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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

Visual Communications-Graphic Design, A.A.S.


DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND EDUCATION

The Graphic Design program is designed to prepare students for gainful employment in professional art and art-related industries such as advertising design, graphic design, and to prepare them for study at senior institutions.

The College offers a Certificate of Technical Studies program in Digital Photography.  Learn more about this program.  

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Visual Communications-Graphic Design Associate of Applied Science program, the learner will be able to:

 

  • Create and maintain a body of work that demonstrates a wide range of technical skills and innovative design solutions (SLO #1)
  • Exhibit professional behavior while working collaboratively with others, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and employing time management (SLO #2)
  • Explain visual communication concepts and articulate reasoning for design choices using industry vocabulary (SLO #3)
  • Produce visual design solutions that clearly demonstrate the principles, theories, and concepts of visual communication (SLO #4)
  • Solve visual design problems by using industry standard tools (SLO #5)
  • Assess the social, cultural, and technological circumstances when constructing design solutions (SLO #6)

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 60


NOTE:


See Graduation Requirements .

Students planning to pursue a baccalaureate program should contact that receiving institution for determination of course transferability. A listing of Delgado courses can be found by following this link: Transfer List 

Suggested Sequence


First Semester


Total: 12 credit hours


Total: 15 credit hours


Third Semester (Summer Session)


  • Approved VISC elective 3 credit hours
  • Humanities Requirement 3 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Science Requirement 3 credit hours

Total: 9 credit hours


Fourth Semester


Total: 12 credit hours


Fifth Semester


Total: 12 credit hours


TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 60