GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ADVERTISING ART

The Advertising Art certificate curriculum combines fundamental fine arts courses with those of a technical nature to provide a comprehensive course study in visual communication.  The program is intended to prepare students to communicate ideas and information using any visual medium.  Advertising design students learn that by creating effective visual communication they make information accessible and comprehensible and give visual order, identification, and meaning to the many ideas existing within society. This program is designed for the student’s entry into the profession in a variety of areas: salaried "in-house" artist for an agency, printing house or design studio artist, part-time or hourly artist for firms specializing in graphic art areas, or free-lance artist.
Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.
To explore major-related career information, click on the Career Profile link.
 
PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  ART 102 Art History: Renaissance-Modern 3
  ART 130 Design I 3
ART 130 ART 131 Design II 3
ART 130 (may be taken concurrently) or equivalent ART 134 Graphic Design Foundations 3
ART 134 or equivalent ART 135 Graphic Design Layout Software 3
ART 135 or equivalent ART 136 Graphic Design Identity and Logo Development 2.5
ART 135 or equivalent ART 137 Graphic Design Portfolio 2.5
  ART 150 Drawing I 3
  CABOT 206 or equivalent Macintosh Basics 1
  CS/IS 123 Desktop Publishing (Quark X-press recommended) 2
PHOTO 100 or equivalent  PHOTO 101 Introduction to Photography 2
  Select 3 units from the following
  ART 101 Art History: Prehistory-Gothic 3
  ART 107 Modern Art 3
  Select 3 units from the following
  ART 101 Art History: Prehistory-Gothic 3
  ART 107 Modern Art 3
  ART 138 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 150 (may be taken concurrently) ART 152 Life Drawing I 3
  ART 156 Illustration I 3
  ART 157 Gallery Studies/Art Presentation 3
ART 130 or 150 ART 170 Printmaking I 3
  ART 174 Silk Screen Printing 3
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 35
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.  
August 2009 GCC CATALOG 2009-2010

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.