Associate's Degree — Visual Communication

Do you prefer a creative environment to a traditional business setting? Visual Communication is for those who can apply their visual talents, with design, marketing, or instructional design.

Associate of Science in Graphic Design

The IADT Online Associate of Science degree program in Graphic Design is structured to provide students with the skills necessary to function as a graphic designer, package/product designer, marketing/advertising designer, illustrator or media designer.

Working with clients to help them communicate ideas visually.
Generating creative ideas for packaging, imaging and design.
Working with digital illustration and imaging programs.

The career-focused, online Graphic Design degree program combines the fundamentals of computer graphics, advertising and design with general education courses in order to offer students a well-rounded, comprehensive course of study.

The degree program offers an education for creative people focusing on the use of electronic technology while incorporating the basic theories of advertising, layout, type, color and illustration. This combination of conventional and electronic techniques, in addition to a foundation of general education coursework, is designed to provide a balance of well-rounded knowledge that is essential for preparing students to perform and communicate within the graphic design industry.

Associate of Science in Web Design

The Associate of Science degree program in Web Design at IADT Online offers students the opportunity to develop hands-on experience in web design principles and techniques. Students can learn software, concepts and tools related to web design, networking, digital design and web scripting. This online web design degree program is designed to prepare you with a real-world understanding of the roles and responsibilities of today's web designers in the modern workplace. Coursework for this online web design degree program combines the fundamentals of computing, digital video and audio, graphics, layout and more with general education courses in order to offer students a well-rounded, comprehensive course of study.

Career Opportunities

Earning an Associate of Science degree in Web Design can help prepare you for such career opportunities as:

Web Page Designer
Web Page Editor
Flash Designer
Content Developer
Media Display Designer
and many others

Associate of Arts in Business Administration
— Concentration in Visual Communication

The AIU Online Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree features a concentration in Visual Communication. This degree program combines the business skills from the AABA degree program with specific skills needed for a successful career in the creatively diverse field of visual communication.

This career-focused curriculum is for students wishing to help parlay their creative skills into rewarding, interesting professions. Students will study design principles and techniques for the creation of visual solutions. They will also be challenged to apply project management skills to design creative visual compositions.

Students who complete the AABA in Visual Communication will have acquired up-to-date knowledge that focuses on preparing them to pursue careers such as Advertising Specialist, Graphic Design Assistant, Communications Specialist, Gallery Assistant, Production Assistant and many other similar positions.

AIU Online's accelerated AABA program curriculum has also been carefully designed to provide a seamless transition into the AIU Online Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree program.