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Graphic Design, B.F.A.

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Course Requirements for Major

Graphic Design Courses: 27 Credit Hours

ARG 147 Introduction to Graphic Design 3 credit hours
ARG 243 Introduction to Video 3 credit hours
or
ARG 246 Introduction to Animation 3 credit hours
ARG 247 Typography 3 credit hours
ARG 446 Integrative Design 3 credit hours
ARG 330 User Experience/User Interface Design 3 credit hours
ARG 347 Corporate Identity 3 credit hours
ARG 348 Publication Design 3 credit hours
ARG 442 Information Design 3 credit hours
ARG 448 Graphic Design Internship 3 credit hours

Supportive Courses in Art: 40 Credit Hours

ART 105 Foundations I: Core Concepts 3 credit hours
ART 107 Foundations II: Core Concepts 3 credit hours
ART 109 Foundations III: Drawing Concepts 3 credit hours
ART 111 Foundations IV: Digital Concepts 3 credit hours
ART 116 Introduction to Digital Photography 3 credit hours
ART 119 Introduction to Printmaking 3 credit hours
ART 121 Introduction to Sculpture 3 credit hours
Approved Art Studio Electives 12 credit hours
ART 395 Portfolio 3 credit hours
ART 495 Senior Exhibition 1 credit hours

Select one of the following: 3 Credit Hours

(may not double count)

ART 101 Introduction to Ceramics 3 credit hours
ART 113 Jewelry Making I 3 credit hours
ART 115 Introduction to Painting 3 credit hours
ART 118 Introduction to Book Arts 3 credit hours
ART 432 Materials and Methods - Strategies for Teaching Art 3 credit hours

Art and Design History Courses: 12 Credit Hours

ARH 246 History of Graphic Design 3 credit hours
ARH 435 Visual Culture 3 credit hours

Select two (2) courses from the following: 6 Credit Hours

ARH 230 Non-Western Topics 3 credit hours
ARH 240 Ancient Art 3 credit hours
ARH 242 Film Study and Analysis 3 credit hours
ARH 244 Renaissance to Modern Art 3 credit hours
ARH 440 Late Twentieth-Century Art 3 credit hours
ARH 445 History of Photography 3 credit hours

Cognate Requirements: 9 Credit Hours

TSC 101 Fundamentals Of Speech Communication 3 credit hours

Select two (2) courses from the following: 6 Credit Hours

(may not double count)

BAM 201 Business Communications 3 credit hours
CIS 460 Web Development 3 credit hours
COM 245 Communications Theory 3 credit hours
COM 352 History Of The Mass Media 3 credit hours
ENG 211 Rhetoric 3 credit hours
ENG 342 Advanced Fiction Workshop 3 credit hours
MKT 310 Marketing Principles And Cases 3 credit hours
PHI 220 Introduction To Ethics 3 credit hours
RST 305 Theological Ethics 3 credit hours
SOC 111 Introduction To Sociology 3 credit hours
SOC 113 Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours
Any World Language

Total for Major: 88 Credit Hours

Liberal Arts: 22-23 Credit Hours

General Electives: 9-10 Credit Hours

Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Other Requirements

All Art and Graphic Design majors must successfully complete the Faculty Critique process beginning in the sophomore year.
All Bachelor of Fine Arts students must complete a one-person exhibition.
Graphic Design majors must earn a grade of “C-” or better in all art and art history courses.
Any student wishing to continue in sequential art courses must have earned a grade of “C-” or better in all designated prerequisites.

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