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Media Arts & Design with a concentration in Graphic Design

Producing graduates who can effectively communicate an idea or concept using a wide variety of technologically and creatively based tools is the goal of Media Arts and Design department. Training the eye to understand and create art appropriate for use in business, arts and entertainment, education, and media is an important foundation to these programs. Educated specialists with creative talent, technical expertise and an ability to communicate effectively and critically will continue to be in demand. Students are given the opportunity to learn many creative techniques that are employed in the business of media arts and design. Creating effective artistic products that promote business, industry and media arts goals is the driving force behind the Media Arts and Design degree programs. Through a solid understanding of critical thinking, communication skills and other general education courses, hands-on experience using the latest hardware and software applications, students will combine the use of cutting age technology with traditional design principles in solving challenges faced by the changing and diverse global marketplace. Mt. Sierra College students will be guided in their exploration and creative development by a caring faculty with strong and varied industry experience. Students enrolling in one of these three degree concentrations will, during the first nine quarters of enrollment, explore the foundations of media arts and design. Students receive hands-on, practical and theoretical experiences in the following areas: design, drawing, digital illustration, typography, storytelling, animation, sound, web authoring, logo design, interactive design, digital video, motion graphics, 3-D design, business marketing, and general education. Based upon a greater understanding of and exposure to the many opportunities that exist within media arts and design, students entering the tenth quarter will take courses in their specialty of Multimedia Arts and Design, Visual Effects and Digital Video, or Graphic Design. All programs culminate in a project-based senior thesis, the foundation to a working portfolio. Students provide the passion and creativity, and Mt. Sierra College will provide the palette and electronic brush. Students specializing in Graphic Design will receive intense study in Publication Design, Information Design, Pre-Press Design, Packaging Design, and additional electives to gain expertise in other areas of media arts and design. Graphic Design graduates are prepared for a variety of entry to midlevel career opportunities including Graphic Artist, Digital Imaging Specialist, Digital Illustrator, Layout Artist, Production Artist, Art Director, Desktop Publisher, Production Manager, and Creative Director.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
Ocupational Infromation Network (O*NET)

Graphic Designers: http://www.onetcodeconnector.org/ccreport/27-1024.00
Commercial and Industrial Designers: http://www.onetcodeconnector.org/ccreport/27-1021.00
Web Developers: http://www.onetcodeconnector.org/ccreport/15-1099.04

Cost of Program

Total Tutition Cost (based on current tuition charges):	$62460
Books and Supplies (estimated cost):	$5000
Estimated Software:	$4068
Estimated Course Fees*:	$5640
Estimated first term, one time, purchase of notebook computer:	$1600
Registration Fee*	100
*/**Student Tuition Recovery Fund	$197.5
Total Cost:	$79,065.50

*Non-Refundable

Median Loan Debt

Title IV Loan Debt:	$37,449.28
Private Loan Debt:	$15,049.18
Institutional Loan Debt:	n/a

 

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