{
  "college": "miracosta-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "MAT",
  "name": "Media Arts & Technologies",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/mediaarts/",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "MAT 105",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "105",
      "title": "History of Graphic Design",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 3 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "The course surveys the origin and evolution of graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present day. It explores the development and influence of graphic communication through genre, design, style, and format from historical, multicultural, and global perspectives. Topics include the influence of art and technology on graphic design, types of graphic representation, significant historical design movements, and the importance of graphic design in contemporary culture and a global economy.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-105"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 110",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "110",
      "title": "Digital Imaging 1: Adobe Photoshop",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This foundation course introduces students to the aesthetic, technical, and conceptual practices of digital imaging. Students use Adobe Photoshop to edit imagery and create artwork and graphic designs for print or web output. Students generate artwork that involves photo editing, tonal and color correction, masking, layer adjustments, painting techniques, blending, and advanced compositing. Through hands-on instruction and multiple projects, students explore efficient workflows, professional practices, layout and design techniques, typography, application of color, and more.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 6,
          "open": 6,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-110"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 120",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "120",
      "title": "Media Design 1: Production",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces the fundamental skills needed for the design and production of multimedia projects. Topics include effective messaging and storyboarding, capturing and editing media assets, creating short-form video and motion graphics, and utilizing basic 3D concepts. The course also covers digital media presentation formats, services, platforms, and media rights as well as project file management.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 4,
          "open": 4,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-120"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 125",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "125",
      "title": "Web Design 1: Fundamentals",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces the fundamentals of creating webpages through an integrated design-and-development approach. Primary topics include user interface design, foundational HTML and CSS, and an introduction to using web content management system (CMS) software such as WordPress. Students will learn principles and techniques for layout design, wireframing, image optimization, web typography, responsive design, and how to implement these concepts through both hand-coded websites and content management systems.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 4,
          "open": 4,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-125"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 135",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "135",
      "title": "Graphic Design 1: Principles",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces the visual communication principles and concepts of successful graphic design. Topics include form, color palettes, text/image relationships, typography, grid structures, and layout design. The course develops and refines each student's personal design sensibility by applying appropriate and conceptual design thinking within cultural and historical contexts.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 6,
          "open": 6,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-135"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 140",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "140",
      "title": "3D Modeling and Animation: Maya",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 120",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces students to the fundamentals of computer-generated three-dimensional design using Autodesk Maya. Students learn modeling, texturing, materials, shaders, VFX, particle effects, and animation. Additional topics include visualization, 3D environment design (including lighting and camera angles), simple object and camera animation, and rendering considerations.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-140"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 145",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "145",
      "title": "UI/UX Design",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course provides an introduction to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design and prototyping. Students learn user-centered design approaches to research, design, prototype, and test user interfaces for screen-based media, such as websites and apps. Topics include design thinking, UX research and strategy, user personas and user scenarios, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing, and industry tools and techniques. Students collaborate to design and prototype digital products.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Spring"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 150",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "150",
      "title": "Animation and Interactivity",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 120",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces students to 2D animation and interactive media design techniques and tools. Students learn to integrate animation, text, graphics, audio, and video to create rich, interactive user experiences. The course emphasizes design principles for time-based media and effective user interface and interaction design. Students produce animation projects and interactive applications for delivery on the Web and other platforms.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Spring"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 155",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "155",
      "title": "Graphic Design 2: Typography",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 135",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course covers the essential concepts of typographic design and its incorporation into all forms of visual communication. Topics include historical development and cultural impacts, type design, the anatomy of letterforms and the use of words, and structural and experimental design. Students develop a solid understanding of how to use type and letterforms to solve design and typographic problems.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-155"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 160",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "160",
      "title": "Video 1: Production",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 120",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course teaches creative and technical aspects of hands-on, project-based video production. It covers the video creation process, including concept-development, storyboarding, planning, video capture, audio recording, and asset collection. It also covers post-production video editing processes in depth, culminating in a complete digital video work. Topics also include proper formats for delivery through various mediums and platforms.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-160"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 165",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "165",
      "title": "Web Design 2: WordPress and Site Production",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 125",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This intermediate-level course builds on the skills developed in MAT 125 and introduces students to WordPress and other content management systems (CMS). Students plan and design websites using UI/UX tools and gain skills authoring and implementing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in hand-coded sites and within CMS platforms.Topics include site planning, content strategy, image preparation, web animation, responsive design, CMS solutions, hosting platforms, and site management.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Spring"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 170",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "170",
      "title": "Digital Illustration 1: Adobe Illustrator",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course addresses vector-based illustration topics, tools, and techniques related to visual art and design. Particular focus is placed on project ideation, iterative process, and application of elements and principles of art and design. Technical topics include digital vector tools for drawing, pattern development, application of texture and color, grid-based design, and workflow using Adobe Illustrator and related software.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-170"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 175",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "175",
      "title": "Web Design: JavaScript and jQuery",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "prerequisite": "MAT 125",
