Catalog 2021-2022

Bachelor of Arts in Design

The B.A. in Design is a traditional liberal arts degree paired with demanding and broadly based design curricula. The B.A. affords students the ability to focus their education in design and complement their study with an additional concentration/major in advertising, museum studies, business, technology, or other fine arts disciplines and areas of specialization. The program provides the knowledge, skills, and experience in established, new and emerging technologies both digital and analogue as well as developing the skills and capacity for design thinking, design research, and social innovation needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Degree Requirements

Foundations

ART 102Foundations: Drawing

4

ART 104Foundations: 2-D Design

4

ART 110Foundations: Digital Arts

4

ART 305Graphic Design I

4

ART 309Typography

4

Total Credit Hours:20
 

History/Theory

ART 281History of Graphic Design

4

ART 283Design Thinking

2

Total Credit Hours:6

Design Electives

Twelve-credits from the following:
ART 318Graphic Design II

4

ART 319Typography II

4

ART 320Graphic Design Portfolio Studio

4

ART 322Branding and Packaging Design

4

ART 329Graphic Design III

4

ART 371Fabrication Design I

4

ART 401Special Projects

1-6

ART 411Internship

1-4

ART 429Graphic Design IV

4

ART 471Fabrication Design II

4

COM 315Web Design

4

COM 375Critical Media Practice

4

COM 383Advertising Creative Direction

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 38

A minimum "C" must be earned in all major coursework.