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MPT 166 OL1 – 2026 Summer

History of Textiles

Study traditional textiles of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including Western textile design from prehistory to the present. You will also focus on late 19th- and early 20th-century textile use in interiors, clothing, and cars.

Materials

Cultivate your sense of materiality. You’ll gain knowledge to select and specify finishes, fabrics, and furnishings based on aesthetics, durability, environmental attributes, and industry standards.

Introduction to Construction Documents

Hand-draft your interior architectural construction documents, including floor, lighting, electrical, furniture, and finish plans. You’ll apply lettering, line weight, dimensions, and graphic symbols to interior sections, elevations, details, and schedules.

Process and Illustration

Illustrators are creative problem solvers. Building on concepts for various topics and aimed at different markets, you’ll hone your compositional skills while exploring different techniques for creating compelling art for multiple markets.

Documentary Editing

Editing a story without a script is the documentary editor’s greatest challenge. This course will teach you practicalskills to discover and craft compelling stories in all documentary genres. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 806D.)

3D Character Animation 3

Apply acting and performance methods to character animation. You’ll take an in-depth look at character acting, action, game animation, lip-sync, facial expressions, subtext, and reference. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 620.)

Programming for Games 1

Become proficient in C++. To learn the game industry’s most-used language, you’ll write text-based games using variables, branching, looping, console input/output, pointers, heap allocation, and more.

Producing for Animation and Visual Effects 1

Find out what it takes to produce a feature animation or video game. By producing several commercial projects, you’ll receive hands-on training in the start-to-finish creation and delivery of entertainment products.

The Power of Story

Storytellers are powerful people. They wield character development, dialogue, conflict, and structure to tell stories that change the world. You’ll develop these storytelling skills by creating an outline and beginning to write a short film. (This course is cross-listed with LA 166.)