Visual Design, A.A.
The Associate of Arts degree program in Visual Design is designed for students who are interested in transferring to a 4-year university that specializes in professional design practices like graphic design, advertising, motion graphics, and interactive media. Visual design is a field of digital design that focuses on the look and feel of digital assets and products. Visual designers use aesthetics through images, colors, fonts, and layouts to create interfaces that are engaging and intuitive, and provide users with the best possible experience. Visual Designers in this program will create projects using print media, digital applications, websites, branding, and much more.
Courses
- ANTH C1001 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- ANTH C1001L — Biological Anthropology Lab
- ART 108 — Beginning Drawing
- ART 120 — 2D Design
- ART 122 — 3D Design
- ART 131 — Introduction to Digital Art + Design
- ART 141 — Illustration
- ARTH C1100 — Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era
- ARTH C1100H — Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era - Honors
- ARTH C1200 — Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
- ARTH C1200H — Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors
- COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking
- CSCR 100 — College Success and Career Readiness
- DES 104 — Design Theory and Culture
- DES 112 — Graphic Design Principles (formerly ART-123)
- DES 115 — Typography (formerly ART-125)
- DES 123 — Visual Communication Design
- DES 151 — Interaction Design (UX/UI)
- DIG 110 — Introduction to Digital Media
- DIG 570 — Motion Graphics (formerly DIG-172)
- ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
- ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing
- ENVS 101 — Environmental Science
- ETHS 112 — Introduction to Chicana/o/x Studies
- HIST C1001 — United States History to 1877
- HIST C1002 — United States History since 1865
- MATH 115 — Ideas of Mathematics
- PHOT 125 — Digital Photography Production I
- PHOT 530 — History of Photography
- POLS C1000 — American Government and Politics
- THA 135 — Introduction to Film
- THA 136 — Cultural History of American Motion Pictures
- THA 137 — Introduction to World Cinema
- THA 137H — Honors Introduction to World Cinema