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College Catalog 2024 - 2025
Visual Design Option, A.S.
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The Associate in Science Degree in Visual Design is intended to prepare students for transfer to 4-year design schools and for entry into the field of visual design. This program is comparable to the first two years of a typical four-year design program. It provides students with rigorous foundation and design courses, and pragmatic experience. Working through the program, students will produce a portfolio of design work that demonstrates their preparedness in industry-standard technical and visual-thinking skills essential for transfer into undergraduate design programs, and entry-level jobs.
* Milestone Courses should be taken in the order shown. This will help you stay on track and graduate on time.
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Total Credits: 15
Semester 1 Advising Note
Total Credits: 15
Semester 2 Advising Note
- Students, please consult with a VMA faculty member before registering.
- Consider taking Gen. Ed. Courses during the summer.
- VMA-105 is not for VMA majors - do not take.
- VMA-132 required for VMA-275 in semester 3 (Fall).
- VMA-133 required for VMA-232 in semester 3 (fall semester).
Total Credits: 18-19
Semester 3 Advising Note
- Students, please consult with a VMA faculty member before registering.
- Consider taking Gen. Ed. Courses like ENG-112 and GenEd-QPS during the summer.
- VMA-232 only offered in the Fall. Must have VMA-232 for VMA-233 .
Total Credits: 13-14
Semester 4 Advising Note
- Students, please consult with a VMA faculty member before registering.
- Consider taking Gen. Ed. Courses during the summer.
- At least one Gen Ed will have to be taken over the semester; the program is 64 credits.
- Apply for graduation
Upon Completion of This Concentration Graduates Will Be Able To:
- Approach visual design as a responsive process of problem identification, ideation, and creation.
- Apply design skills in typography, color, image, form, and materials to print and digital media projects.
- Produce portfolio content that is suitable for applying to four-year design programs, internships, and design-related employment.
- Demonstrate proficiency in software applications for drawing, image editing, and layout.
- Use industry standard procedures to produce files and materials for print and digital production.
- Plan and execute projects to meet deadlines and design objectives.
- Practice effective communication and presentation skills necessary to engage in professional visual design practice.
- Engage in creative and analytical discourse about design in order to communicate concepts to colleagues and clients.
- Cultivate habits of life-long learning and creativity.
Career Outlook
Graduates of this program will produce a portfolio of design work demonstrating foundation and entry-level skills and knowledge needed for careers in fields such as: advertising, print and digital book design, editorial design, environmental design, experience design, identity design, illustration, information design, in-house design, interaction design, motion graphics, packaging, print design, product design, typography, UX design, and web design.
Transfer Options
Transfer Advising Guides
- Bridgewater State University
- Salem State University
- Westfield State University
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
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