Artist Credit:
Kate Wruszak - Alumni
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Design - Graphic Design

Minneapolis is known for its summer and winter outdoor activities. It's also known as the "land of ten thousand lakes," so there's plenty of beautiful scenery to keep the 2.8 million residents of this city captivated year-round.

Programs Offered:

• Advertising
• Baking & Pastry
• Culinary Arts
• Culinary Management
• Design Management
• Fashion & Retail Management
• Graphic Design
• Hospitality Management
• Interior Design
• Interior Planning with AutoCAD
• Media Arts & Animation
• Photography
• The Art of Cooking
• Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
• Web Design & Interactive Media

Advertising inquire now!
Advertising is a creative profession within the commercial realm. In the Advertising program, you'll study art direction, copywriting, and account supervision - and you'll learn both the creative and business side of advertising. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as account manager, copywriter, or assistant art director.

Baking & Pastry inquire now!
In the Baking & Pastry program, you'll gain hands-on baking skills. Emphasis is placed on fundamental pastry and bread-baking techniques, in addition to all-purpose baking, desserts, cake decoration, and pastry arts. To complement your culinary techniques, you'll learn critical thinking and business essentials. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as line cook and pantry cook (garde manger).

Culinary Arts inquire now!
In the Culinary Arts program, you'll gain practical experience in the kitchen while studying the business of cost control, sanitation and safety, menu and beverage management, nutrition, and kitchen management. You'll learn to produce food quickly and in quantity while working with others.

Culinary Management inquire now!
In the Culinary Management program, you'll focus on communications, training, leadership, management, accounting, marketing, financial management, and employee relations. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as restaurant manager or catering manager in restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships, and banquet facilities.

Design Management inquire now!
In the Design Management program, you'll study studio design, general education, business, management and technology. You'll learn to work as a team member as you fine-tune both your creative and business skills. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as production assistant in a design studio or in-house creative department, marketing assistant for a corporation or interior design firm, or assistant traffic manager for an advertising agency or magazine.

Fashion & Retail Management inquire now!
The Fashion & Retail Management program teaches you to develop, analyze, and implement sales strategies - including buying and merchandising practices, inventory control, and cost analysis. You'll also learn about coordinating runway shows, sales consultation, and working with manufacturers' representatives. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as retail and wholesale sales, stylist, management trainee, and visual merchandiser.

Graphic Design inquire now!
In the Graphic Design program, you'll study design, typography, and color theory. Industry-specific software is utilized to help you learn to create everything from logos and posters to packaging, Web sites, and corporate identity packages. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as advertising designer, computer artist, freelance artist, graphic designer, or layout artist.

Hospitality Management inquire now!
The Hospitality Management program prepares you for positions in hotels and restaurants by providing a foundation in business and management skills. Coursework emphasizes problem solving and communication skills that will help a manager to better understand the ever-changing professional food service and hospitality management industry. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as restaurant manager or catering manager in restaurants, cruise ships, and banquet facilities.

Interior Design inquire now!
In the Interior Design program, you'll study the design, safety, and usability issues of creating the spaces that we live, work, and play within. Coursework focuses on space planning, traffic patterns, and the colors, surfaces, and furnishings that make surroundings comfortable and livable. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as draftsperson, facilities planner, interior designer/decorator, or space planner.

Interior Planning with AutoCAD inquire now!
The Interior Planning with AutoCAD program begins with coursework in interior planning and construction, and moves on to lettering, line work, drafting principles, codes specification, and reference materials. Courses are also devoted to Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) which uses the power of the computer and advanced software to expand productivity. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level positions such as draftsperson, plans checker, planner, detailer, or designer.

Media Arts & Animation inquire now!
In the Media Arts & Animation program, you'll develop a strong foundation in drawing, design, and illustration in order to produce traditional 2-D formats. Then you'll move into computer generated 3-D formats that make characters and objects come alive. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as animator, computer animator, digital media producer, special effects artist, background designer, computer artist, layout artist, or video game artist.

Photography inquire now!
The Photography program teaches you composition, lighting, and equipment use. Darkroom techniques, color, and design are explored both on location and in a studio. You'll develop business skills as you fine-tune your eye for detail. Both digital and film will be utilized. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as commercial photographer, digital photographer, industrial photographer, photo lab technician, or photojournalist.

The Art of Cooking inquire now!
In the Art of Cooking program, you'll focus on cooking skills, baking, pastry, and American regional cuisine. You'll learn plating and presentation as you build upon your cooking experience. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as line cook or pantry cook.

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics inquire now!
The Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program helps you to learn how to use your creativity to produce attention-grabbing communication design for film, television, and the Web. Visual effects are responsible for movie trailers, opening film credits, television commercials, animated network identities, and short promos. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as production assistant, assistant designer, visual effect specialist, or broadcast design assistant.

Web Design & Interactive Media inquire now!
In the Web Design & Interactive Media (formerly Interactive Media Design) program, you'll focus on interface design, interactivity, visual design, database design, dynamic Web content design, technology, and information design and employ creative solutions across all Web-related mediums. You'll learn skills that will enable you to create accessible, engaging interactions via Web sites and other interactive mediums. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment in positions such as interactive designer, animator, special effects artist, and computer artist.

The Art Institutes International Minnesota
15 South 9th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3137