Graphic Design (Skills Certificate) · Sierra College

Skills Certificate Applied Art and Design · Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog

The skills certificate in Graphic Design includes courses in graphic design, publication design, typography, digital imaging, and design foundations. The program stresses the design thinking process as well as the professional production methods currently used in the industry.

Required Courses

Course	Title	Units
Select 15 units from the following:		15
AAD 0013	History of Graphic Design
AAD 0060	Graphic Design I: Principles and Process
AAD 0052	Publication Design I
AAD 0054	Typography
AAD 0062	Digital Illustration
AAD 0075	Introduction to Photoshop (also PHOT 0075)
Total Units		15