Art Institute

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/newyork/aboutus.asp
The Art Institute of New York City is a leading institution for career preparation in culinary arts, restaurant management, pastry arts, graphic design, web design & interactive media, video production, fashion design and interior design. The Art Institute of New York City is accredited by the ACICS (Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools).

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/newyork/aboutus_facilities.asp
The Beach Street location, two-and-a half blocks from Varick, houses the Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Video Production, Interior Design, and Fashion Design departments. There are 13 classrooms, 5 computer labs (3 Mac and 2 PC), and 2 drawing studios, one for life drawing. A large bookstore and an art gallery are located on the first floor.

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/newyork/programdegrees.asp?pid=234&dtid=7
WEB DESIGN & INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Associate of Occupational Studies

Web Design & Interactive Media is an exciting new field of integrated electronic communications that is becoming an essential part of the business, education, and entertainment industries. The advent of web design & interactive media has established a regeneration of energy in business that has led to the creation of employment opportunities that require an individual who can combine sound, graphic arts, text, and video/film to enhance the dissemination of information. Compounding this is how the Internet is changing the scope of business today, resulting in the creation of a vast new electronic marketplace where commercial transactions take place in Web-based applications.

The individual interested in this field is one who feels comfortable with and challenged by technology, and who has specialized skills as an artist or technician. Faculty are industry professionals committed to helping students combine their creative abilities with technical skills for entry into the multimedia-related professions of entertainment, publishing, electronic games, education, marketing, corporate communications, and consumer information delivery. Web-based applications present an improved measurability of information effectiveness via click-through, leads, and sales.

By working in classrooms and computer labs, students develop a foundation in drawing and design, image manipulation, multimedia system design, scriptwriting, sound, video, and animation. More complex coursework involves combining animation tools to integrate text, sound, images, animation, and video to complete a project. Students also learn about the structure of electronic games, information design, interactive authoring, computers in animation, and video/teleconferencing.

As an outcome of the program, each student uses all of the skills learned to create an individualized digital portfolio.

Web Design & Interactive Media is a 7-quarter (full-day only) program.

Curriculum

Quarter 1
GD101 Drawing and Perspective
GD102 fundamentals of Design
GD103 Survey of Media and Design
GE101 English I
GE151 Computer Applications
Total 220 contact hours, 15 credit hours

Quarter 2
MM134 Introduction to Video
GD112 Typography
MM135 Introduction to Audio
GD121 Image Manipulation
Ge102 English II
Total 220 contact hours, 15 credit hours

Quarter 3
MM136 Video Editing
MM137 Fundamentals of Authoring
MM138 Media History
MM139 Advanced Image Manipulation
GE121 Quantitative Literacy
Total 220 contact hours, 15 credit hours

Quarter 4
MM202 Production Planning
MM203 Web Authoring Tools
MM204 Audio for Multimedia
MM205 Scripting
GE122 Effective Speaking
5th MM221 Advanced Authoring Techniques
Total 220 contact hours, 15 credit hours

Quarter 5
MM222 Advanced Web Scripting
MM223 Interface Design
MM224 Authoring Systems
GE160 Environmental Science
Total 220 contact hours, 15 credit hours

Quarter 6
MM234 Streaming Media and Webcast
MM232 Computer Animation for Multimedia
MM252 Business of Multimedia
CD202 Career Development
GE103 Psychology
Total 220 contact hours, 15 credit hours

Quarter 7
MM251 Network Systems
MM253 Desktop Video
RS211 Portfolio
INT201 Internship
GE106 Sociology
Total 275 contact hours, 15 credit hours