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Programs and Course Tracks

What's important to creative directors and recruiters is your portfolio. Period. So, at SVC, we'll guide you through the classes you'll need to put together a brilliant, marketable one. While all these classes aren't offered every quarter (or even every year) these course tracks will help you plan a schedule that puts the right classes in the right order so you can get the most out of them. Once you've assembled your portfolio, you can submit it to earn a certificate of completion — which certainly can't hurt when you start looking for that ideal job.


Graphic Design

Web Design

Ad Art Direction

Ad Copywriting

Q1

Elements of Drawing

Roots of Design

Brainstorming & Creativity

Elements of Drawing

Roots of Design

Brainstorming & Creativity

Elements of Drawing

Roots of Design

Brainstorming & Creativity

Intro to Ad Concepts

Intro to InDesign

Brainstorming & Creativity

Q2

Elements of Color

Intro to Photoshop

Drawing for Design & Layout

Elements of Color

Intro to Photoshop

Preparing Web Graphics

Elements of Color

Intro to Photoshop

Drawing for Design & Layout

Intro to Advertising Copywriting

Intro to Photoshop

Branding & Marketing

Q3

Elements of Design

Intro to InDesign

Intermediate InDesign

Elements of Design

Intro to Building Web Sites

Intermediate Building Web Sites

Elements of Design

Intro to InDesign

Intermediate InDesign

Intermediate Ad Concepts

Writing Body Copy

Concepting for Broadcast

Q4

Elements of Typography

Intro to Building Web Sites

Intro to Illustrator

Elements of Typography

Intro to Dreamweaver

Intro to Illustrator

Elements of Typography

Intro to Building Web Sites

Intro to Ad Strategy

Writing & Producing Broadcast

Intro to Building Web Sites

Intro to Ad Strategy

Q5

Intro to Graphic Design

Elements of Print Prod.

Elements of Electronic Prod.

Intro to Web Design

Intro to Flash

Intermediate Flash

Intro to Ad Concepts

Elements of Print Prod.

Elements of Electronic Prod.

Intermediate Ad Copywriting

Copy Editing

Non-Traditional Advertising

Q6

Intermediate Graphic Design

Presenting and Selling

Branding & Marketing

Intro to Information Architecture

Presenting and Selling

Branding & Marketing

Intro to Advertising Art Direction

Presenting and Selling

Branding & Marketing

Advanced Concepts: Teams

Presenting and Selling

Intro to Consumer Research

Concepting for Online Adv.

Q7

Intermediate Typography

Intro to Dreamweaver

Sustainability and Ethics

Intermediate Web Design

Intro to User Experience

Intro to Usability

Intermediate Typography

Writing Body Copy

Sustainability and Ethics

Advanced Concepts: Teams

Mentorship

Sustainability and Ethics

Q8

Advanced Design: Identities

Intro to Flash

Project Management

Intro to ActionScript

Project Management

Intermediate ActionScript

Intermediate Ad Concepts

Intro to Dreamweaver

Intro to Illustrator

Ad Portfolio Studio

Agency Tours/Job Hunting

Portfolio Web Sites

Q9

Advanced Design: Web Sites

Advanced Design: Letterpress

Building Comps & Mockups

Type for the Web

Intro to CSS

Basics of eCommerce

Intermediate Ad Art Direction

Intro to Flash

Non-Traditional Advertising

Q10

Advanced Design: Brochures

Advanced Design: Environmental*

Advanced Design: Editorial Design*

Advanced Web Design 1

Intro to Dynamic Content

Basics of SEO & SEM

Advanced Concepts: Teams

Concepting for Online Adv.

Intro to Consumer Research

Q11

Advanced Design: Packaging

Copywriting for Design & Web

Mentorship

Advanced Web Design 2

Copywriting for Design & Web

Mentorship

Advanced Concepts: Teams

Concepting for Broadcast

Mentorship

Q12

Design Portfolio Studio

Portfolio Web Sites

Studio Tours/Job Hunting

Web Design Portfolio Studio

Portfolio Web Sites

Studio Tours/Job Hunting

Ad Portfolio Studio

Portfolio Web Sites

Agency Tours/Job Hunting