Art 140 F Introduction to Advertising and Graphic Design
Sample Education Plan
This sample education plan for the 2021-2022 catalog year represents one possible pathway through the program. Each university (UC, CSU, private, and others) has their own transfer requirements; please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. Additional course descriptions may be found in the College Catalog (in pdf or flipbook format).
| Course | Units | Typically Offered |
| 1st Semester | ||
| GDSN 164 - Digital Illustration Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 164 - Digital Illustration Design (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC 285;READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory course is an introduction to Graphic Design and uses vector software (Adobe Illustrator) as the principal digital tool. Topics include the Principles and Elements of Design, typography, color, shape stroke, illustration techniques, page layout design, as well as introductory critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes exercises, projects and portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in 2-dimensional design and layout applications employed as tools by Graphic Designers. | ||
| GDSN 110 - History of Graphic Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 110 - History of Graphic Design (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate placement; READ 043 or appropriate placement This course is a survey of historical developments in graphic design from the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age. Students will analyze the development of graphic design, its origins as a CTE area and the influences of political, social and economic climates of the different historical periods. This course provides a historical framework for analysis of current and future trends in graphic design and explores various historical art and design movements in order to recognize and evaluate the contexts of fine art, design, and science. | ||
| ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research GE | 3.5 | |
| ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research (3.5 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate placement This composition course enables students to generate logical, coherent essays and reports necessary for academic and professional success. Students become proficient in research techniques, and learn critical reading and thinking skills through expository and persuasive reading selections before applying these skills to creating original essays and a final research paper. The lab component of the course is designed to assist students in improving and refining their writing and language skills: Students complete lab activities that enhance their ability to compose logical, well-supported arguments that exhibit grammatical fluency and correct citation styles. Students meet with composition instructors through individual conferences that address students' specific writing concerns. This course is designed for students who wish to fulfill the general education requirement for Written Communication. | ||
| RHC GE 4 - American Institutions GE | 3.0 | |
| RHC GE 4 - American Institutions (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
| RHC GE 3 - Physical Education GE | 1.0 | |
| RHC GE 3 - Physical Education (1.0 units) Select one: KINA or DANC activity course. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 13.5 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| GDSN 162 - Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX) M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 162 - Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX) (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC 285; READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory Web Design class is a practical introduction for students interested in UX (user experience) and visual interface design and the challenges it poses for the Graphic Designer. Using Web Design applications (like Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop), students are introduced to the steps involved in creating a basic functional interactive website. Topics include aesthetic design considerations, front-end technology, interaction, UX, UI and CSS design, file optimization, and website principles and practices. For the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in web design and interactive design. | ||
| GDSN 165 - Branding and Identity Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 165 - Branding and Identity Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 164 This course is an exploration of Branding and Identity Design, a sub-discipline of Graphic Design. Topics include the research and development of Trademarks and Logos for clients, the Principles and Elements of Design, typography, color, shape stroke, illustration techniques, page layout design, as well as intermediate and advanced critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in 2-dimensional design and layout applications employed as tools by Graphic Designers. | ||
| ART 124 - Color Theory M | 3.0 | |
| ART 124 - Color Theory (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement; READ 022 or appropriate placement This course is an introduction to the characteristics of color and its interaction suited for all art majors transferring to a four-year college or interested in working in the arts as a painter, illustrator or designer. The course will cover the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include major historical and contemporary color systems, production of projects in applied color, and the elements of design as they apply to color. | ||
| Select one: MATH 150 / FIN 101 (RHC GE 2) GE | 3.0 | |
| Notes: While the above course(s) are recommended, students may take any of the following courses to fulfill this requirement: FIN 101, MATH 060, MATH 062, MATH 070, MATH 073, MATH 130/H, MATH 140, MATH 150, MATH 160, MATH 170, MATH 175, MATH 180, MATH 190/H, PSY 190. MATH 150 - Survey of Mathematics (3.0 units) Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH 070CD or MATH 073 or MATH 073B or appropriate placement In this course students will learn to read and understand quantitative information, solve practical problems, and make sound decisions using numbers. Topics include consumer applications, logic, probability, statistics, algebra, and geometry. This course is for students who need a quantitative reasoning course for graduation or transfer. FIN 101 - Introduction to Financial Planning (3.0 units) Advisory: READ 043 or appropriate assessment This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of financial planning, and is designed to provide students with tools needed to achieve their personal financial goals. Students will learn to make informed decisions related to spending, saving, borrowing, and investing by applying quantitative reasoning concepts. Course topics include the financial planning process, budgeting, cash flow, debt consolidation, investing, and retirement planning. | ||
