Design, Interactivity, and Media Arts - Graphic Design (DIGDO)

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus

Students combine creative problem-solving with visual, technical, and artistic skills to communicate messages to a specific audience. Design for print is the emphasis of this program.

Graduation Requirements
General Education: 22.5
Major Requirements: 27.0
Concentration Requirements: 54.0
Total credit hours required: 103.5

The following General Education courses are recommended for Graphic Design (DIGDO): Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness: Choose 1 of the following for the Humanities option: ARTS 1110 or ARTS 1120

Requirements

Tier I - Major Requirements

Students must take all courses

ARTS 1010 - Elementary Drawing 4.5 Credits
ARTS 1020 - 2-D Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1110 - Digital Design: Raster 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1120 - Digital Design: Vector 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1310 - Typography I 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1450 - Design for Motion Graphics I 4.5 Credits

Tier II - Required Concentration

DIMA 1305 - Concept Development 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1315 - Graphic Design Basics 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1320 - History of Graphic Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1325 - Layout 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1500 - Web Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2300 - Logo Design and Branding 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2310 - Information Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2350 - Typography II 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2352 - Publication Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2810 - Portfolio Development 4.5 Credits

Tier III - Electives

Select 9.0 credit hours from the following:

DIMA 1200 - Illustration I 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1520 - UI/UX 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1530 - Designing with WordPress 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1540 - Mobile App Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2200 - Illustration II 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2220 - Dimensional Illustration 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2351 - Package Design 4.5 Credits
DIMA 2900 - Special Topics in DIMA Variable Credits
DIMA 2981 - Internship 4.5 Credits
ENTR 1050 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 4.5 Credits
INFO 1311 - Web Page Creation 4.5 Credits
WIDX 1225 - How to Build Almost Everything 4.5 Credits

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements (22.5 credit hours)

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select English Level 1 course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed English Level 1 course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course 4.5-6.0 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from list of Natural or Social Science General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Natural Science course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course 4.5

Select one of the following courses.

EXPL 1000 - Exploratory Studies
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy
HMRL 1010 - Human Relations Skills