This professional program, combined with a strong academic curriculum, provides students with the skills and knowledge they will need to enter diverse areas of visual communication such as publication design, animation, packaging, corporate identity design, illustration, UX/UI design, or to pursue graduate study. The program contains components of studio work, design theory, criticism, and history. Student designers learn not only about the traditional and digital tools and techniques necessary to make their ideas come to life, but also the ways in which their work relates to their culture and society. The program’s curriculum gives students a valuable perspective on where their chosen discipline has been, where it is going, and how technology impacts the way we communicate. Through professional memberships, internships, study abroad experiences, and exposure to visiting artists, students gain insight into personal areas of interest in the vast and changing field of graphic design.
Degree Requirements
Institutional Degree Requirements
Program-Specific Degree Requirements: To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Graphic Design must complete a minimum of 125 credits and earn a grade of 2.0 or higher in all major courses. Students must also complete a series of foundation courses by the end of the first semester of sophomore year and participate in the Sophomore Portfolio Review in which the student must receive a passing grade to continue in the major. Students are also required to participate in the Senior Portfolio Review and Exhibition, participate in the Professional Development Seminar during their junior year and then in their senior year, students will participate in the Senior Art Major’s Exhibition the semester of graduation.
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