Associate of Science in Web Design and Interactive Media
Interactive media designers combine sound, video, still images, animation, text and data to create the Web sites, CD-ROMs and interactive displays that have become essential to businesses of all types.

Blending artistic talent with complex technological skills, interactive media designers are always finding new, undiscovered ways to manipulate code and content to surprise and delight their end users. They define success by how long they can engage users with the integrated electronic communications they've created.

In the Web Design and Interactive Media associate's degree online program, you'll:

Bachelor of Science in Advertising
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.
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Bachelor of Science in Fashion and Retail Management
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.

you’ll learn more about the many avenues open to you in this exciting field: buying, coordinating runway shows, sales consultation, manufacturer’s 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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Bachelor of Science in Game Art & Design
It's time to get serious and start playing games for real! Think art, not computer programming. And think big — because the game industry is serious business. 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 Bachelor of Science in Game Art & Design degree program at The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

In this online degree program, you'll:

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
Learn the art of blending text and images to visually communicate an idea or message.

The Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design online degree program gives you the opportunity to develop your design and creative problem-solving skills, while gaining specialized knowledge in advanced graphic design concepts.

In this online degree program, you'll:

Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
In the Hotel and Restaurant Management program you will gain comprehensive training in the hospitality arena, develop quick and effective decision-making skills and enhance your human relations ability. You will also develop a keen understanding of the skills necessary to run a successful hotel and food service enterprise.

Hotel and restaurant managers make purchasing and staffing decisions and manage a variety of personnel such as cooks, housekeepers and concierges. The Hotel and Restaurant Management program will develop your understanding of both front room and front office procedures, enhanced by a working knowledge of the kitchen preparation process and other essential behind-the-scenes operations.

The strength of the Hotel and Restaurant Management program lies in combining business management with culinary appreciation. The program highlights topics such as elements of food display and plate presentation, buffet organization methods, the history and study of specific cuisines as well as preferred serving protocols.

Many of the courses are taught by instructors who have professional experience in the field. Since you will attend class online anytime – day or night – to fit your busy schedule, this bachelor's degree program is the perfect choice for working professionals who want to launch a career in the hospitality and food service industry.

Hotel and Restaurant Careers: Upon graduation, you will be prepared for a variety of entry-level positions in catering, banquet events, hotel lounges and many other hospitality and food service positions. You could even begin to work toward opening your own restaurant.
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Bachelor of Science in Web Design and Interactive Media
Always keeping the end user in mind, interactive media designers use software applications to design everything from computer games and Web sites to interactive merchandising and educational tools.

Interactive media designers not only have specialized technology and design skills, but they are also problem solvers and communicators who help businesses reach their goals. By combining sound, graphic arts, text and video, interactive media designers create the integrated electronic communications that have become essential to businesses in all industries - and that people just like you are now using on a daily basis.

In the Web Design and Interactive Media bachelor's degree online program, you'll:

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
Interior designers have a profound impact on people's 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.

Interior designers develop and present design ideas for a broad variety of interior spaces, from residential to commercial to industrial. They prepare drawings for non-load bearing interior construction, including ceiling plans, lighting, interior detailing, materials, finishes, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment. Through services such as design analysis, space planning and programming, interior designers incorporate knowledge of interior construction, human factors, cultural concerns and building codes to enhance interior space.

In the online Interior Design bachelor's degree program, you'll:

Bachelor of Science in Media Arts & Animation
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.
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Diploma in Digital Design
If you're interested in enhancing your current career by learning the fundamentals of graphic design, this 12-course diploma program will help you get started. Using the computer and sophisticated software, you'll learn to solve design problems and produce digital design work that can be translated into portfolio-quality pieces.

In the online Digital Design program, you'll:

Diploma in Residential Planning
Far beyond aesthetics, residential planning takes into consideration product qualities and room traffic patterns to create space that's enjoyable and livable.

Designed for self-motivated adults who are looking for practical space-planning knowledge and skills, this online program will help you understand the basics of residential planning. As a residential planner, you will help customers determine and meet their specific needs, lifestyles, priorities and budgets when planning changes to the interiors of their homes.

Your drafting and AutoCAD abilities will enable you to accurately communicate customers' ideas to contractors and suppliers.

In addition to planning general home remodeling projects, you'll also have the opportunity to specialize in kitchen and bath planning.

In this Residential Planning online program, you'll:

Diploma in Web Design
Today, Web sites have become an essential communications tool for businesses of all types. At The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, you can learn the skills you'll need to design, create and maintain Web pages and Web sites using a variety of techniques and tools.

The perfect continuing education program for professionals in creative design fields who want to expand their skills into the digital realm, this 12-course online program provides a comprehensive overview of Web design.

In the online Web Design program, you'll:

**Most of the credits you earn through this online degree programs are transferable at The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Credits you earn from the Portfolio course are not transferable to either program, because a portfolio course is required at the completion of each program so that you can update your portfolio with new work you’ve perfected at each level of study.
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