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November 22, 2008


 


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SEM 204

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Communication Arts Technology Program requirements


The Commercial Art curriculum consists of the following general education courses and specialized courses which give students the basic principles, concepts and skills to function at the entry level in jobs related to commercial art. 

Multimedia Certificate in Commercial Art Technology (12 credit hours)

This option greatly enhances the AAS degree for Design & Photography

VCC 166 Digital Imaging PhotoShop 3
VCM 115 2-D Animation Animation for Web, TV, or Movies 3
VCM 220 Web Page Design 3
IT 132 Intro to HTML & Java Script 205 VCC also accepted 3


Associate in Applied Science Degree (64-66 credit hours)

General Education Requirements (25-27 credit hours)
Dept
#
Course Cr.
ART  100 Intro to Art              (or A-H 105) 3
A-H 106 Modern Art History      3
COM 252 Intro to Interpersonal Communication  (or COM 181) 3
ENG 101 Writing I 3
ENG 102 Writing II 3
MT 151 Applied Mathematics     (MT 145 or MT 150 for transfer) 3
0 0 Social Interaction        (Ex.-Sociology, Pshcyology, Geography) 3
    Science Course          (Ex.-Biology, Chemistry, Physics) 3
    Elective (1-3) 3
       
*Students should take only one of these courses in each of their first two semesters. These courses should be taken in later semesters with the advanced CAT courses.
 
First Tier Commercial Art Foundation Courses (18 credit hours)
*The following courses MUST be taken in the order indicated
VCC 100 Introduction to Visual Communication 3
VCA 132 Illustration for Advertising 3
VCA 160 Commercial Photography I 3
VCA 161 Commercial Photography II 3
VCA 170 Advertising Design I (Computer Literacy Course) 3
VCA 171 Advertising Design II  3
0 0    
*170 VCA satisfies the Computer Literacy requirement for Visual Communication students only
 
Commercial Art Electives (6 credit hours at least)
ART 110 Drawing I  (Required Elective for AAS Degree)  3
VCC 166 Digital Imaging PhotoShop, Required Elective for AAS Degree  3
VCC 266 Advanced Photo Manipulation Advanced PhotoShop  3
VCM 240 Advanced Audio/Video Film Making Course  3
ART 120 2-D Design  3
VCM 115 2-D Animation Animation for Web, TV, or Movies  3
VCM 220 Web Page Design  3
 *Students must earn a MINIMUM GRADE of “C” in each course to advance to the next higher level.
       

Second Tier Commercial Advanced Courses (15 credit hours)

 Students have a choice of the following Advanced Options in Commercial Art
 
VCA 290 Folio Seminar 3
VCA 298 Practicum 4
 
Advertising Design Option
VCA 270 Intermediate Advertising Design Design III 4
VCA 271 Advanced Advertising Design Design IV 4
 
Commercial Photography Option
VCA 260 Commercial Photography III 4
VCA 261 Commercial Photography IV 4
       
 
Digital Video Production Option (Available Fall 2007)
VCV 120 Digital Video Production I 3
VCV 130 Digital Video Production II 3
VCV 220 Digital Video Production III 3
VCV 230 Digital Video Production IV 3
ENG 282 History of Film 3
ENG *** Scriptwriting 3
MUS *** Music Technology I 3
       

*ADVISING NOTE: Students enrolled in the Commercial Art Technology program should meet with the Program Coordinator before their first semester to be assigned a Commercial Art program advisor.

Kentucky Community and Technical College System Jefferson is a part of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System & is

an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution.

 

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