Devry University

This Associate of Applied Science programme in Web Graphic Design endeavors to provide the students with both the design and technical skills and the experience to stand out in a field where jobs are growing and competition is fierce. Students learn how to produce high-quality, web-enabled graphics and develop all types of graphic media - web pages, marketing collateral, advertising, instructional material and multimedia projects - through a collaborative approach. By mastering key software applications, fundamental design principles, web content management and animation, they'll be prepared to design, illustrate, compile and produce visual solutions for communications, especially for the Internet.

The special features of this programme are:

• Recognized leader - DeVry's web design degree program draws from DeVry's 75+ year history as a leading technology school to teach every aspect of web graphic design, preparing the students for in-demand graphic design jobs in training and instructional design, advertising, marketing and communications.
• Employer approved - DeVry works with industry leaders to design programs that produce graduates who meet their needs. Multiple campuses coast to coast and an online university allow DeVry to partner with industry-leading companies to offer students a real-world education and networking contacts to potential employers around the world.
• Career-focused education - DeVry offers an accelerated associate degree program that can be completed as little as 18 months, applications-based learning in up-to-date computer labs, accessible faculty with technical and design expertise and professional experience in the field, and the ultimate flexibility of a Web Graphic Design degree earned online.
• Learn-by-doing methodology - As a web design degree student at DeVry, the students will work on industry-standard equipment and up-to-date software to develop their graphic media and create a portfolio of work to show potential clients and employers when they graduate. Strong design and technical abilities as well as teamwork and communication skills are honed, creating web design degree holders who know how to compete and excel in the industry.
• Successful graduates - In the past year 91% of DeVry graduates held positions in their chosen field within 6 months of graduation and earned an average entry-level salary of $41,000.

The WGD program is designed to produce graduates who are able to:

• Apply basic graphic and design principles to web media using application software.
• Produce graphic media solutions for communications and training.
• Create animations for use in web media.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Participate effectively in collaborative environments.