Communication Design Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN COMMUNICATION DESIGN:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits:1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^p and any one approved
	or	CO2^pcourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^p course and any one approved
		CO3^pcourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 105 ^p (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements - Credits: 54

Core Courses:

ART 101 - Drawing I Credits: 3
ART 112 - 2D Design Credits: 3
ART 210 - Communication Design Practice Credits: 3 ^a
ART 212 - 3D Design Credits: 3 ^a
ART 230 - Print Design Credits: 3 ^a
ART 240 - Typography Credits: 3 ^a
ART 262 - Art History I: Ancient World to the Middle Ages Credits: 3
OR
ART 263 - Art History II: Renaissance to the Modern World Credits: 3
Completion of the Foundation Portfolio Review ^h
ART 330 - Advertising Design Credits: 3 ^h
ART 339 - Branding Systems Credits: 3
ART 340 - Advanced Typography Credits: 3 ^h
ART 360 - History of Visual Communication Credits: 3
ART 380 - Interactive Design I Credits: 3 ^h
ART 495 - Portfolio/Campaign Design Credits: 3

Major Electives:

Complete a minimum of five (5) courses from the Department of Art & Design. At least three (3) courses must be upper division. ^h

Upper Division Requirement - Credits: 36

Among the total required courses, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses. This major will require additional courses to meet the upper division requirement.

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^h For declared Studio Art and Communication Design majors, Foundation Portfolio Review is a prerequisite for many of the upper division Art & Design courses.

Note: Students may double major in Communication Design and Studio Art , each major must have 27 discrete credits.

Note: Students may minor in Art History or Studio Art , at least twelve (12) credits must be discrete from any other major or minor.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.