PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the program in Graphic Design will be able to:

  1. Use current graphic design tools and technology to create, produce, and distribute visual messages.
  2. Identify historically important design styles, movements, artists, and designers.
  3. Write and speak intelligently about their design strategies, problem solving, aesthetic choices, and contemporary design trends.
  4. Produce an entry-level professional quality portfolio of graphic design work to help secure employment in a design-related career or pursue graduate studies.
  5. Articulate their own philosophy regarding the moral and spiritual implications of mass media and the relationship of graphic design to a Christian worldview.

Advertising Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE  TITLEUNITS
ART 103Two-Dimensional Design3
ART 104Three-Dimensional Design3
ART 115Drawing I3
ART 200History of Art I*3
ART 201History of Art II*3
ART 203Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism3
ART 215Introduction to Computer Graphics3
ACC 201
BUS 212
Principles of Accounting OR
Principles of Management
4
 (4)
ECO 102Principles of Economics II*3

TOTAL 28

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 303Graphic Design II: Typography3
ART 304
ART 305
Modern Art History OR
Contemporary Art History
3
 (3)
ART 333Graphic Design III : Production and Practice3
ART 335Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary3
ART 468Graphic Design Portfolio Preparation3
ART 469Portfolio Review1
ART 470Art Internship2
BUS 332Principles of Marketing4
BUS 336Advertising and Promotion Management4

TOTAL26

Art and Design Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 103Two-Dimensional Design3
ART 104Three-Dimensional Design3
ART 115Drawing I3
ART 200History of Art I*3
ART 201History of Art II*3
ART 203Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism3
ART 210Painting I3
ART 215Introduction to Computer Graphics3
ART 226Digital Photography3

TOTAL27

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 303Graphic Design II: Typography3
ART 304/305
Modern Art History OR Contemporary Art History3
ART 315Introduction to Interactive/Web Applications3
ART 333Graphic Design III : Production and Practice3
ART 335
Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary3
ART 450Interactive/Web Design3
ART 468Graphic Design Portfolio Preparation3
ART 469Portfolio Review1
ART 470Art Internship2

TOTAL24

Editorial Design Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 103Two-Dimensional Design3
ART 104Three-Dimensional Design3
ART 115Drawing I3
ART 200History of Art I*3
ART 201History of Art II*3
ART 203Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism3
ART 215Introduction to Computer Graphics3
ART 226Digital Photography3
WRI 250Introduction to Journalism3

TOTAL27

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 303Graphic Design II: Typography3
ART 304
ART 305
Modern Art History OR
Contemporary Art History
3
 (3)
ART 315Introduction to Interactive/Web Applications3
ART 333
Graphic Design III : Production and Practice3
ART 335
Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary3
ART 468Graphic Design Portfolio Preparation3
ART 469Portfolio Review1
ART 470Art Internship2
WRI 440Magazine Editing and Concepts3

TOTAL24

Illustration Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 103Two-Dimensional Design3
ART 104Three-Dimensional Design3
ART 115Drawing I3
ART 200History of Art I*3
ART 201History of Art II*3
ART 203Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism3
ART 210Painting I3
ART 215Introduction to Computer Graphics3
ART 223Printmaking I3

TOTAL 27

UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 303Graphic Design II: Typography3
ART 304
ART 305
Modern Art History OR
Contemporary Art History
3
 (3)
ART 330Illustration I3
ART 331Illustration II3
ART 333Graphic Design III : Production and Practice3
ART 345Life Drawing3
ART 468Graphic Design Portfolio Preparation3
ART 469Portfolio Review1
ART 470Art Internship2

TOTAL24

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 226Digital Photography
3
ART 310Painting II3
ART 323 Photography II3
ART 326Contemporary Photographic Imagery
3
ART 335Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary 3

* Meets general education requirement in the fine arts