Visual Communications Course Sequences
See the classes you should take each term to complete the Visual Communications certificate or degree you want to earn.
Visual Communications Certificate & Degree Course Sequences
Getting Started
The program has special admission requirements and enrollment limits. Attending a program overview session is required in order to learn all current program information and application procedures. Sessions are scheduled throughout the year, and dates are posted on the program web site at vc.chemeketa.edu. You will also find a digital program application on the web site. A portfolio of previous work is part of the application process. Your work can be in any media—not just graphic design.
The first step to entering this program is to take part in an assessment process, which includes taking the college’s free placement test and meeting with Chemeketa’s Advising and First Year Programs staff. You may need to complete program entry requirements. Then your advisor will help you develop an individualized program of study.
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| XMTH5001A | Numerical Reasoning | non-credit |
| RD115 | Academic Thinking and Reading | 3 |
| WR115 | Introduction to Composition | 4 |
The Visual Communications program accepts digital applications for fall entry from the last week of April through the last week of June. Students may apply for the program while completing the prerequisite courses listed above.
If you have questions about program requirements, contact the Visual Communications program at 503.399.5070 or email the program chair.
Be sure to review the catalog for important information about program outcomes and other details not found in this listing.
See course descriptions for more information about your classes.
Graphic Design Degree
| Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART115 | Basic Design: Two-Dimensional* | 4 |
| ART131 | Introduction to Drawing 1 | 4 | |
| VC111 | Introduction to Visual Communications | 4 | |
| VC114 | Introduction to Digital Graphics 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | ART207 | Graphic Design Literacy** | 4 |
| ART224 | Type Design 1 | 4 | |
| VC115 | Introduction to Digital Graphics 2 | 4 | |
| WR121 | Academic Composition* | 4 | |
| 3 | ART118 | Digital Design and Color | 4 |
| ART225 | Type Design 2 | 4 | |
| VC224 | Layout 1: Page Design | 4 | |
| VC237 | Web Design 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | ART221 | Graphic Design 1: Icons and Symbols | 4 |
| VC225 | Layout 2: Intermediate Page Design | 4 | |
| VC246 | File Prep | 4 | |
| VC272A | Design Studio | 2 | |
| MTH060 | Introductory Algebra (or higher)* | 4 | |
| 5 | ART222 | Graphic Design 2: Logo Design | 4 |
| VC226 | Layout 3: Publication Design | 4 | |
| VC235 | Interface Design | 4 | |
| ART239 | Intro to Digital Illustration (winter) OR | 4 or | |
| ART265 | Photography (any term) OR | 4 or | |
| VC238 | Web Design 2 (fall) | 4 | |
| 6 | ART223 | Graphic Design 3: Package Design | 4 |
| PSY104 | Workplace Psychology* | 4 | |
| VC283 | Business of Graphic Arts | 4 | |
| VC284 | Portfolio | 4 |
* Indicates general education courses that can be taken any term.
** Indicates courses can often be taken Summer term.
Multimedia Arts Degree
| Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART115 | Basic Design: Two Dimensional* | 4 |
| ART265 | Photography 1 | 4 | |
| ART203 | New Media Art | 4 | |
| VC114 | Introduction to Digital Graphics 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | ART120 | Digital Media Time Design | 4 |
| ART237 | Photo Illustration | 4 | |
| ART131 | Introduction to Drawing* | 4 | |
| ART202 | History of Photography OR | 4 or | |
| FA255 | Understand Movies: Film Styles OR | 4 or | |
| FA256 | Understand Movies: Directors OR | 4 or | |
| FA257 | Understand Movies: Theme/Genre | 4 | |
| 3 | ART266 | Photography 2 | 4 |
| FLM230 | Audio Production & Sound Design | 4 | |
| ART118 | Digital Design & Color | 4 | |
| WR121 | Academic Composition* | 4 | |
| 4 | FLM265 | Documentary Filmmaking | 4 |
| VC243 | Animation & Motion Graphics 1 | 4 | |
| VC272D | Multimedia Arts Studio | 2 | |
| ART268 | Documentary Photography | 4 | |
| 5 | FLM266 | Narrative Filmmaking | 4 |
| VC244 | Animation & Motion Graphics 2 | 4 | |
| PSY104 | Psychology in the Workplace* | 4 | |
| ART267 | Portrait Photography | 4 | |
| Multimedia Arts Elective | 2 | ||
| 6 | FLM268 | Independent Filmmaking | 4 |
| ART249 | Emerging Multimedia Arts & Technology | 4 | |
| VC286 | Multimedia Arts Portfolio | 4 | |
| MTH060 | Introductory Algebra (or higher)* | 4 |
* Indicates general education courses that can genreally be taken any term, including summer.
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART234 | Figure Drawing | 4 |
| ART261 | Darkroom & Film Photography | 4 |
| VC130 | Photoshop 1 | 2 |
| VC139 | Illustrator 1 | 2 |
| WR262 | Screenwriting: Feature Films | 4 |
* Select one course