Visual Communications and Media Arts
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About the Visual Communications and Media Arts program:
The Visual Communications and Media Arts program is a two-year program designed to prepare students for field entry employment or further their college studies. The curriculum develops skill-based learning, where students master skills and techniques relative to this industry. Students will develop a professional portfolio as evidence in development of their creative and artistic talents integrated in areas taught. Study includes: principles of design, digital illustration, digital imaging, branding and identity, print media, photography, video animation, multimedia and web design. Included in the senior year, students participate in an in-house graphic sublimation print business and gain work-based experience. Students will have the option of earning college credits towards a degree in visual communications or other printing and graphic arts majors through pre-arranged articulation agreements including Mohawk Valley Community College, Fulton Montgomery Community College, arts institutes, Herkimer County Community College and College NOW options.
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More about the Visual Communications and Media Arts program:
By exploring a range of media, students will learn skills related to digital design and communications.
Whatever the interest - students will find inspiration, foundation and opportunity to refine their visual voice and develop a portfolio of their work.
The program’s rigorous curriculum, state-of-the-art lab and smaller class size provide opportunity for creative curiosity; where students put theory into practice and skills that will demonstrate their abilities and creativity.
The visual communications field is a fast-paced business in which professionals need a wide variety of skills in order to develop designs that will influence various audiences. Whether it is a product, poster, web page, commercial, motion graphics video, animation, magazine or billboard advertisement, someone is seeing your work and creativity.
As this field continues to demand designers, the number of jobs are expected to continue to grow.
College credit hours:
Fundamentals of Media Creation
Introduction to Graphics & Design
Digital Photography
Intro to Mass Media
College Writing
Public Speaking
Mathematical Statistics
Transferable from Herkimer College
Articulation agreements with:
MVCC
FMCC
Bryant and Stratton
Modules covered:
Principles of design
Color theory
Typography
Digital illustration
Photography
Digital imaging
Layout design
Media arts
Video production
Video & sound editing
Animation
Multimedia
Web design
Heat transfer & sublimation printing
Work-based learning:
54 hours on-site
Possible off-site hours
If entry-level requirements are met