Students will develop writing and verbal competencies commonly used in the description
and analysis of visual art and graphic design. These include critical response to
theoretical texts and conceptual development. This includes research, writing, and
critique of the intent of their own work.
Students will be able to create original design work that exhibits a distinct personal
voice. The full-time faculty through academic advising and professional mentoring
provides close supervision as do our long-standing and dedicated part-time faculty
who are working professionals. Students will receive individual attention that will
help him/her develop an original and articulate body of work as a graphic designer.
Students will create and develop graphic design that meets the specifications and
requirements of communication problem. The sequence of required courses help students
develop the necessary techniques and execution of form and content relevant to the
field in both digital and print media.
Students will have a professional design experience in which they demonstrate competency
with industry standards
Students will learn to understand, communicate, and interpret quantitative information
and mathematical ideas in a graphic design setting. As a graphic designer, such as
tracking and coordinating their time in relation to pay, quoting work for clients,
invoicing, tracking taxes, and coordinating bids from a professional vendor that meets
the specifications of professional practice.