Graphic Design Digital Track, B.A. (FYP)

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Year 1

Fall Semester

AUX I (1.5)
Complex Problems (3)
WRT-100 College Writing (3)
Q1 (3-4)
GDES-200 Visual Communication Design (3)

Spring Semester

AUX II (1.5)
Habit of Mind (3)
WRT-101 College Writing Seminar (3)
GDES-210 Typography I: Visible Language for Publications and Media (3)
GDES-220 Digital and Emerging Media Design I (3)
Free Elective (3)

Year 2

Fall Semester

Habit of Mind (3)
COMM-330 Principles of Photography (3)
OR
ARTS-245 The Artist’s Perspective: Digital Photography (3)
ARTH-105 Artists, Audiences, and Afterlives (3)
Free Elective (3)
Free Elective (3)

Spring Semester

Habit of Mind (3)
GDES-230 Graphic Design History: Visual Culture, Commerce, and Propaganda (3)
GDES-300 Typography II: Type and Image (3)
Free Elective (3)
Free Elective (3)

Year 3

Fall Semester

DIV (3)
W2 (3)
GDES-315 Digital and Emerging Media Design II (3)
GDES Elective (3)
Free Elective (3)

Spring Semester

Q2 (3)
Habit of Mind (3)
GDES-325 Kinetic and Sequential Graphics (3)
GDES Elective (3)
Related Discipline Elective (3)

Year 4

Fall Semester

Free Elective (3)
GDES-405 Experience Design: Interactive Media and Mobile Devices (3)
GDES Elective (3)
Related Discipline Elective (3)
Free Elective (3)

Spring Semester

GDES-425 Interactive Experience Design: Senior Projects (3)
Related Discipline Elective (3)
Related Discipline Elective (3)
Free Elective (3)
Free Elective (3)

Notes:

AU CORE capstone to be determined. Additional 1-2 credit courses may be needed to reach 120 credits. One course from major can be used as a Habit of Mind. Students with a second major or minor can get approval from department to share courses from major/minor with related discipline elective requirements.