Graphic Design
Degree Courses Help Students Prepare For a Graphic Design Career!
Associate in Specialized Technology Degree
24 months (day program); 27 months (evening program)
Graphic Design Career Training:
Graphic Designers are individuals who choose to express their creativity and skill in a commercially visual way to bridge the communication gap between a company and the end user of its products or services.
As a key component in business communication, graphic design encompasses the entire process that begins with knowing the company/client’s needs, what the client’s target audience wants, and then developing, designing and producing vehicles for that message.
Here at BTI, we provide our students with a Graphic Design degree training program that has up-to-date equipment and current industry standard software and also teaches the student problem-solving based on real world projects.
Although this career program is focused on print-based design, we offer well-rounded design education courses that include classes on commercial photography, video editing, web design and 2-D animation. We begin with courses in drawing, theory, typography, design, and move to computer based courses like image manipulation, illustration, page layout and web design.
The education skills learned are used in exploring and conceptualizing the many creative ways to solve problems. The student’s solutions will ultimately become part of a smart, well-executed, and conceptually varied body of work for their portfolio. It is this portfolio that provides the confidence to conduct a targeted, deliberate, and efficient job search.
Our certified instructors have a passion for teaching graphic design and are accomplished designers with years of experience in the field.
Students in Graphic Design will study Design and Drawing, and other courses, including:
- Software Applications/Mac OS
- Basic Drawing Principals I & II
- History of Graphic Design
- Theory and Elements of Design
- Typography
- Digital Photography
- Image Manipulation
- Photo Concepts
- Video Editing
- Computer Illustration Introduction and Advanced
- Page layout I, II & Advanced
- Digital Pre-Press
- Sales
- Home Page Production
- Web Site Development
- Web Animation Introduction & Advanced
- 2D Animation Introduction & Advanced
- Portfolio Development & Presentation
Course Training Objectives:
Graduates of the Graphic Design degree program will be able to seek entry-level employment in the industry with employers such as advertising agencies, publishers, corporate in-house art departments, design studios, printing companies, newspapers, magazines, outdoor communications, and others. The positions available to a graduate include:
- Production Artist
- Entry Level Graphic Designer
- Illustrator
- Layout Artist
- Desktop Publisher
- Full or Part-time Freelancer Graphic Designer