Course Listings: Graphic Design Technology Courses
Major Description
Possible Careers:
- Production Artist
- Marketing Professional
- Prepress Print Production
- Print and Multimedia Sales
- Print and Multimedia Customer Service
- Freelance
- Self-Employment
A graphic design professional finds challenging careers in many areas of creative service in publishing, advertising and areas that serve business and consumer audiences. Positions range from electronic design, pre-press specialists, and Flash animators, to digital illustrators and photo editors. You can take the opportunity to start your own business in a creative industry, as the education in this field is diversified and covers a myriad of creative professions.
This program prepares you to design page layouts for packaging, publications, marketing communications and interactive multimedia. You will develop skills and knowledge in industry standard computer software to produce multipurpose visual communications. You will develop a broad general skill base for print and screen.
Nature of Work
This program prepares you for a variety of electronic publishing opportunities ranging from multimedia production and graphic animation for web, to graphic layout and design for print. Work in the industry makes extensive use of the computer with layout, design and multimedia software.
Program Delivery
You can begin this program fall or spring semester. A day and evening program are offered. Full- or part-time starts are available.
After DCTC
DCTC has transfer agreements for this program with the following colleges: Metropolitan State University, Southwest State University and Saint Mary’s University.