Apr 18, 2024

College Catalog 2022-2023

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College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Design Major

The Design Major requires the completion of a minimum of 11 courses plus a design-related internship.

Design Core (5 courses)

Visual Foundations (choose 2)

DES 111 or ART 111 Two-Dimensional Design
DES 210 or THEA 210 Introduction to Design
ART 112 Three-Dimensional Design
ART 116 Drawing I

Tools

DES 118 or ART 118 Digital Tools for Art and Design

Methods

DES 298 - Design Methodologies

History & Theory

DES 198 or ARTH 198 Design History and Theory

Concentration (choose 1)

Concentration: Graphic & Visual Communication

Concentration: Objects & Spaces

*Each concentration requires 3 courses in Practice and 2 courses in Theory

Practice Courses for Graphic & Visual Communication (Choose 3)

ART 230 or FNMS 230 Comics and Graphic Novels
ART 240 Photography I
ART 250 or DES 250 Graphic Design
ART 264 or FNMS 264 Animation I
ART 298 Printmaking for Social Change
ART 350 Graphic Design II
ART 364 or FNMS 364 Animation II
COMP 161 Web Design
FNMS 244 Visualizing Cultural Data

Practice courses for Objects & Spaces (choose 3)

ART 225 - Industrial Design
ARTH 335 - Exhibition Design
INT 120 - Introduction to Digital Fabrication
INT 320 - Fab Academy
PHYS 298 - Mechanical and Electronic Design
THEA 205 - Stagecraft
THEA 250 - Costume Construction
THEA 302 - Introduction to Lighting Design
DES 298: Architectural Design (course in development)

Theory courses that count toward either concentration (choose 2)

Senior Capstone

DES 498: Senior Design Projects (course in development)

Internship

non-credit bearing though required for the major

Portfolio & Showcase

non credit bearing though required for the major