Graphic Communications
Certificate of Achievement Graphic Communications · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This certificate allows students to explore print, video and web with the opportunity to create their own branding and promotion. This also gives a strong graphic arts foundation.
Today's entrepreneurs must have an understanding of current trends in social media promoting through online video for hand held devices and streaming broadcast. Web functions allow the student to create an online presence. Print allows the student to create the product and/or service.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Design projects for multiple printing output processes including screen-printing, wide format ink jet, and digital printing.
- Combine text, graphics, and color (spot and CMYK) to produce a document with page layout software.
- Create retouched and colorized photographs, understand resolution, use multiple layers, and color mode usage.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | 20 | |
| GCIP 140 | Digital Imaging/Photoshop I | 3 |
| GCIP 149 | Page Layout and Design I | 3 |
| GCIP 152 | Digital Publishing/Illustrator I | 3 |
| GCIP 172 | Textile Screen Printing | 3 |
| GCIP 170 | Screen Printing | 3 |
| GCMW 115 | Web Page Layout/WordPress I | 2 |
| GCMW 165 | Digital Video Design | 3 |
| Electives (select three courses) | 9 | |
| GCIP 141 | Digital Imaging/Photoshop II | 3 |
| GCIP 252 | Digital Publishing/Illustrator II | 3 |
| GCMW 101 | Multimedia I | 3 |
| GCMW 102 | Web Page Layout I | 3 |
| GCMW 106 | Multimedia for Social Networking | 3 |
| GCMW 204 | Motion Graphics for Multimedia | 3 |
| GCMW 205 | Digital Video for Multimedia | 3 |
| GCIP 105 | Design for Print Production | 3 |
| GCIP 270 | Commercial Screen Printing | 3 |
| GCMW 201 | Multimedia II | 3 |
| Total | 29 | |