Catalog 2021-2022
CATALOG 2021-2022 / COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS / DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGN / GRAPHIC DESIGN / BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DESIGN
Bachelor of Arts in Design
The B.A. in Design is a traditional liberal arts degree paired with demanding and broadly based design curricula. The B.A. affords students the ability to focus their education in design and complement their study with an additional concentration/major in advertising, museum studies, business, technology, or other fine arts disciplines and areas of specialization. The program provides the knowledge, skills, and experience in established, new and emerging technologies both digital and analogue as well as developing the skills and capacity for design thinking, design research, and social innovation needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Degree Requirements
Foundations
ART 102 Foundations: Drawing 4
ART 104 Foundations: 2-D Design 4
ART 110 Foundations: Digital Arts 4
ART 305 Graphic Design I 4
ART 309 Typography 4
Total Credit Hours: 20
History/Theory
ART 281 History of Graphic Design 4
ART 283 Design Thinking 2
Total Credit Hours: 6
Design Electives
Twelve-credits from the following:
ART 318 Graphic Design II 4
ART 319 Typography II 4
ART 320 Graphic Design Portfolio Studio 4
ART 322 Branding and Packaging Design 4
ART 329 Graphic Design III 4
ART 371 Fabrication Design I 4
ART 401 Special Projects 1-6
ART 411 Internship 1-4
ART 429 Graphic Design IV 4
ART 471 Fabrication Design II 4
COM 315 Web Design 4
COM 375 Critical Media Practice 4
COM 383 Advertising Creative Direction 4
Total Credit Hours: 12
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 38
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A minimum "C" must be earned in all major coursework.