Interactive Media Production
Certificate of Achievement Multimedia · San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
The Interactive Media Production Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide students of Multimedia a foundational set of technological tools with which to develop a variety of multiplatform media products, including 3D animation, game development, web design, and video production. The curriculum is structured to provide students with a generalized understanding of the functional and aesthetic relationships between the various segments of the Multimedia industry and the potential for the creative synthesis of these aspects in their professional work.
Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Interactive Media Production Program will be able to:
- Evaluate and apply appropriate technology to support specific business activities and business solutions.
- Analyze specific business problems or situations and identify possible solutions, including predictive analysis, synthesis of information, resourcefulness, and troubleshooting.
- Choose the appropriate mode of communication for a specific situation and then communicate ideas, concepts, and solutions through effective written and oral communication.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 24 | |
| MULT 100 | Introduction to Visual Communication | 3 |
| MULT 121 | Intermediate Visual Communication | 3 |
| MULT 123 | Digital Video I | 3 |
| MULT 150 | Beginning Unity Game Development | 3 |
| MULT 152 | Intermediate Unity Game Development | 3 |
| MULT 201 | Introduction to 3D Graphics | 3 |
| WEBD 152 | Beginning Web Development: HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | 3 |
| WEBD 154 | Creating User-Centered Content | 3 |
| Select three units (one course) from the following: | 3 | |
| MULT 154 | Advanced Unity Game Development | 3 |
| MULT 122 | Advanced Visual Communication | 3 |
| MULT 211 | 3D Modeling | 3 |
| MULT 213 | 3D Texturing and Lighting | 3 |
| MULT 215 | 3D Character Design and Development | 3 |
| MULT 217 | 3D Studio Pre-Production | 3 |
| ARTF 150A | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTF 151 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTF 152 | Color Theory | 3 |