Digital Design
Certificate
Program Start Date: Fall term
Minimum Program Length: 3 terms day
Note: Students required to take Transitional Studies courses or who elect to attend part-time will take longer to complete the designated program.
Program Description
Digital design students acquire skills to become a digital designer. Emphasis is placed on design, digital imagery and typography.
Gainful Employment Disclosure information
This program falls under Gainful Employment Disclosure regulations, a
rule by the U.S. Education Department. Each program that falls under these regulations is required to report:
- Occupation, SOC code, and links to profile on O*NET
- Costs – tuition/fees and books/supplies
- On-time graduation (completion) rate for program.
- Job placement rate for students completing program
- Median
loan debt incurred by students as provided by ED (identified separately
as Title IV loan debt and private educational loan debt)
Practical Experience
Students use computers and software applications to create graphics and page layouts for traditional printing or in cyberspace. Students have access to a modern, state of the art, Macintosh computer lab where they learn the professional applications of Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Flash and Dreamweaver.
Professional Opportunities
Graphic or digital designer for advertising agencies, the printing industry, newspapers, magazines, corporations and educational institutions
EEDA Cluster
Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
Course Requirements for Digital Design
A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
B. Major Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
ARV 110 Computer Graphics I * (3)
ARV 162 Graphic Reproduction I * (3)
ARV 163 Graphic Reproduction II* (3)
ARV 217 Computer Imagery * (3)
ARV 227 Web Site Design I * (3)
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers * (3)
CPT 252 Digital Animation * (3)
CPT 290 Microcomputer Multimedia Concepts and Applications * (3)
CGC 101 Introduction to Graphic Techniques* (3)
CGC 110 Electronic Publishing* (3)
CGC 122 Basic Offset Press Operations* (3)
CGC 135 Commercial Graphics Operations* (3)
CGC 115 Digital Photography* (3)
* Minimum grade of C is required
C. Electives and/or Other Additional Courses Required for Graduation
None
Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: 39