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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Web Design and enter the workforce. Students explore web and multimedia design, including web design, web programming, web animation, and video editing. This digital media degree gives students the foundation to go into a variety of career fields, from traditional advertising agencies to design agencies to video production companies to web production companies. Students learn how to use industry-standard design software and learn about typography, images, and the creative process involved in designing graphics that clearly present information. Our digital media degree program also includes a series of art courses to give students a solid foundation in the core of graphic design.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a knowledge of current design and multimedia software applications through a variety of skill-based activities
2. Create digital designs that demonstrate design principles and processes for multimedia output
3. Demonstrate an understanding of multimedia design as it applies to visual communication and target audience analysis
4. Generate graphics that emphasize effective visual communication
5. Design for Web that utilizes design principles, organizational and navigational planning
6. Be able to discuss, analyze and utilize hardware and software for multimedia
First Semester
| MGD1011 | Adobe Photoshop I | 3 |
| MGD1012 | Adobe Illustrator I | 3 |
| MGD1017 | Intro to Visual Communications | 3 |
| MGD1041 | Web Design I | 3 |
| MGD1043 | Motion Graphic Design I (Software) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| MGD2043 | Web Motion Graphic Design II | 3 |
| MGD1064 | Digital Video Editing I | 3 |
| MGD2041 | Web Design II | 3 |
| ENGLISH | Composition I/II (ENG 1021/22) or Technical Writing (ENG 1031) | 3 |
| MATH 1140 or Higher | Career Mathematics (MAT 1140) or Higher | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Third Semester
| ART1201 | Drawing I | 3 |
| MGD1013 | Adobe InDesign | 3 |
| ART1002 | Visual Concepts 2-D Design | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | MGD 2011/2012/2058 or Any MGD Prefix | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | Intro to Business (BUS 1015), Intro to PC Applications (CIS 1018), Principles of Computing (CSC 1001), Intro to Programming (CSC 1019), Any ART, Any COM, or Any World Language (1001 or higher), or Any GT Pathways Course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Semester Note: Campus offerings vary by semester for Adobe InDesign (MGD 1013), Typography I (MGD 1014) and Graphic Design I (MGD 1033). You should take the course when it is offered at your desired campus location either in semester 3 or semester 4.
Fourth Semester
| MGD1014 | Typography I | 3 |
| MGD1033 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | MGD 2011/2012/2058 or Any MGD Prefix | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | MGD 2011/2012/2058 or Any MGD Prefix | 3 |
| MGD2068 | Business for Creatives | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Semester Note: Campus offerings vary by semester for Adobe InDesign (MGD 1013), Typography I (MGD 1014) and Graphic Design I (MGD 1033). You should take the course when it is offered at your desired campus location either in semester 3 or semester 4.
MGD 2068 must be taken in your last two semesters.
Upon completion of MGD 1011, MGD 1012, MGD 1017, MGD 1041, MGD 1043, MGD 1064, MGD 2041, MGD 2043, MGD 2068, and 3 elective credits from MGD 1013 / MGD 1014 / MGD 1033, you should apply for the Web Design Certificate.
The Web Design Associates of Applied Science (AAS) Degree is valued with higher regard as it requires more education to obtain than a certificate. As such, it is recommended that interested students declare the AAS Degree as the overall goal. Students declaring the AAS Degree will also complete the Fundamentals of Multimedia Certificate as well as a certificate in the chosen focus area by the time of graduation.