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

ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATES

The Visual Communications AAS is a requirement prior to or concurrent with this Enhanced Skills Certificate.

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.O8

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

ARTC 2335 Portfolio Development for Graphic Design OR 3
IMED 2311 Portfolio Development (3)
+Specialty Elective 3
+Specialty Elective 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.

+Specialty Elective courses for concentration in Communication Design must be selected from one of the following:

ARTC 1321 Illustration Techniques I 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging II 3
ARTV 1345 3-D Modeling and Rendering I 3
ARTV 1351 Digital Video 3
IMED 2315 Web Page Design II 3
PHTC 2349 Photo Digital Imaging II 3

+Specialty Elective courses for concentration in Multimedia must be selected from one of the following:

ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing I 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging II 3
ARTC 2333 Publication Design 3
IMED 1359 Writing for Multimedia Communications 3
PHTC 2349 Photo Digital Imaging II 3

+Specialty Elective courses for concentration in Visual Journalism must be selected from one of the following:

ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2347 Design Communication II 3
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging II 3
ARTV 1351 Digital Video 3
ARTV 2341 Advanced Digital Video 3
PHTC 2349 Photo Digital Imaging II 3

Specialty Elective courses for concentration in Creative Web Design must be selected from one of the following:

ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing I 3
ARTC 1321 Illustration Techniques I 3
ARTC 1353 Computer Illustration 3
ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications 3
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging II 3
ARTC 2333 Publication Design 3
ARTV 1345 3-D Modeling and Rendering I 3
ARTV 1351 Digital Video 3
ARTV 2341 Advanced Digital Video 3
PHTC 2349 Photo Digital Imaging II 3
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