To major in Graphic Design, students must take:
Preparation (1st & 2nd Year)
Design Basics: Form & Meaning (GD 101), Design Basics: Typography and Image (GD 102), and Elements of Graphic Design (GD 220)
Junior Year (3rd Year)
Design Topics: Core Studio (GD 311), Design Issues & History (GD 353) and Junior Seminar-Design/Media Topics (SEM 252-3-4), Web Design (GD 351) & Information Design - Mapping (GD 302) offered every other year and/or (2) Approved Studio Electives
Senior Year (4th Year)
Core Studio III (GD 411), Senior Synthesis (SEM 451-SEM 452), Senior Independent Projects (GD 450) and (2) Approved Studio Electives
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Sophomore
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GD 206 Letterform Design |
GD 221 Branding and Visual Systems
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| GD 211 Typography I | GD 353 History of Graphic Design | ||||
| Studio Elective (Student Choice) |
Studio Elective (Student Choice)
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Junior
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GD 331 Typography II | GD 302 Information Design | |||
| SEM 351-GD Motive, Method, Making | GD 332 Interactive Design | ||||
| Approved Studio Elective |
Approved Studio Elective
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Senior
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GD 431 Senior Studio | GD 450 Senior Independent Projects | |||
| SEM 451 Professional Studio-Graphic Design | Approved Studio Elective | ||||
| Approved Studio Elective |
Approved Studio Elective
NOTE: Students have the option to take SEM 452 Senior Synthesis as a Studio Elective |