      "advisory": "MAT 165",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces students to JavaScript and jQuery for interactive web development, including how JavaScript can be used in conjunction with HTML and CSS to add interactivity, animation, visual effects, and advanced functionality to web pages. Students explore interface design and core programming concepts in JavaScript and jQuery to create rich user experiences, manage dynamic content, create animation, and make web pages more interactive and intuitive. Students learn the fundamentals of programming and computational thinking and how to design and script user interface elements common on websites. Topics also include how to create and animate interactive graphics for HTML5 games or web applications.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 180",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "180",
      "title": "Digital Publishing: Adobe InDesign",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 110 and MAT 170",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course introduces students to Adobe InDesign, the page layout software program used by professional graphic designers to publish ads, business cards, brochures, postcards, newsletters, magazines, books, and more. It involves considerable hands-on instruction and projects similar to those faced by today's designers. Students learn how to prepare documents for professional publication, how to format type, import images, use styles, generate tables, create swatches, and apply shortcuts. Students learn typographic and publishing techniques, basic design principles, and how to apply spot and process color. Students examine, troubleshoot, and package digital files for output to a commercial press and for the Web.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 185",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "185",
      "title": "Graphic Design 3: Design and Layout",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 135",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course covers the process of creating effective, efficient, and dynamic layouts to solve complex design problems. Students explore every stage of the design process, including research, concept and design development, and applying intuitive design, structural hierarchy, and grid systems. The course emphasizes developing a conceptual problem-solving approach and refining a personal design sense.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-185"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 190",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "190",
      "title": "Programming for Animation, Interactivity, and Games",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 150",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course emphasizes creative coding and programming for interactive media, including 2D games, web, and multimedia applications. Students learn to code within the context of the visual arts using JavaScript, Processing, and/or JavaScript frameworks such as p5.js, CreateJS, or PhaserJS. Students explore the creative and technical aspects of designing interactive user experiences that integrate media, animation, and interactivity. Additional topics include user interface design, experience design, interactive storytelling, game design, animation techniques, and developing content for delivery across a variety of platforms and devices.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall even years"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-190"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 200",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "200",
      "title": "Video 2: Motion Graphics and Post-Production",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 110, MAT 160, or MAT 120",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course teaches students motion graphics and video post-production processes that bridge the gap between traditional animation and video production. Students will explore advanced editing techniques through combining video, graphics, audio, rotoscoping, keyframing and tweening, motion tracking, 3D elements, and more by using Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and other software. The course utilizes creative project-based work so that students gain hands-on motion graphics experience for various presentation platforms.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-200"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 210",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "210",
      "title": "Advanced Digital Imaging & Illustration",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours",
      "prerequisite": "MAT 110 or MAT 170",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course explores advanced imaging and illustration concepts and techniques. Students will use a variety of creative digital tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and related software to produce portfolio-ready work and develop higher-level compositing and illustration skills, with particular focus on: creative processes, advanced technical processes, workflow integrations, and conceptual development.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Spring"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 225",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "225",
      "title": "Web Design 3: Custom Sites and Professional Practices",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 165",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "In this advanced course, students plan, design, and develop complex, real-world, custom websites in a team environment using modern web standards, professional practices, and workflows. Students integrate HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP programming skills and learn how to customize and create WordPress themes. Additional topics include working with clients, user experience design (UX), site planning and research, content strategy, information architecture development, user interface design (UI), usability analysis, and emerging industry trends.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 230",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "230",
      "title": "Advanced Publishing: Output for Print",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "MAT 180",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This advanced publishing course takes students through the process of producing and printing a press-ready publication at a professional printing company. Students explore print technologies (e.g., offset printing, variable-data printing, and direct digital printing), learn the steps required for prepress, production, binding, trimming, and finishing, and apply prepress techniques using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator. The course includes a professional print bureau tour.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Spring even years"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 270",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "270",
      "title": "Advanced Design Studio",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "This class is not advised for beginning students. It is intended for intermediate and advanced students majoring in Graphic Design, Web Design and Development, or Video and Media Design",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This capstone course provides advanced students firsthand experience in the function of a professional studio environment where they create real-world projects for real-world clients. Students build their portfolio and experience client relations, project development and management, problem solving, team management, asset management, and business practices.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 290",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "290",
      "title": "Portfolio Development",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours",
      "advisory": "It is recommended that students complete most courses within a MAT certificate or degree program before enrolling in MAT 290",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Students develop a professional portfolio that strategically showcases their design, media, and/or artistic skills and best work. Students focus on developing a personal brand to guide professional decisions and position themselves effectively as a freelancer, prospective employee, or transfer student. Topics include the design of integrated brand identity and marketing materials, such as a logo and stationery package, website, resume, business card, cover letter, case studies, and presentation slide deck. Students are required to formally present their portfolio for review by faculty and advisors.",
      "notes": [
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-290"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 292",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "292",
      "title": "Internship Studies",
      "units": "0.5-14",
      "corequisite": "Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.",
      "notes": [
        "Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.",
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-292"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MAT 299",
      "subject": "MAT",
      "number": "299",
      "title": "Occupational Work Experience Education",
      "units": "0.5-14",
      "corequisite": "Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of their discipline to their position and to undertake new responsibilities and learn new skills at work. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.",
      "notes": [
        "Enrollment Limitation: Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.",
        "Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/mat/#mat-299"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}