| RHC GE 7a - Fine Arts GE | 3.0 | |
| RHC GE 7a - Fine Arts (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0 | |
| Summer 1 | ||
| RHC GE 3 - Physical Education GE | 1.0 | |
| RHC GE 3 - Physical Education (1.0 units) Select one: KINA or DANC activity course. | ||
| RHC GE 7b - Humanities GE | 3.0† | |
| RHC GE 7b - Humanities (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 4.0† | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| GDSN 163 - Intermediate Web Design: Interactive Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 163 - Intermediate Web Design: Interactive Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 162 Focusing on usability, this intermediate class offers broader and more advanced instruction into the 'front-end' visual design and aesthetics of interactive media as well as the technical and design requirements of designing a fully functional website. Using intermediate web design applications like Adobe Dreamweaver, students are instructed in the techniques needed in increasing the quality of user experience (UX). Students continue to perfect the creation of a fully functional website using multifaceted applications. Topics include interactive design software, front-end aesthetics, technology, interaction, UX, UI and CSS design, the principles and elements of digital design and aesthetics, and interactive design business practices. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design or those interested in expanding their knowledge of web design and interactive design. | ||
| GDSN 178 - Digital Imaging Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 178 - Digital Imaging Design (3.0 units) Advisory: NART 285; READ 043 or appropriate assessment; ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment This introductory graphic design course uses bitmap software as the principal digital tool. Topics include the principles and elements of design, typography, color, photo/raster/bitmapped-based scanning, vector graphic integration, time-based design, image formats, optimization, re-touching, adjustments, compositing, blending, color, conceptual, narrative and time-based techniques, technical and creative methods and styles employed by graphic designers as well as well as introductory critical concepts and professional practices. This course includes exercises, projects, and portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in obtaining a degree or certificate in graphic design, transfer, and those seeking to pursue a career in graphic design or related professions. | ||
| RHC GE 6 - Social and Behavioral Science GE | 3.0 | |
| RHC GE 6 - Social and Behavioral Science (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
| RHC GE 5 - Natural Science with Lab GE | 4.0 | |
| RHC GE 5 - Natural Science with Lab (4.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one Natural Science with Lab: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 13.0 | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| GDSN 179 - Advanced Digital Imaging Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 179 - Advanced Digital Imaging Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 178 This course is for the student interested in the theory and practice of letterforms and typography as they apply to graphic design, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Focus is on the compositional use of type as a principle design element and its relationship to issues of visual hierarchy, readability and page structure. Students continue their exploration of typography as an expressive visual form through typographic design projects. | ||
| GDSN 150 - Typography M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 150 - Typography (3.0 units) Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate placement; NVOC 285, ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This course is for the student interested in the history, theory and practice of Typography as it applies to graphic design, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Students will learn and practice hand-rendered and mechanical aspects of Typography and how Typography attracts, informs, educates, inspires and creates retaining impressions and modifies human actions and behavior. Through discussions, exercises, and projects, students will develop an understanding leading to the clearer interpretations of Typography and it's role in human history, communication, design and art. Activities include the history and principles of typography, letter structure, typeface selection, fundamentals of typesetting and introductory typographic layout. | ||
| GDSN 172 - Publication Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 172 - Publication Design (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC,285; READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory course is an exploration of Publication Design, a sub-discipline of Graphic Design and uses page-layout software (Adobe InDesign) as the principal digital tool. Topics include the Principles and Elements of Design, page composition, creative use of typography, color, imagery and the grid, discussion of output and pre-press considerations for print and digital distribution as well as current methods/styles critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. | ||
| RHC GE 8b - Communication/Analytical Thinking GE | 3.0† | |
| RHC GE 8b - Communication/Analytical Thinking (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| Elective EL | 3.0 | |
| Elective (3.0 units) Select any course that is numbered 40 or above. Please see a counselor to discuss course options. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| Total Units for Graphic Design AS program | 60.5† | |
Notes:
AP exams and courses taken outside of Rio Hondo College may fulfill general education and/or major requirements. Please check with a counselor.
