Design, Associate in Science

The Design program prepares students for freelance careers and/or entry-level employment in specialized design agencies, advertising, public relations and related services, printing and publishing firms, newspaper, periodical, book publishers, and television and motion picture studios. Students learn to infuse words and images with life and meaning, whether by creating layouts for print, an interface for the mobile device, setting type, or using design thinking to deliver design solutions to art directors and clients. Students explore creative, technical, critical, and design-based solutions to real world issues in order to meet the rigors of a dynamically evolving array of design professions.

Based on the number of students enrolled in capstone design courses it is projected that at least 16 students annually will be eligible to earn this degree.

The Design program prepares students for freelance careers and/or entry-level employment in specialized design agencies, advertising, public relations and related services, printing and publishing firms, newspaper, periodical, book publishers, and television and motion picture studios. Students learn to infuse words and images with life and meaning, whether by creating layouts for print, an interface on the mobile device, setting type, or using design thinking to deliver design solutions to art directors and clients.

Students who complete Design courses will apply design principles, concepts, and craft to create innovative messaging and visual solutions and explore the history, criticism, and business of design. They will apply creative, technical, critical, historically informed, and design-based solutions through various media.

Design has transcended its role as a commercial art practice to become an essential and universal tool for communicating the multi-dimensional experience of a place, product, service, or personality in every imaginable context. Students are challenged to develop design solutions to all of the above by experimenting with various media, including books and digital magazines, packaging, 3D, motion graphics, apps, to create compelling graphic identities and branded experiences. The Design program is an interdisciplinary program that will connect students with various disciplines, including film, art, photography, interactive design, programming, performing arts, music, and business.

The Design program prepares students for freelance careers and/or entry-level employment in specialized design agencies, advertising, public relations and related services, printing and publishing firms, newspaper, periodical, book publishers, and television and motion picture studios. Students learn to infuse words and images with life and meaning, whether by creating layouts for print, an interface on the mobile device, setting type, or using design thinking to deliver design solutions to art directors and clients.

Students who complete Design courses will apply design principles, concepts, and craft to create innovative messaging and visual solutions and explore the history, criticism, and business of design. They will apply creative, technical, critical, historically informed, and design-based solutions through various media.

Design has transcended its role as a commercial art practice to become an essential and universal tool for communicating the multi-dimensional experience of a place, product, service, or personality in every imaginable context. Students are challenged to develop design solutions to all of the above by experimenting with various media, including books and digital magazines, packaging, 3D, motion graphics, apps, to create compelling graphic identities and branded experiences. The Design program is an interdisciplinary program that will connect students with various disciplines, including film, art, photography, interactive design, programming, performing arts, music, and business.

There is a need in Ventura County for such a career pathway. This degree pathways serves as a gateway to high-skill and high-wage jobs for our new students, returning students, or the adult members of our community who might be seeking a career change or those who are already working industry but would benefit from obtaining a more formal education.

Program Student Learning Outcomes 

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

• apply creative, technical, critical, historically informed, and design-based solutions through various media.

Catalog Description

The Design program prepares students for freelance careers and/or entry-level employment in specialized design agencies, advertising, public relations and related services, printing and publishing firms, newspaper, periodical, book publishers, and television and motion picture studios. Students learn to infuse words and images with life and meaning, whether by creating layouts for print, an interface for the mobile device, setting type, or using design thinking to deliver design solutions to art directors and clients. Students explore creative, technical, critical, and design-based solutions to real world issues in order to meet the rigors of a dynamically evolving array of design professions.