ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Graphic Arts Technology Specialization
This specialized course of study is structured to prepare students for a career in technical support for graphic design. Courses in the program will offer students the opportunity to develop a real world skill set through the acquisition of practical technical skills using state of the art software and hardware. The capstone course for this degree will prepare students for industry-specific software skill certification. For advising call 223-4797 or 223-9266.
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Graphic Arts Technology Specialization

Semester I			HOURS
Course No.	Description	Credit	Lecture	Lab
ARTC 1305	Basic Graphic Design	3	2	4
ARTC 1413	Digital Publishing I	4	3	3
ARTC 1402	Digital Imaging I	4	3	3
ARTC 1409	Basic Illustration	4	3	3
Total Hours		15	11	13
Semester II
+ARTC 1371	Color Theory	3	2	4
+ARTC 2413	Digital Publishing II	4	3	3
GRPH 1459	Vector Graphics	4	3	3
ENGL 1301	English Composition I	3	3	0
Total Hours		14	11	10
Semester III
+IMED 1441	Interface Design	4	3	3
IMED 1445	Interactive Multimedia I	4	2	6
Total Hours		8	5	9
Semester IV
ARTC 2311	History of Communication Graphics	3	3	0
+ARTC 2405	Digital Imaging II	4	3	3
+ARTC 2448	Digital Publishing III	4	3	3
	Humanities/Visual/Performing Arts	3	3	0
	Social Behavioral Sciences	3	0	0
Total Hours		17	12	6
Semester V
	Oral Communication	3	3	0
	Math	3	3	0
+IMED 1416	Web Page I	4	3	3
#+ARTC 2472	Pre-certification for Graphic Arts	4	9	3
Total Hours		14
	Grand Total	68	48	41

	Select any course from section of the General Education Course List.
	Must be selected from the following Humanities and Fine Art courses: ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, HUMA 1301, HUMA 1315.
+	Prerequisites. See Course description
#	This is a capstone course in which students will produce a portfolio in preparation for industry interviews. Departmental approval needed.

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