Fashion & Retail Management
As a design school, The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can offer you various design programs to pursue. Design school graduates add imagination and aesthetics to our world. A design school is a good fit for you if you are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. When you attend a design school, you can learn how to use those qualities to express yourself and your ideas. The programs through our design school teach you to combine form and function into a concept or product that is visually compelling and meets consumer needs. Attend design school if you are ready to use your talents to make the world a more beautiful and functional place.
A Fashion & Retail Management degree from The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can be the first step in a career in fashion. Coursework in the Bachelor of Science in Fashion & Retail Management degree program will include a basic foundation in drawing and design, the history of fashion, modern fashion illustration concepts and techniques. Basic business principles include retail math, and sales and event promotion. Career opportunities exist with in-store and mall management, event planning and promotion, sales, product and sales development, and small business ownership.
Graduates of the Fashion & Retail Management program have the training and skills needed to seek entry-level positions in the fashion and retail industry. Positions such as showroom account assistant, assistant buyer, associate planner, visual merchandiser, product sourcing & import coordinator, sales manager, stylist, and special events coordinator are typical starting places in the retail marketplace. Remember that the most glamorous boutique owners, retail buyers and fashion experts all had to start somewhere.
Graphic Design
As a design school, The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can
offer you various design programs to pursue. Design school graduates add imagination and aesthetics to our world. A design school is a good fit for you if you are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. When you attend a design school, you can learn how to use those qualities to express yourself and your ideas. The programs through our design school teach you to combine form and function into a concept or product that is visually compelling and meets consumer needs. Attend design school if you are ready to use your talents to make the world a more beautiful and functional place.
Students can pursue a degree in Graphic Design at The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania. We offer an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design. As they pursue a degree in Graphic Design students are taught about design, typography, and color theory. To receive a degree in Graphic Design, students will have the opportunity to develop skills in drawing, design, composition, color, and type. A degree in Graphic Design can help individuals in a variety of industries such as advertising and publishing. Students pursuing a degree in Graphic Design learn in a hands-on environment, using industry-related technology and software. They take courses to receive a degree in Graphic Design on topics like layout, typography, and advertising. With an associate’s degree in Graphic Design, graduates can pursue entry-level jobs like assistant designer, graphic designer, and layout artist. The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania also offers a bachelor’s level Graphic Design degree.
Bachelor’s Degree graduates are prepared to pursue entry-level opportunities in advertising agencies, design studios, publishing houses, corporate communications departments, and television studios. They might be a graphic designer, web designer, junior art director, production coordinator, or computer artist. Some will establish design firms and take on challenging freelance assignments.
Interior Design
As a design school, The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can offer you various design programs to pursue. Design school graduates add imagination and aesthetics to our world. A design school is a good fit for you if you are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. When you attend a design school, you can learn how to use those qualities to express yourself and your ideas. The programs through our design school teach you to combine form and function into a concept or product that is visually compelling and meets consumer needs. Attend design school if you are ready to use your talents to make the world a more beautiful and functional place.
Students can pursue an Interior Design degree at The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania. Our Interior Design degree program teaches students to take human elements into consideration when designing a space for living. The Interior Design degree program attracts creative individuals who want to improve quality of life through their designs. The Interior Design degree program emphasizes the design process with students developing concepts into functional designs. Interior Design degree students are taught in a hands-on environment with industry-related equipment and technology. The Interior Design degree program teaches traditional and computerized design skills. Course topics in the Interior Design degree program include space planning, textiles, and lighting. Interior Design degree students develop a portfolio to showcase their work to potential employers. Graduates of the Interior Design degree program are prepared to pursue entry-level jobs like interior designer, space planner, and drafts person.
The Interior Design program at The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania has been developed to educate a new generation of interior designers and prepare them for the challenges ahead. Graduates are prepared to seek entry level positions as interior designers*, space planners, corporate designers, facilities planners, dealership designers, and residential designers. Students can pursue employment with architectural & design firms, interior design firms, home builders and planning departments of corporations, healthcare and education facilities.
Media Arts & Animation
As a design school, The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can offer you various design programs to pursue. Design school graduates add imagination and aesthetics to our world. A design school is a good fit for you if you are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. When you attend a design school, you can learn how to use those qualities to express yourself and your ideas. The programs through our design school teach you to combine form and function into a concept or product that is visually compelling and meets consumer needs. Attend design school if you are ready to use your talents to make the world a more beautiful and functional place.
As a media arts school, The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can offer you a variety of programs to pursue. Media arts school graduates bring music, movies, Web sites, video games, and more to our lives. A media arts school could be for you if you are creative, imaginative, detail oriented, and ready to learn technical skills. At a media arts school, you can learn to combine your creative talent with technical skills to create functional works of art. Our media arts school can teach you to use design to communicate your ideas to the world.
Entry-level opportunities available to Media Arts & Animation include computer-generated lighting, compositing and rendering artist; 3D modeling and texturing artist for the video game and film industries; computer-generated special effects and broadcast graphics artist for video post-production; and forensic artist. In addition, the need for 2D and Flash animators continues to grow to support web-based corporate communications, e-commerce and marketing.
Web Design & Interactive Media
As a design school, The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania can offer you various design programs to pursue. Design school graduates add imagination and aesthetics to our world. A design school is a good fit for you if you are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. When you attend a design school, you can learn how to use those qualities to express yourself and your ideas. The programs through our design school teach you to combine form and function into a concept or product that is visually compelling and meets consumer needs. Attend design school if you are ready to use your talents to make the world a more beautiful and functional place.
Students interested in Web design training can pursue a degree in Web Design & Interactive Media at The Art Institute of York, Pennsylvania. Web sites are necessities for most businesses today and Web design training teaches students how to meet that demand. The Web design training in this program teaches students how to create Web content, utilize user-friendly design, produce high-quality programs that are functional and interactive, and work with clients. Students receiving Web design training through this program learn hands on, using industry-related technology and equipment. Before they graduate, students compile a portfolio showcasing the products of their Web design training to show potential employers. Upon successfully completing this program and its Web design training, students are prepared to seek entry-level jobs like interactive designer, animator, and computer artist.
Students who complete the Bachelor’s Degree program have by graduation completed advanced coursework and have developed and managed larger and more complex projects. Many students also gain professional experience through internships, freelance work and/or real-life projects pursued through coursework, and are prepared to enter the workforce at a higher level. Graduates of the Web Design & Interactive Media program pursue entry-level positions as digital media producers, webmasters or creative directors, and project coordinators in fields such as law, medicine, education, corporate communications, film, and advertising, or might even start their own companies.
General Education
The core curriculum and electives in the General Education Department complement the technical training our students receive and infuse that training with a broader canvas of knowledge and creative thought. The content of these courses is designed to provide critical thinking and a framework for learning for students in all programs of study.
The General Education Department also aims to enhance technical studies by stimulating the imagination, provoking each student’s innate curiosity, and encouraging students to embark on a lifetime of independent learning and exploration of technical disciplines, the humanities, and our culture. The courses foster the intellectual and aesthetic growth of students and instill in them a respect for human values.
