Graphic Design Major

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The Graphic Design Major prepares students interested in working in a commercial or non-profit setting to communicate creatively and effectively through the use of type, layout, design, and photography. Drawing upon the strengths of both the Department of Art and Art History and the Business Department, this major stresses foundational skills in marketing and design. Internships are encouraged and supported.

Program Curriculum

ARTH 239 - Modernism and the Arts * OR
ARTH 240 - Contemporary Art *
ARTS 250 - Introduction to Drawing
ARTS 255 - Communication Design
ARTS 256 - Introduction to Photography
ARTS 305 - Graphic Design
ARTS 306 - Analogue Photography OR
ARTS 316 - Digital Photography
ARTS 355 - Brand Design
ARTS 395 - Senior Seminar in Studio Art *
ARTS 399 - Exhibition
BUS 160 - Business Foundations
BUS 203 -
BUS 360 - Management and Organizational Behavior
BUS 380 - Marketing

One from:

ARTS 380 - Internship in Graphic Design
BUS 359 - Internship in Business
BUS 381 - Advanced Topics in Marketing **
BUS 382 - Consumer Behavior Theory and Practice **
CAS 285 - Advertising and Public Relations
CAS 305 - Persuasion and Propaganda

Cognates

(3 semester hours)

ECON 221 - Principles of Microeconomics *
CS 100 - Creating Interactive Web Media *

Total Semester Hours: 39-40

* Fills core requirement
** Note BUS 381 and BUS 382 have a prerequisite of STAT 143 .