Graphic design SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION ARTS UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
B.F.A. DEGREE
GRDS GRDS GRDS GRDS GRDS GRDS ITGM ITGM
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application DSGN 102 Design II: 3-D Form in Space DSGN 105 Visual Design Systems — Studio elective
GRAPHIC DESIGN
DIGITAL PUBLISHING
30 hours
201 Introduction to Graphic Design 205 Typography I: Anatomy, Form and Space 285 Graphic Design Media Management 348 Graphic Design Studio I: Idea Visualization 358 Production for Print and Digital Environments 384 Web Design * 267 Core Principles: Interactive Design * 357 Applied Principles: Interactive Web Design *
35 hours
* Choose one of these three courses.
B.A. DEGREE
VISUAL COMMUNICATION Concentration in GRAPHIC DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
164
25 hours
90 hours
45 hours
20 hours
180 hours
55 hours
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application — Studio elective General education ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II ARTH 207 20th-century Art CMPA 100 Survey of Computer Art Applications * CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications * COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas ENGL 123 Composition PHIL 301 Aesthetics — ARLH or ARTH elective — ARLH or ARTH elective — ENGL elective — ENGL elective — General education elective † — General education elective † — General education elective † — Mathematics/natural sciences elective † — Mathematics/natural sciences elective † — Social/behavioral sciences elective † — Social/behavioral sciences elective † Concentration GRDS 201 Introduction to Graphic Design GRDS 205 Typography I: Anatomy, Form and Space GRDS 229 History of Graphic Design GRDS 285 Graphic Design Media Management GRDS 348 Graphic Design Studio I: Idea Visualization GRDS 353 Typography II: Information and Media GRDS 358 Production for Print and Digital Environments GRDS 384 Web Design ‡ ITGM 267 Core Principles: Interactive Design ‡ ITGM 357 Applied Principles: Interactive Web Design ‡ — ADVE, ANIM, CLC, FILM, GRDS, ILLU, ITGM, MOME, PHOT, SCOM, SERV, SNDS or VSFX elective Additional electives — Free elective — Free elective — Free elective — Free elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Choose one of these two courses. † Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements. ‡ Choose one of these three courses. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
75 hours
15 hours
180 hours
General education ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II ARTH 207 20th-century Art CMPA 100 Survey of Computer Art Applications * CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications * COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas ENGL 123 Composition — ARLH or ARTH elective — ENGL elective — General education elective † — Mathematics/natural sciences elective † — Social/behavioral sciences elective † Major curriculum GRDS 201 Introduction to Graphic Design GRDS 205 Typography I: Anatomy, Form and Space GRDS 229 History of Graphic Design GRDS 285 Graphic Design Media Management GRDS 348 Graphic Design Studio I: Idea Visualization GRDS 353 Typography II: Information and Media GRDS 358 Production for Print and Digital Environments GRDS 384 Web Design ‡ GRDS 387 Interface Design GRDS 395 Graphic Design Entrepreneurship GRDS 400 Graphic Design Studio II: Systems Visualization GRDS 408 Graphic Design Portfolio ITGM 267 Core Principles: Interactive Design ‡ ITGM 357 Applied Principles: Interactive Web Design ‡ — ADVE, ANIM, CLC, FILM, GRDS, ILLU, ITGM, MOME, PHOT, SCOM, SERV, SNDS or VSFX elective — ADVE, ANIM, CLC, FILM, GRDS, ILLU, ITGM, MOME, PHOT, SCOM, SERV, SNDS or VSFX elective — ADVE, ANIM, CLC, FILM, GRDS, ILLU, ITGM, MOME, PHOT, SCOM, SERV, SNDS or VSFX elective Additional electives — Free elective — Free elective — Studio elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Choose one of these two courses. † Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements. ‡ Choose one of these three courses. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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