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Curriculum Guide Lines
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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
120 credit hours are required for a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. A minimum 66-81 of the 120 credit hours are to be in studio art and art history. This includes Departmental Requirements. Of these studio and art history credit hours, 27 credits are required for graduation in the Graphic Design concentration; at least 21 of those 27 concentration credit hours are to be at 300 level or above. A student may accumulate more than 27 credits in the Graphic Design concentration, but 27 is the minimum for graduation.
Graphic Design
Requirements-
B.F.A. Graphic Design Concentration:
FRESHMAN
YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER
ADR 1050 - Drawing
I (3 credits)
ADE 1200 - Design
I (3 credits)
A H 1110 - Survey
(VP) (3 credits)
Eng 1020 (BC) (4
credits)
UGE 1000 (1
credit)
14 credits
FRESHMAN
YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER
ADR 1060 - Drawing
II (3 credits)
ADE 1210 - Design
II (3 credits)
A H 1120 - Survey
(3 credits)
Gen. Ed. (1 course) (3-4 credits)
Intermediate Composition (IC) (3-4 credits)
15 -18
credits
*Math Competency to be completed by 30 credits
SOPHOMORE YEAR:
FIRST SEMESTER
AGD 2250 - Typography
(3 credits)
AIA 1610 - Drafting
(3 credits)
Dept. Req. (1 course) (3 credits)
Gen. Ed. (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
15-17 credits
SOPHOMORE YEAR:
SECOND SEMESTER
AGD 3250 - Graphic
Design I (3 credits)
Dept. Req. (2 courses) (6 credits)
Gen. Ed. (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
15-17 credits
*The following competencies must be completed by 60 credits: Basic Composition
(BC), Oral Communications (OC), Intermediate Composition (IC), Computer
Literacy (CL) English Proficiency, (EP) Critical Thinking (CT)
JUNIOR YEAR: FIRST
SEMESTER
AGD 4250 - Graphic
Design II (3 credits)
Dept. Req. (2 courses) (6 credits)
Gen. Ed. (2 courses) (6-8 credits)
15-17 credits
JUNIOR YEAR: SECOND
SEMESTER
AGD 5250 - Graphic
Design III (3 credits)
Dept. Req. (2 courses) (6 credits)
A H 5993 - Writing
Intensive (0 credits)
Gen. Ed. (1 course) (3-4 credits)
15-17 credits
SENIOR YEAR: FIRST
SEMESTER
AGD 5997 - Graphic
Design IV (3 credits)
PHI 3700 - Phil.
of Art (PL) (3 credits)
Gen. Ed. (1 course) (3-4 credits)
Academic and / or Art Elect. (1 course) (3-4 credits)
15-17 credits
SENIOR YEAR: SECOND
SEMESTER
AGD 5260 - Senior
Seminar (3 credits)
Acad. and/or Art Elect. (3-4 courses) (9-12 credits)
15-18 credits
The following courses
constitute the minimum of 21 credit hours at 3000 level or above required
for graduation:
AGD 4250 - Graphic
Design II: Word, Image and Visual Organization
AGD 5250 - Graphic
Design III: Complexity and Variety in Design
AGD 5997 - Graphic
Design IV: Systems, Series and Advanced Studies in Visual Communication
AGD 5260 - Senior
Seminar Graphic Design Elective(s)
Any of the following
courses can satisfy the Graphic Design Elective requirement These courses
can also be used to fulfill Academic and / or Art electives:
AGD 5700 - Special
Topics
AGD 5890 - Directed
Study
AGD 5990 - Field
Study (Internship)
AGD 6260 - Advanced
Design Concepts (Advertising)
AGD 6270 - Graphic
Design Practicum
AIN 3220 - Computer
Art
AID 6320 - History
of Industrial Design I
AID 6330 - History
of Industrial Design II
Electives: The
following courses from other design disciplines are recommended Academic
and/or Art Electives:
AFA 3400 - Clothing
and Culture
AID 3300 - Introduction
to Industrial Design
AID 3310 - Basic
Presentation (Industrial Design)
AIA 2600 - Interior
Concepts
AIA 2610 - Beginning
Interior Design Studio