Santa Monica College Courses

User Experience (UX) 2 builds on the knowledge acquired in UX 1. If projects in UX 1 focus primarily on mobile and web-based solutions, UX 2 embraces a more holistic view of the user experience. This

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This course builds up on the web design fundamentals covered in Design 24 and is centered around the best practices for the use of design systems in web design and the introduction to the interactivit

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This design course focuses on designing apps for mobile touchscreen devices including smartphones and tablets. This class will use knowledge acquired in Mobile Design 1 to conceptualize, design, and i

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This hands-on course focuses on communication design and common professional uses of advanced motion graphics. Students will conceptualize, design and produce innovative time-based visual communicatio

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This course focuses on an industry-sponsored project driven by a real-world brief. As a capstone class, students will build on the knowledge and skills they acquired in earlier course work. Students i

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Design and presentation of information is integral to all human cultures — from pictographs to alphabet to complex data visualizations. This course presents students with the opportunity to explore vi

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This course provides the opportunity to focus on the development of an effective design portfolio and addresses the process of developing project documentation that meets the current industry standard

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This advanced project-based web design course builds on the conceptual and technical framework acquired in Web Design 2 and focuses on designing for cutting-edge web technologies. Students will learn

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Pursue self-directed work in graphic design through an independent studies arrangement, earning one transferable unit of credit.

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Pursue self-directed graphic design work through an independent studies project arranged with a faculty sponsor.

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Pursue independent, self-directed study in graphic design under faculty supervision.

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Gain supervised, on-the-job experience in graphic design through an internship placement earning college credit.

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Apply graphic design coursework in a supervised workplace internship, earning transferable college credit for on-the-job design experience.

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Apply graphic design skills on the job through a supervised internship placement earning three transferable college units.

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This course is designed to explore and develop approaches to, and perspectives of, healthful living. Topics include but are not limited to: dimensions of wellness, stress management, nutrition, physic

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