Program Overview
Program Overview
The Design AAS-T degree prepares students to plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to produce websites, content for mobile devices, and design layouts and interactive documents for print or screen-based publishing using industry standard software.
Program Description
Courses are delivered through face-to-face, online, and hybrid methods allowing students to practice skills necessary in industry. Students will conduct industry research to identify career pathways, learn professional practices including copyright, file management, portfolio development and workplace ethics. Students culminate their learning experience at the end of their studies with a showcase of their portfolio to industry professionals.
Program Outcomes
Design AAS-T degree graduates will:
- be prepared for entry-level jobs in visual design
- demonstrate proficient technical skills of industry standard software
- create effective solutions to design challenges using the elements and principles of design
- create a professional portfolio
- be prepared to progress to a Bachelor Design program
- demonstrate communication, critical thinking, cultural humility, information literacy, and teamwork skills
- meet Humanities, Natural Science, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, and Written Communication general education distribution area outcomes
Program Requirements
Quarter One
- DSGN 102 Design Principles 5 credits
- DSGN 117 Typography I 5 credits
- DSGN 111 Design Essentials: Tools, Techniques, and Workflow 5 credits
Quarter Two
- DSGN 122 Photography and Image Editing 5 credits
- DSGN 217 Typography II 5 credits
- ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits
Quarter Three
- DSGN 260 Information Design 5 credits
- DSGN 141 Design History 5 credits
- MATH& 107 Math in Society 5 credits (or any college-level, transferable Quantitative Reasoning course)
Quarter Four
- DSGN 210 Design Systems 5 credits
- DSGN 155 Introduction to User-Centered Design 5 credits
- ART 121 Introduction to Drawing 5 credits
Quarter Five
- DSGN 247 Identity Design and Branding 5 credits
- DSGN 251 Sustainable Products and Packaging 5 credits
- ENVS& 101 Introduction to Environmental Science 5 credits (or any Natural Science course with lab)
Quarter Six
- DSGN 290 Professional Practice 5 credits
- CMST& 220 Introduction to Public Speaking 5 credits (or any Humanities course)
- PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5 credits (or any Social Science course)
General Education Requirements
- ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits
- MATH& 107 Math in Society 5 credits (or any college-level, transferable Quantitative Reasoning course)
- CMST& 220 Introduction to Public Speaking 5 credits (or any Humanities course)
- PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5 credits (or any Social Science course)
- ENVS& 101 Introduction to Environmental Science 5 credits (or any Natural Science course with lab)
Diversity and Social Justice Requirement
Within the degree requirements, students must complete a 3-5 credit course that meets the college’s Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) requirement. DSJ courses are designated in the college schedule and are designed to meet other general education or technical requirements simultaneous to meeting the DSJ requirement.
Total Program Credits
The total program credits required for the Design AAS-T degree is 90 credits.