Graphic Communications: Graphic Design, AAS [GRCGD-AAS, 60 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

This program trains people to use digital tools for employment in design and creative production fields. Although a degree is not necessary for initial employment, students who complete an AAS degree have a good chance for employment that is profitable. Students will learn concepts and approaches to technology necessary for lifelong learning. This degree is directed toward designing, producing, and assembling digital assets into professional communications and deliverables. Graphic Designer may design identity and collateral materials (like logos, brochures, advertising materials) or layouts for print or web publications. The Web Designer creates graphics, presentations (some interactive), web pages targeted for viewing on a screen.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Diagnose and provide solutions that meet spoken and visual communication challenges using graphic design appropriate for a targeted audience/market.
Create marketable vector and bitmap artwork using a variety of techniques at a professional level using industry workflow applicable to graphic design, multimedia, and online development.
Assemble deliverables for digital and printed communication media.
Provide professional portfolio quality designs, illustrations, typography, and layouts.
Model appropriate and acceptable soft skills in a team environment required for entry-level employment in the field of graphic communications.

General Education Requirements (22 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (3 Credits)

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (3-4 Credits)

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or ANTH 204 - Art in Cross-Cultural Perspective
or ART 101 - Drawing I
or ART 105 - Color Theory
or ART 107 - Design Fundamentals I (2-D)
or ART 135 - Photography I
or ART 141 - Introduction to Digital Photography
or ART 160 - Art Appreciation
or ART 253 - Cinema II/The Sound Era
or COM 133 - Culture and Communication
or COM 180 - Cinema as Art and Communication
or ECON 100 - Introduction to Economics
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or any PHIL prefix course
or PSY 101 - General Psychology
or PSY 102 - Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment
or PSY 206 - Business/Industrial Psychology
or PSY 207 - Psychology and the Family
or PSY 208 - Psychology of Human Relations
or SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology
or SOC 205 - Ethnic Groups in Contemporary Societies
or SOC 210 - Introduction to Statistical Methods
or SOC 225 - Media and Society
or SOC 261 - Introduction to Social Psychology
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (38 Credits)

GRC 101 - Introduction to Graphic Communications
and GRC 103 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
and GRC 104 - Layout and Typography
and GRC 107 - Introduction to Visual Design
and GRC 110 - Drawing and Illustration
and GRC 119 - Digital Media
and GRC 140 - Print Production with InDesign
and GRC 156 - Design with Illustrator
and GRC 183 - Design with Photoshop
and GRC 205 - History of Design
and GRC 207 - Intermediate Design
and GRC 278 - Advanced Design and Production
and GRC 294 - Portfolio Prep