Associate Degree in Web Design
The Web Design Program provides you with fundamentals in software tools, design theory, and current practices in the Web Design. Working in teams and individually, you will also develop their creativity and learn to solve design problems in innovative ways. The core courses provide a broad foundation of skills. Students can then use the specified electives to tailor their certificate or degree for a specific niche area of web design, such as graphic design, programming, animation, multimedia, content development, or portfolio development. This program prepares you for entry-level work in Web Design and/or preparation for transfer to a four-year design program at a university.
Students earn the Associate Degree in Web Design by completing the 34-unit Certificate in Web Design in addition to Cerro Coso's General Education requirements, for a total of 60 units. General Education courses provide students with a breadth of academic experience and knowledge, preparing them to be informed participants and contributors to society. Students who wish to transfer to a 4-year university should meet with a counselor to further discuss general education options that are appropriate for transfer.
Upon successful completion of the Associate Degree in Web Design, students will be able to
- Demonstrate technical and creative mastery of the creation of web media, such as graphics, motion graphics, and interactive media.
- Use valid markup, cascading style sheets, semantic encoding, accessibility compliance, and error-free scripting in the creation of web content.
- Apply design principles to solve visual communication problems
- Demonstrate life long learning skills in effective collaboration, leadership, written communication, management, and information search and retrieval.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Scientific Method, including the experimental and empirical methodologies characteristic of science and the modern methods and tools used in scientific inquiry.
- Identify and analyze theories explaining the individual, social, historical, political or economic activities of men and women.
- Identify and apply methods, such as observation, hypothesis development, experimentation, evaluation of evidence or measurement and data collection, used by social scientists to study human behavior.
- Develop an aesthetic response and/or demonstrate an interdisciplinary perspective of the arts and letters as applied to cultural institutions of society.
- Use inductive and deductive reasoning to apply discipline-based problem-solving frameworks, such as calculation or argument to complex problems and to design and develop appropriate resolutions.
- Identify and apply strategies to satisfy information needs using a variety of resources of varying points of view and depths of coverage and differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
- Analyze the effects of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, disability, or religion on interactions among peoples.
- Value the benefits of personal health and fitness as they apply to human development, human interactions, and quality of life.
| Web Design Core Courses (complete all of the following) | Requisites | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMA C102 | Digital Imaging with Photoshop (formerly MA C102) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C111 | XHTML/CSS (formerly MA C115) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C113 | Accessibility and Usability (formerly MA C105) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C115 | Interactivity & Interface Design with Flash (formerly MA C128) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 4.0 |
| DMA C117 | Web Design with Dreamweaver (formerly MA C101) | DMA C102, DMA C111 | 3.0 |
| DMA C211 | Web Scripting with Javascript (formerly MA C118) | DMA C111 (can be taken concurrently) | 3.0 |
| ENGL C051 | Technical Communication | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C280 | Web Production Management (formerly MA C140) | DMA C102, DMA C111, DMA C113, DMA C115, DMA C117 |
3.0 |
| Web Design Elective Courses (choose a minimum of 9 units) | Requisites | Units | |
| DMA C103 | Digital Photo Retouching with Photoshop | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 2.0 |
| DMA C107 | Computer Illustration with Illustrator (formerly MA C111) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C108 | Advanced Digital Imaging and Illustration (formerly MA C112) | DMA C107 | 3.0 |
| DMA C109 | Desktop Publishing with InDesign (formerly MA C121) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C118 | Introduction to Mobile Media | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 1.5 |
| DMA C119 | Design and Development for Mobile Devices (NEW CLASS!) | DMA C111 | 3.0 |
| DMA C121 | Principles of Animation with Flash (formerly MA C160) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C130 | Introduction to Podcasting | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 1.5 |
| DMA C131 | Digital Video Production (formerly MA C127) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C133 | Motion Graphics with After Effects (formerly MA C180) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C135 | Digital Cinematography (formerly MA C168) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C139 | Broadcast Media for Mobile Devices (NEW CLASS!) | DMA C131 | 3.0 |
| DMA C141 | Fundamentals of Game Design (formerly MA C130) | Computer Competency, Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| DMA C213 | Web Development with PHP and MySQL (formerly MA C119) | DMA C211 | 3.0 |
| DMA C215 | Advanced ActionScripting with Flash (formerly MA C126) | DMA C115 | 3.0 |
| DMA C217 | PHP Site Management and Theme Design (NEW CLASS!) | DMA C111, DMA C213 | 3.0 |
| DMA C218 | Advanced Mobile Web Development (NEW CLASS!) | DMA C119 | 1.5 |
| ART C111 | Two Dimensional Design | None | 3.0 |
| ART C121 | Drawing I | None | 3.0 |
| BSAD C211 | E-Commerce | None | 3.0 |
| CSCI C265 | C++ Programming Language I | CSCI C101 | 3.0 |
| CSCI C267 | Java Programming | CSCI C251 or CSCI C252 and MATH C055 | 3.0 |
| MUSC C183 | Fundamentals of Sound Design for Media | Reading/Writing | 3.0 |
| General Education Requirements | Course Options | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Science | See Catalog, page 13 for list | 5.0-6.0 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | See Catalog, page 13 for list | 6.0 |
| Humanities | Recommended: ART C111 and (ART C101, ART C105, or ART C106) (See Catalog, page 13 for more options) |
6.0 |
| Language and Rationality | ENGL C151 (already accounted for in Web Design requirements above) and (choose one of the following): ENGL C102 MATH C055, C057, C101, C121, C130, C131, C141, C142, C151, C257; PHIL/INST C205; PSYC C221 |
3.0 |
| Information Competency | IC C075 | 1.0 |
| Diversity | DMA C113 (already accounted for in Web Design requirements above) | - |
| Additional Reqs (Health) | See Catalog, page 14 for list | 2.0-3.0 |
| General Education Electives | Recommend choices from the DMA, ART or CSCI Disciplines | 1.0-3.0 |
Program Prerequisites
Computer Competency
Upon entering the program, you should be strong in the following skills:
- Perform computer start up and shut down procedures correctly.
- Use computer input and output devices, such as the keyboard, mouse, stylus, trackball, or printer with proficiency.
- Access and manage login accounts and documents effectively. This includes downloading, creating, naming, retrieving, and decompressing files and folders with an awareness of file size, location of saved files and folders, and available space on storage media and a clear distinction between various campus, email, and course login accounts.
- Perform editing tasks, such as copying, cutting, and pasting of content and applying spell checking.
- Send an outgoing e-mail with an attachment, and open an incoming e-mail and its attachment.
- Search and navigate the Internet and other types of media and environments easily.
- Be aware of the need to evaluate Internet content for relevance, authenticity, authority, and currency
If you are not comfortable completing the above tasks, you should complete CSCI C070 before taking any digital media arts courses.
Reading and Writing
You should also have college-level reading and writing skills including
- Comprehend central points of a variety of text sources.
- Write short essays without major grammar and spelling errors.