Graphic
artists and designers with a range of technical, drawing and design
skills are valuable members of work teams in a variety of industries.
Many artists have also discovered the joys of freelance design and
graphic development work.
At BCC Continuing Education, the Graphic Design Certificate Program
provides students the opportunity to discover courses and skills-building
that fit their career objectives in graphic art design, multimedia
development, and visual communications.
The certificate program places emphasis on drawing and painting,
design principles, page layout, photo treatment and digital image
enhancement, illustration, digital pre-press skills, and development
of a technical portfolio. In addition, students have the opportunity
to complete elective courses focused on various visual media presentation
skills from web design to digital photography.
Designed to be completed in about a year on a part-time basis,
the full certificate includes 169 hours of required courses, plus
a minimum of 35 hours of elective courses. Prerequisites are an
aptitude for art and design and basic computer skills. The program
should be completed in no more than 24 months.
This program has been designed in cooperation with graphic design
and software industry professionals.
Required Courses
Total 169 hours
Acrylics: Beginning or Oil Painting:
Intro & Continuing or Watercolor: Beginning 24 hours
Color Theory 15 hours
Composition and Typography 16 hours
Design Principles 12 hours
Developing Your Portfolio 7 hours
Drawing: Beginning 30 hours
Illustrator CS3 14 hours
InDesign CS3 - Level 1 14 hours
Pre-press Processes and Techniques: Introduction 9 hours
Photoshop CS3 – Level 1 15 hours
Photoshop CS3 – Level 2 15 hours
Elective Courses
At least 35 hours
Maya 3-D Animation for Games and Movies 20 hours
Black & White Photography – Level 1 30 hours
Cascading Style Sheets – Level 1 15 hours
Cascading Style Sheets – Level 2 8 hours
Designing Effective Websites 7.5 hours
Digital Photography: An Introduction 15 hours
Dreamweaver CS3 – Level 1 8 hours
Figure Studies 24 hours
Flash CS3 – Level 1 18 hours
XHTML – Level 1 8 hours
XHTML – Level 2 16 hours
For further information or advising regarding the Certificate program and the Art classes contact Kristen McConaha, Art-Zones Program Manager, at kmcconah@bcc.ctc.edu.
Register
for classes
About the images: "The Secret Garden" and collage of clothing
and accessories are by Fred Lisaius. "Spiral" is by Amity
Femia. Both are graphic instructors in the Art-Zones program.
