2026–2027 catalog
Courses.
Find required courses and electives. Check credits, prerequisites, and how each course counts toward your certificate or degree.
12 courses
ART 1103 credits
Drawing I ↗
Perspective and visual perception studied as related to developing artistic visual growth in perceiving our environment. Emphasis on analysis of objects and their compositional placement within pictorial construction. Application of design principles.
ART 1123 credits
Two-Dimensional Design ↗
Introduction to visual language utilized in all areas of art. Basic compositional principles and elements of two-dimensional design practiced through assigned projects. Various media explored. Application of design principles.
ART 1143 credits
Color ↗
Principles of color theory related to the visual arts. Includes variety of media. Application of design principles.
ART 1393 credits
Fundamentals of Video Editing ↗
Basic techniques of capturing, editing, and distributing video content. Hands-on application of techniques for digital video; editing vocabulary; and sharing digital video. This course is cross-listed with FMA 139.
ART 2013 credits
Art History: Pre-Renaissance through the 21st Century ↗
Western art from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century. Two- and three-dimensional art and architecture are evaluated in historical and cultural context. Application of design principles.
DES 1003 credits
Digital Design Studio ↗
Fundamentals of digital compositions. Technical and creative use of raster and vector image manipulation software. Examination of industry-standard tools and workflows for image capture, print design production, multi-page layout, and web interface prototyping. Projects emphasize nondestructive methods, component reuse, asset packaging, and preparing files to stated output specifications. Application of design principles.
DES 1013 credits
Principles of Visual Communication I ↗
Introduction to design as a language and process for creative thinking and realization. Explains design elements, principles, and typographic fundamentals for structured layouts. Studio work develops roughs into deliverables with iterative refinement and professional file preparation.
DES 1023 credits
Letters and Typography ↗
Study of typographic anatomy, classification, and historical conventions with practice in micro-typography and hierarchical systems. Theoretical exercises in spatial and textural qualities of type and an introduction to letterform nomenclature. Studio assignments produce editorial layouts and professional typographic deliverables prepared to specification.
DES 1033 credits
Principles of Visual Communication II ↗
Visual design exploration as language and process for creative thinking, realization, and communication. Teaches designing with complex page systems integrating type and image. Studio emphasis on analyzing constraints, iterative development, and delivering vendor-ready print productions.
ENG 1013 credits
College Composition I ↗
An introduction to academic writing with a focus on rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, and the writing process. Students will learn to produce and revise organized and original writing that integrates support from sources.
ENG 101H3 credits
College Composition I Honors ↗
An introduction to academic writing with a focus on rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, and the writing process. Students will learn to produce and revise organized and original writing that integrates support from sources. Advanced learning activities for honors students.
FMA 1383 credits
VFX and Motion Graphics ↗
Industry standard software used to combine filmmaking, video, images, and sound to communicate dynamic 3D titles and visual effects (VFX) and can be applied in a wide range of communication fields inducing commercials, title design, television, social media, games, music videos and websites.