Occupational Skills Award Graphic Design
Program Description: The Occupational Skills Award in Graphic Design provides entry-level skills for designers. The field of graphic design focuses on the creation of print and digital media to appeal to a target audience and create an identity for a business or organization. The program is especially suited for people who would like to design logos, advertisements, brochures, business cards, letter head, publications and more in print and digital workspace.
Use this Program Map as an advising guide to choose courses with your advisor and track progress toward milestones and completion of the degree program. The map provides students a suggested course sequence to timely program completion.
SEMESTER-BY-SEMESTER PROGRAM PLAN FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS
Plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding more semesters
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| 1st Semester | ||||||||
| Prefix | Number | Course Name | Course Type | WeeklyLec Hrs | WeeklyLab Hrs | ExtHrs | ContHrs | CredHrs |
| ARTC | 1302 | Digital Imaging I | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| ARTC | 1313 | Digital Publishing I | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| ARTC | 1353 | Computer Illustration | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| IMED | 1316 | Web Design I | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
| 1st Semester Totals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 12 | |||
| Program Totals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 12 | |||
Marketable Skills
- Ability to create print and digital media to appeal to a target audience
- Ability to create an identity for a business or organization