BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN CURRICULUM
Suggested Curriculum | 2022-2023 Academic Year | |||||||||
FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
ART 1101 | Drawing 1 | 3 | ART 1111 | Drawing 2 | 3 | |||||
ART 1651 | Visual Literacy | 3 | ART 1501 | 3-D Design | 3 | |||||
DSGN 1201 | Intro Visual Communication Design | 3 | DSGN 1101 | Photography & Communication | 3 | |||||
TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience Course | 3 | DSGN 1301 | Typography | 3 | |||||
ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | CAMS 1301 | Presentational Speaking | 3 | |||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
ART 22x1 | Painting 1 or Watercolor | 3 | ART 33x1 | Print & Paper 1 or 2 | 3 | |||||
DSGN 2801 | Design for Social Change* | 3 | DSGN 2601 | Design Research Methods* | 3 | |||||
DSGN 3701 | User Interface Design* | 3 | DSGN 3401 | Packaging & Identity Design* | 3 | |||||
Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | TECH 1421 | Web Design | 3 | ||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
ART 2601 | Art History 1 | 3 | ART 2611 | Art History 2 | 3 | |||||
DSGN 2401 | Narrative Structures* | 3 | ART 2801 | Book Arts* | 3 | |||||
DSGN 3551 | Advertising Design* | 3 | DSGN 2651 | History of Graphic Design* | 3 | |||||
DSGN 4601 | Professional Practices in Design* | 3 | DSGN 3501 | Persuasive Design* | 3 | |||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
ART 4901 | Senior Capstone in Art and Design | 3 | DSGN 4921 | Internship or Elective | 3 | |||||
DSGN 4201 | Advanced Visual Communication Design* | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours = 120 | |||||||||
* Course offered every other year | ||||||||||
Distribution Requirements for this BFA degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
• 3 Humanities • 1 Fine Art • 1 Mathematics/Statistics • 1 Natural Science • 1 Social Science |
BA GRAPHIC DESIGN CURRICULUM
Suggested Curriculum | 2022-2023 Academic Year | |||||||||
FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | |||||||||
YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
ART 1101 | Drawing 1 | 3 | ART 1111 | Drawing 2 | 3 | |||||
ART 1651 | Visual Literacy | 3 | ART 1501 | 3-D Design | 3 | |||||
DSGN 1201 | Intro Visual Communication Design | 3 | DSGN 1101 | Photography & Communication | 3 | |||||
TREX 1001 | Transitions Experience Course | 3 | CAMS 1301 | Presentational Speaking | 3 | |||||
ENGL 1221 | Writing Seminar | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | ||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
ART 22x1 | Painting 1 or Watercolor | 3 | DSGN 2401 | Narrative Structures* | 3 | |||||
DSGN 1301 | Typography | 3 | TECH 1421 | Web Design | 3 | |||||
Modern Language | 3 | Modern Language | 3 | |||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
YEAR 3 | ||||||||||
ART 2601 | Art History 1 | 3 | ART 2611 | Art History 2 | 3 | |||||
ART 33x1 | Print & Paper 1 or 2 | 3 | ART 2801 | Book Arts* | 3 | |||||
DSGN 2601 | Design Research Methods* | 3 | DSGN 3501 | Persuasive Design* | 3 | |||||
DSGN 3401 | Packaging & Identity Design* | 3 | Diverse Cultures Seminar | 3 | ||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Distribution Requirement | 3 | |||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
YEAR 4 | ||||||||||
ART 4901 | Senior Capstone in Art and Design | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
DSGN 4601 | Professional Practices in Design* | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
Distribution Requirement | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
15 | 15 | |||||||||
This should be used as a guide only. Semester offerings are subject to change. | Minimum Required Hours = 120 | |||||||||
* Course offered every other year | ||||||||||
Distribution Requirements for this BA degree - see Degree Works for details | ||||||||||
• 4 Humanities • 1 Fine Art • 1 Mathematics/Statistics • 1 Natural Science • 2 Social Sciences |