College of Media Arts & Technology

Web Graphic Design Degree Program

Master key software applications, fundamental design principles, web content management, and animation while you earn your associate degree in Web Graphic Design (WGD) from DeVry University. You'll also learn how to apply these skills to produce high-quality, web-enabled graphics and develop all types of graphic media including web pages, marketing collateral, advertising, instructional material, and multimedia projects. Upon completion of your web graphic design program, you will have created a wide array of design samples to build a full professional portfolio.

Advertising agencies, marketing firms, and in-house corporate communications departments are just a few places where you can find a web graphic design career. In fact, employment of graphic designers is expected to grow 10% each year through 20161.

Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Web Graphic Design (In Florida degree is Associate of Science in Web Graphic Design; in Minnesota degree is Associate in Applied Science in Web Graphic Design.)

Requirements: 5 full-time semesters, 67 credit hours (63 in Minnesota)

Flexible Study: Take your classes at a DeVry campus location, through a mix of online and onsite classes, or via our online degree program. Each term you can choose the mix of classes that helps you balance personal priorities and keeps you moving toward your goals. Please note that program and course availability varies by location.

Related Programs: You can apply qualifying credits from your associate degree in Web Graphic Design to DeVry University's bachelor's degree program in Multimedia Design and Development.

Learn more about how your associate degree in Web Graphic Design from DeVry University can be applied in a variety of fields and lead to career success. Download our Web and Media Design and Development Career Guide.

Career Coursework

Focusing on applying design and technology concepts and skills to real-world situations, DeVry University's Web Graphic Design curriculum includes these career-enhancing courses:

  • Digital Imaging Fundamentals – Students in this course learn concepts of digital imaging, including editing, optimizing, and preparing images for web-based delivery. Topics such as color, special effects, and compression formats are examined.
  • Web Design – Introducing web design principles and web content management, this course covers topics such as user interface, web page conceptualization, page structure, extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML), cascading style sheets (CSSs), WYSIWYG editors, scripting, and web accessibility standards.
  • Information Design – This course addresses principles of analyzing, explaining, and communicating instructions, ideas, and information used in integrated text and graphics. Using a collaborative approach, students study real-world examples to explore user-centered design.
  • Web Animation – Focusing on design and production of animation within the constraints of web applications, this course explores file-size optimization, timing, formatting requirements, and scripting, as well as automated animation techniques and user-mediated animation.
  • Instructional Design for Multimedia – In addition to developing online learning materials, students in this course examine theory and practice of designing instructional materials and systems used for interactive training and education.

To learn more about required and elective courses for the Web Graphic Design associate degree program, contact a DeVry University representative or see the undergraduate academic catalog.

Graduate Success

At DeVry University, everything we do is focused on your career success. The proof is in the numbers. For over 30 years, 90% of all DeVry graduates in the active job market had careers in their fields within six months.*

1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Graphic Designers, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm.