BFA in Graphic Design

The BFA in Graphic Design is a specialized degree primarily in one studio art discipline. Students must pass a portfolio review for admission to the BFA program.

Transfer work to be credited toward the degree must be evaluated by the Chair of the Department.

Program Requirements

Please consult FAU Catalog Course Descriptions for information about courses and their prerequisites.

Core Program Prerequisites (24 credits/8 courses)

ARH 2050     Art History Survey 1 (pass/fail not permitted), 3 credits

ARH 2051     Art History Survey 2 (pass/fail not permitted), 3 credits

ART 1201C    2D Art Foundations, 3 credits

ART 1203C    3D Art Foundations, 3 credits

ART 1300C    Drawing Foundations, 3 credits

ART 2600C    Digital Art Foundations, 3 credits prereq: ART 1201C

GRA 2190C    Visual Design Lab I, 3 credits prereq: ART 1201C, 1300C, 2600C

GRA 2208C    Typographic Design Lab 1, 3 credits prereq: ART 1201C, 1203C, 1300C, 2600C, GRA 2190C

 

Required Courses in Graphic Design (21 credits/7course)

These courses must be taken in sequence. Plan carefully.

GRA 3112C     Typographic Design Lab 2, 3 credits prereq: GRA 2190C, 2208C

GRA 3193C   Visual Design Lab 2, 3 credits prereq: GRA 2190C, 2208C - Co-requisite GRA 3112

 

GRA 4194C     Visual Design Lab 3, 3 credits prereq: GRA 3112C, 3193C,

GRA 4183C     Visual Design Lab 4, 3 credits prereq: GRA 3112C, for Graphic Design majors only Visual Design Lab 3 & Visual Design Lab 4 can be taken at the same time

GRA 4115C   Visual Design Lab 5, 3 credits prereq: GRA 3112C, 3193C, 4194C

GRA 4521C   Interactive Design Lab 1, 3 credits prereq: GRA 2190C, 2208C, 2600C

GRA 4522C   Interactive Design Lab 2, 3 credits, prereq: GRA 3112C, 4521C, Required

Be sure that you have completed the prerequisites for each of the courses that you are planning to take. Check the prerequisites in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History section of the FAU catalog.

Meet with advisors on a regular basis to ensure you are progressing towards graduation.

 

ALL BFA STUDENTS  (4 credit/1 course)

ART 4955C     BFA Senior Seminar, 3 credit (Plan carefully: Senior Seminar is offered only in Fall and Spring terms. The Department requires that students take this course in the last semester of degree course work.)

 

DESIGN ELECTIVES (6 CREDIT/ 2 COURSES)

GRA 2124L    Introduction to Multipage Document Software, 1 credit

GRA 2134L    Introduction to Interface Software, 1 credit

GRA 2151L    Introduction to Illustration Software, 1 credit

GRA 2152L    Introduction to Image Editing Software, 1 credit

GRA 3174C    Poster Design, 3 credits

GRA 4932C    Topics - Graphic Design, 3 credits

GRA 4940C    Graphic Design Internship, 3 credits

GRA 4942C    Professional Design Studio, 3 credits

 

ART HISTORY (Minimum of the 6 credits/ two courses at the 4000 level): Prerequisite: Art History Survey 1 and Art History Survey 2

ARH 4724    History of Graphic Design, 3 credits Required

ARH 4450    Modern Art, 3 credits (recommended)

 

FLEX ELECTIVES (9 Credits / 3 Courses)

Choose three upper-division studio courses from Studio Art, Multimedia or Graphic Design courses:

ART 3161C    Alternative Media

ART 3383C    Narrative Painting and Drawing

ART 3402C    Printmaking 3

ART 4173       Handmade Books; Structure and Binding

ART 4632C     Building a Web Portfolio

DIG 3110        Fundamentals of Multimedia

DIG 3207        Digital Video Editing

DIG 3253C      Digital Audio Recording and Editing

DIG 3725C      3D Video Game Design

GRA 2124L.    Introduction to Multipage Document Software

GRA 2134L     Introduction to Interface Software

GRA 2151L     Introduction to Illustration Software

GRA 2152L     Introduction to Image Editing Software

GRA 3174C    Poster Design

GRA 4932C    Topics - Graphics Design

GRA 4940C    Graphic Design Internship

GRA 4942C    Professional Design Studio

MMC 3711     Interactive Multimedia

MMC 4713     New Media Narrative

PGY 3821C    Applied Digital Photography

PGY 3406C    Black and White Photography

RTV 3531       Video Production

Transfer students should note that at least 75% of all upper-division courses for the BFA must be taken in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History at FAU. 

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Foreign Language Requirement

Eight credits, two courses of college-level credit in the same foreign language.

FRE/GER/SPN/ITA/JPN or another language (8 credits in the same language, 8 credits for a B.A., 8 credits for a B.F.A. for native students only).

Students with more than one year of foreign language in high school should enroll in Beginning Language and Culture 2 (FRE/GER/SPN/ITA/JPN 1121) or a higher-level course. Students can demonstrate proficiency for a first-level and/or second-level course by successfully completing a higher-level course. CLEP exam credits meet this requirement. Note: Native learners of a foreign language must consult the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature regarding this requirement.