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Courses & Requirements

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The Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing Certificate is a career program designed to prepare students for employment. The program introduces students to several illustration and page layout programs used today in the field of desktop publishing. Students will graduate with marketable skills in graphic design and knowledge of several sophisticated software programs including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In-Design and Adobe Photoshop. This certificate program is also intended for individuals working in print and graphic design who wish to expand design skills using typography and images and upgrade their computer skills. 28 credit hours of work are required for graduation.

Requirements:
Courses Credits Comments
ART111 Drawing I 4
ENG101 English Composition I 3
GRA101 Graphic Design I 3
GRA102 Graphic Design II 3 Prerequisite Fall Semester Only (Day and Night)
Spring Semester Only (Night only)
GRA110 Macintosh Design 3
GRA111 Publication Design 3 Prerequisite Fall Semester Only (Day and Night)
Spring Semester Only (Night only)
GRA205 Computer Illustration 3 Prerequisite
GRA210 Digital Imaging (Photoshop) 3 Prerequisite
MKT211 Advertising
OR
BUS102 Intro to Entrepreneurship
3