MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Digital Publishing - Certificate of Proficiency
71 credits
The Digital Publishing certificate prepares students to create graphics and design layouts for a variety of digital
publishing formats such as commercial printing, interactive documents and ePublications. Students begin study
with theory courses and progress to learn software tools associated with vector and raster graphic creation, page
layout, prepress, and digital publishing methods. Students seeking web and mobile design and coding skills should
pursue the Digital Design AAS-T degree program or the Web and Mobile Design Certificate of Proficiency.
Digital Publishing certificate graduates will:
 be prepared for entry-level jobs as graphic designers or production artists in print or digital publishing
 create, edit, and integrate a variety of high quality vector and raster graphics within single and multiple
page-layout projects for print or tablet
 prepare project deliverables for commercially printed materials, interactive documents, and ePublications
 create effective solutions to design challenges using the elements and principles of design
 effectively use type in print-based and screen-based publications
 demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation, and technical and
information literacy skills
It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out an individual schedule with a counselor or
advisor. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.
Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
 This program can be taken full-time or part time
 The classes listed below are a suggested sequence; as long as prerequisites are met, classes may be taken
in a different order
TERM I
CR.
Prerequisites
Qtr Offered
ART
102
Beginning Two-Dimensional Design
5
None
All
MMDP
MMDP
117
122
Typography
Image Editing 1 with Photoshop
4
4
MMDP 121 or 126 recommended
None
MMDP
TERM II
153
Introduction to Web and Mobile Design
5
MMDP 121 or MMDP 122
All
ITAD
MMDP
112
121
HTML
Vector Illustration 1 with Illustrator
5
4
MATH 087, ENGL 093, MMDP 101
None
All
All
MMDP
126
Page Layout 1 with InDesign
4
MMDP 121 or MMDP 122
Academic Core
5
Varies – see adviser
All
F,W
F,Sp
All
F,W,Sp
TERM III
ART
252
Design II
5
ART 102, MMDP 126
MMDP
146
Page Layout 2 with InDesign
4
MMDP 126
MMDP
168
Intro to Content Management Systems
4
MMDP 133, MMDP 118
Sp
Academic Core
5
Varies – see adviser
All
W
Effective Dates: Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
TERM IV
MMDP
158
Prepress and Digital Publishing
4
MMDP 126
F,W,Sp
Academic Core
5
Varies – see adviser
All
Technical Elective
8
Varies – see adviser
Varies
Written Communication
5
Varies – see adviser
All
Quantitative Reasoning
5
Varies – see adviser
All
Social Science
5
Varies – see adviser
All
ACADEMIC CORE - 15 credits
RECOMMENDED TECHNICAL ELECTIVES – 8 credits (may be any ART or MMDP classes)
ART
121
Introduction to Drawing
5
None
All
MMDP
128
Digital Photography
4
MMDP 122
F,Sp
MMDP
141
Vector Illustration 2 with Illustrator
4
MMDP 121
All
MMDP
142
Photoshop II
4
MMDP 122
All
MMDP
170
Motion Graphics with AfterEffects
5
All
MMDP
296
Capstone Team Project
4
MMDP
297
Multimedia Internship
4
MMDP 122
One of: MMDP 141, 142, 146, 149, 159,
168, 182, 215, or instructor permission
Any Level II software course
Sp
F,W,Sp
NOTES:
Effective Dates: Fall 2014 – Spring 2015