Multimedia
Certificate of Achievement Multimedia Arts & Communication · Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Award Type: Certificate of Achievement (16+ units)
The Multimedia program provides a comprehensive foundation in the media arts at the core of our increasingly audio-visual culture. Our project-based Multimedia training fosters artistic and technical skills in digital media including imaging, video, audio, animation, and interactive interface design. Multimedia students can focus on creating media for the web, video post-production, motion graphics, or animation through their choice of electives. The Certificate of Achievement in Multimedia prepares students to seek entry-level employment in digital media and the creative industries.
The graduate of the Certificate of Achievement (16+ units) in Multimedia will:
- Analyze and explain diverse multimedia products in terms of design, techniques, and point of view.
- Employ a range of software programs to create and manipulate digital imagery, audio, animation, and video.
- Design, build, test and present animations, motion graphics sequences, interactive applications and website designs.
- Plan and prepare a project proposal for presentation to a client.
- Produce work for a reel or digital portfolio that showcases individual multimedia competencies.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A total of 34 units is required for the certificate. | ||
| Required core courses (28 units). | 28 | |
| MMAC 129 | Digital Tools for Visual Media | 3 |
| GRPH 108 | Design 1 on the Computer | 3 |
| MMAC 126 | Introduction to Motion Graphics | 3 |
| MMAC 101 | Introduction to Multimedia | 3 |
| FILM 110 | Introduction to Motion Picture and Video Production | 4 |
| GRPH 112 | Digital Imagery | 3 |
| MMAC 112 | Responsive Web Design | 3 |
| MUS 115 | Introduction to Sound Recording & Mixing | 3 |
| PHTO 170 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| Plus a minimum of 6 units selected from the following: | 6 | |
| Courses with an Emphasis in Animation | 15 | |
| MMAC 115 | Introduction to Animation | 3 |
| MMAC 116 | Intermediate Animation | 3 |
| MMAC 117 | 3D Computer Animation 1 | 3 |
| MMAC 118 | 3D Computer Animation 2 | 3 |
| MMAC 131 | 3D Character Creation | 3 |
| Courses with an Emphasis in Interactive Media : | 9 | |
| MMAC 114 | Game and App Design | 3 |
| GRPH 116 | Portfolio Design & Development | 3 |
| GRPH 118 | User Interface Design | 3 |
| Courses with an Emphasis in Digital Media | 22 | |
| MMAC 125 | Computer Video Editing | 3 |
| MMAC 128 | Intermediate Motion Graphics | 3 |
| ART 107 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| FILM 111 | Intermediate Motion Picture and Video Production | 4 |
| MUS 116 | Sound Production Techniques | 3 |
| MUS 117 | Electronic Music MIDI Recording | 3 |
| Art Appreciation, Art History, or Film as Art - select one from the following: | 3 | |
| ART 101 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 106 | Art of the 20th Century | 3 |
| FILM 101 | Film as Art and Communication | 3 |
| Total | 34 | |