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Program name: | Graphic Design B.F.A. |
Sample Plan: | Graphic Design |
Total Credits: | 118.0 |
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
(Global Perspectives)
: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
LE
(Biological Sciences)
:4.0 cr
DES 2101
- Design and Visual Presentation : 3.0 cr
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ARTH 1xxx : 3.0 cr
COMM 1101
- Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr
:
CIV
GDES 2345
- Typography : 4.0 cr
GDES 2361
- Design Process: Photography : 3.0 cr
LE
(Literature)
:3.0 cr
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Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
DES 3201
- Career and Internship Preparation for Design : 1.0 cr
GDES 3312
- Color and Form in Surface Design : 4.0 cr
GDES 2399W
- Design and its Discontents: Design, Society, Economy, and Culture : 3.0 cr
:
WI
GDES 2342
- Web Design : 3.0 cr
GDES 3351
- Text and Image : 3.0 cr
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Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
GDES 3352
- Identity and Symbols : 3.0 cr
GDES 4131W
- History of Graphic Design : 4.0 cr
:
WI
GDES 5341
- Interaction Design : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3562W
- Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr
:
WI
: Preferred Course
Good study abroad term
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Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
MGMT 3xxx : 3.0 cr
GDES 3353
- Packaging and Display : 3.0 cr
GDES 4345
- Advanced Typography : 4.0 cr
LE
(Physical Sciences)
:4.0 cr
LE
(Technology and Society)
:3.0 cr
Good study abroad term
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Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
DES 3131
- User Experience in Design : 4.0 cr
GDES 4361W
- Thesis Studio and Writing : 3.0 cr
:
WI
GDES 4196
- Internship in Graphic Design : 1.0 cr
LE
(Social Sciences)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Environment)
:3.0 cr
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Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
GDES 4362
- Senior Thesis and Exhibition : 3.0 cr
PDES 3711
- Product Innovation Lab : 4.0 cr
LE
(Mathematical Thinking)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Historical Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
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