Digital Design Studies Associate in Art

Digital Design Studies is the vehicle by which business communicates visually by infusing art and technology to communicate ideas through images and other communications media. The graphic designer and content creator are often working closely with marketing departments to develop and implement branding strategies, communications, and presence, including many other related business activities. Students working toward their Associates degree in this program study computer graphic design for print, web, and video. This cross-discipline program is designed to prepare students for employment in the diverse fields of Web Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, and Interactive Multimedia. Career paths may also lead to working in advertising, marketing or independently. Careers in the discipline that generally require graduate-level degrees include college teacher, video editor, web developer, creative director, and art director.

Semester 1

Course Code	Title	Units
DDP 102	Digital Illustration	3
DDP 110	Graphic Design	3
DDP 120 or DDP 121 or DDP 144	Video Post Production or Motion Graphics or 3D Animation	3
ENG 001A	English Composition	4
KINE	Kinesiology Activity	1

Semester 2

Course Code	Title	Units
ARTH 002A or ARTH 002B or ARTH 002C	History of Art I: Prehistoric to Medieval or History of Art II: Renaissance to Contemporary or History of Modern Art	6
DDP 111	Advertising Design	3
DDP 112	Digital Typography	3
CSU GE Area B4	Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning	3

Summer

Course Code	Title	Units
CSU GE Area A3	Critical Thinking	3
CSU GE Area B2	Life Sciences	3-4

Semester 3

Course Code	Title	Units
CIS 087	Introduction to Programming Using Python	3
CSU GE Area A1	Oral Communication	3
CSU GE Area B1	Physical Sciences	3-4
KINE	Kinesiology Activity	1

Semester 4

Course Code	Title	Units
HIST 017 or 018	U.S. History	3
PS 001	Introduction to Government	3
CSU GE Area D	Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
CSU GE Area E	Lifelong Learning and Self-Development	3
CSU GE Area F	Ethnic Studies	3

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