Courses & Certificates

Fall 08 GCOM course listings
Spring 09 GCOM course listings
Graphic Communication envelops students with 80 possible units of available coursework leading to 8 academic certificates. All classes foster deep understanding of design principles, industrial utility, and technical proficiency - including those featuring specific software applications.

Category	Course Code	Class Name	Units
Basics/ Special Interest	GCOM 101 GCOM 103 GCOM 300	Introduction to the Macintosh Adobe Acrobat Printing and the Prepress Process	1.5 1.5 3
Page Layout	GCOM 310 GCOM 313 GCOM 314 GCOM 316 GCOM 317 GCOM 319	Beginning Page Layout, PageMaker Beginning Page Layout, Adobe InDesign Advanced Page Layout, Adobe InDesign Beginning Page Layout, QuarkXPress Advanced Page Layout, QuarkXPress Newspaper Design	3 3 3 3 3 3
Image Editing	GCOM 104 GCOM 105 GCOM 330 GCOM 331	Real World Scanning Photoshop Special Features Beginning Photoshop Advanced Ditigal Imaging, Photoshop	1.5 1.5 3 3
Digital Illustration	GCOM 340 GCOM 341	Beginning Adobe Illustrator Advanced Digital Illustration, Illustrator	3 3
Graphic Design	GCOM 343 GCOM 345 GCOM 349 GCOM 490	Graphic Design Production Advanced Graphic Design Production Portfolio Graphic Communication Studio (GC Club)	3 3 1.5 .5-4
Web Design	GCOM 360 GCOM 361 GCOM 362 GCOM 363 GCOM 370 GCOM 383	Graphics for the Web (Fireworks) Creative Web Page Design (Dreamweaver I) Intermediate Creative Web Page Design (Dreamweaver II) Advanced Creative Web Page Design (Flash) Web Projects Interactive and Motion Design Using Flash	3 3 3 3 3 3
Computer Animation	GCOM 400 GCOM 401 GCOM 402 GCOM 410	Introduction to Principles of Animation Introduction to Computer Animation Beginning 3D Modeling and Rigging Adv. 3D Animation - Character Animation	3 3 3 3
Game Design	GCOM 420	Video Game Design (starting Fall 08)	3

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION CERTIFICATE INFORMATION

Graphic Communication Advising Sheets (PDF download)
• Graphic Design Print Emphasis
• Web Design Emphasis
• Production Emphasis
• Character Animation Emphasis
• Character Animation / Game Design programs