several digital media workstations will be at your
fingertips to assist with the key skills necessary for your educational
development. These workstations will be used for animation, digital cinema
and multi-media classes. In addition to classroom experiences, you’ll have
opportunities to attend an annual DV Cinema/Digital Media Arts festival and,
if you choose, spend a semester at the CCCU’s Los Angeles Film Studies
Center.
Your courses will provide a sound and ethical base for
a career in the digital media industry. Our professors are Christian
scholars who excel in each area of the communication field. They will help
you gain the skills and the judgment needed for success in this rapidly
growing and culture-shaping industry.
The Digital Media Arts program at Huntington
University places a strong emphasis on the integration of faith and learning. Theories
of communication systems, including the purposes of mass communication and
the effects of mass media, are intensely covered in the classroom. Students
are asked to explore issues in ethics and Christian values in mass
communication.
Studying under Christian professors who have created Veggie Tales and
other animation hits (meet the faculty),
you will gain a sound and
ethically grounded base for a career in the digital media industry. Come and
gain the skills and professional judgment needed for success in this rapidly
growing and culture-shaping industry.
We invite you to attend a
Communication Visit Day in late October or
April to meet the professors, see the labs, attend a class, and eat and
sleep on campus as a prospective student. Parents are welcome to attend the
sessions also. Contact the Huntington University admissions office at
800-642-6493 for more details.
See below for a list of courses taken in each Digital Media Arts major:
Courses Taken
in the Major
In addition to a core set of
classes, 52 credit hours and electives, DMA majors take the following 65
credit hours and electives for a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.
DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS – Animation BS
DMA Foundation
Courses
CO111 Introduction to Communication
CO211 Communication & Society
CO295 Intro to Editing & Media Management
AR141 Basic 2D Design
AR241R Computer Graphics: Raster
AR241V Computer Graphics: Vector
DM101 Intro to Digital Media Arts
DM110 Animation I: Traditional Media
DM203 Storyboard and Concept
DM350 Web Presentation
DM440 Senior Project
3 ____
3 ____
1 ____
3 ____
1 ____
1 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
2 ____
3 ____
Animation
Concentration
AR111 Drawing I
AR441 Computer Illustration
DM210 Animation II: Adv. Traditional Media
DM220 3D Computer I: Foundations
DM230 Digital Production Strategies
DM240 Web-Based Animation
DM320 3D Computer II: Character Design
DM330 Short Form Film Production
DM340 Motion Graphics
DM420 3D Computer III: Environments
DM430 Animation Studio
Animation Electives
(6 credit hours)
AR131 Painting
I 3____
AR142 Basic 3D
Design 3____
AR211 Drawing
II 3____
AR261
Photography 1 3____
AR271 Visual
Comm & Graphics 3____
AR311 Figure
Drawing I 1 2____
AR331 Sculpture
2 3____
AR471 Web
Design 3 3____
DM495
Internship 2-4____
1Prerequisites: AR111 and 211 or Consent
2Prerequisite: AR142
3Prerequisites: AR241 and 271 or Consent
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
6 ____
DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS – DV Cinema BS
DMA
Foundation Courses
CO111 Introduction to Communication
CO211 Communication & Society
CO295 Intro to Editing & Media Management
AR141 Basic 2D Design
AR241R Computer Graphics: Raster
AR241V Computer Graphics: Vector
DM101 Intro to Digital Media Arts
DM110 Animation I: Traditional Media
DM203 Storyboard and Concept
DM350 Web Presentation
DM440 Senior Project
3 ____
3 ____
1 ____
3 ____
1 ____
1 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
2 ____
3 ____
DV
Cinema Concentration
AR261 Photography I
C0251 Electronic Field & Post Production
CO333FS
Film Studies
CO363 Digital Film Aesthetics & Production
CO395 Practicum in Film
1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ___
DM330 Short Form Film Production
DM340 Motion Graphics
DM360 Writing for the Screen
DM405 Documentary Film Making
DV Cinema
Electives (10 credit
hours)
AR111
Drawing I 3____
AR271
Visual Comm & Graphics 3____
AR441
