| 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 |
| |
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|
*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. |
| |
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|
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 |
| |
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| |
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 |
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*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.