B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Graphic Design - BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
CIP 50.0702
ACCREDITED BY: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Total Curriculum Requirements1 (120 hrs)
University Studies Requirements (35-38 hrs)
(See Academic Degrees and Programs.)
University Studies selections must include:
- Global Awareness, Cultural Diversity and the World’s Artistic Traditions
ART 211 A Survey of Art from Antiquity to the Baroque
- University Studies Elective
ART 212 A Survey of Art from the Enlightenment to the Present
Core Courses (35 hrs)
- ART 100T Transitions
- ART 101 Drawing I: Introduction to Drawing
- ART 111 Studio Practice
- ART 112 Studio Research
- ART 201 Drawing II: Life Drawing
- ART 298 Mid-Degree Review Seminar
- ART 350 Introduction to Graphic Design I: Digital Art
- ART 498 B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition
- Two of the following:
- ART 300 Drawing III
- ART 330 Introduction to Painting I
- ART 379 Introduction to Printmaking I
- ART 382 Introduction to Photography
- ART 385 Moving Image: Screen1
- ART 393 Special Topics in 2-D
- ART 397 Introduction to Bookbinding and Artist Books1
- ART 438 Moving Image: Gallery/Intermedia1
- Two of the following:
- ART 309 Introduction to Metalsmithing I
- ART 310 Introduction to Woodworking I
- ART 360 Introduction to Sculpture
- ART 362 Digital Sculpture
- ART 370 Introduction to Ceramics I
- ART 385 Moving Image: Screen1
- ART 394 Special Topics in 3-D
- ART 397 Introduction to Bookbinding and Artist Books1
- ART 438 Moving Image: Gallery/Intermedia1
- One of the following:
- ART 315 Greek and Roman Art
- ART 316 Medieval Art
- ART 318 Renaissance Art
- ART 319 Baroque Art
- ART 328 Nineteenth-Century Art
- ART 329 Art from 1900 to 1960
- ART 420 Special Topics in Art History
- ART 425 Art of Asia
- ART 430 Contemporary Art, 1960 to the Present
- ART 491 Special Problems in Art History
Graphic Design Track Core Courses (24 hrs)
- ART 351 Graphic Design II: Type and Image
- ART 352 Graphic Design III: Layout and Introduction to Design Systems
- ART 358 History of Modern Design
- ART 451 Graphic Design IV: System Design
- ART 452 Graphic Design V: Senior Portfolio
- ART 551 Graphic Design VI
and
Two of the following:
- ART 353 Web Design
- ART 354 Illustration
- ART 355 User Interface Design
- ART 357 Motion Graphics
Studio Art Track Courses (15 hrs)
Studio electives to be selected in consultation with advisor.
May substitute one Studio ART course with one of the following:
- JMC 394 Introduction to Advertising or
- MKT 360 Principles of Marketing
Unrestricted Electives (8-11 hrs)
Total Curriculum Requirements2 (120 hrs)
1 ART 385, 397, 438 can either be taken for one or the other sequence of two courses. They cannot count for both.
2 The baccalaureate degree is not awarded automatically upon completion of any required number of courses or units of credit. The progress and status of students in the program is regularly assessed through reviews. All students are required to register for ART 298 the semester after they complete 21 studio credit hours of ART courses. After passing ART 298, students may form a B.F.A. jury and track in the B.F.A. requirements. A final review, ART 498, is conducted by B.F.A. jury in conjunction with fulfilling the senior B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition requirement. B.F.A. students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the area of Graphic Design.