Visual Communications: Advertising Design Option to Game Design and Development
An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from Wilmington University.
Your Path to a Bachelor's Degree
Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.
The Connected Degree 2+2 Curriculum
Delaware Tech's associate degree program in Advertising Design is a focused curriculum aimed at training new professional creative talent for the information age. The program offers a valuable way to capitalize on your talents as you harness your imagination to the tools of the electronic media. You will open opportunities for yourself in graphic arts and web design, as well as marketing and sales communications. This program prepares you for a successful career where you will apply creative commercial and graphic arts solutions for the promotional needs of the publishing, printing, or advertising industries. Wilmington University's Bachelor of Science degree program in Game Design and Development degree is one of the only four-year, accredited, video game designer degree programs in the region. The program also prepares you with the "Gaming Skill Set" that balances the programming courses and design courses needed to understand the pipeline of product creation, as well as an understanding of video and audio techniques, design interfaces and user experiences. On the back end, you'll learn about project management and how to market your finished product.
Value For You
By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor's degree more manageable.
Making The Connection
Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.
Connected Degree Curriculum - Suggested Course Sequence
Visual Communications: Advertising Design Option (Associate Degree - Delaware Technical Community College)
Semester 1 (Fall)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SSC 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| BUS 101 | Intro to Business | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Critical Thinking & Academic Writing | 3 |
| VSC 109 | Drawing I | 3 |
| VSC 115 | Intro to Design | 3 |
| VSC 160 | Raster Graphics | 3 |
| 16 | ||
Semester 2 (Spring)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 102 | Composition and Research | 3 |
| HIS 131 | Art History I or | 3 |
| HIS 132 | Art History II | 3 |
| MKT 212 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| VSC 161 | Vector Graphics | 3 |
| VSC 165 | Photography I | 3 |
| 15 | ||
Semester 3 (Fall)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 111 | Human Communications | 3 |
| MAT 120 | Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| VSC 210 | Layout Graphics | 3 |
| VSC 262 | Web Graphics | 3 |
| VSC 271 | Illustration | 3 |
| 15 | ||
Semester 4 (Spring)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| XXX XXX | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| MKT 214 | Advertising & Promotion | 3 |
| MKT 217 | e-Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
| VSC 251 | Portfolio Workshop | 4 |
| VSC 272 | Applied Practice Ad Design or | 3 |
| VSC 293 | Internship or | 3 |
| VSC 294 | VSC Cooperative | 3 |
| 16 | ||
Game Design and Development (Bachelor's Degree - Wilmington University)
Semester 5 (Fall)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMD 100 | Intro to Game Engines | 3 |
| GMD 105 | Video and Audio for Game Design | 3 |
| GMD 110 | Intro to JavaScript for Unity 3D | 3 |
| LIT 313 | Visual Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| MAT 320 | Finite Math | 3 |
| VMG 201 | Fundamentals of Motion Graphics | 3 |
| 18 | ||
Semester 6 (Spring)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMD 210 | Advanced JavaScript for Unity 3D | 3 |
| VMG 222 | Story Design Methods | 3 |
| VMG 321 | Introduction to 3D | 3 |
| VMG 322 | 3D Modeling Techniques | 3 |
| VMG 422 | Non-Linear Editing | 3 |
| 15 | ||
Semester 7 (Fall)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DSN 410 | Advanced Photoshop | 3 |
| GMD 300 | Advanced Game Engines | 3 |
| GMD 310 | Environment Creation for Games | 3 |
| VMG 310 | Advanced Motion Graphics | 3 |
| VMG 323 | 3D Texture, Rendering & Light Technology | 3 |
| 15 | ||
Semester 8 (Spring)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMD 401 | Game Development I or Co-Op** | 3 |
| GMD 402 | Game Development II or Co-Op** | 3 |
| GMD 487 | Senior Project | 3 |
| VMG 324 | Character Creation and Texturing | 3 |
| VMG 325 | Character Rigging | 3 |
| 15 | ||
** Interested students may pursue a Co-Op course substitution in lieu of traditional classroom setting. Students need to have a minimum 2.5 GPA, and a minimum of 60 credits.
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Game Design and Development requires a minimum of 120 credits. Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor. Humanities Elective - POL 111, PSY 121, SOC 111
For More Information Contact:
Delaware Tech
Dover: (302) 857-1310
Wilmington University
Dover, Delaware: (302) 734-2594
Georgetown, Delaware: (302) 856-5780
New Castle, Delaware: (877) 967-5464