Visual Communication Design - B.F.A.

Requirements (70 credits)

Art & Design Foundation Courses

ART-101	Ideation/Interpretation 1	3
ART-111	OBS/REP 1: Empirical Drawing	3
ART-131	Ideation/Interpretation 2	3
ART-133	Color	3

Art History Requirement

ART-261	Survey of Western Art History I	3
ART-262	Survey of Western Art History II	3

BFA Portfolio Review & Application

DES-257

BFA Portfolio Review

1

Design Core Courses

DES-101	DC1: Fundamentals Design Studio	3
DES-151	DC2: Human Centered Design	3
DES-201	DC3: User Experience Design	3
DES-202	DC4: Typography	3
DES-203	DC5: History of Design	3

Other Courses

CIS-122

Introduction to Web Programming

3

Professional Practicum

ART-491	Senior Portfolio	3
DES-452	Professional Design Internship	3

Required Workshops

DES-100	Workshop Studio 1: Score, Cut, Fold, and Chop	0
DES-150	Workshop Studio 2: Print and Proof	0
DES-200	Workshop Studio 3: Prototyping	0
DES-250	Workshop Studio 4: Portfolio Building	0
DES-300	Workshop Studio 5: Photo for Production	0
DES-350	Workshop Studio 6: Motion	0
DES-400	Workshop Studio 7: Art Direction and Project Management	0
DES-450	Workshop Studio 8: Freelance and Design Marketplace	0

Studios

DES-251	Making Meaning	3
DES-252	Advanced Typography Studio	3
DES-301	Form and Function Studio	3
DES-302	Identity Design Studio	3
DES-305	Interface Design	3
DES-351	Service and Research Design	3
DES-401	Information and Visualization Design	3
DES-451	Design for Social Entrepreneurship	3

Visual Communication Design Thesis

DES-405	Thesis Design Studio 1	3
DES-455	Thesis Design Studio 2	3