Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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Visual Communication Technology
Graphic designers are now required to develop design work for
many visual communication channels. To succeed in the industry,
graphic designers must have a fluent visual vocabulary and be
expert practitioners in multiple areas.
In the Visual Communication Technology program, students learn
how to reach and influence an audience through advertising design,
whether on a billboard, in a magazine ad, in a brochure or in an
interactive publication. The program emphasizes project-based
courses for both print and digital media to build up portfolios
for interviews. Through challenging coursework and internships,
students learn up-to-date job skills and knowledge from instructors
and industry partners with real-world work experience.
Visual Communication Technology is 100% online. Students will
be required to take the Student Online Learning Orientation course
(SOLO 100).
First-Year Seminar Requirement
Students are required to enroll in the First-Year Seminar course,
TSTC 1101, in their first semester attending TSTC unless they
have completed more than 24 credit hours. Please see detailed
information regarding the course and exemptions in the Advising
section under First-Year Seminar course.
Visual Communication Technology
Associate of Applied Science
Semester 1
Credits
ARTC 1302 Digital Imaging I 3
ARTC 1305 Basic Graphic Design 3
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 2
Credits
ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing I 1 3
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging II 2 3
ARTC 2317 Typographic Design 3 3
GRPH 1359 Vector Graphics for Production 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 3
Credits
ARTC 1310 Design Concepts 4 3
ARTC 1349 Art Direction I 5 3
ARTC 2313 Digital Publishing II 6 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Math/Natural Science Elective 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 4
Credits
ARTC 1359 Visual Design for New Media 7 3
ARTC 2348 Digital Publishing III 8 3
ARTC 2349 Art Direction II 9 3
ARTC 2388 Internship - Commercial and Advertising Art 3
Semester Totals 12
Semester 5
Credits
ARTC 2333 Publication Design 10 3
ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Elective 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3
Semester Totals 12
Program Totals 60
Capstone Course(s):
ARTC 2335 - Portfolio Development for Graphic Design
Prerequisites
1
ARTC 1302 or ARTC 1305
2
ARTC 1302
3
ARTC 1302, ARTC 1305
4
GRPH 1359, ARTC 2317 (Corequisite)
5
ARTC 2317, GRPH 1359
6
ARTC 1305, ARTC 1313
7,9
ARTC 1349, ARTC 2313
8
ARTC 2313, GRPH 1359
10
ARTC 1359
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