Master of Arts in Graphic Design
Curriculum
The curriculum for the Master of Art in Graphic Design ranges from 10-31 courses (30-96 credits). Where you start in the curriculum depends upon your academic and professional background, which is assessed during the admission process.
If you do not have and undergraduate degree in a visual arts discipline you will, in most cases, be required to begin your studies at the Foundation Preparatory Course level (courses coded at 500 and above).
If you have an undergraduate degree in the visual arts (other than graphic design) you can often be exempted from the Foundation Preparatory Coursework and will most likely begin your studies at the Graphic Design Preparatory Course level (courses coded at 600 and above).
If you have a BFA in Graphic Design, you will most likely be exempted from both the Foundation and Foundational Graphic Design Preparatory Coursework, and you can begin your studies at the Graphic Design Graduate Course level (courses coded at 700 and above).
Foundation Preparatory Courses
(29 credits/9 courses)
ADF 581 Ideas of Western Art I
ADF 582 Ideas of Western Art II
ADF S501 Foundation Drawing I
ADF S502 Foundation Drawing II
ADF S523 Painting
ADF S543 Color
ADF S551 2-Dimensional Design
ADF S552 3-Dimensional Design
ADF S556 Imaging
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Graphic Design Preparatory Courses
(37 credits/12 courses)
ADG 624 History of Graphic Design
ADG 637 Professional Practice
ADG S601 Basic Typography
ADG S602 Computer Typography
ADG S606 Graphic Design I
ADG S607 Graphic Design II
ADG S613 Web Design I
ADG S614 Illustration
ADG S619 Computer Applications in Design
ADG S644 Graphic Design III
ADG S645 Graphic Design IV
ADG S654 Advanced Computer Applications In Design
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Graphic Design Graduate Courses
(21 credits/7 courses)
ADG 700 Graphic Design Graduate Internship
ADG 810 Graphic Design Graduate Seminar
ADG S820 Graphic Design Graduate Studio I
ADG S822 Graphic Design Graduate Studio II
ADG 840 Graphic Design Thesis Research
ADG S842 Graphic Design Thesis Studio
ADG 844 Graphic Design Thesis Documentation
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Graphic Design Graduate Electives
(9 credits/3 courses)
ADG S710 Design Imagestration
ADG S720 Drawing for Animation
ADG S734 Electronic Publication Design
ADG S740 Web Design II
ADG S741 Advanced Multimedia
ADG S760 Corporate Design
ADG S765 Digital Photography
ADG S766 Environmental Packaging & Signage Design
ADG S770 Artists’ Books
ADG S771 Advanced Concepts in Web Design
ADG 900 Graduate Graphic Design Directed Study
ADG S900 Graduate Graphic Design Directed Studio (no more than 2)
ADG S902TC Italian Journal: Painting & Drawing on Paper
ADG 904TC Art of the Italian Renaissance
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