Graphic Design, BA

57 credit hours

Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design requires the following courses:

Studio Foundation

ART 10600	Two-Dimensional (2-D) Design	3
ART 10800	Color Theory	3
ART 13000	Drawing I	3
ART 13600	Three-Dimensional (3-D) Design	3
ART 20900	Foundations Portfolio Review	0
GD 12000	Introduction to Graphic Design	3

Three credit hours selected from the following options:

ART 33000	Drawing II	3
ART 33100	Figure Drawing I	3

Art History

ARTH 22200	History of Western Art to 1300	3
ARTH 22400	History of Western Art from 1300	3
ARTH 36900	History of Graphic Design	3

Note: ARTH 22200 and ARTH 22400 may be used to satisfy the GE-Human Culture: Foreign Culture/Human Diversity [GE-CrsClt] requirements.

Art History Elective

Three credit hours selected from the following options: 

ARTH 36100	Twentieth-Century Art/Modern	3
ARTH 36200	Twentieth-Century Art/Contemporary	3
ARTH 36500	History of Photography	3

Specialization

DWD 10050	Web Design I	3
DWD 20050	Web Design II	3
GD 25000	Typography	3
GD 30600	Digital Imaging	3
GD 30800	Digital Illustration	3
GD 31000	Print Design and Production	3
GD 32200	Motion Graphics	3

Capstone

ART 40000

Senior Seminar

3

The Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design also requires the following:

• A three-credit hour DAN, MUS, or TA course to satisfy the GE-Human Culture: Arts requirement.

• Passing scores on periodic assessments of program-level student learning outcomes, including the Foundations Portfolio Review (upon completion of ART 10600, ART 10800, ART 13000, and ART 13600, and GD 12000). 

• Enrollment in GD 10200 each semester of full-time enrollment, excluding the semester of internship/student teaching.

Study abroad courses may satisfy degree requirements with permission of the dean. Students should consult their advisor.