Graphic Design
In as little as a year, students can enter the job market with specific skills and knowledge useful for employment and advancement.
Please see the Certificate of Achievement page for a list of all courses filling general education requirements.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Total Requirements | 30 Units | |
| Program Requirements | 21 Units | |
| ART 100 | Visual Foundations | 3 |
| or ART 101 | Drawing I | |
| GRC 116 | Introduction to Digital Art and Design | 3 |
| GRC 200 | Design Thinking and Methodologies | 3 |
| GRC 210 | Typography I | 3 |
| GRC 220 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| Choose 6 units from the following program electives: | ||
| ART 260 | Survey Art History I | 3 |
| ART 261 | Survey of Art History II | 3 |
| GRC 175 | Web Design I | 3 |
| GRC 282 | Motion Graphics for Video | 3 |
| MKT 210 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| General Education Requirements | 9 Units | |
| English/Communications Requirements | 3 | |
| Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
| Human Relations | 1-3 | |
| General Elective | 0-2 | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| GRAPHIC DESIGN - Certificate of Achievement | |||
| First Semester | Units | Second Semester | Units |
| ART 100 or ART 101 | 3 | GRC 210 | 3 |
| GRC 116 | 3 | GRC 220 | 3 |
| GRC 200 | 3 | Program Elective | 3 |
| Program Elective | 3 | General Education Course | 6 |
| General Education Course | 3 | ||