Multimedia
Associate Degree Program
Multimedia design, by its very definition, provides unlimited opportunities for you to apply your creativity in the challenging world of communications. In Delaware Tech's Multimedia program, you'll develop the skill and experience needed to design, produce, and present creative solutions to communication problems through communications technology and media. The program blends the visual formats of video, photography, and web design necessary to bring presentations to life, with the opportunity to become Adobe certified in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, and Adobe InDesign.
You'll find this program valuable if you want to design and implement multimedia presentations, design visual content for social media applications, and have a well-developed understanding of web design.
Offered at the following campus(es): Dover
What You Can Do
In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:
- Web designer
- Graphic designer
- Independent, self-employed designer
- Social media content developer
- Marketing communications designer
- Video editor
What You Will Learn
Program Graduate Competencies
The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
- Integrate the principles and elements of design and interactive graphics into cohesive problem solving techniques for interactive/web assignments.
- Critique design solutions and develop strategies for strengthening their conceptual and technical effectiveness.
- Structure a problem solving strategy for delivery of the client's message to his market, making efficient use of current design, production, and delivery technologies.
- Synthesize components of media delivery solutions into cohesive presentations that are technically and conceptually effective.
- Create or evaluate and select illustrative, photographic, layout, and/or responsive imagery for use in effectively evoking digital/web-based solutions for multiple devices.
- Integrate professional, ethical, and legal standards into business practice.
Core Curriculum Competencies
The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Suggested Pathway to Graduation
Semester 1
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
SSC 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
VSC 109 | Drawing I | 3 |
VSC 115 | Intro To Design | 3 |
VSC 160 | Raster Graphics | 3 |
Semester 2
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
HIS 131 | Art History I | 3 |
Or | ||
HIS 131 | Art History I | 3 |
MAT 152 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
VSC 161 | Vector Graphics | 3 |
VSC 165 | Photography I | 3 |
Semester 3
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Elective | Social Science Elective | 3 |
MKT 212 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
VSC 190 | Intro to Videography | 3 |
VSC 210 | Layout Graphics | 3 |
VSC 262 | Web Graphics | 3 |
Semester 4
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
VSC 276 | Advanced Web | 3 |
MKT 214 | Advertising and Promotion | 3 |
MKT 217 | Digital Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
VSC 251 | Portfolio Workshop | 4 |
VSC 273 | Applied Practice Multimedia | 3 |
Or | ||
VSC 293 | VSC Internship | 3 |
Or | ||
VSC 294 | VSC Cooperative | 3 |
Approved Electives
Select one (1) social science elective.
Number | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
POL 111 | Political Science | 3 |
PSY 121 | General Psychology | 3 |
SOC 111 | Sociology | 3 |
To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 62 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).
VSCAASMMD
Alumni | Bijou Cox
Patti Bishop
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
pbishop2@ftigo.com
(302) 857-1310
The Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certifications offer students a foundation for success by validating their digital skills. Certification testing is offered within the curriculum of several courses within the Visual Communication Department. Upon a successful attempt of the exam, the student is instantly able to promote the Adobe badge received and meet the popular demand of validating skills in the Adobe application.
This program is offered at the Dover campus.
This program is offered at the Dover campus.
This program is offered at the Dover campus.