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Art Major: Graphic Design Concentration, B.F.A.

B.F.A. degree 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

This degree program, which requires 78 hours in art, offers art majors a firm foundation in basic courses such as drawing, design, and art history. This foundation not only provides a strong base for all specialized studio areas, but also prepares students to qualify for advanced degree programs.

Because Core Courses I comprise a foundation of courses that form the basis for all successive courses in the major, it is expected that students complete ART 106, ART 117, ART 119, and ART 125 before enrolling in any 300+ studio course. It is mandatory that all Art Majors register for and complete four semesters of ART 096. Students should seek advising assistance from the department upon arrival to the university and should select a major advisor in their area of concentration once they have been accepted into their respective programs.

Students must have an overall grade point average of 2.3 for all art courses counted toward the major. Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis, except for ART 096 and ART 377, may not be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for the art major or minor.

Graphic Design Concentration Requirements:

Students seeking admission to the Graphic Design Concentration must, upon completion of ART 231, ART 235 and ART 349, submit a portfolio; no further Graphic Design Courses may be taken until accepted into the Concentration. Admission is limited. Students who fail to be accepted are welcome to reapply the following year.

In addition to the general curricula, the candidate for the B.F.A. degree must complete the following requirements:

  1. Declare B.F.A. degree with advisor in the Graphic Design concentration.
  2. Exhibit a cohesive thesis body of creative work and all responsibilities that are included in the exhibition.
  3. Submit a final portfolio to the Art Department including a resume, artist’s statement, visual documentation of thesis work, visual documentation list, and other supporting materials. 

Program Requirements

Core Courses I (12 hours)

Foundations

ART 106Introduction to Drawing

3(0-6)

ART 117Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Art

3(3-0)

ART 119Design Foundations

3(0-6)

ART 125Digital Design

3(0-6)

Core Courses II (6 hours)

ART 283Introduction to Western Art, Part I

3(3-0)

ART 285Introduction to Western Art, Part II

3(3-0)

Core Courses III (12 hours)

Select from the following:

ART 202Introduction to Digital Fabrication

3(0-6)

ART 207Introduction to Animation: Traditional Media

3(0-6)

ART 214Introduction to Ceramics

3(2-3)

ART 217Introduction to Figure Drawing

3(0-6)

ART 233Introduction to Painting

3(0-6)

ART 241Introduction to Photography

3(0-6)

ART 251Introduction to Printmaking

3(0-6)

ART 261Introduction to Sculpture

3(0-6)

Core Courses IV (12 hours)

Select from the following:

ART 287Introduction to Non-Western Art

3(3-0)

ART 312Special Studies in Art History

3-9(3-0)

ART 317Digital Art History and Archaeology

3(2-3)

ART 319The Methods of Art History

3(3-0)

ART 341History of Photography

3(3-0)

ART 363History of Design: 1750-2010

3(3-0)

ART 366Contemporary Design Issues

3(3-0)

ART 380Greek Art and Architecture

3(3-0)

ART 381Early Christian and Byzantine Art

3(3-0)

ART 382/WGS 382Gender and Art

3(3-0)

ART 383Modern Architecture

3(3-0)

ART 384History of Animation

3(3-0)

ART 385European Art from 1890-1940

3(3-0)

ART 386American Art

3(3-0)

ART 387Baroque Art

3(3-0)

ART 388Eighteenth-Century Art

3(3-0)

ART 389Art of the Ancient Near East and Egypt

3(3-0)

ART 391African Art

3(3-0)

ART 480Roman Art and Architecture

3(3-0)

ART 481Western Medieval Art

3(3-0)

ART 482Italian Renaissance Art

3(3-0)

ART 483Nineteenth Century European Art

3(3-0)

ART 485Art After 1945

3(3-0)

ART 486Independent Study in Art History

1-6(Spec)

ART 488Northern Renaissance Art

3(3-0)

ART 489Islamic Art

3(3-0)

ART 495Art History Study Abroad

1-9(Spec)

ART 580Seminar in Ancient/Medieval Art History

3-6(3-0)

ART 581Seminar in Early Modern Art History

3-6(3-0)

ART 582Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Art History

3-6(3-0)

ART 586Special Topics Seminar in Art History

3-9(3-0)

ART 589Research Seminar in Art History

3(3-0)

You may choose to take ART 341, ART 363, ART 366, and ART 384, but may count only one of these courses toward the Core IV requirement.

Core Courses V (3 hours)

Students in the Animation Concentration are required to take ART 477; Studio Concentration students are required to take ART 471; Graphic Design Concentration students are required to take ART 472:

ART 471BFA Exhibition

3(3-0)

ART 472Graphic Design Capstone Experience

3(0-6)

ART 477Animation Portfolio and Professional Practices

3(0-6)

Graphic Design Concentration:

Electives I (30 hours)

Select hours from the following:

ART 231Introduction to Graphic Design

3(0-6)

ART 235Logo and Identity Design

3(0-6)

ART 335Design Bureau

3(0-6)

ART 349Typography

3(0-6)

ART 358Web Design I

3(0-6)

ART 363History of Design: 1750-2010

3(3-0)

ART 435Professional Design Practices

3(0-6)

ART 438Motion Graphics

3(0-6)

ART 449Advanced Typography

3(0-6)

ART 458Web Design II

3(0-6)

ART 535Emerging Media in Graphic Design

3(0-6)

Electives II (3 hours)

Select any ART course except ART 114 or ART 126.

Total: 78 semester hours