Curriculum C348C
Specific skills in the diverse industry of Visual Communication are offered to provide background in layout, design, typography, illustration and production design techniques for print, Web, and multimedia. Computer skills are developed as a design, communication and production tool using software including: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, Quark XPress, Dreamweaver.
Flash, PowePoint and other current software packages as necessary. Course selections in graphic arts design, graphic arts production, web design, package design, digital photography and digital video allow students the opportunity to acquire specialized skills.
Semester One
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Credit Hours
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VIC 100
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Graphic Design
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3
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#
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VIC 101
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Graphic Arts Production
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4
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VIC 104
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Computer Art I
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3
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VIC 121
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Introduction to Quark InDesign
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4
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14
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Semester Two
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VIC 142
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Introduction to Illustrator
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4
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VIC 161
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Introduction to Photoshop
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4
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VIC 172
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Web Page Design
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3
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#
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VIC 202
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Graphic Design Typography
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4
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15
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Semester Three
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#
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VIC 242
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Advanced Illustrator
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4
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#
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VIC 221
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Advanced Quark/InDesign
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4
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VIC 261
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Advanced Photoshop
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4
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#
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VIC 272
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Advanced Web Page Design or
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VIC 273
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Introduction to Flash Animation
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3
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15
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Semester Four
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#
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VIC 231
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Production for Design
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4
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VIC 280
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Print for Design
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4
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#
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VIC 282
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Portfolio Design
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4
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12
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Total credits required
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54
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Coordinator: Lorette Dodt, Ext. 3519
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