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Programs of Study 2
Multimedia Design & Production
www.lwtech.edu/mmdp
DIGITAL DESIGN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED
SCIENCE TRANSFER DEGREE
102 CREDITS
Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Program Mission: The Digital Design AAS-T degree
prepares students to plan, analyze, and create visual
solutions to produce websites, content for mobile devices,
and design layouts and interactive documents for print or
screen-based publishing using industry standard software.
Courses are delivered through face-to-face, online, and
hybrid methods allowing students to practice skills
necessary in industry. Students will conduct industry
research to identify career pathways, learn professional
practices including copyright, file management, portfolio
development and workplace ethics. Students culminate
their learning experience at the end of their studies with
a showcase of their portfolio to industry professionals.
Digital Design AAS-T degree graduates will:
be prepared for entry-level jobs in digital publishing,
web design and mobile content design
demonstrate superior technical skills in industry
standard software
create effective solutions to design challenges using
the elements and principles of design
apply drawing skills and principles of color theory to
projects and exercises
create, edit and integrate vector and raster graphics
within a variety of layouts for web, mobile device, print
and interactive projects
describe the historical significance and current design
standards for typographic design, and effectively use
type in print and screen-based publications
apply basic coding skills to projects using HTML, CSS
and other scripting languages
demonstrate an understanding of content
management systems through use in projects
describe the importance of site navigation and
usability in web and mobile design
prepare project deliverables for commercially printed
materials, interactive documents and ePublications
produce a professional resume, cover letter and
industry ready portfolio
demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork,
communication, intercultural appreciation, and
technical and information literacy skills
meet Social Science, Humanities, Written
Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning
distribution area outcomes
Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not
offer every course each quarter. It is the student’s
responsibility to consult the Class Schedule and work out
an individual schedule with an adviser or counselor. Any
developmental coursework a student may be required to
complete may increase the program length.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
ART 102 Beginning Two-Dimensional Design. ............5
ART 121 Introduction to Drawing. .......................5
ART 252 Advanced Two-Dimensional Design. ............5
MMDP 101 Digital Design Survey. ..........................4
MMDP 117 Typography. ...................................4
MMDP 118 HTML. .........................................5
MMDP 121 Vector Illustration 1 with Illustrator. .............4
MMDP 122 Image Editing 1 with Photoshop ................4
MMDP 123 Multimedia Authoring with Flash. ...............4
MMDP 126 Page Layout 1 with InDesign. ...................4
MMDP 133 Web Authoring with Dreamweaver. .............4
MMDP 153 Introduction to Web and Mobile Design .........5
MMDP 154 Electronic Publishing with Acrobat. .............4
MMDP 158 Prepress and Digital; Publishing. ................4
MMDP 168 Introduction to Content Management Systems. ..4
MMDP 170 Motions Graphics with After Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
MMDP 190 Portfolio/Job Search. ...........................5
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