GRAPHIC ART AND DESIGN

Associate of Arts Degree Graphic Design · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Description

The Associate of Arts Degree in Graphic Art and Design is designed for students interested in visual arts and graphic design. This degree combines traditional visual art topics with practical graphic design skills. Students will learn to produce solutions to visual communication problems. The form of the communication can be print or digital, and include photographs, typography, illustration and other graphic forms. The work produced includes branding and identity designs, publication designs, advertising, packaging, motion graphics, websites, information architecture, and other types of communication design. Students will explore both art and design history and learn the principles and elements of design.

To acquire the Associate of Arts Degree in Graphic Art and Design, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better or of “P” if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, along with either of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education (RHC GE) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details.

CourseTitleUnits
Required Courses27
ARTH C1200Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary (formerly ART 106)3
orARTH C1200HSurvey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors (formerly ART 106H)3
ART 120Two-Dimensional Design3
ART 124Color Theory3
PHTO 110Introduction to Digital Photography3
GDSN 110History of Graphic Design3
GDSN 150Typography3
GDSN 162Introduction to Web Design: User Experience Design (UX)3
GDSN 164Digital Illustration Design3
GDSN 178Digital Imaging Design3
Total27

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