Legend:
| † | Some classes may have higher units |
| M | Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement |
| GE | General Education course |
| EL | Elective Course |
| Course | Units | Typically Offered |
| 1st Semester | ||
| GDSN 164 - Digital Illustration Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 164 - Digital Illustration Design (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC 285;READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory course is an introduction to Graphic Design and uses vector software (Adobe Illustrator) as the principal digital tool. Topics include the Principles and Elements of Design, typography, color, shape stroke, illustration techniques, page layout design, as well as introductory critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes exercises, projects and portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in 2-dimensional design and layout applications employed as tools by Graphic Designers. | ||
| GDSN 110 - History of Graphic Design (CSU GE C1) M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 110 - History of Graphic Design (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate placement; READ 043 or appropriate placement This course is a survey of historical developments in graphic design from the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age. Students will analyze the development of graphic design, its origins as a CTE area and the influences of political, social and economic climates of the different historical periods. This course provides a historical framework for analysis of current and future trends in graphic design and explores various historical art and design movements in order to recognize and evaluate the contexts of fine art, design, and science. | ||
| ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research GE | 3.5 | |
| ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research (3.5 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate placement This composition course enables students to generate logical, coherent essays and reports necessary for academic and professional success. Students become proficient in research techniques, and learn critical reading and thinking skills through expository and persuasive reading selections before applying these skills to creating original essays and a final research paper. The lab component of the course is designed to assist students in improving and refining their writing and language skills: Students complete lab activities that enhance their ability to compose logical, well-supported arguments that exhibit grammatical fluency and correct citation styles. Students meet with composition instructors through individual conferences that address students' specific writing concerns. This course is designed for students who wish to fulfill the general education requirement for Written Communication. | ||
| Select one: POLS 110 / POLS 110H (CSU GE D) GE | 3.0 | |
| POLS 110 - Government of the United States (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 043 or appropriate assessment This course surveys and analyzes the origins, principles, institutions, policies, and politics of U.S. National and California State Governments, including their constitutions. Emphasis is placed on the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and an understanding of the political processes and issues involved in the workings of government. This course fulfills the American Institutions requirement for the Associate Degree. It also is suitable for students wishing to expand their knowledge of local, state and national governments. POLS 110H - Government of the United States Honors (3.0 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 This course surveys and analyzes the origins, principles, institutions, policies, and politics of U.S. National and California State Governments, including their constitutions. Emphasis is placed on the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and an understanding of the political processes and issues involved in the workings of government. This course fulfills the American Institutions requirement for the Associate Degree. It also is suitable for students wishing to expand their knowledge of local, state and national governments. This course is intended for students eligible for the Honors Program. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 12.5 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| GDSN 162 - Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX) M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 162 - Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX) (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC 285; READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory Web Design class is a practical introduction for students interested in UX (user experience) and visual interface design and the challenges it poses for the Graphic Designer. Using Web Design applications (like Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop), students are introduced to the steps involved in creating a basic functional interactive website. Topics include aesthetic design considerations, front-end technology, interaction, UX, UI and CSS design, file optimization, and website principles and practices. For the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in web design and interactive design. | ||
| GDSN 165 - Branding and Identity Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 165 - Branding and Identity Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 164 This course is an exploration of Branding and Identity Design, a sub-discipline of Graphic Design. Topics include the research and development of Trademarks and Logos for clients, the Principles and Elements of Design, typography, color, shape stroke, illustration techniques, page layout design, as well as intermediate and advanced critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in 2-dimensional design and layout applications employed as tools by Graphic Designers. | ||
| ART 124 - Color Theory * M | 3.0 | |
