Digital Arts
Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career in design, illustration, multimedia, web design or printing technology. Complete this program exclusively on weekdays, or in a combination of day, evening and weekend classes.
Program/Major/Concentration Codes: AASCOMMGRAPH/DAR/**** (see concentration codes below)
What can I do with this degree?
Career options: Become a print designer, web designer, illustrator, multimedia artist or press operator.
Academic options: Transfer to a Bachelor of Applied Science degree program.
Program Requirements
Program Prerequisites
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill the following requirements:
| Credits | ||
| DAR 100 Fundamentals of Rendering | 4 | |
| DAR 103 Introduction to Digital Arts | 3 | |
| DAR 051 Basic MacIntosh for Computer Graphics | 1-4 | |
| or DAR 120 Applied Computer Graphics | ||
| Subtotal | 8-11 | |
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. *
| Credits | ||
| Communication Requirement | 6 | |
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement | 6 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| DAR 101 | Color Rendering and Theory | 4 |
| DAR 111 | Typography | 4 |
| DAR 112 | Graphic Design I | 4 |
| DAR 122 | DeskTop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator | 4 |
| DAR 221 | Photo Image Editing: Adobe Photoshop | 4 |
| DAR 226 | DeskTop Publishing for Digital Arts: Adobe InDesign | 4 |
| DAR 256 | Web Design I: Dreamweaver | 4 |
| DAR 288 | Digital Arts Business and Portfolio Capstone | 2 |
| Subtotal | 30 | |
Required Support Course
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ART 105 | Exploring Art and Visual Studies | 3 |
| or ART 130 | Art and Culture: Prehistoric Through Gothic [SUN# ART 1101] |
|
| or ART 131 | Art and Culture: Late Gothic Through Modern Periods [SUN# ART 1102] |
|
| Subtotal | 3 | |
Core Concentrations
Complete 20 credits in one of the following concentrations
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| Design Concentration (Concentration Code: DARD) | ||
| DAR 128 | Digital Photography I | 4 |
| DAR 210 | Digital Arts Design Studio: Advertising Design | 4 |
| DAR 211 | Digital Arts Design Studio: Product Design | 4 |
| DAR 212 | Digital Arts Design Studio: Package Design | 4 |
| DAR 230 | Production Techniques for Print | 4 |
| Illustration Concentration (Concentration Code: DARI) | ||
| DAR 140 | Digital Arts Illustration Studio: Illustration Technique & Media | 4 |
| DAR 145 | Digital Arts Illustration Studio: Char Dev for Animation & Print | 4 |
| DAR 222 | Advanced Photo Image Editing: Adobe PhotoShop | 4 |
| or DAR 223 | Digital Drawing and Painting | |
| DAR 230 | Production Techniques for Print | 4 |
| DAR 240 | Digital Arts Illustration Studio: Book Illustration | 4 |
| Multimedia Concentration (Concentration Code: DARM) | ||
| DAR 115 | Digital Video Editing | 4 |
| DAR 222 | Advanced Photo Image Editing: Adobe PhotoShop | 4 |
| or DAR 223 | Digital Drawing and Painting | |
| DAR 250 | Computer 2D Animation: Adobe After Effects | 4 |
| DAR 251 | Computer 3D Animation: Maya | 4 |
| DAR 252 | Digital Multimedia Design I: Flash | 4 |
| Web Design Concentration (Concentration Code: DARW) | ||
| Complete 8 credits from the following: | ||
| DAR 115 | Digital Video Editing | 4 |
| DAR 222 | Advanced Photo Image Editing: Adobe PhotoShop | 4 |
| DAR 228 | Advanced Desktop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator | 4 |
| And complete all of the following courses: | ||
| DAR 252 | Digital Multimedia Design I: Flash | 4 |
| DAR 254 | Digital Multimedia Design II: Advanced Flash | 4 |
| DAR 257 | Advanced Web Design | 4 |
| Subtotal | 20 | |
| Total | 76-79 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Humanities and Social Science Requirement: ART 105, 130 or 131 fulfill 3 credits in this category - complete an additional course from this category; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - core courses fulfill this requirement