Design, Interactivity, and Media Arts - DIMA Entrepreneur (DIENO)

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Location: Elkhorn Valley Campus

Students prepare for entrepreneurial self-employment opportunities.

Graduation Requirements

Major Requirements: 27.0
Concentration Requirements: 27.0
Electives: 22.5

General Education: 22.5
Total credit hours required: 99.0

Requirements

Tier I - Major Requirements

ARTS 1010 - Elementary Drawing 4.5 Credits
ARTS 1020 - 2-D Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1110 - Digital Design: Raster 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1120 - Digital Design: Vector 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1310 - Typography I 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1450 - Design for Motion Graphics I 4.5 Credits

Tier II - Required Concentration

ENTR 1050 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 4.5 Credits
ENTR 2040 - Entrepreneurship Feasibility Study 4.5 Credits
ENTR 2050 - Marketing for the Entrepreneur 4.5 Credits
ENTR 2060 - Entrepreneurship Legal Issues 4.5 Credits
ENTR 2070 - Entrepreneurship Financial Topics 4.5 Credits
ENTR 2090 - Entrepreneurship Business Plan 4.5 Credits

Tier III - Electives

Select 22.5 credit hours from the following:

DIMA 1220 - Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1230 - Drawing for Electronic Media 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1305 - Concept Development 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1315 - Graphic Design Basics 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1325 - Layout 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1400 - Game Design Fundamentals 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1410 - 2-D Animation and Compositing I 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1411 - History of Animation 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1500 - Web Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1510 - Interactive 2-D Design I 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1620 - Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2352 - Publication Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2410 - 2-D Animation and Compositing II 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2450 - Design for Motion Graphics II 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2510 - Interactive 2-D Design II 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2700 - 3-D Game Development 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2840 - Projects Development 4.5 Credits
Students may not register for DIMA 2840 without instructor approval.
ARTS 1110 - Art History - Prehistory to 1400 4.5 Credits
OR
ARTS 1120 - Art History - 1400 to Present 4.5 Credits
HUMS 2310 - Film History and Appreciation 4.5 Credits

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements (22.5 credit hours)

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course 4.5-6.0 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from list of Natural or Social Science General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Natural Science course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course 4.5

Select one of the following courses.

EXPL 1000 - Exploratory Studies
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy
HMRL 1010 - Human Relations Skills