| Notes: *Spring only ART 124 - Color Theory (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement; READ 022 or appropriate placement This course is an introduction to the characteristics of color and its interaction suited for all art majors transferring to a four-year college or interested in working in the arts as a painter, illustrator or designer. The course will cover the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include major historical and contemporary color systems, production of projects in applied color, and the elements of design as they apply to color. | ||
| Select one: MATH 150 / FIN 101 (CSU GE B4) GE | 3.0 | |
| Notes: While the above course(s) are recommended, students may take any of the following courses to fulfill this requirement: FIN 101, MATH 130/H, MATH 140, MATH 150, MATH 160, MATH 170, MATH 175, MATH 180, MATH 190/H, PSY 190. MATH 150 - Survey of Mathematics (3.0 units) Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH 070CD or MATH 073 or MATH 073B or appropriate placement In this course students will learn to read and understand quantitative information, solve practical problems, and make sound decisions using numbers. Topics include consumer applications, logic, probability, statistics, algebra, and geometry. This course is for students who need a quantitative reasoning course for graduation or transfer. FIN 101 - Introduction to Financial Planning (3.0 units) Advisory: READ 043 or appropriate assessment This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of financial planning, and is designed to provide students with tools needed to achieve their personal financial goals. Students will learn to make informed decisions related to spending, saving, borrowing, and investing by applying quantitative reasoning concepts. Course topics include the financial planning process, budgeting, cash flow, debt consolidation, investing, and retirement planning. | ||
| CSU GE C1 or C2 - Arts or Humanities GE | 3.0† | |
| CSU GE C1 or C2 - Arts or Humanities (3.0† units) Notes: Arts Humanities | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| Summer 1 | ||
| CSU GE B1 - Physical Sciences GE | 3.0† | |
| CSU GE B1 - Physical Sciences (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| CSU GE B3 - Lab Science GE | 1.0 | |
| CSU GE B3 - Lab Science (1.0 units) Select one if lab has not been completed in CSU B1 or B2. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 4.0† | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| GDSN 163 - Intermediate Web Design: Interactive Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 163 - Intermediate Web Design: Interactive Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 162 Focusing on usability, this intermediate class offers broader and more advanced instruction into the 'front-end' visual design and aesthetics of interactive media as well as the technical and design requirements of designing a fully functional website. Using intermediate web design applications like Adobe Dreamweaver, students are instructed in the techniques needed in increasing the quality of user experience (UX). Students continue to perfect the creation of a fully functional website using multifaceted applications. Topics include interactive design software, front-end aesthetics, technology, interaction, UX, UI and CSS design, the principles and elements of digital design and aesthetics, and interactive design business practices. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design or those interested in expanding their knowledge of web design and interactive design. | ||
| GDSN 178 - Digital Imaging Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 178 - Digital Imaging Design (3.0 units) Advisory: NART 285; READ 043 or appropriate assessment; ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment This introductory graphic design course uses bitmap software as the principal digital tool. Topics include the principles and elements of design, typography, color, photo/raster/bitmapped-based scanning, vector graphic integration, time-based design, image formats, optimization, re-touching, adjustments, compositing, blending, color, conceptual, narrative and time-based techniques, technical and creative methods and styles employed by graphic designers as well as well as introductory critical concepts and professional practices. This course includes exercises, projects, and portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in obtaining a degree or certificate in graphic design, transfer, and those seeking to pursue a career in graphic design or related professions. | ||
| US HISTORY (CSU GE D) GE | 3.0 | |
| US HISTORY (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. All CSU campuses have a graduation requirement in American Institutions. Students may choose one of the following US History courses to partially fulfill this requirement: HIST 143, 143H, 144, 144H, 156, 157, 158, 159, 159H, 170. | ||
| CSU GE A3 - Critical Thinking GE | 3.0† | |
| CSU GE A3 - Critical Thinking (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| CSU GE E - Lifelong Learning/Self Development GE | 3.0 | |
| CSU GE E - Lifelong Learning/Self Development (3.0 units) Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| GDSN 179 - Advanced Digital Imaging Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 179 - Advanced Digital Imaging Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 178 This course is for the student interested in the theory and practice of letterforms and typography as they apply to graphic design, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Focus is on the compositional use of type as a principle design element and its relationship to issues of visual hierarchy, readability and page structure. Students continue their exploration of typography as an expressive visual form through typographic design projects. | ||
