Advanced Diploma in Interactive Media Development - 3D Visualization
Fanshawe College
Key Information
Campus location
London, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 15,055 *
Application deadline
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* total fee for Canadian students. $48,835.92 for international students
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Introduction
Analyzing and finding meaning in huge amounts of digital information has quickly become a central element in every area of business and in many aspects of our lives. Demand has grown for skilled professionals who can identify ideas and narratives from data, translating them into compelling experiences. The Interactive Media Development – Visualization program focuses on creating memorable user experiences, producing data-centric graphics, animations, and Web applications to visualize ideas and lead users to valuable insights.
Your Learning Experience
In this three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma program, students develop the professional, technical, and design skills needed to find success in the digital media workplace. Graduates find careers as designers and developers in creative, technical, and marketing jobs, or as interactive designers and programmers, prototype and visualization designers.
From core principles of visualization and interactive media to sophisticated technologies of virtual and augmented reality, you’ll learn to create innovative virtual solutions to real-world problems. You'll hone your design skills and apply them in concept modeling and interface development. You'll blend technical proficiency with 2D and 3D design to transform ideas into unique visual representations and prototypes, then connect users to them on digital platforms such as social media, websites, and mobile devices.
Students will develop two- and three-dimensional design skills in a curriculum focused initially on the core principles of visualization technologies and interactive media. Foundation courses including image and motion design, HTML/CSS/JavaScript Web technologies, data concepts, data management, and visual communication will provide the basis for working with technologies such as virtual and augmented reality.
Throughout the second and third years, students will study more advanced concepts of visualization including 3D modeling, Web application development, data analytics and visualization, generative art, and user experience design. In the third year, students will continue with advanced visualization studies with an emphasis on an integrative capstone project or a client-based applied research project internship.
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Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
- complete both individual and collaborative interactive media projects effectively.
- select and use best practices and tools to design and develop dynamic, rich-media content.
- assess the requirements of a complex interactive media project.
- develop, budget, plan, and professionally present a complex interactive media project.
- design a complex media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- build effective and dynamic complex Web sites and/or mobile applications.
- identify and analyze ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment.
- apply research and conceptual skills to propose optimal solutions for mobile/multimedia/Web development problems.
- select and use creative and critical thinking techniques in the effective design, development, and implementation of a complex interactive media project.
- evaluate the financial, technical, and artistic success of a complex interactive media project
- analyze and implement augmented and virtual reality technologies in the creation of 3D visualizations.
- assess and evaluate 3D visualization hardware and software for implementation in interactive installations.
- design complex data, 3D, and rich media assets for integration into augmented and virtual reality presentations.
Admissions
Curriculum
Courses
Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- WRIT-1037 ---- Reason and Writing 1-Contemporary Media
- MMED-1050 ---- Digital Media Theory and Project Management 1
- MMED-1051 ---- Design and Image 1
- MMED-1052 ---- Multi-Media Production
- MMED-1053 ---- Visual Communication 1
- MMED-1054 ---- Multimedia Authoring 1
Level 2
Gen Ed - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- COMM-3075 ---- Communications for Media
- MMED-1055 ---- Multimedia Authoring 2
- MMED-1056 ---- Web Development 1
- MMED-3035 ---- Design and Image 2
- MMED-1057 ---- Motion Design 1
- MMED-3036 ---- Digital Media Theory and Project Management 2
Level 3
Gen Ed - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-1059 ---- 3D Modelling for Visualization 1
- MMED-1060 ---- Practical Applications 1
- MMED-1061 ---- Web Applications for Visualization 1
- MMED-1063 ---- Data Concepts in Visualization-Introduction
- MMED-1062 ---- Generative Art and Motion Design
- MMED-3042 ---- User Experience and Interface Design 1
Level 4
Gen Ed - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-3043 ---- 3D Modelling for Visualization 2
- MMED-3044 ---- Practical Applications 2
- MMED-3041 ---- Experiential Design 1
- MMED-3047 ---- Web Applications for Visualization 2
- MMED-3045 ---- Data Design and Narrative in Visualization
- MMED-3046 ---- User Experience and Interface Design 2
Level 5
Gen Ed - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-5007 ---- Topics in Visualization-Adv
- MMED-5008 ---- Practical Applications 3
- MMED-5009 ---- Experiential Design 2
- MMED-5010 ---- Web Applications for Visualization 3
- MMED-5011 ---- Application Design and Prototyping
- MMED-5012 ---- User Experience and Interface Design 3
Level 6
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-5013 ---- Facilitation and Project Management
- MMED-5014 ---- Practical Applications 4
- DEVL-5005 ---- Strategic Marketing and Professional Development
- MMED-5015 ---- Capstone
- MMED-5016 ---- Topics in Visualization Technology-Adv
- MMED-5017 ---- Application Support and Maintenance
General Education - Electives
Take 12 General Education Credits - Normally taken in Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5
Program Residency
Students Must Complete a Minimum of 30 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program
Career Opportunities
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Interactive Media Development - 3D Visualization program will find employment with web/mobile-based companies focused on architecture, engineering and planning, medical, graphics, video, and mobile applications.
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Interactive Media Development – 3D Visualization program:
Web Application Developer
Design and develop interactive educational applications for the Web, mobile, AR/VR experiences, dedicated kiosks, etc.
Data Visualization Designer
Design and construct clear and compelling narratives from various sources, leading users to insights through storytelling
Business Intelligence Specialist
Derive insights for companies from user and performance data, identifying and visualizing actionable information
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