Design Degrees Online

The online degree program is designed to provide graduates with skills and training in graphic design that can enable them to keep abreast of the changing and emerging technology and subsequent trends in the industry. It prepares students to work from concept to creation in agency-based environments and publication houses.
Working with clients to help them communicate ideas visually.
Generating creative ideas from conception through final product.
Working with digital illustration and imaging programs.

The career-focused, Graphic Design degree program combines the fundamentals of computer graphics, advertising and design with general education courses in order to offer students a well-rounded, comprehensive course of study.

The degree program offers an education for creative people focusing on the use of electronic technology while incorporating the basic theories of advertising, layout, type, color and illustration. This combination of conventional and electronic techniques, in addition to a foundation of general education coursework, is designed to provide a balance of well-rounded knowledge that is essential for preparing students to perform and communicate within the graphic design industry.

The Advertising and Design degree program at the International Academy of Design & Technology – Tampa is designed to prepare students for careers in the Advertising and Design field. Through comprehensive coursework and instruction by industry professionals, students can learn the skills necessary to succeed in various areas of advertising and design.

The Advertising and Design degree program provides an education for creative people focusing on the use of electronic technology while incorporating the theories of advertising, design, business and media. This combination of convention and electronic techniques, plus a foundation of general education coursework, offers students a balanced and well-rounded knowledge base essential to successfully perform and communicate in this industry.

Students are given the opportunity to learn more about audio and video for advertising, storyboarding, digital imaging and consumer behavior. A professional internship offers real-world training to help students prepare for a rewarding career with a degree in Advertising and Design.

Today’s interior design industry offers a broad range of creative career opportunities to individuals with an aesthetic sensitivity and to those who have a real-world understanding of the importance of using space effectively and efficiently.

The Academy’s degree programs in Interior Design have been developed to help you remodel your credentials and pursue exciting opportunities in interior design.
Associate of Science in Interior Design
The Associate of Science degree program in Interior Design emphasizes technical development, intellectual disciplines, communication skills, cultural enrichment and creative sensitivity. Basic areas of study covered include drafting and detailing, specialized knowledge of interior visual and verbal communication, space planning, environmental designs and general education.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Interior Design is structured to prepare students for management opportunities in the interior design industry. Students are expected to acquire professional skills and experience while adding depth and breadth to their knowledge of interior design. They are challenged to communicate design ideas, draft space plans, connect current trends with historic patterns, and work with materials used by professional designers. Students also study business practices and develop a portfolio of work that can help open doors to interior design careers.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Graphic Design is designed to provide graduates with advanced skills in graphic design that can enable them to keep abreast of the changing and emerging technology and subsequent trends in the industry.
The Graphic Design degree program is structured to help prepare you with a real-world understanding of the roles and responsibilities of today’s graphic designers in the modern workplace, including:
A focus on hands-on projects, professional portfolio, and résumé building.
The opportunity to gain a mastery of career and industry-relevant skills in advertising, layout, type, color, and illustration.
An emphasis on industry-current technology including digital illustration and imaging, web and multimedia.

This career-focused, graphic design degree program explores professional principles and practices in the graphic design industry, including aspects of page layout, digital graphics development, editorial design, branding and identity development, environmental graphics, packaging, prepress, interactive media design, design history, and theory.

Students will be challenged to examine and apply problem-solving techniques to the visual organization and layout of information and graphics, common business practices, advertising and marketing strategies and art direction.

Dream of working on fashion row? Want to turn a creative idea into a product design or a website? Explore our quality Fashion Design Program in Chicago!

There are exciting career opportunities in the new world of Fashion Design. The Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fashion Design from the Academy can be one of the best ways to become part of the diverse world of fashion.

What careers can fashion design career training at the Academy help prepare me for?
Fashion Styling
Fashion Illustration
Production
Costume Design
Textile Artistry
Pattern Drafting

What is Fashion Design?

Fashion Designers:
provide design ideas for a company’s line of clothing
sketch original designs
research the market for trends
work to find the best fabric, color, line, design, drape, pattern and trims

How does the Academy help me get there?

The Fashion Design program curriculum includes:
study of the changing face of the global fashion industry
knowledge-based training of conventional skills and traditional techniques
skills training in computer-based design, pattern drafting and manufacturing
current skills training in the latest innovations in the field of fashion
skills training for the novice as well as the established fashion student

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Many Academy of Design & Technology students use financial aid, student loans or grants to help with their college expenses. The Academy’s knowledgeable Financial Aid staff at our design school in Chicago will assist you through the financial aid application process, whether you are applying for a student loan, a federal grant or other financial assistance. We’ve helped many students at our school just like you who need to apply for financial aid, loans or education grants. Tuition Planning Assistance is available to all students. Financial Aid is available for those who qualify.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the Financial Aid process and begin planning for your degree at International Academy of Design & Technology.

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