| GDSN 150 - Typography M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 150 - Typography (3.0 units) Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate placement; NVOC 285, ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This course is for the student interested in the history, theory and practice of Typography as it applies to graphic design, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Students will learn and practice hand-rendered and mechanical aspects of Typography and how Typography attracts, informs, educates, inspires and creates retaining impressions and modifies human actions and behavior. Through discussions, exercises, and projects, students will develop an understanding leading to the clearer interpretations of Typography and it's role in human history, communication, design and art. Activities include the history and principles of typography, letter structure, typeface selection, fundamentals of typesetting and introductory typographic layout. | ||
| GDSN 172 - Publication Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 172 - Publication Design (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC,285; READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory course is an exploration of Publication Design, a sub-discipline of Graphic Design and uses page-layout software (Adobe InDesign) as the principal digital tool. Topics include the Principles and Elements of Design, page composition, creative use of typography, color, imagery and the grid, discussion of output and pre-press considerations for print and digital distribution as well as current methods/styles critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. | ||
| CSU GE A1 - Oral Communication GE | 3.0 | |
| CSU GE A1 - Oral Communication (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: SPCH 100 ,101, 101H,140 | ||
| CSU GE B2 - Biological Sciences GE | 3.0† | |
| CSU GE B2 - Biological Sciences (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| Summer 2 | ||
| CSU GE D - Social Sciences GE | 3.0 | |
| CSU GE D - Social Sciences (3.0 units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| CSU GE C2 - Humanities GE | 3.0† | |
| CSU GE C2 - Humanities (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 6.0† | |
| Total Units for Graphic Design AS program (Transfer to CSU) | 67.5† | |
Notes:
| Rio Hondo College does not currently have any courses approved for CSU GE Area F: Ethnic Studies. Students who begin and maintain continuous enrollment at Rio Hondo College prior to Fall 2021 will not be required to complete a course in Area F. Instead, these students will complete Area D (9 units from at least two disciplines). New students starting at Rio Hondo College beginning Fall 2021 or later and returning students who have not maintained continuous enrollment will be required to complete a course in Area F in addition to completing two courses (6 units) in Area D from any discipline or disciplines. Please see a counselor for updates and to discuss options for satisfying this requirement. |
| AP exams and courses taken outside of Rio Hondo College may fulfill general education and/or major requirements. Please check with a counselor. |
Legend:
| † | Some classes may have higher units |
| M | Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement |
| GE | General Education course |
| EL | Elective Course |
| Course | Units | Typically Offered |
| 1st Semester | ||
| GDSN 164 - Digital Illustration Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 164 - Digital Illustration Design (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC 285;READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory course is an introduction to Graphic Design and uses vector software (Adobe Illustrator) as the principal digital tool. Topics include the Principles and Elements of Design, typography, color, shape stroke, illustration techniques, page layout design, as well as introductory critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes exercises, projects and portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in 2-dimensional design and layout applications employed as tools by Graphic Designers. | ||
| GDSN 110 - History of Graphic Design (IGETC 3A) M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 110 - History of Graphic Design (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate placement; READ 043 or appropriate placement This course is a survey of historical developments in graphic design from the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age. Students will analyze the development of graphic design, its origins as a CTE area and the influences of political, social and economic climates of the different historical periods. This course provides a historical framework for analysis of current and future trends in graphic design and explores various historical art and design movements in order to recognize and evaluate the contexts of fine art, design, and science. | ||
| ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research GE | 3.5 | |
| ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research (3.5 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate placement This composition course enables students to generate logical, coherent essays and reports necessary for academic and professional success. Students become proficient in research techniques, and learn critical reading and thinking skills through expository and persuasive reading selections before applying these skills to creating original essays and a final research paper. The lab component of the course is designed to assist students in improving and refining their writing and language skills: Students complete lab activities that enhance their ability to compose logical, well-supported arguments that exhibit grammatical fluency and correct citation styles. Students meet with composition instructors through individual conferences that address students' specific writing concerns. This course is designed for students who wish to fulfill the general education requirement for Written Communication. | ||
| Select one: POLS 110 / POLS 110H (IGETC 4) GE | 3.0 | |
