Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts
BFA Curriculum
The grid below applies to students entering the BFA Graphic Design Program in Fall 2010. Current BFA candidates should refer to the advising grids that correspond to their date of entry into the program.
First Year |
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| Fall Semester | Credits | |
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| ADF S101 | Foundation Drawing I | 3 |
| ADF S143 | Color | 3 |
| ADF S151 | 2-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| SF 101 | Seminar for Freshmen | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Freshman English I | 4 |
| 17 | ||
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| ADF S102 | Foundation Drawing II | 3 |
| ADF S123 | Painting | 3 |
| ADF S152 | 3-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ADF S154 | Design Issues & Process |
3 |
| ENG 102 | Freshman English II | 4 |
| 16 | ||
Second Year |
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| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| ADF 181 |
Ideas of Western Art I | 4 |
| ADF S156 | Imaging |
3 |
| ADG S201 |
Basic Typography |
3 |
| ADG S206 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| ADG S219 |
Computer Applications in Design | 4 |
| 17 | ||
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| ADF 182 |
Ideas of Western Art II |
4 |
| ADG S202 | Computer Typography |
3 |
| ADG S207 | Graphic Design II | 3 |
| ADG S354 |
Advanced Computer Applications |
3 |
| ............... | Literature | 4 |
| 17 | ||
Third Year |
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| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| ADG 224 | History of Graphic Design | 3 |
| ADG S213 | Web Design I | 3 |
| ADG S214 |
Illustration | 3 |
| ............... | Studio Elective |
3 |
| ............... | Science (lab option) | 4 |
| 17 | ||
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| ADG S340 | Web Design II | 3 |
| ............... | Graphic Design Studio Elective | 3 |
| ............... | Ethical or Philosophical Inquiry |
4 |
| ............... | Science (lab option) | 4 |
| 14 | ||
Fourth Year |
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| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| ADFA S344 | Graphic Design III | 3 |
| ............... | Studio Elective | 3 |
| ............... | Art History Elective | 4 |
| ............... | Math or Quantitative Reasoning |
4 |
| 14 | ||
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| ADG 337 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| ADG S345 | Graphic Design IV | 3 |
| ADG 400 or ADG S410 |
Internship or Thesis Studio |
3 |
| ............... | Social Science |
4 |
| 13 | ||
| BFA Program Total ** = | 124 credits | |
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*Students who want to pursue an Art History minor must take ARH 105 and ARH 106. ** Within the 124-credit requirement students must take 4 credits of Cultural Diversity and satisfy the Expanded Classroom Requirement (ECR). See the Undergraduate Academic Catalogue for details. |
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