Course description

The course equips students with essential graphic design skills to enhance their digital marketing capabilities and expand their value to clients and employers. In today's competitive landscape, marketing professionals are increasingly expected to conceptualize, produce, and evaluate high-quality visual assets that align with branding, audience needs, and campaign objectives across digital platforms. This course provides hands-on experience with Adobe Photoshop for digital image editing, Adobe Illustrator for vector-based design, Adobe InDesign for digital publishing and Canva. Students will also examine the ethical use of AI-driven tools for content creation. Students will explore the role of digital publishing workflows and asset management, emphasizing efficient, purposeful, and responsible digital production practices aligned with contemporary sustainability expectations.

Course details

Hours: 42
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

Dates
Day/Time
Delivery
Campus
Cost
Availability
Starts: Sep. 8, 2026
Ends: Dec. 15, 2026
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $386.54

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2026 registration is open.
Winter 2027 registration opens November 2, 2026.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery