Graphic Design Major, BFA in Graphic Design

Complete:

• GRDS 101 - Graphic Design Foundation Studio I
• GRDS 102 - Graphic Design Foundation Studio II
• GRDS 103 - Graphic Design Foundation Studio III
• ARTH 172 - Western Art: Ancient through Medieval *
• ARTH 173 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary *

A. Complete:

• GRDS 150 - The Idea of Design *

• Note: This course is required for application to portfolio review.

B. Complete (in sequence):

• GRDS 255 - Beginning Typography
• GRDS 256 - Interaction Design
• GRDS 271 - Beginning Graphic Design I
• GRDS 272 - Beginning Graphic Design II
• GRDS 355 - Advanced Typography
• GRDS 371 - Intermediate Graphic Design I
• GRDS 372 - Intermediate Graphic Design II
• GRDS 452 - Graphic Design Professional Seminar
• GRDS 471 - Advanced Graphic Design
• GRDS 472 - Graphic Design Capstone *

C. Complete (portfolio review):

• GRDS 200 - Graphic Design Portfolio Review

D. Complete 7 hours:

• GRDS 444 - Graphic Design Directed Research

• or

• GRDS 444R - Graphic Design Directed Research

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• GRDS 451 - Graphic Design Practicum

A. Complete 9 hours:

• GRDS 425 - Special Topics in Graphic Design

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• GRDS 444 - Graphic Design Directed Research

• and/or

• GRDS 444R - Graphic Design Directed Research

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• GRDS 452 - Graphic Design Professional Seminar
• GRDS 491 - Foreign Study
• GRDS 493 - Independent Study

• Note: Appropriate courses in other departments may be substituted with the approval of student’s assigned advisor.

A. Select 12 hours from list below:

• any 200-level or above Two-Dimensional Arts
• any 200-level or above Three-Dimensional Arts
• any 200-level or above Four-Dimensional Arts

A. Select 3 hours:

• any upper-division art history electives (ARTH)

A. Complete (6 hours)*:

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I *
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II * (or their equivalent)

B. Communicating Through Writing (3 hours)*:

• any WC course from the university general education

C. Quantitative Reasoning (6-7 hours)*:

• any two QR courses from the university general education list 

D. Natural Sciences (7-8 hours)*:

• any two NS courses from the university general education list (at least one with a laboratory)

E. Social Sciences (6 hours)*:

• any two SS courses from the university general education list 

F. Cultures and Civilizations (6 hours)*:

• any intermediate foreign language sequence or intermediate intensive course from the university general education list or 2 courses from the Cultures and Civilizations courses on the university general education list.

* Meets University General Education Requirement.