| POLS 110 - Government of the United States (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 043 or appropriate assessment This course surveys and analyzes the origins, principles, institutions, policies, and politics of U.S. National and California State Governments, including their constitutions. Emphasis is placed on the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and an understanding of the political processes and issues involved in the workings of government. This course fulfills the American Institutions requirement for the Associate Degree. It also is suitable for students wishing to expand their knowledge of local, state and national governments. POLS 110H - Government of the United States Honors (3.0 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 This course surveys and analyzes the origins, principles, institutions, policies, and politics of U.S. National and California State Governments, including their constitutions. Emphasis is placed on the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and an understanding of the political processes and issues involved in the workings of government. This course fulfills the American Institutions requirement for the Associate Degree. It also is suitable for students wishing to expand their knowledge of local, state and national governments. This course is intended for students eligible for the Honors Program. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 12.5 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| GDSN 162 - Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX) M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 162 - Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX) (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC 285; READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory Web Design class is a practical introduction for students interested in UX (user experience) and visual interface design and the challenges it poses for the Graphic Designer. Using Web Design applications (like Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop), students are introduced to the steps involved in creating a basic functional interactive website. Topics include aesthetic design considerations, front-end technology, interaction, UX, UI and CSS design, file optimization, and website principles and practices. For the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in web design and interactive design. | ||
| GDSN 165 - Branding and Identity Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 165 - Branding and Identity Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 164 This course is an exploration of Branding and Identity Design, a sub-discipline of Graphic Design. Topics include the research and development of Trademarks and Logos for clients, the Principles and Elements of Design, typography, color, shape stroke, illustration techniques, page layout design, as well as intermediate and advanced critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design and those interested in 2-dimensional design and layout applications employed as tools by Graphic Designers. | ||
| ART 124 - Color Theory * M | 3.0 | |
| Notes: *Spring Only ART 124 - Color Theory (3.0 units) Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement; READ 022 or appropriate placement This course is an introduction to the characteristics of color and its interaction suited for all art majors transferring to a four-year college or interested in working in the arts as a painter, illustrator or designer. The course will cover the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include major historical and contemporary color systems, production of projects in applied color, and the elements of design as they apply to color. | ||
| MATH 150 - Survey of Mathematics (IGETC 2A) GE | 3.0 | |
| Notes: While the above course(s) are recommended, students may take any of the following courses to fulfill this requirement: MATH 130/H, MATH 150, MATH 160, MATH 170, MATH 180, MATH190/H, PSY 190. MATH 150 - Survey of Mathematics (3.0 units) Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH 070CD or MATH 073 or MATH 073B or appropriate placement In this course students will learn to read and understand quantitative information, solve practical problems, and make sound decisions using numbers. Topics include consumer applications, logic, probability, statistics, algebra, and geometry. This course is for students who need a quantitative reasoning course for graduation or transfer. | ||
| IGETC 3A or 3B - Arts or Humanities GE | 3.0† | |
| IGETC 3A or 3B - Arts or Humanities (3.0† units) Notes: Arts Humanities | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| Summer 1 | ||
| IGETC 5A - Physical Sciences GE | 3.0† | |
| IGETC 5A - Physical Sciences (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| IGETC 5C - Lab Science GE | 1.0 | |
| IGETC 5C - Lab Science (1.0 units) Select one if lab has not been completed in IGETC 5A or 5B. | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 4.0† | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| GDSN 163 - Intermediate Web Design: Interactive Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 163 - Intermediate Web Design: Interactive Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 162 Focusing on usability, this intermediate class offers broader and more advanced instruction into the 'front-end' visual design and aesthetics of interactive media as well as the technical and design requirements of designing a fully functional website. Using intermediate web design applications like Adobe Dreamweaver, students are instructed in the techniques needed in increasing the quality of user experience (UX). Students continue to perfect the creation of a fully functional website using multifaceted applications. Topics include interactive design software, front-end aesthetics, technology, interaction, UX, UI and CSS design, the principles and elements of digital design and aesthetics, and interactive design business practices. This course is for the student interested in a degree or certificate in Graphic Design or those interested in expanding their knowledge of web design and interactive design. | ||
