Associate in Arts Degree Digital Media (Graphic Design)

The Graphic Design associate's degree prepares students for entry-level work in the visual media industry; the degree also serves the needs of students planning to transfer to study Graphic Design at a four-year school. The curriculum includes basic visual literacy and visual communication skills, the complete software package necessary for employment or transfer, typography, graphic design theory and application, and several production classes that offer real-world hands-on learning experiences. The skills that graphic designers possess transcend media boundaries. They may work in print or they may work in three-dimensional media such as environmental graphics, exhibit and display design, or signage. They may design for electronic media such as television, the web, or multimedia or they may create motion graphics and titling for film and video. Your courses will help you develop aesthetic skills to create beautiful designs or tell powerful stories. Your professors will help you master industry software and hardware applications. At the end of the program, you'll have completed individual and group projects that you can add to your portfolio. Be ready to start your career with an associate degree in digital media arts and design.

Career Path

They may work in information design and interface design or even type design. They may design packaging, books, magazines, and posters, all forms of advertising, corporate communications, corporate identity, environmental and retail design, web design, education design, or nonprofit design. Their creativity and skills are necessary wherever a message and an audience meet, regardless of the media.