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Duluth Campus
Graphic Design B.F.A.UMD Art and Design, Dept of
School of Fine Arts
The graphic design profession uses the creative process and technology to communicate ideas and messages. Delivery of the message can be multidimensional, print and screen based, interactive, involve sound and motion, and be real or virtual. Graphic design involves type and language, abstract and figurative imagery, concept, technology, and craft.
The discipline takes place within commercial, academic, and institutional contexts in the private and public realms and allows individuals to enter a rewarding profession that demands creativity and vision.
Acknowledging the interdisciplinary nature of the profession, the Department of Art and Design takes advantage of its position as a department in the School of Fine Arts to provide students with the opportunity to gain firsthand experience of all the arts in a manner that is possible in only a small percentage of universities nationwide. To qualify for this program, pre-graphic design students must pass a portfolio review (ART 0901) during the second semester of their freshman year.
Department Honors Requirements: Candidates, nominated by art and design department faculty, receive honors for distinguished achievement demonstrated in part by projects and portfolios completed in Senior Design Studio I and II (ART 4922 and 4933).
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
Students must pass portfolio review. The review occurs approximately the seventh week of spring semester each year by the graphic design faculty. Advanced placement students may be eligible for a portfolio review during the week before the start of fall semester. After completion of at least 9 credits of pre-graphic design requirement ART core courses, students must submit a portfolio of work selected from the courses, and a specified writing sample for the review.
After admission to the graphic design major (passing the portfolio review), the coursework required for the program is sequential and takes a minimum of three years or six semesters (see sample plan). Transfer students and students who change their major to graphic design need to be aware of this time requirement to complete the program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Course (1 cr)
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Pre-Graphic Design Requirements (15 cr)
Note: ART 1010, 1011, 1012, and 1013 may be taken either semester of the first year. They are not sequential.
Graphic Art Portfolio Review (ART 0901) requires a 2.00 GPA overall and in art and art history courses.
ART 901 - Graphic Design Portfolio Review
(0.0 cr)
ART 1010 - Drawing I
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
ART 1011 - 2-D Design
(3.0 cr)
ART 1012 - 3-D Design
(3.0 cr)
ART 1013 - 2-D Digital Design
(3.0 cr)
ART 1900 - Visual Literacy
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements for the B.F.A. in graphic design include:
* Transfer credits must carry minimum grades of C.
* Attendance at two visual lectures per semester (fall and spring).
SFA Additional Liberal Education Requirement (3 cr)
One SFA course from outside the student's chosen major. MU 1xxx ensemble must be repeated once each semester for a total of 3 cr (ensemble may require audition).
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FA 1102 - Creating Art
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
MU 1001 - Introduction to Music
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
MU 1xxx
·
MU 2003 - Survey of American Music
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1001 - Introduction to Theatre Arts
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1111 - Introduction to Acting
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
Major Courses (39 cr)
ART 2905 - Design Technology I
(3.0 cr)
ART 2907 - Typography I
(3.0 cr)
ART 2911 - Graphic Design I
(3.0 cr)
ART 3937 - Typography II
(3.0 cr)
ART 3922 - Graphic Design II
(3.0 cr)
ART 3933 - Graphic Design III
(3.0 cr)
ART 4812 - Senior Seminar
(3.0 cr)
ART 2906 - Design Technology II
(3.0 cr)
ART 4907 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
ART 4908 - Interactive Design I
(3.0 cr)
ART 4909 - Interactive Design II
(3.0 cr)
ART 4922 - Senior Design Studio I
(3.0 cr)
ARTH 2901 - History of Graphic Design
(3.0 cr)
Studio Courses (18 cr)
Take 4 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ART 2100 - Painting I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2200 - Sculpture I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2400 - Ceramics I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2500 - Jewelry and Metals I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2014 - 3-D Digital Modeling and Fabrication
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2016 - Digital Arts: Mixed-Media Studio
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2030 - Digital Arts: Time-based Media
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3700 - Drawing II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2300 - Printmaking I: Intaglio, Relief
(3.0 cr)
or
ART 2301 - Printmaking I: Litho, Screen
(3.0 cr)
or
ART 2302 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1607 {Inactive}
[LE CAT10, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
or
ART 2600 - Photography I
(3.0 cr)
·
Upper Level Studio Electives
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 3xxx
·
ART 4xxx
Art History Electives (9 cr)
ARTH 1303 - History of World Art I
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 1304 - History of World Art II
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 1305 - History of World Art III
[HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 2xxx
·
ARTH 3xxx
Final Project (3 cr)
Students complete capstone design course ART 4933. Portfolio project addresses individual student needs, highlights design strengths for career placement. Instructors assessing the senior project maintain criteria used in the entry-level portfolio review rubric. Results are reflected in the grade.
ART 4933 - Senior Design Studio II
(3.0 cr)
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Course Equivalencies: | Art 4893/4922/4910 |
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