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DIMA Course Equivalency

EIMA or GCAD Course DIMA Equivalent
EIMA 1100 Raster Image Painting DIMA 1110 Digital Design: Raster
EIMA 1110 Vector Image Drawing DIMA 1120 Digital Design: Vector
EIMA 1111 History of Animation DIMA 1411 History of Animation
EIMA 1120 Character, Narrative and Storyboard Dev. DIMA 1220 Character, Narrative and Storyboard Dev.
EIMA 1130 Web Media I DIMA 1500 Web Design I
EIMA 1140 Drawing for Electronic Media DIMA 1230 Drawing for Electronic Media
EIMA 1150 Design for Motion Graphics I DIMA 1450 Design for Motion Graphics I
EIMA 1160 Stop-Motion Animation DIMA 1455 Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation
EIMA 1210 Flash I DIMA 1510 Interactive 2-D Design I
EIMA 1221 Game Design Fundamentals DIMA 1400 Game Design Fundamentals
EIMA 1230 2-D Animation and Compositing I DIMA 1410 2-D Animation and Compositing I
EIMA 1231 2-D Animation and Compositing II DIMA 2410 2-D Animation and Compositing II
EIMA 1310 Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation DIMA 1620 Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation
EIMA 2120 Electronic Illustration DIMA 2210 Electronic Illustration
EIMA 2131 Web Media II DIMA 2500 Web Design Partnership Project
EIMA 2150 Design for Motion Graphics II DIMA 2450 Design for Motion Graphics II
EIMA 2210 Flash II DIMA 2510 Interactive 2-D Design II
EIMA 2221 Introduction to 3-D Game Development DIMA 2700 3-D Game Development
EIMA 2311 3-D Character Development DIMA 2620 3-D Character Development
EIMA 2321 Intermediate 3-D Modeling and Animation DIMA 2625 Intermediate 3-D Modeling and Animation
EIMA 2330 3-D Animation Lab DIMA 2640 3-D Lab
EIMA 2410 Projects Development DIMA 2840 Projects Development
EIMA 2900 Special Topics in EIMA DIMA 2900 Special Topics in DIMA
EIMA 2981 Internship DIMA 2981 Internship
GCAD 1010 Concept Development DIMA 1305 Concept Development
GCAD 1020 Introduction to Computer Methods DIMA 1120 Digital Design: Vector
Note: If switching from GCAD to DIMA – Graphic Design, you’ll also have to take DIMA 1110 Digital Design: Raster
GCAD 1110 Typography I DIMA 1310 Typography I
GCAD 1120 Layout DIMA 1325 Layout
GCAD 1210 History of Graphic Design DIMA 1320 History of Graphic Design
GCAD 1310 Web Design I DIMA 1500 Web Design
GCAD 1500 Print Overview DIMA 1350 Print Overview
GCAD 1520 Desktop Publishing Basics - InDesign DIMA 1100 Desktop Publishing Basics - InDesign
GCAD 2050 Package Design DIMA 2351 Package Design
GCAD 2060 Illustration DIMA 1200 Illustration I
Note to GCAD majors: You don’t have to take DIMA 1110 Digital Design: Raster as a pre-req for this class; for you, the pre-req is the Layout class. Ask an advisor to register you for this class.
GCAD 2110 Typography II DIMA 2350 Typography II
GCAD 2140 Publication Design DIMA 2352 Publication Design
GCAD 2210 Graphic Design I DIMA 2300 Logo Design and Branding
GCAD 2220 Graphic Design II DIMA 2310 Information Design
GCAD 2230 Graphic Design III GCAD majors – take GCAD 2230 Graphic Design III
Online registration is available through MyWay; you must look under "Graphic Communication Arts & Design"

DIMA Graphic Design majors – take DIMA 2810 Portfolio Development
GCAD 2900 Special Topics in GCAD DIMA 2900 Special Topics in DIMA
GCAD 2981 Internship DIMA 2981 Internship
NEW COURSE ( only counts towards DIMA degree) DIMA 2200 Illustration II
NEW COURSE ( only counts towards DIMA degree)

DIMA 2820 Web Design Portfolio Development

This information is effective Fall quarter 2014. Every possible step has been taken to ensure its accuracy; however, sometimes changes must be made in the interest of the students or the College. Metropolitan Community College reserves the right to cancel or modify courses.