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Associate of applied science degree: Graphic Design

 

Associate of Applied Science Degree:  Graphic Design  (514)

 

The Associate of Applied Science degree in Graphic Design teaches students how to design for print and the web. They will learn the specialized computer and design skills needed to create logos, magazine layouts, brochures, web pages, or any of the limitless design tasks graphic artists are called upon to invent. Graphic designers create the visual world of print and electronic media—from logos to books, magazines to billboards, TV to the Internet. Every package and product, every ad, every sign, every web page, every DVD and every game was designed by someone schooled in the tools and techniques of Graphic Design. Graduates may seek employment as production artists, layout artists, entry-level graphic designers or in-house graphic artists.

 

SEMESTER 1 (BASED ON A FALL SEMESTER START)
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
Prerequisite
ART 131
Fundamentals of Design I
3
 
ART 201

History of Art I

3
 
ART 283
Computer Graphics I
4
Co-req: ART 131
ENG 111
College Composition I
3
Placement
SDV 100
College Success Skills
1
 
  Health/Physical Education Elective1
1
 
                SEMESTER TOTAL
15
 
SEMESTER 2
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
Prerequisite
ART 121
Drawing I
3
 
ART 141
Typography I
4

ART 131 and

ART 283

ART 202
History of Art II
3
 
ART 284
Computer Graphics II
4
ART 283
ENG 112
College Composition II
3
ENG 111
                SEMESTER TOTAL
17
 
SEMESTER 3
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
Prerequisite
ART 122
Drawing II
3
ART 121
ART 209
Creative Concepts and Copywriting
3
ENG 111
ART 251
Communication Design I
3
ART 141
HIS 111

History of World Civilization I

3
Placement into ENG 111
PHT 101
Photography I
3
 
 

Natural Science Elective1

or  Mathematics Elective1

3

Placement for MTH elective

                SEMESTER TOTAL
18
 
SEMESTER 4
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
Prerequisite
ART 252
Communication Design II
3
ART 251
ART 263
Interactive Design I        4
ART 141 and ART 283
ART 286
Communication Arts Workshop2
3
Instructor Permission
HIS 112
History of World Civilization II
3
Placement into ENG 111
 

Approved Graphic Design Elective3

3-4
 
                SEMESTER TOTAL
16-17
 
                TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS
66-67
 

 

1        Eligible courses are listed on page 28 in the 2011-2012 catalog.  See your

          academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

2        ART 286 should be taken in the final semester before graduation and is offered

          in the fall and spring semesters only.

3        Students may choose from any of the listed courses for which they have the

          prerequisite and that is not already a requirement in their specialization:

          ART 122, ART 203, ART 208, ART 250, ART 251, ART 252, ART 263, ART 264,

          ART 270, ART 290*, ART 297*, and PHT 135.

          *Requires permission of Visual Arts Center Director.

 

Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth


2011-2012 Catalog

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