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 120 | Foundations: Research and Practice I | 4 |
| ART 130 | Foundations: Art in Context I | 2 |
| ART 140 | Foundations: Methods and Inquiry I | 2 |
| ART 150 | Foundations: Creative Technologies I | 2 |
| ART 155 | Foundations: Creative Technologies II | 2 |
| ART 160 | Foundations: Research and Practice II | 4 |
| ART 170 | Foundations: Art in Context II | 2 |
| ART 180 | Foundations: Methods and Inquiry II | 2 |
| ART 190 | Foundations: Portfolio Review | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Design
Design Elective
One of the following:
History and Theory
| ART 281 | History of Graphic Design | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Capstone
| ART 320 | Design Portfolio | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 48
A minimum "C" must be earned in all major coursework.