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Mission College and DVC

Equivalent Courses and Sequencing

These are classes that are roughly equivalent to be used for possible course substitutions at Mission College and Diablo Valley College.

Note: Courses are generally available online unless otherwise noted below.

Equivalent Courses

Mission College Course Semester DVC Course Semester
GDS 012 - The History of Photography Fall/Spr No Current Course  
GDS 035 - Graphic Design 1 Fall/Spr ARTDM  214 - Intro to Graphic Design Fall/Spr
GDS 039A - 3D Animation and Modeling Not Currently Offered ARTDM 160 - 3D Modeling and Animation I Fall/Spr
GDS 041 - Mobile Game Design and Development Summer No Current Course  
GDS 045 - Web Design and Development 1 Fall/Spr ARTDM 171 - Web Design I Fall/Spr
GDS 046 - Web Design and Development 2 Fall ARTDM 173 - Web Design II Fall
GDS 047 - Web Animation Spr
(Hybrid)
ARTDM  167 - Digital Animation Fall
GDS 049 - Wordpress and Content Management Systems Summer No Current Course  
GDS 055A - Design and Agency and Branding Fall (In-person) No Current Course  
GDS 056 - Presentation Design New No Current Course  
GDS 062 - Digital Illustration Fall/Spr ARTDM  117 - Digital Illustration Fall/Spr
GDS 064 - Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Fall/Spr ARTDM 105 - Introduction to Digital Imaging Fall/Spr
GDS 065 - Typography Fall/Spr (In-person) ARTDM - 224 Typography Fall/Spr
GDS 067 - Graphic Design 2 Spr No Current Course  
GDS 070 - User Experience, Interface, and Multimedia Design Fall/Spr (Hybrid) ARTDM 172 - User Experience Design for Web and Mobile Devices Spr
GDS 072 - Digital Imaging and User Interface Design Spr ARTDM 115 - Digital Interface Design Fall
GDS 073 - Digital Photography 1 Fall/Spr ARTDM - 136 Introduction to Digital Photography Fall/Spr
GDS 074 - Digital Video 1 Fall/Spr (Tentatively) ARTDM 149 - Fundamentals of Digital Video
and
FTVE 160 - Introduction to Film Production 
Fall/Spr
GDS 076 - Emerging Trends in Interaction Design Spr (Tentatively) No Current Course  
GDS 077 - Interactive Projects & Explorations in UxD Fall (Tentatively) No Current Course  
GDS 080 - Packaging Design Spr No Current Course  
GDS 081 - Motion Graphics Fall ARTDM 140 - Motion Graphics Fall/Spr
GDS 082 - Game Design and Architecture Summer ARTDM 180 - Game Design 1 Fall/Spr
GDS 084 - Portfolio Production Studio Fall ARTDM - 190 Digital Media Projects Spr
GDS 085 - Professional Portfolio and Design Career Preparation Spr (In-Person) ARTDM - 190 Digital Media Projects Spr
GDS 089 - Javascript 1 Fall/Spr  ARTDM 174 - Web and Mobile Design with JavaScript Spr
GDS 089B - Javascript 2 Fall No Current Course  
MUS 081 - Audio Production 1   ARTDM-130 Introduction to Digital Audio Fall/Spr
No Current Course   ARTDM 161 - 3D Modeling and Animation II Spr
No Current Course   ARTDM 165 - Drawing for Digital Animation  Fall/Spr
No Current Course   ARTDM 166 - Intermediate Drawing for Digital Animation Fall
No Current Course   FTVE 165 - Digital Editing  Fall/Spr
No Current Course   ARTDM 181 - Game Design II Fall
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