Graphic Design

Program Requirements

ART-1111 - Graphic Design I
ART-1112 - Graphic Design II
ART-2226 - Multimedia & Graphic Design Project Management
ART-1011 - Drawing I
ART-1060 - Two Dimensional Design
BUS-1230 - Advertising
CIS-1151 - Website Development*
ART-1310 - Digital Photography or
  CIS-2410 - Digital Image Manipulation
Choose any 3-credit art history/appreciation course*
EDU-2860 - Community & Work Experience
Elective - 3 credits

General Education Requirements

Core Competencies
First Semester Seminar
Technical Literacy
  CIS-1151 - Website Development
Communication
  (Meets graduation standard in oral communication)
English Composition
Mathematics
Research & Writing Intensive

Areas of Inquiry
Scientific Method
Human Expression
  3-credit art history or appreciation course
Human Behavior

Integrative Approaches
Global Perspectives & Sustainability
Seminar in Educational Inquiry
  (Meets graduation standard in writing & information literacy)
Quantitative Reasoning Assessment
  (Meets graduation standard in quantitative reasoning)

MINIMUM TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 60

* You may use a course to meet both a program requirement and a general education requirement; however, you may not use a single course to meet two general education requirements.

Program Outcomes

Successful graduates will be able to:
• display technical skill in drawing and composition, applying principles of design and color to their work;
• demonstrate broad knowledge of software applications related to design;
• develop web pages that combine design principles and current animation and digital imaging technologies;
• discuss the breadth of roles and functions in the design industry, including clients, advertisers, art directors, designers and producers;
• compile a portfolio of finished work that is displayed in a professional manner;
• work effectively as part of a design team;
• demonstrate academic knowledge required of all CCV graduates, including competency in writing, information literacy, oral communication and quantitative reasoning; and
• identify career and transfer options and assume a professional role in the workplace.