Overview
Offered at the Augusta Campus
| Entrance Dates: | Fall (Day only) |
| Length of Program: | Five Terms |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: | 61-62 |
Program Description: Design and Media Production Technology prepares students for employment in a variety of media production industries. This program of study emphasizes hands on production in specialized areas. Graduates of the program received a Design and Media Production degree with specializations in Graphic Design and Prepress, Photography, or Web Interface Design.
Job/Career Description: Plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communications problems; use color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques; develop the overall layout and production design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and other publications; develop material for Internet Web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects; may produce the credits that appear before and after television programs and movies; use specialized computer software packages to help them create layouts and design elements and to program animated graphics.
Graphic Design & Prepress: Covers traditional print application as well as retail/advertising design. The student will learn to design logos, stationary, posters, billboards, signage, packaging, advertising, corporate identity and campaigns. Upon completion of this specialization the student will have created a professional portfolio
Photography: Photography trains students to capture still images that may serve as commercial art. In addition to exhaustive training in camera operation, students will also focus on lighting, shooting in studio and directing models. The sequence of classes is designed to give students a taste of each major form of photography, including documentary, portraiture and shooting in controlled environments. Graduates will be capable of producing stunning photographs in a variety of scenarios.
Web Interface Design: Web Interface Design prepares training for employment as a member of the Web Development Team as Web Production Artist, Web Designer, or Web Interface Designer. This program of study provides students training in navigation design, page composition and layout, design principles, photographic manipulation, graphic creation, informative architecture, vector animation, style sheets, web language and multi-media file creation. Graduates will receive a Web Interface Design Technician Technical Certificate.
Guided Pathway
Augusta Day Program, Graphic Design and Prepress
PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology
SPECIALIZATION: Graphic Design and Prepress
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 2 Fall Semester
Year 2 Spring Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 771-4067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program, Photography
PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology
SPECIALIZATION: Photography
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 2 Fall Semester
Year 2 Spring Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 771-4067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program, Web Interface Design
PROGRAM NAME: Design and Media Production Technology
SPECIALIZATION: Web Interface Design
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 2 Fall Semester
Year 2 Spring Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 771-4067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.