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Degree Plans - Visual Communications - Visual Communications Enhanced Skills Certificate (Archived)

TECH PREP ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATES

The Enhanced Skills Certificate is attached to the Visual Communications Associate Degree and provides the student advanced skills required by the industry.

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

Brookhaven only

  • Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
  • Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: ES.VISUAL.COMM.05

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

ARTC 2374 Professional Design Techniques 3
XXXX XXXX Select course from designated list 3
XXXX XXXX Select course from designated list 3
9
Minimum Hours Required 9

A student must select one of the specializations (Communication Design, Multimedia, Visual Journalism, or Creative Web Design) to be awarded the enhanced skills certificate.

Designated courses for concentration in Communication Design

ARTC 1345 3-D Modeling and Rendering 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2333 Publication Design 3
ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design 3
IMED 1341 2-D Interface Design 3
IMED 1351 Digital Video 3

Designated courses for concentration in Multimedia

ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing I 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design 3
ARTC 2347 Design Communication II 3
IMED 1341 2-D Interface Design 3

Designated courses for concentration in Visual Journalism

PHTC 1349 Photo Digital Imaging I 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design 3
ARTC 2347 Design Communication II 3
IMED 1341 2-D Interface Design 3
IMED 2315 Web Page Design II 3

Designated courses for concentration in Creative Web Design

ARTC 1345 3-D Modeling and Rendering 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2333 Publication Design 3
ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design 3
ARTC 2347 Design Communication II 3
IMED 1351 Digital Video 3

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