# Multimedia Studies Program (MSP) courses Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 22 courses Source: https://butte.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/25393/28400/28032 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027. ### MSP 1 — Multimedia Careers - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 42.5 hours lecture, 25.5 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course introduces the fundamental concepts and skills needed to pursue a multimedia career, and is taken during the first semester of enrollment in the program. The course develops a strong foundation for more specialized course work in Graphic Design for Print and Digital Media, Digital Video and Audio, Digital Photography, Two-and Three-Dimensional Modeling and Animation, and Multimedia Authoring. ### MSP 2 — Introduction to Makerspaces - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course explores makerspaces, maker culture, and tools (such as Arduino, CNC Routers, 3D Printers, and Virtual Reality) that accelerate maker tinkering. Through readings, discussion, and hands-on building, students construct insights, strategies, and skills to bring their ideas and projects from concept to completion. ### MSP 3 — Introduction to Virtual Reality - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course introduces the technical and experiential design foundations required for the implementation of immersive environments in current and future virtual, augmented and mixed reality platforms. ### MSP 4 — Introduction to Augmented Reality - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules This course gives students an opportunity to learn about a specific subset of mixed reality referred to as augmented reality. With the increasing numbers of application development packages from 3rd party developers, Augmented Reality (AR) development is becoming more intuitive and powerful. Through a wide-range of devices that access cameras and connect to the internet; such as smartphones, tablets and head-mounted displays, designing for the human experience is creating new life-like experiences for using these technologies. Application developers for these devices require a broad set of technical and design skills to create effective interactive AR experiences. ### MSP 5 — Introduction to Interactive Web Design and Authoring - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md) This course is an introduction to developing interactive content for the World Wide Web. Students will survey online content to gain an understanding of effective Web design principles. Students will learn how to produce interactive content using a variety of programs to create and process text, sound, graphics and video. As a final project, students will design and produce an interactive Website. ### MSP 9 — Concept Art and Design for Entertainment Media - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course introduces students to visualization techniques, ideation processes, and the tools and materials used in professional concept studios in the video game and entertainment industries. Students will be introduced to the history of concept art and its evolution from industrial design and architecture to modern day use in video games, entertainment, and toy design. Students will learn how to develop concepts from the sketch phase through final presentation drawings, brainstorming and teamwork, reading and adapting project briefs, and creating professional presentation boards. This is an essential foundation course for programs and careers in concept art, video games, animation, digital design, graphic design, and industrial design. ### MSP 10 — Digital Video Design and Production - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course introduces students to the use of computer and video editing software to create video sequences. Students will use computers to apply the basic concepts of video editing as used in TV, film, computer games, animation, internet design and other image based media. ### MSP 12 — Two-Dimensional Animation - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course introduces students to two-dimensional animation. Topics include storyboards, drawing extremes and in-betweens, defining motion paths, creating illusion of depth, basic ActionScripting for animation, use of type in animated sequences, and other animation techniques. ### MSP 30 — Introduction to Digital Art - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **C-ID:** ARTS 250 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course is an introduction to fundamental concepts, practices, and theories of digital art production. Topics include integration of traditional design, color, and compositional principles with contemporary digital tools. (C-ID ARTS 250). ### MSP 42 — Digital Game Design and Production - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules This course is an introduction to the use of current software tools for designing indie games. Topics include the creation of game art and the application of authoring to add interactivity. Students will learn to design simple games using multiple software authoring tools. ### MSP 45 — 3-D Computer Modeling and Animation - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course introduces students to the use of software techniques to create and animate three-dimensional environments and objects. Students will learn to create photo-realistic models and scenes enhanced by lighting, shadows, reflection, and textures, and will learn to produce camera fly-throughs and basic character animation sequences. ### MSP 50 — Digital Publication Design - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules This course is an introduction to electronic page layout and design. Topics include principles of traditional and digital document design, software instruction, basic principles of typography, layout, design, publishing and distribution. ### MSP 51 — Photoshop for Designers - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules This course is an introduction to using Adobe Photoshop for digital compositing in illustration, advertising design, multimedia projects, designing for print media, and creating typographic imagery for design projects. Topics include: incorporating Photoshop into projects developed for print and online design, creating digital collages, and producing digital output for clients in the design industries. ### MSP 55 — Introduction to Drone Management and Operations - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md) This course is an introduction to the operation of drones, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and current and future developments within industries utilizing these systems. Topics include: ethical and legal issues, industry standards, operating unmanned aerial vehicles, communication, navigation, launch and recovery, control stations, payloads, video and photography and support equipment. ### MSP 56 — Drone Video and Photography - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) Students will be introduced to the world of Unmanned Aerial Systems. This course takes a look at everything from current Unmanned Aircraft Systems to future civilian applications. In addition to learning about this new industry, students will be introduced to flying remotely piloted aircraft and operating entry level Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the purposes of recording video and digital imaging. ### MSP 68 — T-Shirt Design and Promotional Products - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules In this course students will develop digital art, illustration and graphic design projects for transfer to t-shirts, mugs and other promotional items. The students will work with media, conceptualization of ideas, collaboration, Photoshop, Illustrator, reproduction and production techniques. Students will be required to conduct research and identify target markets. ### MSP 74 — Multimedia Production I - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md) This course introduces students to skills and techniques used to produce computer generated multimedia presentations. Areas of study will include the development of multimedia projects and the study of multimedia tools, the selection of hardware, use of text, photography, graphics, animation, digital video and audio. ### MSP 75 — Multimedia Production II - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md) This is an intermediate course in multimedia production that focuses on the application of interactive design techniques. Students will produce original content in the creation of multimedia projects. ### MSP 96 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 34 hours lecture, 51 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course is an introduction to the skills, techniques and tools to produce computer generated graphics. Areas of study will include: the basics of computer drawing and design, adding text to graphics, converting and exporting graphics into multiple formats for print and online, and modification and transformation techniques. ### MSP 97 — Special Problems-MSP - **Units:** 1-3 - **Hours:** 51-153 hours independent study - **Prerequisite:** Permission of instructor - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. Students may not petition for a Special Problems course until they have completed satisfactorily 12 units of study at Butte College. 51-153 hours Independent Study. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 3.00 units. ### MSP 99 — Work Experience-MSP - **Units:** 0.5-8 - **Hours:** 25.5-408 hours independent study - **Prerequisite:** Permission of Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md) Work experience is an experiential course where students apply what they have learned in the classroom to a work environment. The course offers students the opportunity to develop technical skills, explore possible career choices, build confidence, network with people in the field, and transition into the world of work. Work experience may include paid or unpaid employment. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every fifty-one hours of work experience. Students may enroll in this course up to 8 unit(s) to complete the entire curriculum of the course. A maximum of sixteen units can be earned in work experience courses during a student’s enrollment with Butte College. ### MSP 300 — Maker Space Supervised Training and Skill Building - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 136 hours lab - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/butte-college/schedule/fall-2026/msp.md); Spring 2027, 6 sections (/c/butte-college/schedule/spring-2027/msp.md) This course provides students with tutorial and training support using instructional aides, student tutors, and instructional technicians, to develop skills needed for modern computer-aided creation technologies used increasingly in a variety of traditional career tracks including creative arts, marketing, entrepreneurship and prototyping in engineering applications. The maker space course will allow for supported creation based choices made across programs and pedagogy to utilize hands on activities in a diverse cross-disciplinary environment. Unlimited repeats. Ungraded. Open Entry/Open Exit.