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Multimedia<br />

Communication<br />

t. 867.668.8762<br />

mth@yukoncollege.yk.ca<br />

Credential: CERTIFICATE<br />

Credits: 30/certificate<br />

Duration: one year<br />

Program Overview<br />

The Multimedia Communication<br />

program combines ingenuity and<br />

technology, offering students the skills<br />

needed to begin new career paths or<br />

enhance current work productivity.<br />

Students in the program create<br />

compelling text, sound and moving<br />

images in order to target and engage<br />

various audiences and gain detailed<br />

knowledge of several multimedia<br />

applications, including Dreamweaver for<br />

web development, InDesign for desktop<br />

publishing, Illustrator for graphic vector<br />

art, Final Cut Express for video editing<br />

and Photoshop for image manipulation.<br />

The program culminates in a real-world,<br />

community-based project, allowing<br />

students to demonstrate their skills by<br />

creating a communications strategy<br />

across a variety of media.<br />

Admission Requirements<br />

• Math 10 (Applications, Principles,<br />

Foundations and Pre-Calculus) and<br />

English 11 (min. 65%); OR<br />

• Mature Student Status with<br />

acceptable scores on <strong>College</strong><br />

Assessments or the GED® test<br />

• part-time students not fully meeting<br />

the above criteria may be admitted<br />

to courses but must maintain a<br />

cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C average)<br />

to continue in the program<br />

Required Courses:<br />

Certificate (30 credits)<br />

COMM 192: Business Communications (3 credits)<br />

MMC 110: Theories of Communication (3 credits)<br />

MMC 111: Image Editing Fundamentals (3 credits)<br />

MMC 112: Web Design I (3 credits)<br />

MMC 113: Desktop Publishing (3 credits)<br />

MMC 120: Communicative Writing (3 credits)<br />

MMC 121: Digital Video and Audio (3 credits)<br />

MMC 122: Web Design II (3 credits)<br />

MMC 123: Digital Illustration and Graphic Design<br />

(3 credits)<br />

MMC 124: Capstone Project (3 credits)<br />

Other Requirements<br />

• full-time Multimedia<br />

Communication students are<br />

expected to have basic computer<br />

skills prior to enrolment<br />

Transferability<br />

Transferability of Multimedia<br />

Communication courses is currently<br />

under negotiation.<br />

www.archbould.com<br />

school of liberal arts<br />

<strong>Yukon</strong> <strong>College</strong> 2012/13<br />

www.yukoncollege.yk.ca<br />

Ayamdigut Campus toll free: 1.800.661.0504 Admissions: 867.668.8710<br />

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