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2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Art & Design, Visual Communication Design Concentration, (BA)


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The Art and Design Studies Program uses technical aspects of drawing, painting, mixed media, graphic design, and digital processes to prepare students for a career in the field of visual arts. Students demonstrate competency in their selected focus area, as well as a general command of other diverse media. Students develop and produce original and accomplished artwork and are prepared for success as working artists in the business of visual arts, either at established firms or in their own business.

Degree Requirements: 120 Credits


General Education*  38
Major Core 38
Concentration - Required Courses 21
Applied Visual Communication Experience 3
Electives 20
Total Credits 120

*ARTS 204  or ARTS 208  (3 credits) are counted above as major credits Those credits also satisfy requirements for the general education program (41 total credits required).

General Education Curriculum


University Success Skills


(1 credit)

Communication


Take ENGL 110 (3 credits), ENGL 111 (3 credits), and one course in COMM or SPCH (3 credits) for a total of 9 credits.

Arts and Humanities


Take one literature course (3 credits) and one additional course from either category (3 credits) for a total of 6 credits.

Natural Science


Take one science course (3 credits) along with that course’s lab (1 credit) for a total of 4 credits.  

Behavioral Wellness and Social Science


Choose 2 courses for a total of 6 credits.  No more than one course may be from the Wellness category.  

Religion


Choose one course for 3 credits - Must be a different religion course if used above to satisfy a requirement in the Arts and Humanities general education core.

Civic Studies


Choose one course for 3 credits.  Must be a different political science course if used above to satisfy a requirement in the Social Science general education core.​

Visual Communication Design Concentration


In addition to the art and design core, course requirements for the art and design major, visual communication design concentration are:

Applied Visual Communication Experience


Choose 3 credits from the following:

General Electives - 20 credits


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