Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, B.A.

General Education Requirements - 41 Credit Hours

(Music and Fine Arts majors fulfill the two-hour Fine Arts elective through major study.)

Required Art Core - 21 Credit Hours

• ART 1013 - Foundations of Art & Design for Majors 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 1022 - Critical Thinking for Art Majors 2 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 1123 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 2213 - Painting I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 2513 - Digital Graphics I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 2813 - Art History I 3 Credit Hour(s) [Art History I may be taken as the Global Studies Elective in the General Education Requirements; in that case, it must be replaced here with a three-hour studio art course.]
• ART 2823 - Art History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)

Graphic Design Major Courses - 29 Credit Hours

• ART 2523 - Graphic Design I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3513 - Digital Graphics II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3523 - Graphic Design II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3543 - Multimedia I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3583 - Website Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3593 - Publication Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4512 - History of Graphic Design 2 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4523 - Typography 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4823 - Advanced Digital Graphics and Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
• JEM 3653 - Digital Photography 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective Courses in Graphic Design - 12 Credit Hours

Choose 4 from the list below. If ART 2813  is used as Global Studies elective, choose a fifth class from the list below to replace it.

• ART 2123 - Drawing II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3003 - Watercolor 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3123 - Ceramics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3143 - Crafts 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3153 - Sculpture 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3213 - Painting II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3713 - Digital Illustration 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4143 - Advanced Ceramics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4243 - Advanced Crafts 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4533 - Corporate Identity 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4543 - Multimedia II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4653 - Label and Package Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4713 - Internship in Art 3 Credit Hour(s)

Note:

* Twenty-three additional required credit hours are needed to meet the 126 total and the 42 upper-level

Sample Degree Plan

Graphic Art -Graphic Design 2012-2013