Graphic Design - AAS

AAS General Education Requirements (19 credits)

• First-Year Composition  Credits: 6
• Mathematics  Credits: 3
• Physical and Biological Sciences  Credits: 4
• Arts and Humanities  AND/OR Social and Behavioral Sciences  Credits: 6 ¹

Note: ¹ Select from two different prefixes

Program Requirements (42 credits)

• ART 110 - Drawing I Credits: 3
• ART 112 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
• ART 114 - Color Credits: 3
• ART 130 - Web Design Credits: 3
• ART 131 - Graphic Design I Credits: 4
• ART 132 - Graphic Design II Credits: 4
• ART 137 - Adobe Photoshop I Credits: 3
• ART 200 - Art History: Paleolithic Period through the Late Middle Ages  OR  ART 201 - Art History: Pre-Renaissance through the 21st Century Credits: 3
• ART 230 - Graphic Design III Credits: 4
• ART 231 - Digital Illustration Credits: 4
• ART 232 - Portfolio Development Credits: 2
• ART 233 - User Experience Design Credits: 3
• ART 234 - Advanced Graphic Design Projects Credits: 3

Program Electives (3 credits)

Select 3 credit hours from the following courses:

• ART 113 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
• ART 117 - Four-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
• ART 139 - Fundamentals of Video Editing Credits: 3
• ART 296 - Internship: Art Credits: 3

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Graphic Design Degree program, the learner will be able to:

1. Work independently or as part of a team to successfully complete graphic design projects.
2. Develop creative solutions to visual problems.
3. Utilize typography in design solutions.
4. Employ industry standard software.
5. Identify, analyze, synthesize and communicate design principles.
6. Produce and maintain a professional portfolio.
7. Articulate traditional and nontraditional art examples and how those examples affect popular visual literacy.