# Multimedia Arts Digital Imaging (MM/DI) courses

Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 28 courses

Source: https://bcc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/39665/39964/39697

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### MM/DI 1A — Introduction to Digital Illustration

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Application of visual storytelling principles across Editorial, Advertising, Gaming, and Science illustration: Digital and traditional techniques for creating effective compositions, color theory application, and ideation to create professional illustrations within contemporary industry standards and copyright frameworks.

### MM/DI 1B — Intermediate Digital Illustration

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MM/DI 001A
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Intermediate digital illustration: Visualization of storytelling methods and genres in digital arts expression.

### MM/DI 1C — Advanced Digital Illustration

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MM/DI 001B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Advanced digital illustration: Synthesis of professional storytelling techniques with complex conceptualization methods to develop portfolio-ready illustrations. Integration of typography, sequential narrative development, and industry-specific visual problem-solving building upon foundational composition, color theory, and genre exploration from previous coursework.

### MM/DI 2 — Design Methods

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Creative methodology toolkit: Visual problem-solving and communication strategies via ideation, constraint development, prototyping, sketching, brainstorming, visual research, interviewing, field research, moodboards, brand books, co-design, mind mapping, concept presentations.

### MM/DI 4 — Introduction to Photoshop

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to comprehensive image editing and digital illustration using Adobe Photoshop. Survey of fundamental design principles and advanced techniques used to create effective visual communication with emphasis on practical computer-based compositions, professional workflow development, and industry-standard practices.

### MM/DI 5 — Advanced Image Manipulation

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MMART 003 or MM/DI 004 or MM/DI 510
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Professional digital imaging mastery: Advanced compositing, retouching, and manipulation via industry-standard software. Critical visual storytelling, ethics, informational querying, and understanding. Non-destructive editing, complex masking, and color grading focus. Professional workflow, presentation skill development.

### MM/DI 11 — Publication and Page Design

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Publication and page design: Design layouts for publication utilizing industry standard software, page layout, font selection, formatting, setting defaults, text and graphics placement, graphic scanning, and output.

### MM/DI 15A — Introduction to 3D Motion Graphics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to theory and design of 3D motion graphics: Design and production of visual communication solutions utilizing 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and animation.

### MM/DI 15B — Intermediate 3D Motion Graphics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MM/DI 015A
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Intermediate 3D motion graphics: Utilizing Cinema 4D and motion graphics-based software, such as After Effects, to create projects with advanced techniques in animation and visual effects, such as broadcast design and film titles.

### MM/DI 20A — Introduction to Digital Photography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MM/DI 004
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to composition and image editing in digital photography: Digital camera operation, composition, media considerations, image editing, proofing, and final print.

### MM/DI 20B — Intermediate Digital Photography

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MM/DI 020A
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Intermediate theory and practice of digital photography: Advanced composition, black and white conversions, channels, scanning, blending, stitching, retouching, macrophotography, digital printing, framing and other final portfolio formats including books and web.

### MM/DI 21 — Digital Photography Studio

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MM/DI 020A
- **Advisory:** MM/DI 020B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Comprehensive fundamentals of studio photography: Technical proficiency, creative exploration, professional workflow utilizing multiple strobes, Capture One, and Lightroom Classic software, individual and group skill development in lighting, composition, post-production preparation for professional studio environments.

### MM/DI 22 — Analysis of Contemporary Photographers

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
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Review of contemporary photographers: In-depth review of current photographers' work to explore in-depth the artistic, theoretical and technological developments in photography.; additional emphasis on the technological developments and commercial applications of photography.

### MM/DI 23 — Digital Printing for Photographers

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MM/DI 004
- **Advisory:** MM/DI 020A
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to digital printing for photographers: Prepress considerations and techniques, operation and care of digital print technologies, history of printmaking, client management, hands-on projects.

### MM/DI 27 — Introduction to Photogrammetry

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Introduction to creation of three-dimensional models through digital images: digital camera operation in manual mode, processing images for 3d models, and generation as well as refinement of 3D models.

### MM/DI 31 — Graphic Design Studio

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Advisory:** MMART 003
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Development of graphic design visual communication strategies: Concepts, visualization, documentation, and professional presentation; fundamental text/image interaction; various types of graphic identity designs including symbolic, numerical, pictorial or typographic.

### MM/DI 33 — Typography Design

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

History, theory and contemporary practices of typography in the practice of design: Typographic terminology, conventions, typography fundamentals, grid systems, development of unique alphabet letter forms, type as visual/verbal expressive communication and typography as an essential element to graphic design.

### MM/DI 55A — Design Studio Practice

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 3 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Design Studio Practice: Development of projects within design with an emphasis on unifying concepts; creation of comprehensive projects that may include advertising, media, and photographs.

### MM/DI 55B — Advanced Design Studio Practice

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 3 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MM/DI 055A
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Advanced Design Studio Practice: Advanced project development emphasizing professional-level integration of design principles across multiple platforms. Students synthesize advertising, media, illustration, motion graphics, and/or photographic elements into sophisticated, industry-standard, comprehensive projects. Emphasis on portfolio-quality work, advanced conceptual development, and professional presentation techniques.

### MM/DI 60 — Professional Practice for Creatives

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MMART 003
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Professional essentials for visual creatives: Marketing fundamentals, networking strategies, pricing models, negotiation tactics, client communication protocols, business deductions, contractual frameworks, ethical standards, copyright compliance, project management systems.

### MM/DI 504A — Introduction to Digital Illustration

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to principles of digital illustration: Composition skills; illustration storytelling; digital illustration in the media and society.

### MM/DI 510 — Photoshop

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to basic image editing and digital illustration using Photoshop: Survey of elementary design principles used to create effective visual communication with emphasis on practical computer based compositions.

### MM/DI 511 — Photography

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Theory and practice of digital photography: Advanced composition, black and white conversions, channels, scanning, blending, stitching, macrophotography, digital printing, and framing.

### MM/DI 512 — Digital Printing

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Digital printmaking: Creation of digital composites from editing to completing a print; marketing techniques, output issues, and exploration of the creative digital process. Materials fee required.

### MM/DI 515A — Introduction to 3D Motion Graphics

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to theory and design of 3D motion graphics: Design and production of visual communication solutions utilizing 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and animation.

### MM/DI 520A — Introduction to Digital Photography

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Introduction to composition and image editing in digital photography: Digital camera operation, composition, media considerations, image editing, proofing, and final print.

### MM/DI 520B — Intermediate Digital Photography

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MM/DI 520A or MM/DI 020A or MMART 133A
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/mm-di.md)

Intermediate theory and practice of digital photography: Advanced composition, black and white conversions, channels, scanning, blending, stitching, retouching, macrophotography, digital printing, framing and other final portfolio formats including books and web.

### MM/DI 550 — Design Studio Practice

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 4 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Design Studio Practice: Development of projects within design with an emphasis on unifying concepts; creation of comprehensive projects that may include advertising, media, and photographs.