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Program Title:

Graphic Design 
Award Type: Occupational Certificate 
Award Name, Number and Location: Digital Production (BP) 
Award Description: This certificate offers the student an overview of Graphic Design Production as it pertains to the printing and publishing industry. The coursework is designed to meet the needs of personnel already employed in the printing and publishing industry who wish to enhance their skills for job advancement or change. Students will complete introductory-level hands-on training to obtain the skills necessary for them to understand the various areas of digital production. They will learn software used in the industry, such as QuarkXPress, Illustrator and Photoshop. Prerequisites: Testing score equivalent or CPLT1100 Introduction to to Personal Computers, CPLT1200 Introduction to Macintosh and MATH0900 Fundamentals of Mathematics. 
Career Opportunities: Graphic design is an ever-changing and evolving professional career with many occupational categories and opportunities. One might find employment in a production environment, customer service, customer support, sales, creative production, consulting or training. Occupational titles include but are not limited to creative designer, graphic designer, print production artist, web designer, web producer, web developer, production artist, advertising artist, art typographer. Common working environments might include design or production, in a corporation, agency, advertising or marketing setting, printing company, or graphics service bureau. 

Technical Studies Required:

25 Credits

MGDP1205 Fundamentals of Graphic Design 3
MGDP1225 QuarkXpress 3
MGDP1230 Photoshop 3
MGDP1235 Fundamentals of Digital Imaging 2
MGDP1240 Illustrator 3
MGDP1310 InDesign 3
MGDP1330 Advanced Page Layout 3
MGDP1360 Acrobat 2
MPRT1200 Fundamentals of Printing 3

General Education Required:

0 Credits

General Education Electives:

0 Credits

Technical Studies Electives:

0 Credits

 

Total Occupational CertificateCredits 25


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