Bachelor

The Advertising (BS) program will help you to understand how business and design principles work together to produce effective advertising campaigns. Learn to use your creative genius and business savvy to cause the reaction you want. Find out how to play the game of persuasion in the multi-billion-dollar business called advertising.

Today's gamers expect more from their interactive fun than ever before, fueling a growing demand for artists who specialize in game art and design. You can become part of this creative force through the Game Art & Design (BS) degree program at The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Graphic Design (BS) online degree program gives students the opportunity to develop their design and creative problem-solving skills, while gaining specialized knowledge in advanced graphic design concepts. Graphic design students specialize in fields such as corporate design, editorial design, advertising, book design, environmental design and entertainment design.

Interior designers have a profound impact on peoples lives by creating the surroundings in which we all live, work and play. They apply creativity, technical skills and specialized knowledge to interpreting - and defining - interior space. Students in the Interior Design (BS) program will gain the skills and knowledge needed to compete for entry-level positions in interior design or to advance in an interior design career that's already established.

In the Interactive Media Design (BS) program you'll study visual design, digital image manipulation, multimedia system design, audio, Web site design, scripting, video, animation, text, and business and project management. Develop an individualized digital portfolio to showcase for prospective employers the practical skills and technical expertise acquired.

Interested in developing animation and art work that stirs an audience and spurs a response? Our Media Art & Animation program will develop your creative skills in this wide-ranging field. The Media Arts & Animation program begins with a foundation in drawing, color, character design and computer applications. Under the guidance of an industry-experienced faculty, you'll examine advanced 2-D and 3-D animation principles as well as story development, background design, scenic layout and special effects. You'll work with program specific software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Discreet's 3D Studio Max. At graduation, you will have an individualized digital portfolio to showcase your creative skills in traditional and digital 2-D and 3-D techniques and abilities. Entry-level opportunities exist for Media Art & Animation graduates in computer generated lighting, compositing and rendering, as storyboard artist; texture artist; computer modeler; computer-generated special effects artist; broadcast graphic artist; background painter, forensic artist and video post-production artist.

Have an eye for style and a head for business? This means moving the world's fashions from designers' showrooms to retail sales floors. In the Fashion and Retail Management program, you'll learn how to develop, analyze, and implement sales strategies. Buying and merchandising practices are explored. Your inventory control and cost analysis skills are honed. And you'll learn more about the many avenues open to you in this exciting field: buying, coordinating runway shows, sales consultation, manufacturers rep, and more. Department stores, boutiques, and designer showrooms are the environments in which you'll be part of the changing face of fashion, from season to season. Once you graduate, you'll be prepared for a variety of entry-level positions, including retail and wholesale sales, stylist, management trainee, or visual merchandiser.

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