Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages Program (500.A1)
Entrance Requirement
In order to be admitted to a program leading to a Diploma
of College Studies (DEC), candidates must possess a Quebec
Secondary School Diploma including Math CST 4 or have
completed a level of education that is deemed equivalent
by the College.
Additional admissions information can be found in the
admissions section of this calendar.
For more information, please refer to our website at
www.champlainonline.com under Admissions.
General Program Goal
Champlain College Saint-Lambert seeks to provide a high
quality of education for its students and to ensure that
graduates have the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to
function effectively in their personal and professional lives.
Champlain College Saint-Lambert places an emphasis on
providing education that allows the student to acquire and
integrate the general knowledge, intellectual skills, attitudes,
and experiences needed by an individual to achieve a level of
competency appropriate to a two-year CEGEP pre-university
graduate, preparing for advanced studies at a university, while
functioning more fully as a person and as a member of society.
As such, through knowledge and experience, students will
develop their abilities to work as members of groups and work
with people who are different from themselves. Students will
take specific courses in English, French and Humanities that
will be relevant to their field of study.
In designing the Creative Arts, Literature and Languages
program at Champlain College Saint-Lambert, every effort was
made to create options that would best prepare the graduate
for studies at the university level. Decisions on option
configurations were based on the academic needs of our
current student base entering universities.
Creative Arts Option
What you can expect from our Creative Arts option
• Dedicated teachers, active in their fields, who care
about your success in Cegep, university, and in the job
market.
• Small class sizes to foster intimate learning.
• A large variety of courses to choose from.
• A hands-on approach to learning about the media right
from the start.
• Help in preparing a professional portfolio for university
and job applications.
• Development of the skills you will need for success at
university and in your career.
• Specifically designed and equipped Creative Arts rooms
and labs.
Facilities
Champlain College Saint-Lambert’s facilities include:
• Amphitheatre with Film, Video, and Multi-media
Projection Facilities
• Exhibition Spaces
• Fully-equipped Photo Darkroom
• Well-equipped Photo Studio
• Large, naturally lit Painting, Drawing and Printmaking
Studios
• Macintosh Digital Imaging Studio for Graphics and
Animation
• Multi-media Classrooms
• Three-camera Professional Television Studio and
Control Room
• Digital Video Editing Suites
• Video, Film & Photo Cameras, Tripods, Lighting Kits,
Microphones, etc. that may be borrowed by students.
For information about our program, and
examples of student work, visit our website at:
www.creativeartschamplain.com
The Creative Arts option provides an introduction to art,
culture and many forms of media. We emphasize a handson
approach to learning and creating. Our goal is to develop
creative, technically skilled, visually literate students who
have an opportunity to explore their emerging areas of
interest. Our courses are designed to give students
experience in writing, producing and critiquing their own
work.
In a common first semester, all students are introduced to a
variety of traditional and new media in three introductory
production courses. You will then choose one of three profiles
to specialize in over the next three semesters:
• Digital Imaging and Studio Arts
• Film/Video/Communications
• Photography/Design
You will choose the profile that best suits your university
and/or career aspirations. We have arranged your courses
into profiles so you are absolutely guaranteed to get the
courses you choose. Of course, choosing one profile doesn’t
mean that you have no interest in the others. Therefore,
the program has been designed to permit students to take
option courses from the other profiles in your third and
fourth semesters. These option courses and the three
introductory courses combined with the area of
specialization give you a well-rounded background suitable
for admission to many university programs in addition to
those programs directly related to Creative Arts and
Communications.