Digital Media Production, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements : 15 Semester Hours

Select courses from the following:

• CIS 126 - Microsoft Office - 3 credit hours
• Group I: Communications  - Must take either ENG 101 or ENG 130 (3 credit hours). Students may substitute ENG 102 or ENG 230 for either of the above courses.
• Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences  - 3 credit hours required.
• Group III: Humanities and Fine Arts  - No specific minimum credit hours required. This category is optional for AAS degrees. Students are encouraged to select a Humanities or Fine Arts course as part of their General Education coursework.
• Group IV: Math/Sciences  - 3 credit hours required.
• Group V: Career Enhancement  - No specific minimum credit hours required. This category is optional for AAS degrees.

Major Core Requirements: 39 Semester Hours

• CIS 224 - Computer Animation
• DGTL 100 - Concepts of Digital Media
• DGTL 101 - Digital Media Capture, Management and Tools
• DGTL 102 - Motion Graphics
• DGTL 103 - Digital Audio Production
• DGTL 104 - Digital Video Production
• DGTL 204 - Advanced Digital Video Production
• DGTL 220 - Digital Image Production
• DGTL 295 - Digital Media Project Production
• GAME 202 - 3D Modeling

Major Core Electives: 6 Semester Hours

• ART 126 - Digital Photography
• ART 227 - Digital Illustration
• CIS 122 - Computer Information Systems Fundamentals
• CIS 200 - Social Media Technologies
• CIS 221 - Advanced CSS for Web Development
• DGTL 290 - Digital Media Production Internship
• DGTL 299 - Special Topics in Digital Media Production
• ENG 120 - Introduction to Creative Writing
• ENG 190 - Introduction to Film Study
• GAME 200 - Game Design
• MKTG 101 - Principles of Marketing
• MUS 180 - Introduction to Music Technology

• Students may also select from courses from the following subject areas: BUS, CIS, CNT, DGTL, FIN, GAME, THEA, MKTG, JOUR.

Total Required House: 60 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

• DGTL 100 - Concepts of Digital Media
• DGTL 101 - Digital Media Capture, Management and Tools
• DGTL 104 - Digital Video Production
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I Or ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication   

Second Semester

• CIS 126 - Microsoft Office
• CIS 224 - Computer Animation
• Take one course from Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences   
• Take one course from Groups I-V: Career and Technical General Education  
• Take one course from Major Core Electives   

Third Semester

• DGTL 102 - Motion Graphics
• DGTL 103 - Digital Audio Production
• DGTL 220 - Digital Image Production
• Take one course from Group IV: Math/Sciences   

Fourth Semester

• DGTL 204 - Advanced Digital Video Production
• DGTL 295 - Digital Media Project Production
• GAME 202 - 3D Modeling
• Take one course from Major Core Electives  

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

Contact Information

For more information: http://www.jjc.edu/ academics/computerinformation-systems/digitalmedia-production