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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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Graphic Design and Interactive Media, B.F.A. Sequence

Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

ART-100 Drawing I (4 cr.)
ART-101 Two-Dimensional Design Foundations (4 cr.)
ARTH-223 Survey of Art - Ancient Through Medieval (3 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (17 credits)

ART-200 Drawing II (4 cr.)
ART-103 Three-Dimensional Design Foundations (4 cr.)
DES-220 Introduction to 2D Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
ARTH-224 Survey of Art-Renaissance Through 20th Century (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

Second Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

DES-301 Graphic Design I: Typography & Grid Systems (4 cr.)
DES-270 Introduction to User Experience Design (3 cr.)
ART-XXX Studio Are Elective (3 cr.)
GCOM-141 Graphic Communications (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

DES-325 Introduction to Web Design (3 cr.)
DES-310 Graphic Design I (3 cr.)
ARTH-319 History of Design (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Social Responsibilty & Ethical Reasoning (see course list) (3 cr.)

Third Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

DES-360 Graphic Design II (3 cr.)
DES-370 User Experience Design (3 cr.)
ART-XXX Studio Art Elective (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Analytical Reasoning and Natural Sciences (4 cr.)
XXX-XXX Photo and Moving Image (see course list) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

DES-XXX Advanced Topic Studio (3 cr.)
DES-XXX Advanced Topic Studio (3 cr.)
ENGL-245 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Elective (see course list) (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Analytical Reasoning and Natural Sciences (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (28 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

Course Selective-1 : DES-XXX Advanced Topic Studio (3 cr.)
DES-XXX Advanced Topic Studio (3 cr.)
ARTH-XXX Art History Elective (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Analytical Reasoning and Natural Sciences (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (13 credits)

DES-480 Senior Project - Graphic Design (4 cr.)
ART-XXX Studio Art (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Stout Core Elective (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

Notes:

Courses identified by in bold are sequential and have prerequisite requirements. Taking these courses out of order may delay your graduation. See your advisor for details.
Four Advanced Topic Studios must be completed before enrolling in DES-480 Senior Project. At least one advanced topic studio must be screen-based (see other side).
One Studio Art course must be ART-220 Serigraphy Printmaking.
Mid-Program Review is a requirement for graduation and will occur the semester after you have completed DES-360 Graphic Design III.
An average of 15 credits per semester is required in order to complete the degree in four years.
A grade of C (2.0) or better in all classes with an ART/ARTH/DES prefix is required for graduation, as well as a GPA of 2.5 or better in School of Art and Design courses and a 2.0 overall GPA.

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