This major will prepare students for employment in the fields of graphic design, illustration, website design, advertising and marketing, and social media marketing. It consists of experiences in applied design, digital imaging, graphic design principles, layout and design, and website design. The focus is on an introduction to design thinking, visual communication, and skills in graphic design, illustration, web design, and graphic art for print and digital delivery.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Apply graphic design principles in the ideation, development, and production of visual messages.
2. Communicate solutions that address audiences and contexts by recognizing the human factors that determine design decisions.
3. Identify design history, theory, terminology, and criticism from a variety of perspectives.
4. Utilize software applications and technology in the creation, reproduction, and distribution of visual messages.
5. Synthesize design processes and strategy from ideation to production to creatively solve communication problems.

Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:

• Web Designer
• Animator
• Corporate Designer
• In-house Designer
• Advertising Designer
• Freelance Designer
• Editorial Designer
• Typography Designer
• Illustrator

Review Graduation Requirements, General Education, and Program Maps.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
ART G115	Typography	3
DART G100	Introduction To Digital Arts	3
DART G135	Adobe Illustrator for Digital Illustration	3
DART G150	Adobe Photoshop I for Digital Image Editing	3
DART G152	Adobe Photoshop II for Digital Image Editing	3
DART G170	Graphic Design Principles	3
DART G174	Print and Digital Publication Design	3
DART G177	Professional Practice for Designers	3
DART G178	Web Design I	3
DART G179	Digital Prepress	3
PHOT G190	Digital Photography 1	3
Major Total		33
GE Pattern (Local or Cal-GETC)		24-34
Electives (as needed to reach 60 units)
Total Units		60