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Summer Semester 2020 Catalog

Design and Media Production Technology, Associate of Applied Science Degree

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus

Entrance Dates:Fall (Day only)
Length of Program:Five Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:61-62

Program Description: Design and Media Production Technology prepares students for employment in a variety of media production industries. This program of study emphasizes hands on production in specialized areas. Graduates of the program received a Design and Media Production degree with specializations in Graphic Design and Prepress, Photography, or Web Interface Design.

Job/Career Description: Plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communications problems; use color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques; develop the overall layout and production design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and other publications; develop material for Internet Web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects; may produce the credits that appear before and after television programs and movies; use specialized computer software packages to help them create layouts and design elements and to program animated graphics.

Graphic Design & Prepress: Covers traditional print application as well as retail/advertising design. The student will learn to design logos, stationary, posters, billboards, signage, packaging, advertising, corporate identity and campaigns. Upon completion of this specialization the student will have created a professional portfolio

Photography: Photography trains students to capture still images that may serve as commercial art. In addition to exhaustive training in camera operation, students will also focus on lighting, shooting in studio and directing models. The sequence of classes is designed to give students a taste of each major form of photography, including documentary, portraiture and shooting in controlled environments. Graduates will be capable of producing stunning photographs in a variety of scenarios.

Web Interface Design: Web Interface Design prepares training for employment as a member of the Web Development Team as Web Production Artist, Web Designer, or Web Interface Designer. This program of study provides students training in navigation design, page composition and layout, design principles, photographic manipulation, graphic creation, informative architecture, vector animation, style sheets, web language and multi-media file creation. Graduates will receive a Web Interface Design Technician Technical Certificate.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 15 credits

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION & RHETORIC

3

 

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

 

SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

 

ECON XXXXEconomics Course

3

OR

XXXX XXXXSocial/Behavioral Sciences Elective

3

 

ARTS 1101ART APPRECIATION

3

OR

XXXX XXXXHumanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

Fundamental Occupational Courses, 19 credits

COMP 1000INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

DMPT 1000Intro/Design&Media Production

4

DMPT 1005Vector Graphics

4

DMPT 1010Raster Imaging

4

DMPT 2930Exit Review

4

Students must take at least one of the following specializations:

Graphic Design and Prepress, 27-28 credits

DMPT 2100IDENTITY DESIGN

4

DMPT 2105Page Layout

4

DMPT 2110Publication Design

4

DMPT 2115Advertising&Promotional Design

4

DMPT 2120PREPRESS AND OUTPUT

4

DMPT XXXXDMPT Approved Elective

4

MKTG XXXXMarketing Elective

3

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

Photography, 27-28 credits

DMPT 1020INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 1025PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 2135DOCUMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2700Portraiture Photography

4

DMPT 2705Photography II

4

 

DMPT XXXXDMPT Approved Elective

4

OR

MKTG XXXXMarketing Elective

3

Web Interface Design, 28 credits

DMPT 2300Found of Interface Design

4

DMPT 2305Web Interface Design

4

DMPT 2330Intro to Content Mgmt Systems

4

DMPT 2335Web Interface Structure

4

DMPT XXXXDMPT Approved Elective

4

DMPT XXXXDMPT Approved Elective

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

Electives

DMPT 1015DRAWING

4

DMPT 1020INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 2130ADVANCED VECTOR GRAPHICS

4

DMPT 2600Basic Video Editing

4

DMPT 2660Special Projects

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

DMPT 2205Basic Printing Operations

4

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Day Program, Graphic Design and Prepress

PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology

SPECIALIZATION: Graphic Design and Prepress

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

DMPT 1000Intro/Design&Media Production

4

DMPT 1005Vector Graphics

4

DMPT 1010Raster Imaging

4

COMP 1000INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

DMPT 1015DRAWING

4

OR

MKTG XXXXMarketing Elective

3

 

DMPT 2100IDENTITY DESIGN

4

DMPT 2105Page Layout

4

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION & RHETORIC

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

DMPT 2110Publication Design

4

DMPT 2120PREPRESS AND OUTPUT

4

 

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

DMPT 2115Advertising&Promotional Design

4

 

ARTS 1101ART APPRECIATION

3

OR

HUMN 1101INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES

3

 

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3

Year 2 Spring Semester

SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

DMPT 2930Exit Review

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

 

Augusta Day Program, Photography

PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology

SPECIALIZATION: Photography

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

DMPT 1000Intro/Design&Media Production

4

DMPT 1005Vector Graphics

4

DMPT 1010Raster Imaging

4

COMP 1000INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

DMPT 1020INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2705Photography II

4

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION & RHETORIC

3

 

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 1025PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY

4

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

DMPT 2135DOCUMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2700Portraiture Photography

4

HUMN 1101INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES

3

SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

Augusta Day Program, Web Interface Design

PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology

SPECIALIZATION: Web Interface Design

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

DMPT 1000Intro/Design&Media Production

4

DMPT 1005Vector Graphics

4

DMPT 1010Raster Imaging

4

COMP 1000INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

DMPT 2300Found of Interface Design

4

DMPT 2305Web Interface Design

4

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION & RHETORIC

3

 

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 2335Web Interface Structure

4

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

DMPT 2330Intro to Content Mgmt Systems

4

DMPT 2135DOCUMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

4

HUMN 1101INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES

3

SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

Year 2 Spring Semester

DMPT 2930Exit Review

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4