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A.A.S. in Graphic Design<br />
The Graphic Design program will best service students who want to be ready to enter the computer graphic job<br />
market quickly but also have a well-rounded education with transferable core courses that can be used for future<br />
employment and educational growth. It provides exposure to the fine arts components of graphics design as well as<br />
technological computer components.<br />
The program develops skills in both print and digital media, giving students a chance to decide if they would prefer to<br />
work in Graphic Design for printing (such as magazine ads, newspapers, brochures, and other publications) or for digital<br />
end use (such as web pages, digital video, multimedia, animation, and other digitized images for viewing on a computer<br />
monitor or other screen). Students exiting the program could seek employment in a wide variety of fields including<br />
Commercial and Industrial Design, Multimedia and Animation, and Graphic Design.<br />
First Year<br />
First Semester:<br />
Contact:Lec:Lab:Credit<br />
ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation ............................................................................................ 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTS 1311 Design I .......................................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTS 1316 Drawing I ....................................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
IMED 1316 Web Design I ................................................................................................. 64 3 1 3<br />
ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers ............................................................................. 80 3 2 4<br />
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 288 15 3 18<br />
Second Semester<br />
+ENGL 1301 Composition ............................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
+Any <strong>College</strong>-Level Mathematics ..................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
+Social/Behavioral Science elective ................................................................................. 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTS 1313 Digital Publishing I ....................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTS 1303 Art History I................................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
IMED 1301 Introduction to Digital Media ....................................................................... 64 3 1 3<br />
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 304 18 1 18<br />
Second Year<br />
Third Semester:<br />
Contact:Lec:Lab:Credit<br />
Approved CIS elective ....................................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTS 2348 Digital Art I.................................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTS 1304 Art History II ................................................................................................. 48 3 0 3<br />
PHTC 1311 Fundamentals of Photography ..................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
POFT 1313 Professional Workforce Preparation ............................................................. 48 3 0 3<br />
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 240 15 0 15<br />
Fourth Semester:<br />
+SPCH 1315 Pubic Speaking ............................................................................................ 48 3 0 3<br />
Approved CIS elective ....................................................................................................... 48 3 0 3<br />
ARTC 2288 Internship-Commercial and Advertising Art .............................................. 128 0 8 2<br />
ARTC 2335 <strong>Port</strong>folio Development for Graphic Design .................................................. 48 3 0 3<br />
COMM 2304 Introduction to Cinematic Production ........................................................ 48 3 0 3<br />
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 320 12 8 14<br />
Grand Total: ............................................................................................................... 1152 60 12 63<br />
+Denotes general education core<br />
* Denotes capstone course for AAS degree