Visual Communication and Design Comprehensive, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Offered by Department of Art and Design

General Education
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4)12
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8)12
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 16
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional0
Major Option
Complete all required courses75
Unrestricted electives
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum15

Major Option

Art Foundations
ART 102Drawing I3
ART 105Graphic Media3
ART 118Color and Design3
ART 2113-D Design3
ART 221Art History Survey I3
ART 222Art History Survey II3
ART 325History of Modern Art3
ART 298Sophomore Seminar in Art1
ART 398Junior Seminar in Art1
ART 496Senior Seminar in Visual Communications and Design1
Art Core3
Take 3 hours from the following:
Drawing II
Printmaking I-Intaglio and Relief
Printmaking I-Silkscreen
Art History Electives3
Take 3 credit hours from the following:
History of Renaissance Art
Art, Activism, & Social Movements
Photography and Cultural Change
History of 19th Century Art
Late Modern: Art Since the '50s
Women in Art
Critical Perspectives
Medieval Art
Special Problems in Art History
Cultural Studies Through Art
Studio Art Electives 9
Take 9 credit hours from the following:
Drawing II
Painting I
Water Based Media
Creative Photography
Ceramics I
Printmaking I-Intaglio and Relief
Printmaking I-Silkscreen
Glass I
Computer Animation & 3D Modeling I
Painting II
Design Illustration I
Photography: Digital
Ceramics II
Printmaking II
Glass II
Drawing III
Drawing IV
Design Illustration II
Photography and Cultural Change
Individual Problems in Art
Special Topics
Typography III
Computer Animation & 3D Modeling III
Experimental Art Practices
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Visual Communication and Design Requirements
ART 218Introduction to Design3
ART 301Typography I3
ART 305Graphic Applications3
ART 309Graphic Imaging3
ART 318Design I3
ART 351Typography II3
ART 355Web Design & Motion Graphics3
ART 368Design II3
ART 413Design Practicum3
ART 418Design III3
ART 445Web Design & Motion Graphics II3
ART 478Design IV3
Total Credit Hours75
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Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required General Education hours.

This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Semester 1
ART 102Drawing I3
ART 105Graphic Media3
ART 118Color and Design3
LOPER 1: First-year Seminar3
LOPER 2: Writing Skills3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 2
ART 218Introduction to Design3
ART 305Graphic Applications3
Art Core Course OR Studio Art Elective 13
LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills3
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 3
ART 2113-D Design3
ART 221Art History Survey I3
ART 301Typography I3
ART 309Graphic Imaging3
LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 4
ART 222Art History Survey II3
ART 298Sophomore Seminar in Art1
ART 318Design I3
ART 351Typography II3
ART 355Web Design & Motion Graphics3
LOPER 6: Humanities3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 5
ART 325History of Modern Art3
ART 368Design II3
ART 445Web Design & Motion Graphics II3
LOPER 7: Social Science3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 6
ART 398Junior Seminar in Art1
ART 413Design Practicum3
ART 418Design III3
Art History Elective3
Studio Art Elective OR Art Core Course 13
LOPER 8: Natural Science3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 7
ART 478Design IV3
Studio Art Elective3
LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement3
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 8
ART 496Senior Seminar in Visual Communications and Design1
Studio Art Elective3
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity3
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours13
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ART 202 and ART 235B are strongly recommended.