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Electronic Media Communications administers the Electronic Media Technology Associate of Applied Science degree and Professional Certificate as well as one-year certificates in Animation, Broadcast Media, Interactive Web Multimedia and Media Criticism & Journalism.
The department offers courses in video, web design, audio, photography, multimedia production, and film studies. eMedia Communications has several articulation agreements allowing students who successfully complete our program to continue their education by transfering to the University of Cincinnati's main campus for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at DAAP or CCM.
Winter Quarter Course Spotlight
Electronic Media Technology
Digital Graphics 28-EMDT-253
Thursdays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Mondays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, or Mondays 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Introduction to vector graphics for electronic media production. Explores transparency, gradients and fills, typography, composition and layout using a variety of computer graphics software applications. Part two of the required freshman sequence: Media Design Fundamentals, Digital Graphics and Media Design Applications.
Animation Certificate
Animation I 28-EMDT-256
Thursdays 6:00 - 9:00 pm | Prerequisite: Drawing for Animation
Exploration of 2-D animation techniques and principles. Subjects include timelines, sound, conceptualization, perspective, character development, transitions, and cinematic techniques.
Broadcast Media Certificate
Video Studio Prodution 28-EMDT-264
Fridays 9:00am - 12:00pm | Prerequisite: Video I or permission from Instructor
Practical application of production skills toward the creation of an original television series for broadcast over the college television station (UCTV). Primary emphasis will be on live multi- camera studio production.
Media Criticism & Journalism Certificate
American Film Noir 28-EMDT-165
Thursdays 6:00 - 9:30 pm
Examination of key works in the film noir cycle from 1940 to 1958. Includes discussion of major thematic and stylistic influences such as German expressionism, American crime films, Italian neorealist films, and hard-boiled American crime fiction. Also covers the depiction of women in film noir, the cultural and political forces contributing to this dark and pessimistic film genre and the basic underlying theme of doomed fate.
Interactive Web Multimedia Certificate
Flash: Application Development 28-EMDT-264
Tuesdays 6:00 - 9:000pm | Prerequisite: Flash: Rich Media Production or permission from Instructor
Examination of the development and production of media-rich web applications using Macromedia Flash ActionScripting. Focuses on using screens, built-in components, behaviors, and data binding to develop Flash applications. Introduces ActionScript language and provides overview of object-oriented programming constructs, including conditional logic and functions, for non-programmers. Programming experience not required.