Applied Art and Design—Illustration
Certificate of Achievement Applied Art and Design · Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog
The certificate in Illustration offers a comprehensive set of courses in illustration, animation and gaming, digital imaging, art foundations, digital art, and 3d modeling. The program stresses the design thinking process as well as the professional production currently used in the industry. The certificate is designed to focus on providing specific career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 units from the following: | 9 | |
| AAD 0012 | Visual Communication (also COMM 0012) | |
| orAAD 0013 | History of Graphic Design | |
| AAD 0044 | Sketching for Design | |
| orART 0004A | Drawing I | |
| AAD 0060 | Graphic Design I: Principles and Process | |
| AAD 0070 | Graphic Design II: Introduction to Digital Design | |
| Select 24 units from the following: | 24 | |
| AAD 0028 | Independent Study | |
| AAD 0055 | Illustration (also ART 0055) | |
| AAD 0062 | Digital Illustration | |
| AAD 0071 | Introduction to Digital Painting (also ART 0071) | |
| AAD 0073 | Digital Art Studio: Concepts and Practices (also ART 0073) | |
| AAD 0075 | Introduction to Photoshop (also PHOT 0075) | |
| AAD 0083 | Introduction to Three-Dimensional Modeling | |
| AAD 0094 | Digital Animation | |
| AAD 0095 | Internship in Applied Art and Design (up to 3 units) | |
| AAD 0096 | Portfolio Design | |
| AAD 0097 | Business Practices for Creative Professionals | |
| ART 0004B | Drawing II | |
| orART 0005A | Figure Drawing I | |
| ART 0007A | Oil Painting I | |
| orART 0008A | Watercolor Painting I | |
| BUS 0242 | Entrepreneurship - Small Business Management | |
| PHOT 0060A | Beginning Photography | |
| orPHOT 0080 | Color Photography | |
| Total Units | 33 | |