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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Applied Arts

  • This course explores the cultural purposes, visual elements of arts and the methodologies of art history. The course presents an overview of drawing, printing, painting and still photography. History of Arts in various continents is discussed in this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Technological Innovations in Applied Arts

  • This course introduces you to the concept of Digital Printing, Photography and 3D Printing. The course explores how 3D models are visualized and history and future of Virtual World. Digital Video, audio and cinematography is discussed in detail in this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Architecture and Interior Design

  • This course provides a brief overview of Interior design. The course explores the concept of post modern architecture, history of home decoration and day-lighting strategies. Green housing which is an essential element in the house building process is discussed in detailed in this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Visual Communications

  • Visual communication in contemporary media typically combines a range of resources - written, visual, aural, and spatial. You will be able to develop a set of techniques and frameworks to analyse these complex texts, and to explore how they create meanings.

  • 6 Credits

  • Digital Imaging & Photography

  • A hands-on introduction to the technical & creative uses of digital photography. The course will explore the use of digital technologies to compose, shoot, scan, alter, & print images, as well as considering the ways in which photographic meaning has been changed by the use of the computer.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced AutoCAD

  • This course offers a complete guide to 3D modeling: beginning with the essential concepts about the 3D space and moving on to the most powerful tools used for design, architecture and engineering.

  • 6 Credits

  • 3-D Studio Max

  • This course continues with the tradition of delivering technical information in a quick and easy format. It offers a detailed look at VIZ, the 3D modeling and animation program for Autodesk.

  • 6 Credits

  • Digital Information Management

  • This course is designed to help you learn how to communicate your ideas using the basic elements of digital media. Devoting a chapter to each tool, it skillfully introduces multimedia components such as text, graphics, audio, animation, and video.

  • 6 Credits

  • Drafting for Electronics

  • This course is a comprehensive introduction to electronic drafting and design is designed to meet the needs of 1) those that drafting skills which need to apply drafting to electronics, 2) those with electronics skills, and 3) those who need exposure to electronics applications and drafting fundamentals.

  • 6 Credits

  • Visual Communication

  • This course provides you a true foundation in graphic communication and nature of visual information. It emphasizes sketching and visualization techniques throughout the course. It also discusses in detail about technical domains of documentation graphics and animation and presentation graphics.

  • 6 Credits
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Applied arts

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding art
    Visual elements
    Organizing principles of design
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing
    Painting
    Printmaking
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Graphic design
    Photography and filmmaking
    Digital art
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sculpture
    Crafts
    Product and clothing design
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Architecture
    Designed settings
    Historical styles in western art
    Understanding art on all levels

Technological innovations in applied arts

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theory behind 3d modeling.
    Applications.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Display of 3d models for construction.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Working in 3d space.
     2-1/2d extrusion.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wireframe.
    Creation of a shell.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Elaborate surfaces.
    Concepts behind solid modeling.
    Composite solids: creation and modification.
    Solid display and inquiry.
    Advanced solid editing.
    Three-dimensional libraries.
     3d parametric design.

Architecture and interior design

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    One:
    Two:
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Three:
    Four:
    Five:
    Seven:
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Eight:
    Nine:
    Ten:
    Eleven:
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Twelve:
    Thirteen:
    Fourteen:
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fifteen:
    Sixteen:

Visual communications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Process of web development
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Project planning
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Research and content development
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Document markup and publishing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Site structure
    Navigation systems
    Visual design
    Interface design
    Usability and accessibility

Digital imaging & photography

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Film cameras.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Digital cameras.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Auxiliary equipment.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business and professional requirements.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Photography as a career.
    Lighting.
    Composition.
    Places.
    Things.
    Converting analog images to digital.
    Printing.
    Web distribution.

Advanced AutoCAD

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to autocad and rsquo;s 3d
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quick start tutorials
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Working with wires in the 3d space
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Creating and modifying faceted surfaces
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Creating surfaces and 3d solids
    Editing surfaces and 3d solids
    Advanced tutorials

3-D Studio Max

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to 3d studio viz.
    Autocad and 3d studio viz.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Viewing and working in 3d.
    Basics of creation.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Basics of editing.
     3d modeling.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A brighter outlook: cameras, lights, and rendering.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:

Digital Information Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is multimedia made of?
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Text in any other font - text-
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Drawing pictures - vector versus raster-
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Music to my ear - audio-
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Keep things moving - animation-
    Let and rsquo;s go to the show - video-
    Permission please or can i have a copy of that? - legal use-
    It and rsquo;s all in the plans - communicating engineering drawings-
    Think ahead - production planning-

Drafting for Electronics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The block diagram
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The printed circuit board
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The integrated circuit
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The interconnection diagram
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Electromechanical packaging

Visual Communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Engineering graphics and the design process.
    Ideation and visualization.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pictorial sketching for design visualization.
    Multiview sketching.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using geometry for modeling and design.
    Modeling for refinement.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Parametric modeling and design.
    Modeling for manufacture and assembly.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing control and data management.
    Using the model for analysis and prototyping.
    Implementation.
    Documentation graphics.
    Animation and presentation graphics.

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