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Program name: | Graphic Design B.S. |
Sample Plan: | Graphic Design |
Total Credits: | 122.0 |
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
DES 1101W
- Introduction to Design Thinking : 4.0 cr
:
AH,
WI
GDES 1311
- Foundations: Drawing and Design in Two and Three Dimensions : 4.0 cr
LE
(LE Requirement)
:3.0 cr
Freshman Composition
:4.0 cr
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Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
GDES 1312
- Foundations: Color and Design in Two and Three Dimensions : 4.0 cr
GDES 1315
- Foundations: The Graphic Studio : 4.0 cr
AFRO 3204
- History of South Africa to 1910 : 3.0 cr
LE
(LE Requirement)
:4.0 cr
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 1101
- Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr
:
CIV
: 3.0 cr
GDES 2311
- Drawing and Illustration : 3.0 cr
GDES 2334
- Computer Applications I: Digital Composition for Design : 3.0 cr
LE
(LE Requirement)
:3.0 cr
|
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 18.0 cr
GDES 2345
- Typography : 4.0 cr
GDES 2385W
- Design and Factors of Human Perception : 4.0 cr
:
WI
GDES 3312
- Color and Form in Surface Design : 4.0 cr
GDES 2361
- Design Process: Photography : 3.0 cr
LE
(LE Requirement)
:3.0 cr
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Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
GDES 3351
- Text and Image : 3.0 cr
GDES 4131W
- History of Graphic Design : 4.0 cr
:
WI
GDES 4334
- Computer Applications II: Design for the Digital Environment : 3.0 cr
GDES 4352
- Design Process: Bookmaking : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3562W
- Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr
:
WI
: Preferred Course
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Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
: 3.0 cr
GDES 3352
- Identity and Symbols : 3.0 cr
GDES 3353
- Packaging and Display : 3.0 cr
LE
(LE Requirement)
:3.0 cr
LE
(LE Requirement)
:3.0 cr
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Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 4196
- Internship in Apparel Design : 1.0 cr
GDES 4345
- Advanced Typography : 4.0 cr
GDES 4354
- Graphic Design IV: Integrative Campaign : 4.0 cr
Elective
:3.0 cr
GDES 5341
- Interaction Design : 3.0 cr
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Year 4 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
GDES 4363
- Graphic Design Portfolio : 3.0 cr
GDES 4365W
- Graphic Design Senior Seminar : 3.0 cr
:
WI
LE
(LE Requirement)
:3.0 cr
GDES 5342
- Advanced Web Design : 3.0 cr
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