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Associate of Science in Digital Media Design

Colorado Technical University's Associate of Science in Digital Media Design will allow the student to focus on preparing leaders with the information and abilities they'll require to become essential to creative organizations. We focus on helping the student work well on both group and personal projects and provide them with an understanding of the software used in the industry, so that they can excel in any business environment.

Knowledge and Skills Courses in this degree program are taught by instructors with applicable experience in the creative marketplace who place focus on career in this program which is designed to help prepare students with the knowledge, skills and credentials needed to pursue various interesting positions in creative environments such as:

• Design Firms
• Advertising agencies
• Video production companies
• Printers
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• In-house agencies
• And other similar areas

Career Oriented Knowledge and Skills

To help the students get current, real-world information that have access to professionals that can give them insight and direction on how to:

• Show appreciation for all areas and partners in a business environment.
• A person should develop and apply the basic skills concerning employment, which consists of communication skills, time management skills, and organizational skills.
• Become fluent with use of graphic design software.
• Demonstrate the application of storyboarding concepts, thumbnails, design and drawing.
• Incorporate techniques and processes of graphic design into projects.
• Implement basic design principles to construct web and print media projects.
• Study techniques of digital image creation and manipulation.
• Apply critical thinking to critique and improve upon various designs and layouts of students own work as well as work of others.
• Make use of the different techniques of pre-press, printing and publishing.
• Make unique collections of graphic design documents, including a résumé.
• And more useful topics for your career than we can list.

The Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Design

The Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Design that is offered at Colorado Technical University prepares its graduates to use their creativity and available tools to solve marketing and communication problems. Having industry-current skills is important for creative professionals seeking employment in advertising agencies, design firms, public relations firms, video and film production companies, computer animation houses, printing companies, and in-house agencies, campaigns, and design requests from concept to completion.

Real-World Career Opportunities/p>

Our degree program is career focused so when we are preparing students for careers as designers, artists and production managers, we make sure they graduate with the knowledge, skills and credentials that are relevant in the market place today.

• Students will learn how to use marketing strategies, advertising and implement business ideas in the graphic design industry.
• Use the appropriate graphic design processes to meet the clients' requests after first discussing and agreeing with the client on their proposal and specifications.
• Use skills in budgeting, scheduling and managing a project from conception to completion.
• Discover and implement many different print and web technologies
• Lean how to choose the right techniques for both print and the web.
• Be able to show how to edit digital images with advanced editing and photo manipulation techniques.
• A person can create, and improve individual graphic design portfolio and resume.
• Learn about the 3D computer graphics in general.
• You'll learn the characteristics of professionalism, such as accuracy and attention to detail, as well as working effectively with others.
• And other issues that are relevant to your career

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