Multimedia

Visual Communications

A.A.S. Degree (D)

The Multimedia Design Option of the Visual Communications program emphasizes visual media in web pages and interactive formats. Students in this option are able to extend their foundation work in traditional media into the web-based realm. Emphasis is placed on creative problem solving in addition to user experience skills. Presentations are designed and executed in preparation for inclusion in the student's final portfolio. Graduates of the program may enter careers in corporate or institutional marketing communication departments, digital advertising firms, web development companies, self-employment, or opt for further study at the baccalaureate level.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Integrate the principles and elements of design and interactive graphics into cohesive problem solving techniques for interactive/web assignments.
2. Critique design solutions and develop strategies for strengthening their conceptual and technical effectiveness.
3. Structure a problem solving strategy for delivery of the client's message to his market, making efficient use of current design, production, and delivery technologies.
4. Synthesize components of media delivery solutions into cohesive presentations that are technically and conceptually effective.
5. Create or evaluate and select illustrative, photographic, layout, and/or responsive imagery for use in effectively evoking digital/web-based solutions for multiple devices.
6. Integrate professional, ethical, and legal standards into business practice.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

General Education

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
HIS 131	Art History I	3
	Or
HIS 132	Art History II	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
	Or
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
	Or
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Program/Major Concentration

BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
MKT 212	Principles of Marketing	3
MKT 214	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 217	Digital Marketing Fundamentals	3
VSC 109	Drawing I	3
VSC 115	Intro To Design	3
VSC 160	Raster Graphics	3
VSC 161	Vector Graphics	3
VSC 165	Photography I	3
VSC 190	Intro to Videography	3
VSC 210	Layout Graphics	3
VSC 251	Portfolio Workshop	4
VSC 262	Web Graphics	3
VSC 276	Advanced Web	3
VSC 273	Applied Practice Multimedia	3
	Or
VSC 293	VSC Internship	3
	Or
VSC 294	VSC Cooperative	3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
ENG 101	Composition I	3
VSC 109	Drawing I	3
VSC 115	Intro To Design	3
VSC 160	Raster Graphics	3

Semester 2

ENG 102	Composition II	3
HIS 131	Art History I	3
	Or
HIS 131	Art History I	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
VSC 161	Vector Graphics	3
VSC 165	Photography I	3

Semester 3

Elective	Social Science Elective	3
MKT 212	Principles of Marketing	3
VSC 190	Intro to Videography	3
VSC 210	Layout Graphics	3
VSC 262	Web Graphics	3

Semester 4

VSC 276	Advanced Web	3
MKT 214	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 217	Digital Marketing Fundamentals	3
VSC 251	Portfolio Workshop	4
VSC 273	Applied Practice Multimedia	3
	Or
VSC 293	VSC Internship	3
	Or
VSC 294	VSC Cooperative	3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 62 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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