Design Fundamentals, Certificate of Achievement

The Design Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement provides the student with a foundation in Design and Media Arts and an understanding of the digital process when designing for print and screen. They will also engage in creative processes that combine art and technology to inform, persuade, organize, stimulate, locate, identify, attract attention and provide pleasure. These new skills will give the student the qualifications needed for entry level positions in Design and Media Arts industries, to start their own business, and/or for university transfer.

Based on the number of students enrolled in sophomore level design courses who are native Moorpark College students, meaning they are not from the sister colleges, it is projected that at least 24 students annually will be eligible to earn this certificate.

These graphic design courses will provide training to understand the digital process for print and screen when designing. Students will be introduced to design principles to both print and screen layouts, and use industry-standard software to produce graphic design layouts that are print-ready digital files.

To earn a Certificate of Achievement in Design Fundamentals, students must complete the 9 units listed below: