Design Arts
Minor Area of Emphasis
Students must complete requirements in one of the following areas of emphasis:
Curriculum Guide
The following is a curriculum guide for a four-year Design degree program with an optional Communications Minor and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult a Design program advisor to ensure that they have the most accurate and up-to-date information available about a particular four-year degree option.
An example: Four year plan for Design Major
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 105 | Introductory Drawing | 3 |
| ART 107 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 106 | Three Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 210 |
Introduction to Painting or Introduction to Photography or Introduction to Printmaking |
3 |
| DESIGN 131 | Introduction to Design and Culture | 3 |
| HUM STUD 160 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| DESIGN 3XX/4XX Core I | 3 | |
| History/Theory (requirement) | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| DESIGN 3XX/4XX Core II | 3 | |
| Design Arts Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Design Arts Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| DESIGN 3XX/4XX Core III | 3 | |
| History/Theory Requirement | 3 | |
| Design Arts Upper Level Elective (requirement) | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Design Arts Upper Level Elective (requirement) | 3 | |
| History/Theory Requirement | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Design Arts Applied Course | 3 | |
| Design Arts/Applied Elective | 3 | |
| Design Arts/Applied Elective | 3 | |
| Design Arts/Applied Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Design Arts/Applied Elective | 3 | |
| Design Arts/Applied Elective | 3 | |
| Design Arts/Applied Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
