Digital Design AA Degree
Digital Design is the vehicle by which business communicates visually by infusing art and technology to communicate ideas through images and other media. This degree program is for students with strong professional interests in design and a desire to specialize in either Interface Design, Motion, 3D, or Marketing. It is specifically for students whose academic goal is to to pursue a BFA in Design or a BA in Design Studies at California State University, San Bernardino.
Learning Outcomes
Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:
- Employ research, ideation, development, analysis, and prototyping to to create evocative and engaging work.
- Create appropriate typographic solutions for a variety of design situations.
- Work collaboratively within a creative team.
- Students will have the skills necessary to get entry level jobs or better in areas related to graphic design, marketing and advertising.
Program RequirementsÂ
| Course Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED CORE COURSES | ||
| DDP 100 | Introduction to Digital Art & Media | 3 |
| DDP 110 | Graphic Design | 3 |
| DDP 151 | User Experience Design | 3 |
| CIS 087 | Introduction to Programming Using Python | 3 |
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| DDP 111 | Advertising Design | 3 |
| DDP 112 | Digital Typography | 3 |
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| DDP 120 | Video Post Production | 3 |
| DDP 121 | Motion Graphics | 3 |
| DDP 144 | 3D Animation | 3 |
| Choose two from the following: | ||
| ARTH 002A | History of Art I: Prehistoric to Medieval | 3 |
| ARTH 002B | History of Art II: Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTH 002C | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH 012A | Arts of Asia | 3 |
| ARTH 012B | Arts of Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ARTH 012C | Arts of Latin America | 3 |
| ARTH 033 | History of Photography | 3 |
| Required Subtotal | 24 | |
| Cal-GETC | 34 | |
| Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 transferable units) | ||
| DEGREE TOTAL | 60 | |
