GRAPHIC ARTS AND DESIGN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
The Graphic Arts & Design program prepares students for an exciting career in advertising, marketing, publishing, or as a professional graphic designer. Students perform a variety of computerized visual communication activities for the purposes of persuading, selling, and influencing consumer and social behavior. The program provides a robust curriculum of conceptual problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and formal design. Emphasis is placed on branding and marketing strategies in real-world settings. Particular areas of study encompass typography, print and editorial design, branding and identity, information design, packaging, computer animation as well as production and presenta
Courses
- BUS 1101 — Introduction to Business
- ENG 1111 — Composition I
- GAD 1201 — Computer Graphic Fundamentals
- GAD 1205 — Introduction to Videography
- GAD 1211 — Computer Graphic Applications
- GAD 1213 — Drawing I
- GAD 1214 — Design Fundamentals I
- GAD 1217 — Photography I
- GAD 1281 — Fundamentals of Art History I
- GAD 2212 — Design Fundamentals II
- GAD 2221 — Computer Graphic Techniques
- GAD 2225 — Typography I
- GAD 2230 — Digital Imaging
- GAD 2231 — Computer Animation
- GAD 2281 — Fundamentals of Art History II
- GAD 2297 — Graphic Arts/Design Portfolio
- GAD 2298 — Graphic Design Internship
- GEN 2297 — Employment Skills
- MTH 1104 — Quantitative Reasoning
- MTH 1201 — Technical Mathematics
- PSY 1101 — General Psychology I
- SOC 2101 — Principles of Sociology
- SPE 1101 — Fundamentals of Effective Speaking
- SPE 1111 — Interpersonal Communications