Visual Communication Design Major

(84 credits)

Art History Courses (12 credits)

A 204 Art History: Prehistoric through Late Antiquity
A 205 Art History: Middle Ages through Renaissance
A 206 Art History: Baroque through Contemporary

Foundations Courses (16 credits)

A115 Beginning Design: 2-D
A116 Beginning Design: 3-D
A119 Digital Presentation for Artists
A130 Beginning Drawing

Introductory Courses, 200-Level (12 credits)

A220 Intro to Typography
A222 Digital Images
A260 Basic Photography

Professional Support Courses (8 credits)

required:
A429 Portfolio & Professional Practices

plus, select one:
A315w Intermediate Design: 2D
A316 Intermediate Design: 3D
A406w History of Graphic Design

Upper Division Courses (36 credits)

required:
A320 Graphic Design: Process & Theory
A321 Graphic Design: Form & Communication
A322 Graphic Design: Contemporary Issues

plus choose two sequences from the following:
A323 Interactive Media: Web Structure and Communication
A324 Interactive Media: Applied
A325 Interactive Media: Contemporary Issues

A326 Time-Based Media: Video
A327 Time-Based Media: Animation
A328 Time-Based Media: Contemporary Issues

A420 Print Design: Systems & Techniques
A421 Print Design: Expressive & Structural Design
A422 Print Design: Presentation & Contemporary Issues