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Spring Semester 2021 Catalog

Design and Media Production Technology, Diploma

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus

Entrance Dates: Fall (Day only)
Length of Program: Four Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 47

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, 8 credits

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

 

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

OR

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

 

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

Fundamental Occupational Courses, 19 credits

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

DMPT 1000INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

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, 20 credits

DMPT 2100IDENTITY DESIGN

4

DMPT 2105PAGE LAYOUT

4

DMPT 2110PUBLICATION DESIGN

4

DMPT 2115ADVERTISING AND PROMO DESIGN

4

DMPT 2120PREPRESS AND OUTPUT

4

Photography, 20 credits

DMPT 1020INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 1025PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 2135DOCUMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2700PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHY

4

Web Interface Design, 20 credits

DMPT 2300FOUND OF INTERFACE DESIGN

4

DMPT 2305WEB INTERFACE DESIGN

4

DMPT 2330INTRODUCTION TO CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

4

DMPT 2335WEB INTERFACE STRUCTURE

4

DMPT XXXXDMPT Approved Elective

4

Electives, 20 credits

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

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: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

DMPT 1000INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

4

DMPT 1005VECTOR GRAPHICS

4

DMPT 1010RASTER IMAGING

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

DMPT 2100IDENTITY DESIGN

4

DMPT 2105PAGE LAYOUT

4

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

DMPT 2110PUBLICATION DESIGN

4

DMPT 2120PREPRESS AND OUTPUT

4

 

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

OR

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

DMPT 2115ADVERTISING AND PROMO DESIGN

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

 

Augusta Day Program, Photography

PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology

SPECIALIZATION: Photography

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

DMPT 1000INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

4

DMPT 1005VECTOR GRAPHICS

4

DMPT 1010RASTER IMAGING

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

DMPT 1020INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY

4

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 1025PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY

4

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

DMPT 2135DOCUMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2700PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHY

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

Augusta Day Program, Web Interface Design

PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology

SPECIALIZATION: Web Interface Design

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

DMPT 1000INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

4

DMPT 1005VECTOR GRAPHICS

4

DMPT 1010RASTER IMAGING

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

DMPT 2300FOUND OF INTERFACE DESIGN

4

DMPT 2305WEB INTERFACE DESIGN

4

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

DMPT 2125ADVANCED RASTER IMAGING

4

DMPT 2335WEB INTERFACE STRUCTURE

4

 

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

OR

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

DMPT 2330INTRODUCTION TO CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

4

DMPT 2905PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP II

4

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3