Commercial Graphics

Associate in Industrial Technology
Digital Media Career Path
Credit Requirements: 72 Semester Credit Hours

Digital media is an exciting new field of integrated electronic communication. Employment opportunities are on the increase due to rapid growth in this expanding industry: production management, media integration, web design, presentation and interactive authoring for entertainment and education, information delivery and electronic communications. These are just a few areas where strong demand has arisen for talented digital media specialists. Graduates will be able to qualify for entry-level employment positions in many diverse industries such as entertainment, publishing, electronic games, education, marketing, e-commerce, corporate communication and consumer information delivery.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester - Fall
	ARV 110	Computer Graphics I	3
	ARV 121	Design	3
	ARV 161	Visual Communications Media	3
	ARV 221	Interactive Media Design	3
	CPT 101	Introduction to Computers	3
or	CPT 102	Basic Computer Concepts	3
Total 15
Second Semester - Spring
	ART 111	Basic Drawing I	3
or	ARV 124	Sequential Drawing I	3
	ARV 123	Composition and Color	3
	ARV 217	Computer Imagery	3
	ARV 219	Multimedia Techniques	3
	ART 101	Art History and Appreciation	3
or	ART 105	Film as Art	3
or	ART 107	History of Early Western Art	3
or	ART 108	History of Western Art	3
Total 15
Third Semester - Summer
	ARV 222	Computer Animation	3
	ARV 227	Web Site Design I	3
	ENG 101	English Composition I	3
	MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	3
or	MAT 110	College Algebra	3
or	MAT 120	Probability and Statistics	3
or	MAT 170	Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I	3
Total 12
Fourth Semester - Fall
	ARV 212	Digital Photography	3
	ARV 220	Multimedia Presentations	3
or	ARV 223	3-D Animation I	3
or	ARV 225	Advanced Computer Animation	3
or	ARV 247	3D Animation III	3
	CGC 106	Typography I	3
	FLM 148	Basic Editing	3
	SPC 205	Public Speaking	3
Total 15
Fifth Semester - Spring
	ARV 276	Studio Practicum I	3
	ARV 280	Visual Arts Exit Portfolio	3
	ELE CGD	Select one course from the Digial Media Electives	3
	ELE CGD	Select one course from Digial Media Electives	3
	ELE SSC	Select one course from Behavioral and Social Science Electives	3
Total 15