This course is an introduction to the intellectual roots and the historical development of cultural studies on identity and politics.

By the end of this course, students will be able to apply the disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices of the social sciences to the study of global and local dynamics.

By the end of this course, students will be able to use social science and interdisciplinary disciplines for the understanding of the society in which they are interacting, considering that the political and social environment and the interaction within a community is essential for every contemporary society.

By the end of this course, students will be able to analyze the interrelation between concepts of political science, social dynamics, citizen participation, democracy, and public policy for the understanding and improvement of society. This will foster in society a way to interact in harmony upon which society's survival and well-being depends.

The aim of this course is for students to learn and analyze the main concepts and methods of sociology and apply them to specific real problems.

The aim of this course is to determine students' readiness for professional practice. To this end, students are exposed to model situations which they are bound to face in their professional lives, assessing their responsibility, their methodological ability to search for, process, and use information, generate insights, design solutions, and apply the right method accordingly.

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to build a digital portfolio that shows their full capacity to future employers when applying for employment.

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to analyze the needs of an animation project and apply advanced techniques at the various levels of animation production, including: advanced character configuration, advanced animation, advanced editing, advanced production, in order for students to demonstrate a more extensive and advanced knowledge of the cutting-edge professional skills and competencies to meet the current requirements of the workfield.

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to apply simulation and dynamics techniques to visual effects such as the simulation of hair, clothing, fluids, as well as the representation of smoke, fire, water, sparks, explosions, collisions, fractures, and the destruction of objects among other effects in order to digitally represent natural and or fantastic phenomena, using specialized software and tools.