Graphic Design

Design: Senior Studio course (ART4432) with a non-credit senior thesis and exhibition requirement. The course is completed in the fall semester of the student’s final year of study. In order to enroll in the course students must have the permission of the course instructor and have already successfully completed the core courses (ART1401, ART1407, ART2402, ART2403, ART2432, and ART2433). Through the Capstone Experience, students refine a personal portfolio in preparation for entrance into professional practice. Students choose a thesis topic in their area of interest and a faculty advisor in Graphic Design: Senior Studio. Students then meet with their advisor throughout their senior year to discuss progress on the thesis project. In April of their senior year, students present their projects formally before a panel of art faculty. Students are assessed on the quality of their work, process book and their presentation. Student achievement is evaluated through critique.

B.F.A. IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Requirements for Major:

ART1204 History of Western Art (AI-A) (VCI) ART1401 Drawing I (AI-A) (VCI) ART1407 Visual Language for Design and Communication (AI-A) (VCI) ART2215 Modern Art (AI-A) (VCI) ART2402 Drawing II (AI-A) (VCI) ART2403 Design and Composition (AI-A) (VCI) ART2411 Introduction to Printmaking (AI-A) (VCI) ART2432 Poster and Information Design ART2433 3D Form Studies (AI-A) (VCI) ART2443 Digital Photography I: New Technologies in Photography ART3402 Interactive Design ART3403 Drawing III: Advanced Projects ART3431 Motion Graphics and Digital Animation ART3432 Package and Publication Design ART3433 Open Projects ART4432 Graphic Design III: Senior Studio ART4194/ ART4195 Internship I and II Non-credit B.F.A. thesis project and exhibition

MINOR IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Requirements for Minor:

ART1401 Drawing I (AI-A) (VCI) ART1407 Visual Language for Design and Communication (AI-A) (VCI) ART2403 Design and Composition (AI-A) (VCI) ART2432 Poster and Information Design* And two of the following: ART2443 Digital Photography I: New Technologies in Photography ART3402 Interactive Design ART3431 Motion Graphics and Digital Animation ART3432 Package and Publication Design *Graphic design minors are not required to take

ART2402 Drawing II

RECOMMENDED MINORS

The department recommends that, if possible, graphic design majors complete a minor program in another department. Although any department is relevant, minors in photography, communication and media studies, or marketing are particularly useful. See respective department listings for minor requirements.

MINOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Requirements for Minor:

ART2213 Daguerreotypes to Digital Prints: The History of Photography (AI-A) (VCI) (DM) ART2413 Photography I (AI-A) (VCI)

or

ART2443 Digital Photography I: New Technologies in Photography ART3412 Photography II: Idea and Image ART3531 Stories in Motion ART4412 Photography III: Pixel to Page: Advanced Photography Projects