Visual Communications, AS

INDIANA COLLEGE CORE

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• IVYT 1xx - Student Success Elective CREDIT HOURS: 1
• VISC 207 - Portfolio Preparation CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2 ^

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

• PHOT 104 - Photography I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 101 - Design Fundamentals CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 115 - Vector Graphics & Pub Design I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

TRANSFER CLUSTER

Choose 15 credits from the following:

• ARTS 100 - Life and Object Drawing I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• ARTS 101 - Life and Object Drawing II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• ARTS 102 - Color and Design Theory I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• ARTS 103 - Three-Dimensional Design CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 107 - Photography II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 200 - Field Photography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 201 - Photography III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 203 - Professional Portraiture CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 204 - Commercial Photography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 209 - Studio Lighting CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 214 - Journalistic and Editorial Photography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PHOT 218 - Fine Art Photography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VIDT 111 - Studio and Field Production I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VIDT 113 - Film Appreciation CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VIDT 202 - Studio and Field Production II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VIDT 210 - Production Editing I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VIDT 211 - Production Editing II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 102 - Raster Graphics I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 104 - User Experience/Interface (UX/UI) I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 105 - Video and Sound CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 110 - Web & Social Media CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 111 - Drawing for Visualization CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 113 - Typography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 114 - Graphic Design I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 120 - Comic Books & Sequential Art CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 124 - Publication Design II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 200 - Motion Graphics CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 201 - Raster Graphics II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 202 - User Experience/Interface (UX/UI) Design II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 203 - Independent Study CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 204 - App Design I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 205 - Business Practices for Visual Communicators CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 206 - Interdisciplinary Studies CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 208 - App Design II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 209 - 3D Animation I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 210 - Web Design I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 212 - 3-D Animation II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 213 - Raster/Vector Graphics III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 214 - Publication Design III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 215 - Web Design II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 216 - Vector Graphics II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 217 - Graphic Design II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 218 - Digital Process and Workflow CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 219 - Graphic Design III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 222 - User Experience/Interface (UX/UI) III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 230 - Art in the Community CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• VISC 280 - Co-op/Internship CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• VISC 281-294 - Acvanced Special Topics in Visual Communications CREDIT HOURS: 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 60

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^ Capstone Course

* Required for Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Certificate

The Transfer General Education Core - TGEC - Certificate requirements for this degree require a minimum of 30 credits. The TGEC Certificate requires a minimum of one course from six areas of study. The number of TGEC elective courses shown above may vary based on required TGEC course credits earned, area of study, and the student’s Individual Academic Plan. The remaining degree requirements provide a mechanism for students to obtain the required minimum 60 credits to graduate with the appropriate Associate level transfer degree.

## Required to complete degree.

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Integrate established approaches of design to create, develop, and communicate the visual image in particular contexts.
• Develop projects utilizing critical and creative thinking that exemplify quality craftsmanship
• Create designs that meets industry-level standards with a sensitivity to recognizing cultural, historical, and contemporary perspectives
• Combine professional competency in communication, content sourcing, and using industry-relevant tools and technology.
• Develop a portfolio that showcases readiness to transfer to a 4-year institution design program.​​​​​​​