This program prepares students for highly skilled positions in the insurance industry, such as claims adjuster, examiner, investigator, salesperson, legal support worker or insurance underwriter. Course offerings include personal insurance, property and liability insurance, commercial insurance and ethics, among others.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of this program students will demonstrate coherent and comprehensive understanding of various types of insurance products, including personal, property and liability, and commercial insurance.

Graphic Design program is a comprehensive study of the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to research, conceptualize, prototype and implement all aspects of graphic design projects in a variety of modern visual communication media.

The required coursework begins with the first semester focused on Design Technologies, during which the students learn the foundations of the design toolset, including the history of its development, its modern applications and the skills required to use those tools in their own projects. The second semester focuses on a wide set of Design Methodologies currently in use in the design industry. The students start exploring Web and digital design as possible media for their work. The third semester is focused on designing for User Experience and allows students to practice a more holistic approach to their designs taking into consideration the medium, the goals, the needs of the target audience, and the implications to all stakeholders. The fourth and final semester is centered around Professional Practices. Students will learn how to work collaboratively on real-world design challenges, manage their design practice and showcase their skills in a portfolio.

The main goal of the program is to prepare the students for the next step in their design career, whether it’s an entry-level design position or a transfer to continue their studies.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of the Graphic Design program, students will be able to effectively apply appropriate skills and methodologies to all stages of a visual design project, and develop an effective portfolio for transfer or entry-level employment in the design and visual communication industry.

Geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), global positioning system (GPS), and digital cartography, are used to capture, store, manage, analyze, and visualize geospatial information related to locations on Earth's surface. These technologies are used to combine various types of geospatial information in a digital environment, and are widely used in our daily life, at government agencies, and in almost every industry. Through this program, students will develop an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of geospatial technologies, and gain the skills needed to construct high-quality applications.

The program in Film Production will provide hands-on instruction in filmmaking/digital video production. This encompasses creative and logistical production, directing, editing, cinematography, and audio, as well as techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos, and the planning and management of film/video operations. All of the production classes infuse theory into and through the course products.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of the program students will produce film projects of high quality, congruent with films accepted into high profile film festivals. Students will become proficient in the use of the latest technology including High Definition (HD) and 4K formats. Students will gain significant exposure to the industry and film professionals and develop a network to support their career in film production.

Fashion merchandising students learn and experience each step of the development, promotion, and sales of fashion and lifestyle product lines. Fashion trends are identified and analyzed in order to understand the direction of product development, the positioning in the marketplace, the importance of proper sales representation via visual presentation, advertising, public relations, and social media in the fashion cycle from initial concept to brick-n-mortar and e-commerce sales.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and assess the marketable trends in fashion and lifestyle product lines for all target markets; understand the logistics from fashion production to wholesale, retail, and resale; develop pre-and-post promotional activities necessary to launch brands/private labels in order to maintain success in the local and global marketplace; utilize critical thinking in solving design, sales or promotional issues; have the ability to utilize software applicable to promotional needs, and understand the working relationship between designers and marketers. Additionally, students will have skills pertinent to successfully enter third-year college fashion programs, advance in management positions, or enter major retail executive buying/ management training programs.

Fashion design students develop skills in design communication, including preliminary sketching, technical flat sketching, illustration, and usage of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and CAD software. Skills in draping, pattern-drafting from draping and body measurements, and basic sewing skills to advanced construction are developed in order to create sample garments for production and sales.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate the ability to channel their creativity into marketable fashion and lifestyle product lines, understanding the various design challenges - fit, textile fabrications, cost, sizing, design editing, aesthetics - for various target markets; understand production to wholesale and retail in order to meet consumer needs while creating forward trend directions. Program electives bridge communication with fashion merchandising concepts, ensuring creativity and marketability. Students develop an awareness of art, visual communication, global culture, computer technology, and business in the design process. Additionally, students will have skills pertinent to successfully enter third-year college fashion design programs, translate their internship experiences into positions at small to large-scale design firms, or create their own design line.

Ethnic Studies is the interdisciplinary critical and comparative study of race and ethnicity, focusing on the experiences of African American, Native American/Indigenous, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Chicana/o/x/Latina/o/x populations. Ethnic Studies provides an intersectional and critical lens for studying racial, ethnic, gender and class identities, and for interrogating structural racism, power, knowledge, and racialization in culture, politics, economy, and law. Drawing from the intellectual traditions of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities, students of Ethnic Studies attain an understanding of the historical legacies and contemporary manifestations of racism, discrimination, inequity, and movements for social justice.  Through culturally responsive pedagogy, students of Ethnic Studies gain cultural competency and are exposed to perspectives and methods informed by a deep commitment to social justice, cross-cultural collaboration, liberation from systems of oppression, and social and institutional transformation.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

1. Analyze and articulate concepts such as race and racism, racialization, ethnicity, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self- determination, liberation, decolonization, sovereignty, imperialism, settler colonialism, and anti-racism as analyzed in any one or more of the following: Native American Studies, African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Latina and Latino American Studies;

2. Articulate how historical forces shape constructions of race and ethnicity, and the impact of those constructions on African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinx Americans, and/or Native Americans at particular points in time;

3. Articulate significant questions and demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between political, economic, and social dimensions of race and ethnicity and their relationship to institutions and systems of power;

4. Analyze significant questions about the relationship between cultural expressions and efforts to maintain, resist and/or transform privilege and oppression;

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the connections between cultural expression and power/privilege;

6. Articulate an understanding of the factors surrounding the emergence of identity, resistance and protest in contesting racial and ethnic marginalization;

7. Critically compare expressions of resistance among different groups or at different points in time and examine their impact;

8. Describe and actively engage with anti-racist and anti-colonial issues and the practices and movements in Native American, African American, Asian American, and Latinx communities.

The Environmental Science Program is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course of study that presents an overview of ecological issues from a scientific perspective. With a broad foundation across the natural sciences, the coursework examines the interrelated nature of environmental systems. This program is designed to equip students with the skills and tools to successfully use the scientific method while studying and solving environmental problems.

Pursue your dream of owning your own salon business, and enjoy the freedom, flexibility, and financial rewards that come from developing entrepreneurial skill sets. You will learn how to build your own clientele, secure business permits and leases and rental agreements, file business taxes, and understand important labor laws and hiring practices.

Learn all aspects of operating a salon, and write a business plan designed to support your startup efforts across product and service offerings, marketing strategy and implementation, operations, organization and management, financial projections, and more. Santa Monica College faculty are seasoned business owners and salon professionals equipped to deliver practical training and business strategies that will help you establish a solid foundation and growth plan for your salon business.

This program provides students the opportunity to develop the skills needed to analyze business issues and explore their own entrepreneurial vision as they produce a thorough business plan. The coursework leads to a strong foundation in entrepreneurship. SMC collaborates with the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE).

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate coherent and comprehensive analyses of business issues, identify and resolve ethical dilemmas in the domestic and global business environment, and produce a thorough written business plan.