BA Communication Design

Degree Requirements
Studio	45
Art History	9
General Education	36
Open electives	30
Total credits needed to graduate	120

Freshman

Fall

ART 105 STUDIO 1, Art and the everyday (Foundation courses are waived if you are a transfer student with at least 15 Studio Fine Art credits)

ART 110 STUDIO 2, Constructed body

ART 150 Visual Theory, Aesthetics & Criticism (A)

UGC 111 World Civilization (A) general education requirement

ENG 101 or ENG 102, depending on S.A.T. scores or skill level: general education requirement

Spring

ART 120 STUDIO 3, Public Space

ART 135 STUDIO 4, Self & Ritual

ART 140 STUDIO 5, Time-Based Strategies

UGC 112 World Civilization (B) general education requirement

ENG 201 or HUMANITIES, based on placement: general education requirement

Sophomore

Fall

ART 250 Intro to Digital Practices

AHI 101 or AHI 103, Survey of Art History (A) (If pursuing a MINOR in Art History: check AHI dept. requirements)

MATH, general education requirement, suggested: CSE 111, ULC 148, MTH 115

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (A)

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Spring

ART 221 Typography (A)

AHI 102 or 103 Survey of Art History (B)

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (B) if completed OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Junior

Fall

ART 240 History Visual Communication

ART 319 Visual Communication (A)

ART 309 Digital Reproduction Processes

NATURAL SCIENCE (A) gen ed requirement, suggested: NTR 108, BIO 129, Physics 121, GLY 101, Geography 101

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Spring

ART 320 New Media Design (B)

ART 322 Design for Print and Electronic Media (B)

NATURAL SCIENCE (B) suggested: NTR 109/10, BIO 130, Physics 122, GEO 102, Geography 106

AHI Art History Elective (C)

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Senior

Fall

ART 419 Identity Design

AMERICAN PLURALISM, general education requirement

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR, general education requirement

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

Spring

ART 422 Design Issues

DEPTH, general education requirement

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

OPEN or STUDIO ELECTIVE

This is a suggested four year schedule intended to serve as a guide for accepted art majors who begin here as freshmen. Please note that due to a number of circumstances, it may not always be possible to offer courses according to this sequence. Students are responsible for checking their D.A.R.S. reports for general education requirements.

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