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  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Animation & Gaming",
  "id": "animation-gaming--junior-animator-level-ii-certificate",
  "name": "Animation - Junior Animator Level II",
  "award": "Certificate",
  "department": "animation-gaming",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/animation/junior-animator-level-ii-certificate/",
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      "markdown": "**Arts Division  \nCommercial & Entertainment Arts Department**  \nLevel II of a multi-certificate program that provides skills based on the principles of storytelling and animation using both traditional and 3D media.  Students prepare for a junior level creative career in the animation industry by mastering the core skills of drawing, storyboarding, digital art, 2D and 3D animation, 3D modeling, and motion graphics.\n\n#### Required Courses"
    },
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      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Completion of the Animation - Junior Animator Level I coursework",
          "units": "13.5"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "PLUS"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Completion of the Animation - Junior Animator Level II coursework",
          "units": "15"
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "28.5"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Animation - Junior Animator - Level I Coursework"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 100",
          "title": "Digital Paint and Ink",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 101A",
          "title": "Drawing - Gesture and Figure",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 108",
          "title": "Principles of Animation",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 115",
          "title": "Storyboarding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 116",
          "title": "Character Development",
          "units": "1.5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Animation - Junior Animator - Level II Coursework"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 130",
          "title": "Introduction to 3D Modeling",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 140",
          "title": "Introduction to 3D Animation",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 148",
          "title": "Demo Reel",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Choose two courses from the following:",
          "units": "6"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 132",
          "title": "Intermediate 3D Modeling",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 146",
          "title": "Intermediate 3D Animation",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 172",
          "title": "Motion Graphics, Compositing and Visual Effects",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 175",
          "title": "Digital Animation",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "28.5"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Recommended Electives",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 110",
          "title": "Animal Drawing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANIM 137A",
          "title": "Work Experience in New Digital Media",
          "units": "1-3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTD 16",
          "title": "Drawing: Perspective",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTD 17A",
          "title": "Drawing: Life",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "Animation & Gaming Website"
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Outcomes\n\n##### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n_Upon successful completion of this program, a student will be able to:_\n\n-   Students will successfully create a portfolio representative of their skills necessary for their chosen animation career\n\nReview Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program."
    }
  ]
}