Oxnard College Courses

This course furthers basic design skills and develops conceptual and technical abilities to amplify content through form, image, typography, symbolism, and experimentation. It requires hands-on experi

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course provides an advanced level of knowledge in the use of the elements of visual language and their relationship to experience, expression, and communication. Emphasizes, through projects and

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course focuses on image editing, currently using Adobe Photoshop for photography, design, and media arts. Includes appropriate techniques for tonal and color adjustments, creating masks, non-dest

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of typography. Emphasis will be on the use of typography in graphic design. Topics include the history of type, aesthetic qualities of letter forms,

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course furthers and refines the basic typographic skills using scale, hierarchy, composition, and type choice in creating a variety of forms, including publications, posters, screen-based media,

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to three-dimensional design and spatial composition, including the study of the elements and organizing

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course examines the major issues in twentieth-century design and identifies possible future trends. Focuses on the period beginning with the Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nineteenth centur

• California Community Colleges System
• 53 hours
• Paid Course

This course provides students the opportunity to create new projects and refine existing projects for entry-level positions and transfer institutions. Concepts studied include design process, message

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces web design fundamentals, including the design process, target audience, site maps, information architecture, interface design, and usability. It includes web hosting, file manag

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces all stages of the UI/UX development process, from user research to defining a project’s strategy, scope, and information architecture, to developing sitemaps and wireframes. It

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces motion graphics fundamentals, including compositing, visual effects, type in motion, and animation techniques. Includes concept development, storytelling, and aesthetics in crea

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces tools, techniques, and strategies for visual communication across social media channels. It explores the creation of solutions to clearly communicate visual messages online, as

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course explores opportunities for employment in the design community, best practices for freelance design, and methods for overseeing the production of finished design artifacts. It emphasizes kn

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

This course provides on-the-job learning to develop effective work habits, attitudes, and career awareness in paid or unpaid internships that are related to the discipline. It involves the development

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course provides on-the-job learning to develop effective work habits, attitudes, and career awareness in paid or unpaid internships that are related to the discipline. It involves the development

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course