Arts Entrepreneurship in Printmaking Certificate of Achievement

Provide students and the community with the opportunity to develop and pair their artistic skill set in a specific medium with essential business skills to become the driving force of their own careers in the arts. This is a focus on printmaking.

This certificate focuses on starting and managing a visual arts business for students to represent and sell their artwork while developing their skill set in printmaking. It will serve the needs of students looking to start or further develop an independent arts business.

In completing the certificate students will:

  • Demonstrate competence in the technical skills in printmaking.
  • Produce a professional physical and digital art portfolio.
  • Develop the basic entrepreneurial skills in marketing, self-promotion, and business planning.

Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate competence in the technical skills of Printmaking.
  2. Produce a professional physical and digital art portfolio.
  3. Develop the basic entrepreneurial skills in marketing, self-promotion, and business planning.

Program Requirements 

Course Code Title Units
Required
DDP 195Business Practices and Portfolio Preparation for Creatives3
ART 001ABeginning Drawing & Composition3
BUMA 027Marketing Principles3
BUMA 028Introduction To Entrepreneurship3
Electives
Select 3 units from the courses below:
DDP 116Social Media Design3
BUMA 026Social Media Marketing3
CIS 082CFront End Web Development3
Art Concentrated Electives
Select 6 units from the courses below:
ART 009ABeginning Printmaking3
ART 009BIntermediate Printmaking3
ART 014ABeginning Screen Printing3
ART 014BIntermediate Screen Printing3
Total Units 21