Communication Design - CUNY New York City College of Technology

Communication Design from CUNY New York City College of Technology is a Campus Bachelor Media Studies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Today, advertising and communication design is dominated by digital technology: from large creative departments to small companies that outsource work to specialists; from traditional print and TV media to multimedia and interactive design. Although entry-level jobs are a first step for either AAS or BTech graduates, employees with a baccalaureate degree are considered more readily equipped for promotion in the industry. The upper-division courses in communication design are based on those in the AAS degree program. AAS foundation courses integrate design theory and practice. Baccalaureate-level coursework builds on that foundation and offers additional tools for professional advancement. In the bachelor's program, a choice of career tracks allows students to specialize in either advertising design, graphic design or web design and explore the multi-faceted world of communication design. Advanced electives available to students in all three tracks will encourage them to investigate topics in advertising, graphic design, packaging design and typography. Students may further develop their design and communication skills by taking electives including desktop publication design, digital video, 2-D and 3-D animation, multimedia, photography, speech, business management and advertising production management. A core of advanced design courses will prepare students to meet the challenges of the profession: senior project, portfolio, the design team and an internship. The department also continually modifies its curriculum to reflect current practices in the profession by offering new and experimental courses in the latest technical advances, including web design and animation. For more information about these courses, contact the department chairperson. BTech graduates should expect rapid progress from entry-level positions to managerial positions in such job classifications as assistant art director to art director, assistant creative director to creative director, junior designer to senior designer and design studio assistant to design manager, to name a few progressions. View more details on CUNY New York City College of Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Media Studies courses.