Semester Map

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

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TOTAL CREDITS: 120

Fall, Year One

CourseCredits
ARTW 101
Design Drawing I 		3
ARTD 103
Design Elements 		3
ARTH 101
Design History I 		3
ARTC 201
Digital Tools IB
 3
FCWR 101
Writing I: Foundations of College Composition 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year One

CourseCredits
ARTW 151
Design Drawing II 		3
ARTD 102
Design System 		3
ARTH 151
Design History II 		3
ARTC 251
Digital Tools IIB 		3
FCWR 151
Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Two

CourseCredits
ARTG 201
Typography I 		3
ARTC 301
Motion Graphics IB
 3
ARTG 251
Visual Identity 		3
Any BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS course 3
DATA 101
Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Two

CourseCredits
ARTG 302
Typography II 		3
ARTG 403
Digital Branding 		3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
MATH 115
Introductory Concepts of Mathematics 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Three

CourseCredits
ARTG 352
Publication Design 		3
ARTG 303
Digital Illustration 		3
ARTG 404
Information Design 		3
ICBS 3XX
Behavioral Science choice 		3
ICLT 3XX
Literature choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Three

CourseCredits
ARTG 401
Digital Advertising 		3
ARTG 351
Package Design 		3
Department ElectiveA 3
General Elective 3
ICPH 3XX
Philosophy choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Four

CourseCredits
Department ElectiveA
 3
Department ElectiveA
 3
General Elective 3
FCWR 303
Communication for Art and Design 		3
ICSS 3XX
Social Science choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Four

CourseCredits
ARTG 450
Thesis 		3
ARTG 451
Portfolio 		3
Department ElectiveA 3
General Elective 3
Any BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS course 3
TOTAL CREDITS15
A

Choose any of the following as your department elective:

  • ARTB 300 Academic Internship
  • ARTC 260 Introduction to 3D Modeling and Animation
  • ARTC 360 Maya II: Organic Modeling
  • ARTC 361 Maya III: Building Worlds
  • ARTC 370 Game Design I
  • ARTC 371 Game Design II
  • ARTC 380 2D Animation
  • ARTJ 301 Independent Study
  • ARTJ 403 Special Topics
  • ARTM 301 Motion Capture
  • ARTS 201 Sculpture I
  • ARTS 251 Sculpture II
  • ARTW 255 Concept and Visual Storytelling
  • ARTW 265 Traditional to Digital Media
B
All computer graphics courses require department permission prior to registration.