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Catalog of Entry |
2000
Graphic Design
Associate in Applied Science
Graphic Designers create art and copy layouts for books, magazines, newspapers,
television, and product packages. General duties of a Graphic Designer may include
conferring with a client to plan the layout design, determining the size and arrangement
of the illustrative material and copy to be used, painting or drawing a sample of the
finished advertisement for approval, preparing notes and instructions for workers who
assemble and prepare final layout for printing, reviewing the final layout and suggesting
improvements as needed, and operating computer systems to draw and print charts, graphs,
illustrations and other art work.
Students should enjoy communicating ideas to people, be creative and derive
satisfaction from seeing their works in print.
Minimum credits: 63
Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum JCC credits: 12
MACRAO agreement: No
General Education Requirements (17 credits)
English (3 Credits)
ENG 131 Writing Experience
Mathematics (3 Credits)
MTH 112 Business Mathematics
or higher level mathematics course
Science (4 credits) Choose one of the following:
BIO 131 General Biology
CEM 121 Chemistry of Life
CEM 131 General Chemistry
CEM 151 General Inorganic Chemistry
GEL 160 Introduction to Geology
NSC 131 Contemporary Science
PHY 131 Our Physical World
PHY 151 Astronomy
Social Science (3 Credits)
ECN 231 Macroeconomics
Humanities (3 Credits) Choose one of the following:
ART 112 Art History: Renaissance - History
ENG 236 Women in a Changing Society
ENG 247 Poetry and Drama
ENG 249 African American Literature
ENG 252 Shakespeare
ENG 255 American Literature 19th Century
ENG 256 American Literature 20th Century
ENG 257 World Literature I
HUM 131 Cultural Connections
MUS 131 Understanding Music
PHL 231 Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 232 Logic
THR 116 Introduction to Theatre
Health/Physical Fitness (1 Credit) Choose one of the
following:
HPF 160 Wellness
HPF 168 Weight Training & Conditioning
HPF 221 Jazz Techniques
HPF 277 Stress Management
HPF 278 Stress Management for Parents
Related Business Requirements (18 Credits)
BUS 131 Introduction to Business
BUS 132 Advertising, Promotion and Public Relations
BUS 155 Human Relations in Business
ENG 232 Technical & Business Writing
ITE 101 Intro to Information Technology
ITE 245 Internship
Graphic Requirements (22 Credits)
ART 101 Two-Dimensional Design or ART 103 Drawing or ART 152 Painting & Composition
ITE 270 Graphic Creativity
ITE 171 Desktop Publishing
ITE 211 Typography & Layout
ITE 271 Desktop Publishing II
ITE 272 Graphic Illustration
ITE 273 Graphic Imaging
ITE 274 Graphic Technology Applications
Electives
A minimum of 6 credits from the following disciplines, ACC, ART, BUS, ITE
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