Design Fundamentals
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Design Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement provides the student with a foundation in Design and Media Arts and an understanding of the digital process when designing for print and screen. They will also engage in creative processes that combine art and technology to inform, persuade, organize, stimulate, locate, identify, attract attention and provide pleasure. These new skills will give the student the qualifications needed for entry level positions in Design and Media Arts industries, to start their own business, and/or for university transfer.
Design Fundamentals Pathways
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Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Art Directors
Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 61,060
- High salary: 211,410
- Average salary: 111040
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
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All Careers in Design Fundamentals (53)
| Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
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| Compliance Managers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Loss Prevention Managers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 136,550 |
| Managers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a | 136,550 |
| Regulatory Affairs Managers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Wind Energy Development Managers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Wind Energy Operations Managers | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Software Developers | - n/a | Rising | 133,080 |
| Geothermal Production Managers | Some college, Certificate after high school | Stable | 121,440 |
| Hydroelectric Production Managers | Certificate after high school, Associate's degree | Stable | 121,440 |
| Energy Engineers | Bachelor's degree, Certificate after college | Stable | 117,750 |
| Solar Energy Systems Engineers | Bachelor's degree, Certificate after high school | Stable | 117,750 |
| Wind Energy Engineers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 117,750 |
| Clinical Data Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 112,590 |
| Art Directors | Bachelor's degree | Stable | 111,040 |
| Web Administrators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Rising | 108,970 |
| Financial Risk Specialists | - n/a | Rising | 106,000 |
| Security Managers | - n/a | Stable | 104,690 |
| Database Administrators | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 104,620 |
| Environmental Engineers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 104,170 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Professional degree | Stable | 101,480 |
| Management Analysts | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 101,190 |
| Project Management Specialists | - n/a | Rising | 100,750 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 99,800 |
| Video Game Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 98,090 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | - n/a | Rising | 98,090 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 94,680 |
| Web Developers | Bachelor's degree, Certificate after high school | Rising | 90,930 |
| Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 84,290 |
| Producers & Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 82,540 |
| Security Management Specialists | - n/a | Rising | 81,270 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Environmental Restoration Planners | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 80,060 |
| Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 80,060 |
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 78,630 |
| Compliance Officers | - n/a | Stable | 78,420 |
| Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Stable | 78,420 |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialists | Bachelor's degree | Stable | 78,420 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 77,800 |
| Writers & Authors | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 72,270 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 72,090 |
| Film & Video Editors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Stable | 70,980 |
| Conservation Scientists | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 67,950 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technicians | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 62,580 |
| Graphic Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 61,300 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators | Some college, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 60,560 |
| Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 49,490 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | Master's degree, Certificate after high school | Stable | 45,590 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 44,930 |
| Photographers | - n/a | Stable | 42,520 |
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a | |
| Media and Communication Workers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a |
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