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Submitter's Information
Dorsie Brooks
Dean, Career Education and Business
Orange County
Golden West College
CTE Dean
Christopher Whiteside
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Program Details
Graphic Design Foundation Certificate
New Program
Graphic Art and Design (103000)
08/30/22
This certificate will prepare the student for a career in the field of graphic design and also prepare students for upper division courses in Digital Arts. The focus is upon foundation graphic design skills in current industry standard software, typography and visual communication.
GWC expects 20-30 students to complete this certificate annually.
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
The goals of this Certificate is to produce students who are able to obtain positions working in the graphic design industry with the expectations that the following outcomes will be achieved:
OUTCOME 1:Produce commercial artwork utilizing principles of design and layout.
OUTCOME 2:Interpret terminology for effective design and production and discussion of digital art projects.
OUTCOME 3:Utilize software to produce digital art projects.
Course Units and Hours
18
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Course Report
Based on the recommendation from the DART Advisory and in alignment with other regional colleges, the following classes will be included in the program.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
---|---|---|---|
ART G115 | Typography | 3 | S1 |
DART G105 | Digital 2D Design & Color Theory | 3 | S1 |
DART G135 | Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator | 3 | S1 |
DART G150 | Digital Image Editing 1: Beginning Photoshop | 3 | S2 |
DART G170 | Graphic Design Principles | 3 | S2 |
DART G174 | Print and Digital Publication Design | 3 | S2 |
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Orange County Regional Questions
Coast CCD
Golden West College
Christopher Whiteside
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Submission Details
09/23/21 - 12:43 PM
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