Multimedia and Interactive Technology
MULTIMEDIA AND INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Multimedia and Interactive Technology (MIT) is a two-year program that leads to a Web Designer, Associate in Applied Science Degree, AAS, or to Web Development, Associate in Applied Science, Transfer Degree, AAS-T. A wide array of interactive media products and services are in high demand. The MIT program prepares students to meet this demand by offering training in web design, web development, graphic arts, digital photography/videography, social media marketing, and game and app development. The MIT program offers a Web Designer degree; a Web Development degree; a one-year Web Design certificate; a Graphic Arts certificate; an Adobe certificate; a Game, App & Web Development certificate; a Digital Media Marketing certificate; and a Digital Video certificate.
The Web Designer AAS degree and all but one of the certificates are available entirely online.
Students of the Multimedia and Interactive Technology program will be able to:
- Use contemporary and industry-standard markup, scripting, and programming languages to design and develop interactive digital media products, applications and solutions.
- Use contemporary and industry-standard design tools, applications, technologies, processes and techniques to edit and create digital media products and solutions.
- Revise and improve work through self-analysis, peer critique, and instructor feedback, following established design guidelines.
- Design and produce a professional web-based digital media portfolio featuring an archive of work that demonstrates student knowledge, proficiency, skill and talent.
Multimedia, Web Developer, AAS-T
102 credits | Intended for students who are interested in transferring to a four-year university.
The Associate in Applied Science, Transfer Degree, AAS-T is awarded upon completion of a minimum of 90 credits in courses numbered 100 or above and requires a 2.0 grade point average in all required coursework. Courses must include completion of the technical major and general education requirements. MIT offers a Multimedia-Web Development, AAS-T degree that is targeted to students who are interested in learning to program and develop and applications and responsive websites.
Multimedia, Web Designer, AAS
95 credits | Intended to give students the skills needed to move directly into employment. These degrees also prepare alumni for entry into a BAS program.
The Associate in Applied Science Degree, AAS is awarded upon completion of a minimum of 90 credits in courses numbered 100 or above requires a 2.0 grade point average in all required coursework. Courses must include completion of the technical major and general education requirements. MIT offers an online Multimedia-Web Designer, AAS degree that is targeted to students who are interested in learning to develop and design media-rich, responsive websites.
Students who are not pursuing an AAS or AAS-T degree may earn a certificate focusing on specific skills within the Multimedia program. A certificate is awarded to students who complete all required coursework with a 2.0 grade point average or above. These certificates can be completed in one year or less online.
The information above reflects the 2024-2025 course catalog and is subject to change. Please check with your advisor for the most up to date information.
Faculty and Staff
Calleen Coorough
Department Chair
360.416.7651
calleen.coorough@skagit.edu
Dr. Calleen Coorough has over thirty-eight years of experience teaching courses in computers, technology, software, and multimedia. She currently serves as the Chair of the Multimedia & Interactive Technology Department at Skagit Valley College. Before joining SVC, she taught at the University of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State College.
A strong advocate for distance learning, Calleen has been teaching online classes since 1996. She has developed online curricula for the Multimedia & Interactive Technology Department and authored several multimedia textbooks, along with numerous supplemental materials.
When she’s not at her computer, Calleen enjoys spending time with her human and fuzzy family or hiking local trails.