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Art and Design, BFA Web and User Experience Emphasis

66 credit hours

This emphasis of the BFA in Art & Design is comprised of the Art & Design BA core plus additional courses ensuring that students gain the necessary coding skills along with design, branding, and business practices associated with the field of Web Design. Students should expect to be challenged in each course as well as being provided opportunities to enhance their portfolios as they gain valuable skills needed to work in the industry. Students will learn to work with clients, embrace usability experience conventions, use HTML, CSS, & JavaScript to author websites, work with popular Content Management Systems, leverage frameworks and libraries, conduct independent research, and understand the role that digital marketing can make in their work.

Requirements

Major Coursework

24 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

AAD 10000Introduction to Art and Design

3
AAD 10050Web Design I

3
AAD 10600Design Foundations

3
AAD 13000Drawing I

3
AAD 136003D Design

3
AAD 20300Adobe Certification in Photoshop

3
AAD 20400Adobe Certification in Illustrator

3
AAD 35000Portfolio Review

3

Major Coursework Continued

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

AAD 14000Visual Storytelling

3
CINE 11000Video Production

3

Emphasis Coursework

27 credit hours of coursework from the following options: 

AAD 11000Programming Logic

3
AAD 11600Drag and Drop Web Design

3
AAD 25000Typography I

3
AAD 32200Motion Graphics

3
AAD 35500Visual Branding

3
AAD 36100Web Design II

3
AAD 36200Web Design III

3
AAD 36300Web Design IV

3
ARTH 36900History of Graphic Design

3

Art and Design Elective Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from any AAD, FBD, and / or GAM course not previously used as a requirement.

Practical Application Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

AAD 44001Art and Design Firm

3
CAH 44444Internship

1-6

Capstone Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following option:

AAD 41000Art and Design Capstone

3

Seminar Coursework

Zero credit hour course in which students are required to enroll every fall and spring semester from matriculation to degree conferral.

AAD 10200Art and Design Seminar

0

No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.

Note that certain courses are recommended to students in this program for satisfying General Education requirements. Students should consult with their advisor.