Students who complete Design courses will apply design principles, concepts, and technologies to create innovative messaging and visual solutions. Text and images will be transformed into compelling messaging and visual storytelling through the most effective media available, from motion graphics and interactive communication to spatial applications such as environmental graphics, way-finding systems, 3D commercial graphics and branded environments. Throughout these courses, students will also explore the history, criticism, and business of communication design.
The Design program prepares students for freelance careers and/or entry-level positions in the design market, as well as for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The program emphasizes the basic skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to implement creative, technical, and aesthetic solutions into print and publication design; web and interface design; motion graphics and animation, branding, identity, and type design.
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Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Design Fundamentals (9 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Graphic Design (24 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Design (28-31 units)
Associate Degree (AS) in Design (60 units)
Students who complete Media Arts courses will transform text and images into compelling messaging and visual storytelling through the most effective media available, from motion graphics and interactive communication to spatial applications such as environmental graphics, way-finding systems, 3D commercial graphics and branded environments, as well as explore the history, criticism and business of Media Arts.
Students explore creative, technical, critical, and design-based solutions to real-world issues in order to prepare for freelance careers and/or entry-level employment in digital media, web design, UX (user experience) and interaction design, game design, and more.
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Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Design Fundamentals (9 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Basic Character Animation (18 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Digital Film/ Video Production Basics (21 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Digital Effects (21 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in UX/UI Design Basics (21 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Animation Basics (21 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Web Design Basics (24 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in BioTechnology Media Design (24 units)
Certificate of Achievement (COA) in Media Arts (31-34 units)
Associate Degree (AS) in Media Arts (60 units)