Graphic Design Technology

Program Description:

The Graphic Design Technology curriculum is a two-year program of study designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment and advancement in the field of graphic design, commercial art, media art, and web graphics. Students receive instruction in the design and execution of publications, packaging, web graphics, illustrations, rendering, logo design, and design principles necessary to produce designs for printed ads, books, posters, billboards, catalogs, brochures, and other forms of visual communications.  Upon completion of this program, students have the option to continue building on their education or becoming and in-house designer, designer at an advertising agency, t-shirt designer, illustrator, freelance designer, small-business owner, and/or signage designer or designing for printing companies.  Opportunities for students with expertise in graphic design also include government agencies, corporations, and entrepreneurship.

This program leads to an Associate of Applied Science Degree and is preparatory for employment upon graduation from Hinds Community College. Where a transfer to a senior college or university is desired, a conference should be scheduled with a community college counselor for advisement.

Career Certificate

• CAT 1113 - Graphic Design and Production I 3 SH
• CAT 1123 - Graphic Design and Production II 3 SH
• CAT 1143 - Typography 3 SH
• CAT 1213 - Fundamentals of Graphic Computers 3 SH
• ART 1313 - Drawing I 3 SH
• ART 1323 - Drawing II 3 SH
• ART 1433 - Design I 3 SH
• ART 1443 - Design II 3 SH
• MMT 1323 - Advertising 3 SH
• Approved Elective 3 SH*

Technical Certificate

• CAT 2133 - Graphic Design Studio 3 SH
• CAT 2334 - Practical Advertising Techniques 4 SH
• CAT 2313 - Basic Advertising Design 3 SH
• CAT 2323 - Advanced Advertising Design 3 SH
• Approved Elective 3 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH OR SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication  3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• (MAT-1313 or higher OR any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design Technology 61-62 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.
• Assessment - An Assessment Prep review course(s) and Skills Assessment exam(s) are required to graduate from this program.