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Digital Arts — Post Degree Certificate for Direct Employment
learn advanced skills required for higher level digital arts positions such as graphic design, desktop publishing, web
design or assistant art director. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays, or in a combination
of weekdays and evenings/weekends.
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill certain requirements:
students planning to enroll in this program must have earned:
• an associate degree in digital arts
• an associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field with a portfolio review
What can I do with this certificate?
Career Options: obtain positions requiring advanced skills in graphic design, desktop publishing or web design.
Location: West Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-6690
lead faculty: 206-6840
Program/major Codes: CRDDAR/DAP
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Dar 212* Digital arts Design studio: Package Design (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 222* advanced Photo image Editing: adobe Photoshop (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 228* advanced Desktop graphics: adobe illustrator (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 235* advanced Design and Production applications (Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 254* Digital multimedia Design ii: advanced flash (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 288* Digital arts Business and Portfolio Capstone (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Choose eight credits (8) not used in an associate or bachelor’s degree from the following list or other related
courses with the approval of the department chair or faculty advisor.
Dar 211* Digital arts Design studio: Product Design (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 223* Digital Drawing and Painting (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 236* advanced Desktop Publishing (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 250* Computer 2D animation: adobe after Effects (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 251* Computer 3D animation: maya (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 252* Digital multimedia Design i: flash (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 256* Web Design: Dreamweaver (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dar 257* advanced Web Design (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total credits as displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
† Core or support course(s) fulfill this requirement.
* this course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, or recommendation. see course description section.
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
Digital arts stuDiEs
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