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Interactive Design Curriculum

Students in LabThe Interactive Design Degree provides instruction in the planning, designing, and production of interactive media for the screen, Web, CDs, and DVD's. All of the courses provide hands-on training where students learn how to develop projects with text, graphics, sound, animation, and video as well as acquire fundamental principles of design.

Our program offers both Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees in Interactive Design.  A Interactive Design Certificate is available to those students who complete 30 hours of specific Interactive design course work. The Interactive Design curriculum is downloadable in PDF Format.

Degree Options

Associate of Arts Degree
Transfer Program

Students studying to earn an Associate of Arts degree in Interactive Design are those who are seeking a transfer program and plan to earn a baccalaureate degree at a 4-year institution. Students should check with an advisor for specific course requirements at transfer institution.

Students should select 11 classes from the following:

 

COMP-162
COMP-277
COMP-291
COMP-286
COMP-285
COMP-245
COMP-282
COMP-195
COMP-298
COMP-296
COMP-205
COMP-285
COMP-297
COMP-284
COMP-289
COMP-299

Computer Concepts and Applications
Desktop Publishing: Adobe InDesign**
Digital Media: Adobe Premiere**
Illustration: Adobe Illustrator*
Image Manipulation: Adobe Photoshop
Interactive Authoring: Adobe Director*
Internet Navigation and Exploration
Principles of Web Page Design**
Special Projects***
Web Animations: Adobe Flash
Web Design Technologies*
Web Graphics (Photoshop)
Web Page Design: Adobe Dreamweaver
Web Page Design: HTML/XHTML
Web Production I***
Web Production II***

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

  
   

TOTAL AREA OF INTEREST HOURS

 33  

*Offered only in the fall semester
**Offered only in the spring semester
***May be repeated

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Associate of Applied Science Degree
Two-Year Program
Suggested Curriculum

First Semester
  PSYC-100
COMP-142
COMP-285
COMP-282
COMP-205
COMP-297

College Orientation
Introduction to Design I (Art) (Humanities)*
Image Manipulation: Adobe Photoshop
Internet Navigation and Exploration
Web Design Technologies*
Web Page Design: Adobe Dreamweaver*

1
3
3
3
3
3
    Total Semester Hours 16
Second Semester
 

BUSN-133
ENGL-101
COMP-162
COMP-195
COMP-285
COMP-284

Business Math (Math)
English Composition I (Communication)
Computer Concepts and Applications
Principles of Web Page Design**
Web Graphics: Adobe Photoshop
Web Page Design: HTML/XHTML

3
3
3
3
3
3

  
    Total Semester Hours 18  
Third Semester
 

BUSN-116
COMP-286
COMP-245
COMP-296
COMP-289

Fundamentals of Business (Bus. Mgmt)
Illustration: Adobe Illustrator
Interactive Authoring: Adobe Director
Web Animations: Adobe Flash
Web Production I***

3
3
3
3
3

  
    Total Semester Hours 15  
Fourth Semester
 

SPCH-111
COMP-277
COMP-291
COMP-298
COMP-299

Public Speaking (Communication)
Desktop Publishing: Adobe InDesign**
Digital Media: Adobe Premiere**
Special Projects***
Web Production II***

3
3
3
3
3

  
    Total Semester Hours 15  
   
TOTAL ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE HOURS
65  

*Offered only in the fall semester
**Offered only in the spring semester
***May be repeated

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Certificate

The Interactive Design certificate is designed for those seeking multimedia design skills and who want to improve their career opportunities relating to Web-oriented and multimedia applications.
Required
 

COMP-285
COMP-297
COMP-284

Image Manipulation: Adobe Photoshop
Web Page Design: Adobe Dreamweaver
Web Page Design: HTML/XHTML

3
3
3

  
    Total Required Hours
9
  
Electives (Select 7 Classes from the following)
  COMP-162
COMP-277
COMP-286
COMP-245
COMP-282
COMP-195
COMP-298
COMP-205
COMP-285
COMP-289
COMP-299

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

  
    Total Elective Hours
21
  
    TOTAL CERTIFICATE HOURS
30
  

*Offered only in the fall semester
**Offered only in the spring semester
***May be repeated

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