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The Certificate in Advanced Graphic Design is designed for students who are already familiar with graphic design tools but desire to explore the complex theories and issues facing designers today. Students will focus on typography, graphic design systems, Gestalt theory, editorial design, and advertising.

Six (6) required courses:
GD2050 Typography I
GD2060 Typography II
GD2000 Graphic Design Core II
GD3400 Introduction to Magazine Design
GD2400 Introduction to Advertising Design
AS4100 Business of Design

Credit certificates
Designed for individuals seeking professional development or a focused, sequential approach to a specific discipline, credit certificates from the Corcoran College of Art + Design may be completed through part-time study in one to three years. Certificate students fully participate in classes, often with Degree students, and are held to the same high standards.

Certificates in Design prepare students to enter one of several expanding technology-based fields, or advance their current design careers. Fine Arts Certificate students access the Corcoran’s well-equipped studios, extensive offerings, and outstanding faculty. Electives are chosen in consultation with an advisor who can also approve substitutions for required courses, based on students’ prior studies or experience.

Each certificate program is either 15.0 or 18.0 credits in length. With the exception of some Botanical Art and Illustration courses, each course carries 1.5 or 3.0 credits. For a certificate to be issued, the requirements must be completed within a three-year period with a grade of C or better in each course. Students must ensure that the Office of the Registrar receives notification of their completion of high school or the equivalent before submitting their certificate request form.

Certificate program: six courses at 3.0 credits each (18.0 credits total)

The Certificate in Graphic Design is designed for students who want to learn the most frequently used graphic design tools. The program focuses on page layout, drawing, image scanning and manipulations, typography, and print preparation. Students will use the core programs in the field today to develop a solid grounding in graphic design.

Six (6) required courses:
DM1200 Digital Art I or DM2200 Digital Art I for Fine Art and Photography
DM2210 Illustrator I
DM2230 Page Layout: InDesign
DM2220 Photoshop I
GD2100 Color Theory
GD1000 Introduction to Graphic Design

Credit certificates
Designed for individuals seeking professional development or a focused, sequential approach to a specific discipline, credit certificates from the Corcoran College of Art + Design may be completed through part-time study in one to three years.
Certificate students fully participate in classes, often with Degree students, and are held to the same high standards.

Certificates in Design prepare students to enter one of several expanding technology-based fields, or advance their current design careers. Fine Arts Certificate students access the Corcoran’s well-equipped studios, extensive offerings, and outstanding faculty. Electives are chosen in consultation with an advisor who can also approve substitutions for required courses, based on students’ prior studies or experience.

Each certificate certificate program is either 15.0 or 18.o 0 credits in length. and (wWith the exception of some Botanical Art and Illustration courses,) each course carries 1.5 or 3.0 credits. For a certificate to be issued, the requirements must be completed within a three-year period with a grade of “C” of or better in each course. Students must ensure that the Office of the Registrar receives notification of their Prior completion of high school or the equivalent must also have been received in the Office of the Registrar prior to the submissionbefore submitting their of a Ccertificate Request request form.

The explosion of information in our society has reinforced the value of graphic design in everyday communication. At the same time, technology has revolutionized this wide-ranging discipline from desktop publishing to interactive media. Graphic design practitioners plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communications problems through a variety of print and electronic media. They work in a variety of companies and industries, including the desktop publishing and printing fields, multimedia companies, interactive design firms, the entertainment industry, software development companies, advertising agencies and corporate communications departments, among others.

The graphic design program at ITT Tech can help graduates prepare to pursue careers in traditional print and publishing areas and in information and interactive design fields.

What It Means To You:
The ITT Technical Institutes are a leading provider of technology education in the United States. We applied our experience in technology education to develop a bachelor’s degree program in a promising field. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the graphic design field is expected to grow about as fast as average for all occupations from now through the year 2014, and employment in the desktop publishing field is expected to grow faster than average for all occupations from now through 2014*.

Earn Your Bachelor’s Degree in One of Tomorrow’s Promising Areas of Study:
The Graphic Design program in the School of Drafting and Design at ITT Technical Institute offers skills and knowledge to help graduates communicate ideas and concepts through print and electronic media. The program emphasizes creativity, visualization and critical thinking to help graduates generate technologically appropriate, functional and aesthetically pleasing graphic design. Instruction in design theory, graphic design tools and media production is included. The program also includes hands-on applications using equipment and software.

The goal of this program is to teach skills that can help graduates become members of teams that design and produce traditional or electronic media for communication.