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Objectives
The purpose of this program is to help students prepare for entry-level positions in visual communications related professions. The curriculum of the program consists of a foundation core of design and general education courses, followed by studies in multimedia applications. The Visual Communications program can help graduates prepare to perform tasks associated with designing and creating interactive multimedia communications and print communications. Additional curriculum topics, investigated through classroom and laboratory experiences, include graphic design, multimedia applications and other related technical subjects.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program may pursue careers in a variety of entry-level positions involving the design and production of digital media, print media and a variety of applications used in corporate and public communications.
Graduates who have difficulty distinguishing colors may not be able to perform the essential functions of various positions involving visual communications.
Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.
School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to use the following school equipment as required throughout the program: computer systems, video cameras, printers and other common computer peripherals. Refer to Student Equipment in the Online Course Information section of this catalog for information relating to the student equipment requirements for the distance education courses that are taught online over the Internet.
Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 20 to 40 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.
Program Outline
To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.
Course
Number |
Course |
Credit
Hours |
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General Education Courses |
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| GE127 |
College Mathematics I+ |
4 |
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| GE192 |
College Mathematics II+ |
4 |
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| GE364 |
Art Appreciation+ |
4 |
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| CD140 |
Rapid Visualization |
4 |
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| IT107 |
Instructional Design |
4 |
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| IT212 |
Broadcast Graphics |
4 |
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| IT310 |
Audio/Video Techniques |
4 |
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| VC100 |
Introduction to Design |
4 |
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| VC130 |
Digital Type and Image Manipulation |
4 |
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| VC215 |
Interactive Communication Design |
4 |
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| VC220 |
Graphic Design Production Processes |
4 |
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| VC240 |
Visual Design for the Web |
4 |
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| TB133 |
Strategies for the Technical Professional+ |
4 |
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| TB332 |
Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development+ |
4 |
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+In this program, this course may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.
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