Computer Illustration 3____
CO434 Adv
Audio Production 3____
DM210
Animation II: Adv Trad Med 3____
DM240
Web-Based Animation 3____
DM430
Animation Studio 3____
DM495
Internship 2-4____
TH221
Stage Construction 3____
TH222
Stage Lighting/CAD 3____
TH223
Costume Construction 3____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
5 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
10____
DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS – Los Angeles
DV Cinema BS
DMA
Foundation Courses (26 credits)
CO111 Introduction to Communication
CO211 Communication & Society
CO295 Intro to Editing & Media Management
AR141 Basic 2D Design
AR241R Computer Graphics – Raster
AR241V Computer Graphics – Vector
DM101 Intro to Digital Media Arts
DM110 Animation I: Traditional Media
DM203 Storyboard and Concept
DM350 Web Presentation
DM440 Senior Project
3 ____
3 ____
1 ____
3 ____
1 ____
1 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
2 ____
3 ____
DV Cinema Concentration
(20 credits)
AR261 Photography I
C0251 Electronic Field & Post Production
CO395 Practicum in Film
1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ___
DM340 Motion Graphics
DM405 Documentary Film Making
CO363 Digital Film Aesthetics & Production*
or DM360 Writing
for the Screen* ____
LA Film
Studies Program (16 credits)
FS391
Theology in Hollywood 4____
FS394
Hollywood Prod Workshop 3____
FS495
Intrnshp: Inside Hollywood 6____
3 Hours From:
FS393
Profess Screenwriting* 3____
FS392
Motion Picture Production* 3____
*If CO363 Digital Film Aesth & Production is taken on
campus, then FS393 Professional Screen Writing should be taken
in LA; If DM360 Writing for the Screen is taken on campus, then
FS392 Motion Picture Production should be taken in LA
DV Cinema
Electives
(3 credits)
AR111
Drawing I 3____
AR271
Visual Comm & Graphics 3____
AR441
Computer Illustration 3____
CO4** Adv
Audio Production 3____
DM210
Animation II: Adv Trad Med 3____
DM240
Web-Based Animation 3____
DM430
Animation Studio 3____
DM495
Internship 2-4____
TH221
Stage Construction 3____
TH222
Stage Lighting/CAD 3____
TH223
Costume Construction 3____
3 ____
3 ____
5 ____
3 ____
3 ____
3 ____
16____
3 ____
More About Our Programs The Digital Media Arts degree is one of several programs available from
Huntington University's Department of Communication. Huntington offers a solid
professional major designed to provide a foundation for careers in mass
communication. Our students major in
Radio and TV Broadcasting,
Journalism,
Public Relations,
Communication Studies,
Film Studies, or
Digital Media Arts (Animation or DV Cinema).
What's
the difference between majoring in Film Studies or majoring in DV Cinema at
Huntington University?
While both
majors share many courses, projects, and even deadlines, the real difference
lies in the student’s primary interest. DV Cinema is a Digital Media
Arts track in which the student will graduate with a Bachelor of Science
degree. The focus in DV Cinema is on the making of films, with a great
deal of hands-on courses dedicated to the craft of filmmaking. This
dedication to craft is supplemented with courses designed to challenge young
filmmakers with the historical, theoretical, and even spiritual aspects of
being a filmmaker willing to engage the culture at large. The DV Cinema
major is designed for students most interested in pursuing a career in
filmmaking.
Students
pursuing Film Studies, on the other hand, will graduate with a
Bachelor of Arts degree. The Film Studies focus is primarily on learning about film, emphasizing a
broader, more critical approach to the historical, literary, and cultural
aspects of film. While sharing many of the hands-on experiences of DV
Cinema, Film Study has as its primary objective understanding and
articulating the place that film as an art-form holds in our twenty-first
century culture. The Bachelor of Arts students will be required to take a
foreign language in addition to the core curriculum and will be in a better
position to pursue film theory, film history, or film journalism as an area
of graduate studies.
As a student at Huntington,
you will combine classroom study, studio work and production experience to
gain a balanced education. You’ll have many opportunities to get hands-on
experience in a variety of fields through our local cable
TV news show,
radio station, and campus
newspaper.
