Visual Communication and Design, A.A.S.
Entry Time
Fall
Award
Associate of Applied Science degree
2 years (4 terms)
Those interested in our Visual Communication and Design program will be able to explore their creative interest in managing, manipulating and merging text and graphic components used to communicate information that sells a product, service or an idea. You will experience the application of art, photography, graphic design principles, marketing, interactive and motion design that reflects our creative industry. Students will have opportunities to develop design solutions individually and as part of a team and do this within our dedicated studio.
The Visual Communication and Design program prepares students for employment in the creative and technical production related to marketing and graphic design. Following an introduction to the visual communication industry, the core program develops students' practical knowledge and provides hands-on experience that align with current standards in visual communication. Students learn design, layout, image manipulation and illustration principles for application in 2D design, print, web and motion graphics, plus receive extensive experience using industry standard software from Adobe.
Career Opportunities
- advertising designer
- design and marketing departments
- in-house graphic designer
- photo editor
- publication designer
- point of purchase/retail display design
- graphical home goods design
- apparel graphic designer
- identity/logo designer
- packaging designer
- environmental design/outdoor advertising
- multimedia designer
- UX/UI/web designer
Degree Requirements
| Term 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| GRA-101 | Survey of Graphic Communicatio 1 | 3 |
| ART-133 | Drawing | 3 |
| ART-120 | 2-D Design | 3 |
| MKT-110 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ENG-105 or ENG-101 | Composition I or Elements of Writing | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 15 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| MKT-140 or SPC-101 | Principles of Selling or Fundamentals of Oral Comm | 3 |
| MAT-772 | Applied Math | 3 |
| ENG-106 or ENG-105 | Composition II or Composition I | 3 |
| GRA-181 | Image Design | 4 |
| GRA-182 | Illustration Design | 4 |
| Term Totals: | 17 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CIS-290 | Web Content & E-Commerce Sys | 3 |
| GRA-151 | Web Design | 3 |
| GRA-195 | Intro to Web Media | 3 |
| GRA-184 | Layout Design | 4 |
| CIS-207 | Fundamentals of Web Program | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 16 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| Spring | ||
| GRA-153 | Web Media II | 3 |
| GRA-157 | Web Design II | 3 |
| GRA-191 | Graphic Communication Apps | 3 |
| MGT-145 or PSY-111 | Human Relations in Management or Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| WBL-157 | Job Shadow: Digital/Vis Art | 2 |
| Term Totals: | 14 | |
| Program Totals: | 62 | |
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GRA-101 Survey of Graphic Communicatio must be completed in the first semester.