| GDSN 178 - Digital Imaging Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 178 - Digital Imaging Design (3.0 units) Advisory: NART 285; READ 043 or appropriate assessment; ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment This introductory graphic design course uses bitmap software as the principal digital tool. Topics include the principles and elements of design, typography, color, photo/raster/bitmapped-based scanning, vector graphic integration, time-based design, image formats, optimization, re-touching, adjustments, compositing, blending, color, conceptual, narrative and time-based techniques, technical and creative methods and styles employed by graphic designers as well as well as introductory critical concepts and professional practices. This course includes exercises, projects, and portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. This course is for the student interested in obtaining a degree or certificate in graphic design, transfer, and those seeking to pursue a career in graphic design or related professions. | ||
| US HISTORY (IGETC 4) GE | 3.0 | |
| US HISTORY (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. All CSU campuses have a graduation requirement in American Institutions. Students may choose one of the following US History courses to partially fulfill this requirement: HIST 143, 143H, 144, 144H, 156, 157, 158, 159, 159H, 170. | ||
| IGETC 1B - Critical Thinking and Composition GE | 3.0† | |
| IGETC 1B - Critical Thinking and Composition (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| IGETC 3B - Humanities GE | 3.0† | |
| IGETC 3B - Humanities (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| GDSN 179 - Advanced Digital Imaging Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 179 - Advanced Digital Imaging Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: GDSN 178 This course is for the student interested in the theory and practice of letterforms and typography as they apply to graphic design, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Focus is on the compositional use of type as a principle design element and its relationship to issues of visual hierarchy, readability and page structure. Students continue their exploration of typography as an expressive visual form through typographic design projects. | ||
| GDSN 150 - Typography M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 150 - Typography (3.0 units) Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate placement; NVOC 285, ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This course is for the student interested in the history, theory and practice of Typography as it applies to graphic design, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Students will learn and practice hand-rendered and mechanical aspects of Typography and how Typography attracts, informs, educates, inspires and creates retaining impressions and modifies human actions and behavior. Through discussions, exercises, and projects, students will develop an understanding leading to the clearer interpretations of Typography and it's role in human history, communication, design and art. Activities include the history and principles of typography, letter structure, typeface selection, fundamentals of typesetting and introductory typographic layout. | ||
| GDSN 172 - Publication Design M | 3.0 | |
| GDSN 172 - Publication Design (3.0 units) Advisory:NVOC,285; READ 022 or appropriate placement; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement This introductory course is an exploration of Publication Design, a sub-discipline of Graphic Design and uses page-layout software (Adobe InDesign) as the principal digital tool. Topics include the Principles and Elements of Design, page composition, creative use of typography, color, imagery and the grid, discussion of output and pre-press considerations for print and digital distribution as well as current methods/styles critical concepts and professional practices employed by Graphic Designers. This course includes portfolio building with an emphasis on professional standards. | ||
| IGETC 5B - Biological Sciences GE | 3.0† | |
| IGETC 5B - Biological Sciences (3.0† units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| IGETC 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences GE | 3.0 | |
| IGETC 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3.0 units) Notes: Select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
| Summer 2 | ||
| IGETC 1C - Oral Communication (CSU Only) GE | 3.0 | |
| IGETC 1C - Oral Communication (CSU Only) (3.0 units) Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
| IGETC 6 - Foreign Language (UC ONLY) GE | 4.5 | |
| IGETC 6 - Foreign Language (UC ONLY) (4.5 units) Notes: Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school study in the same language or select one: | ||
| Total Semester Units: | 7.5 | |
| Total Units for Graphic Design AS program (Transfer to UC/CSU) | 69.0† | |
Notes:
AP exams and courses taken outside of Rio Hondo College may fulfill general education and/or major requirements. Please check with a counselor.
Legend:
| † | Some classes may have higher units |
| M | Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement |
| GE | General Education course |
| EL | Elective Course |
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Program Learning Outcomes
1
When completing a graphic design project, students will be able to demonstrate fluency in the visual vocabulary and technical skills relevant to graphic design.
2
When assigned a graphic design project, students will demonstrate an understanding of the design process through research, ideation, development, and presentation of graphic design.
3
When considering the context of a graphic design solution, students will understand the cultural, social, and economic environment in which their ideas, products, and strategic solutions apply.
4
When evaluating graphic design, students will be able to demonstrate through critiques, discussions, and coursework the principles and elements of design.
5
When creating a portfolio of graphic design work, students will apply professional awareness, and understand the physical preparation needed to enter the graphic design workspace.
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