Presents fundamentals of Graphic Design while touching on foundation art theories and vocabulary. Through examination and analysis of professional graphic design, students become familiar with the relationship between graphic design process, creative solutions and critical thinking. Students work with a variety of traditional and digital media, with an emphasis on the process of design, composition and typography. Class includes a significant amount of computer lab and creative studio time.

This course provides students with an overview of the field of public relations, including its history, ethics, and current practices. Will include case studies of major public relations issues that have occurred both historically and in recent years; individual and class projects that enable students to determine how best to plan for and respond to public relations issues; and quest practitioners who work in various fields, including business, government, the non-profit sector, and education.

This course will serve as an introduction to some of the fundamental principles of building design and land planning. You will prepare plans representative of building construction and land development commonly used in the architectural, engineering, surveying and construction fields. The emphasis will be on the end result: Preparing complete and professional plans. Through this, you will acquire basic skills in designing and plan layout required by these industries. We will approach this material by designing and drafting using computer software (AutoCAD). Another end outcome is that you will gain a certain level of competency with this AutoCAD software, a program used by the majority of the firms in these professions.

This course will serve as an introduction to some of the fundamental principles of building design and land planning. You will prepare plans representative of building construction and land development commonly used in the architectural, engineering, surveying and construction fields. The emphasis will be on the end result: Preparing complete and professional plans. Through this, you will acquire basic skills in designing and plan layout required by these industries. We will approach this material by designing and drafting using computer software (AutoCAD). Another end outcome is that you will gain a certain level of competency with this AutoCAD software, a program used by the majority of the firms in these professions.