1 Year Higher Certificate in Web Publishing and Interactive Media
Daily, industry-compliant and focused.
Enrol on our exciting 1 Year Higher Certificate in Web Publishing and Interactive Media course, commencing in February 2012.
Intro
This one year, full time, practical programme engages you in a fixed curriculum around standards-compliant web design and publishing, video production and post production techniques, 2D animation, compositing and visual effects, game design theory and community supported open source content management systems. The programme emphasizes technical training, interactive screen design in context and conceptual thinking.
NOTE: This course is not suitable for absolute beginners. You will need either basic skills in Photoshop, Illustrator or Flash or relevant work experience to cope with the design pressures of the web and motion graphics modules.
Course infos
Please visit the Enrolments & infos page to download the full time courses Information brochure and enrolment form.
Prerequisites:
You will require the 1 year Print Design & Publishing programme or equivalent study/work experience in order to enrol on this programme. (You must be comfortable creating all types of imagery using industry standard programs, namely Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, as well as have a basic working knowledge of timeline-based animation in Adobe Flash, any version.)
Read more about Digital Design, in general, here.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR STUDIES
The second year is packed with theoretical & practical training that includes:
Conceptualisation Techniques | Interactive Screen Design Theory | 2D Animation & Motion Theory | Web Technologies 1: XHTML/CSS | Game Design Theory | Interactive Programming Techniques | Web Technologies 2: WordPress | Motion Graphics 1: Animation, Compositing and VFX | Motion Graphics 2: Video Production & Post Production | Interactive Digital Portfolio
Software: Adobe® Flash®, Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® Illustrator®, Adobe® Dreamweaver®, WordPress. Adobe After Effects®, Apple Final Cut Pro®, Apple Compressor®, Adobe Encore®
Languages: XHTML, CSS, XML, Actionscript 2.0, 3.0
ON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOU WILL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Produce engaging web interfaces using current web technologies such as XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets and WordPress.
- Integrate various elements such as text, graphics, animations, video and sound for online, DVD or television usage.
- Output your final works using the correct compressions, formats and media for effective viewing.
- Include interactivity in a number of different genres of screen mediums through Actionscript.
- Create engaging 2D animations, visual effects and compositions for online and television use.
- Conceptualise, produce and professionally pitch a game design concept and visuals for an online campaign.
Semester dates for 2012/2013
2012
Semester 1: Tues 7th Feb – Fri 29th Jun
Semester 2: Tues 31st Jul – Fri 30th Nov
2013
Semester 1: Tues 4th Feb – Fri 28th Jun
Semester 2: Tues 30th Jul – Fri 29th Nov
Times
Classes are daily from Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 12:30pm.
Note: Friends of Design reserves the right to alter the topics and modules of any advertised courses to meet or maintain what we feel the industry requires of graduates.
Friends of Design is provisionally registered as a private higher education institution in terms of section 54(3) of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No 101 of 1997), and Regulation 16(4)(b) of the Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions, 2002, to offer the Higher Certificate in Print and Publishing course, until 31 December 2013.
