BFA Graphic design

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Bfa Degree REquirements

Foundation courses (48 CREDITS) For all concentrations

Core Courses (30 Credits) 

  • 50:080:102 Visual Fundamentals (3)
  • 50:080:103 Sculpture Foundations (3)
  • 50:080:221 Drawing I (3)
  • 50:080:225 Color Studies (3)
  • 50:080:264 Digital Photography I (3)
  • 50:080:279 Computer Animation I (3) or 50:080:280 Classical Animation (3)
  • 50:080:213 Graphic Design I (3)
  • 50:080:351 Painting I (3)
  • 50:080:214 Sculpture 1 (3)
  • 50:080:388 3D Modeling & Printing (3)

 

Critical + Practical Studies in the Arts Courses (6 credits) 
Select TWO classes from the following: 

  • 50:080:126 Conceptual Art (3)
  • 50:965:125 Introduction Video and Film (3)
  • 50:080:223 Figure Drawing (3)
  • 50:080:224 New Media Art (3)
  • 50:965:225 Video and Film Production (3)
  • 50:080:247 Intermedia (3)
  • 50:080:271 Printmaking (3)
  • 50:080:300 Art and Urban Sustainability (3)
  • 50:192: 301 Video Game Design (3) ((co-operated with Digital Studies Center—(suggested for animation)
  • 50:080:482 Singularity Art (3)
  • 50:080: _____Special Topics (in any art area) (3) (With permission of advisor)
  • 50:080:_____ _________________________ (With permission of advisor)

Art History Courses (12 credits) 
Must be taken face to face, online courses are reserved for non-majors

  • 50:082:101 Introduction to Art History I (3)
  • 50:082:102 Introduction to Art History II (3)
  • 50:082: 354 Contemporary Art (3)
  •  50:082:___ Art history course 200 level or higher (3)

graphic design Concentration (33 CREDITS)

  • 50:080:331 Graphic Design Studio II (3)
  • 50:080:332 Graphic Design Studio III (3)
  • 50:080:333 Typography (3)
  • 50:080:435 Typography II (3)
  • 50:080:437 Graphic Design Studio IV (3)
  • 50:080:439 Special Topics in GD (6)
  • 50:080:438 GD Capstone I (3)
  • 50:080:440 GD Capstone II (3)
  • 50:080:441 Professional Practice in GD (3)
  • 50:080:491 Electronic Arts Internship (3)