Curriculum: Graphic Communications
Online Degree Option
This program offers an online degree option as well as the traditional on-campus classroom format. The degree curriculum is below. The online degree can be achieved by taking these courses through a combination of online, hybrid and on-campus classes.
This program can be completed on-campus or online. This distance education degree does have a few hybrid and on-campus courses which are noted with asterisk an (*).
Curriculum for Catalog Year: 2019 – 2020
First Year
| Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| CIS 125 | Operating System Basics | 1 |
| CIS 147 | Types & Fonts | 2 |
| CIS 164 | Internet Essentials | 3 |
|
CIS 168 ART 111 |
Graphic Design OR Basic Design |
3 |
| CIS 171 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Composition I | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| CIS 172 | Photo Manipulation | 3 |
| CIS 173 | Graphics and Animation/Flash | 3 |
| CIS 174 | Web Fundamentals I | 3 |
| CIS 257 | Electronic Publishing / InDesign | 3 |
| English OR Journalism Elective OR SPCH 151 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
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Second Year
| Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| CIS 176 | Web Fundamentals II | 3 |
| CIS 230 | Video Graphics | 3 |
| CIS 272 | Photo Manipulation II | 3 |
| Graphic Communications Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| Human Relations Elective | 3 | |
| Human Well-Being Elective | 2 | |
| Total Semester Credits: | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
| CIS 259 | Current Web/Graphic Technology* | 3 |
| CIS 273 | Advanced Graphics and Animation | 3 |
| CIS 296 | Web & Graphics Internship* | 3 |
| Graphic Communications Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| Humanities or Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Communications/ Humanities/ Social Science/ Human Well-Being Elective | 1-3 | |
| Total Semester Credits: | 16-18 | |
| Total Program Credits: | 63-65 | |
Graphic Communications Electives
| Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 240 | Digital Imaging | 3 |
| BUS 280 | Copyright/Trademark/Patent Law | 3 |
| CIS 210 | Web Design & Usability | 3 |
| CIS 299 | Special Topics | 3 |
| MKT 226 | eMarketing | 3 |
| MKT 227 | SEO & Web Analytics for Marketing* | 3 |
Some courses have prerequisites. Refer to the Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.