Design & Media Studies A.A.-Sample Semester Map

This is a suggested pathway. Not all courses are available in each semester. Students will develop a sequence of courses that best meets their needs in consultation with advisors and using the planning tools available.

Semester 1

• General Education - First Semester Seminar  
• General Education - Introductory Written Expression (VSCS) 
• General Education - Mathematics (VSCS)   
• General Education - Digital & Computing Literacy (VSCS) :  ART 1210 - Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud  
• General Education - Arts & Aesthetics (VSCS)   COM 1045 - Introduction to Visual Communication   

Semester 2

• ART 1011 - Drawing I  or  ART 1060 - Two-Dimensional Design  
• General Education - Research & Writing Intensive  
• General Education - Communication :  COM 1180 - Storytelling through Media  
• Design & Media Studies Elective
• Design & Media Studies Elective

Semester 3

• General Education - Natural Science (VSCS)  
• General Education - Humanistic Perspectives (VSCS)  
• General Education - Social Science (VSCS)  
• Design & Media Studies Elective
• Elective

Semester 4 

• ART 2170 - Portfolio & Project Development  
• General Education - Seminar in Educational Inquiry  
• Design & Media Studies Elective
• Design & Media Studies Elective
• Elective