The specialization in graphic design offers students an educational experience that focuses on preparation for professional practices in visual communication that include design for corporate identity, publication, and package and web design. Within this demanding curriculum, students not only gain exposure to various technical skills and design methods, but they are also exposed to complex theories and processes for problem solving within the field. Along with studio work in design, students take advanced classes that explore art and design history, critical writings, and professional practice. This integration of history, theory, and practice bolsters students' technical skills with tools of observation and analysis that will inform their own work. The goal of the specialization in graphic design is to develop practicing designers that possess the knowledge necessary to become innovative and responsible problem solvers. Students also may take advantage of special internship opportunities in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. During their senior year, students develop a body of advanced-level work that is exhibited in the campus gallery. This exhibition helps build a portfolio of projects for job placement and/or admission to graduate school.
The specialization in graphic design is offered through the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media (ACM). ACM houses programs and/or majors in art, graphic design, art history, media studies (with majors in journalism and video production), music, and theater. Each major includes an ACM core sequence requirement. Taking advantage of the range of disciplines in ACM and the campus mission to engage with its community, the core combines an integrated sequence of classes, shaped in large part by projects drawn from the urban region surrounding the university. The sequence consists of three classes: Introduction to Arts, Culture, and Media; a class designated by each program that combines interdisciplinary pedagogy with a student's major; and either Colloquium in Arts, Culture, and Media or
Seminar in Arts, Culture, and Media.
Major Requirements for Major in Art (081): Specialization in Graphic Design (B.F.A.)
Required Foundation Courses (27 credits)
21:085:102 Design Fundamentals (3)
21:085:103 3-D Design Fundamentals (3) or 21:085:109 Introduction to 3-D Modeling (3)
21:080:121 Introduction to Drawing (3)
21:080:223 Figure Drawing (3)
21:080:251 Introduction to Painting (3)
21:080:261 Introduction to Photography (3)
21:080:273 Introduction to Printmaking (3)
21:082:101 Introduction to Art History I (3)
21:082:102 Introduction to Art History II (3)
Art History Requirements (9 credits in consultation with adviser)
21:082:202 History of Design (3)
21:082:350 Development of Modern Art (3)
21:082:360 Art Since 1945 (3)
Required Critical Studies Courses (6 credits)
21:080:285 Seminar in Contemporary Art (3)*
* ACM Critical Studies Core Requirement
21:085:399 Seminar in Contemporary Design (3)
Senior Program (6 credits in consultation with adviser)
21:085:497 Senior Studio Seminar I (3)
21:085:498 Senior Studio Seminar II (3)
Courses of Specialization (30 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
21:085:231 Graphic Design I (3)
21:085:232 Graphic Design II (3)
21:080:305 Problems in Art (cross Media Design Studio) (3)
21:085:331 Graphic Design III (3)
21:085:332 Graphic Design IV (3)
21:085:333 Motion Design (3)
21:085:334 Interactive Design (3)
21:085:336 Interactive Design II (3)
21:085:370 Computers In Graphic Design (3)
085:396 Visual Means (3) or 085:398 Design Consortium (3)
Other Requirements for Major (3 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
21:080:236 Illustration I (3)
21:080:245 Digital Studio (3)
21:080:252 Painting II (3)
21:080:262 Photography II (3)
21:080:263 Introduction to Digital Photography (3)
21:080:265 Experiments in Photography (3)
21:080:276 Intaglio Printmaking (3)
21:080:281 Introduction to Sculpture (3)
21:080:283 Figure Sculpture (3)
21:080:305 Problems in Art (3)
21:080:306 Problems in Art (3)
21:080:321 Drawing III (3)
21:080:322 Drawing IV (3)
21:080:335 Illustration II (3)
21:080:336 Illustration III (3)
21:080:345 Intermediate Digital Studio (3)
21:080:354 Experiments in Digital Studio (3)
21:080:351 Painting III (3)
21:080:352 Painting IV (3)
21:080:355 Painting and Drawing Workshop (3)
21:080:361 Studio Photography (3)
21:080:362 Photography Workshop (3)
21:080:363 Digital Photography II (3)
21:080:365 Photographic Communication and Illustration (3)
21:080:373 Advanced Printmaking (3)
21:080:378 Book Arts (3)
21:080:391/392 Individual Study in Studio Art (3)
21:080:393/394 Art Internship (3)
21:080:405 Problems of Contemporary Art (3)
21:080:445 Advanced Experiments in Computer Art (3)
21:080:483 Advanced Sculpture Workshop (3)
21:085:236 Illustration I (3)
21:085:335 Motion Design II (3)
21:085:391/392 Individual Study Design (3)
21:085:393/394 Internship in Design (3)
Other courses from within the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media can be used to fulfill these additional courses in consultation with adviser.
Arts, Culture, and Media Departmental Core Requirements for Specialization in Graphic Design (B.F.A.) (Also see Critical Studies*) (6 credits)
21:083:101 Introduction to Arts, Culture, and Media (3)
21:083:301 Colloquium in
Arts, Culture, and Media (3) or 21:083:401
Seminar in Arts, Culture,
and Media (3)
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