Visual Arts: Emphasis in Graphic Design, AA
The Associate of Arts degree with emphasis in Graphic Design is appropriate for students who want to pursue a career or further study in the fields of Advertising Design, Graphic Design or Digital Design. The degree provides grounding in design fundamentals, the use of design software and hardware, web design, and advertising principles. There is additional emphasis on a broad academic base needed to inform the artistic process and lay the groundwork for further study. The degree prepares the student to transfer to a four-year college, university or art school.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the skills appropriate to the Visual Arts concentration they have selected.
- Complete research assignment, identifying art work, design trends or art periods. This research will demonstrate information literacy, the ability to find, retrieve and use data and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Demonstrate the ability to critique and evaluate their own artwork and the artwork of others.
- Demonstrate the ability to learn and retain specific terminology related to the visual arts.
- Demonstrate an awareness of ethical behavior in the field of Visual Arts and Design, including an awareness of copyright and intellectual property concerns.
- Demonstrate cultural awareness.
- Demonstrate the ability to read, write and speak at a college level.
- Demonstrate involvement in the community through service within the college and in the community at large.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | 6.00 | |
Complete one course from the following: | ||
| HISTORY OF ART I 1 | ||
| HISTORY OF ART II 1 | ||
| Art Studio Requirements | 18.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN | ||
| COLOR THEORY FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 | ||
| IMAGE MANIPULATION: PHOTOSHOP | ||
| DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION 1 | ||
| TYPOGRAPHY 1 | ||
| ADVERTISING DESIGN 1 | ||
| Art Studio Electives | 6.00 | |
Complete two courses from the following: | ||
| OBJECT DRAWING (Select two courses from the following:) | ||
| TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | ||
| THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | ||
| BEGIN PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL & DARKROOM | ||
| LIFE DRAWING 1 | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| PAINTING | ||
| WATERCOLOR I | ||
| WATERCOLOR II 1 | ||
| OIL PAINTING I | ||
| OIL PAINTING II 1 | ||
| ADV PHOTOGRAPHY: COMMERCIAL & FINE ART 1 | ||
| Capstone Course | 2.00 | |
| ART PORTFOLIO 1 | ||
| Business Requirements | 7.00 | |
| INTRO TO BUSINESS 1 | ||
| ADVERTISING 1 | ||
| English Composition and Communications | 9.00 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 1 | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 1 | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING 1 | ||
| Mathematics | 3.00 | |
Complete one course from the Mathematics MTA course listing: 2 | ||
| Social Sciences | 6.00 | |
Complete two courses from the Social Science MTA course listing: 2 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 7.00 | |
Complete two courses from two different prefixes from the Natural Science MTA course listing– one must have a lab: 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 64.00 | |
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Course has prerequisite(s)
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Tuition is calculated by contact hours per semester.
Note: No courses below 100 level will be applied toward this degree.
Current/Updated: 07/02/2019
Suggested Schedule
| Fall 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ART STUDIO ELECTIVE | 3.00 | |
| ART-115 | INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN | 3.00 |
| ART-116 | COLOR THEORY FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN | 3.00 |
| ENG-121 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE - MTA | 3.00 | |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Winter 1 | ||
| ART STUDIO ELECTIVE | 3.00 | |
| ART-170 | IMAGE MANIPULATION: PHOTOSHOP | 3.00 |
| BUS-104 | INTRO TO BUSINESS | 4.00 |
| COM-150 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3.00 |
| ENG-122 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Fall 2 | ||
| ART-172 | DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION | 3.00 |
| ART-220 | HISTORY OF ART I | 3.00 |
| ART-274 | TYPOGRAPHY | 3.00 |
| BUS-153 | ADVERTISING | 3.00 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE - MTA | 3.00 | |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Winter 2 | ||
| ART-221 | HISTORY OF ART II | 3.00 |
| ART-276 | ADVERTISING DESIGN | 3.00 |
| ART-290 | ART PORTFOLIO | 2.00 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE - MTA | 4.00 | |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES - MTA | 6.00 | |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Total Credits | 64.00 | |