GRAPHIC DESIGN
CORE PROGRAM PREREQUISITES ( 24 CREDITS )
In addition to all University requirements, including the University foreign language graduation requirement, candidates for Bachelor of Fine Arts degree must meet the following requirements.
| ARH 2050 | Art History Survey 1, 3 credits | |
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| ARH 2051 | Art History Survey 2, 3 credits | |
| ART 1201C | 2D Design, 3 credits | |
| ART 1203C | 3D Design, 3 credits | |
| ART 1300C | Drawing 1: Foundations, 3 credits | |
| ART 2600C | Digital Art Foundations, 3 credits | pre: ART 1201C |
| GRA 2190C | Visual Design Lab I, 3 credits | pre: ART 1201C, 1203C, 1300C |
| GRA 2208C | Typographic Design Lab I, 3 credits | pre: ART 1201C, 1203C, 1300C, 2600C, GRA 2190C |
| Portfolio Review – students must submit their portfolio for review following completion of their core program. |
| ARH 2050 | Art History Survey 1, 3 credits |
|---|---|
| ARH 2051 | Art History Survey 2, 3 credits |
| ART 1201C | 2D Design, 3 credits |
| ART 1203C | 3D Design, 3 credits |
| ART 1300C | Drawing 1: Foundations, 3 credits |
| ART 2600C | Digital Art Foundations, 3 credits |
| pre: ART 1201C | |
| GRA 2190C | Visual Design Lab I, 3 credits |
| pre: ART 1201C, 1300C, 2600C | |
| GRA 2208C | Typographic Design Lab I, 3 credits |
| pre: ART 1201C, 1203C, 1300C, 2600C, GRA 2190C | |
| Portfolio Review – students must submit their portfolio for review following completion of their core program. |
B.F.A.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH CONCENTRATION IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Main Campus: Downtown Fort Lauderdale with some courses offered in the Boca Raton Campus.
The Graphic Design Program provides students with the skills to pursue career opportunities in graphic design and visual communication. The goal of the program is to sharpen students’ abilities in visual problem solving and translating verbal concepts into visual images, image-making techniques, and graphic techniques that communicate intended messages, moods, and concepts. Graphic design projects include posters, brochures, corporate identity systems, trademarks, books, magazines, and advertisements of all kinds.
Courses cover all facets of the visual communication process, from thumbnail sketches to printed pieces. Students are given assignments much like those they would encounter in professional settings. The program is planned to help students balance studies in art history and studio art with studies in graphic design and computer graphics. Through each course in the program, students are encouraged to develop an appreciation of the various philosophical and ideological positions that could affect their design perspectives.
REQUIRED COURSES ( 27 CREDITS )
These courses must be taken in sequence. Core Program Prerequisites and Portfolio Review must be completed prior to registering for the following:
| GRA 3112C | Typographic Design Lab 2, 3 credits | pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C | |
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| GRA 3193C | Visual Design Lab 2, 3 credits | pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C | |
| GRA 4194C | Visual Design Lab 3, 3 credits | pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C | possible coreq: GRA 4183C |
| GRA 4183C | Visual Design Lab 4, 3 credits | pre: GRA 3112C | |
| GRA 4115C | Visual Design Lab 5, 3 credits | pre: GRA 3112C, 3193, 4194C | |
| GRA 4521C | Interactive Design Lab 1, 3 credits | pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C, 2600C | |
| GRA 4522C | Interactive Design Lab 2, 3 credits | pre: GRA 3112C, 4521C | |
| ARH 4724 | History of Graphic Design, 3 credits | pre: ARH 2050, ARH 2051 | |
| ART 4955C | BFA Senior Seminar, 3 credits |
| GRA 3112C | Typographic Design Lab 2, 3 credits |
|---|---|
| pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C | |
| GRA 3193C | Visual Design Lab 2, 3 credits |
| pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C | coreq: GRA 3112C | |
| GRA 4194C | Visual Design Lab 3, 3 credits |
| pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C | possible coreq: GRA 4183C |
| GRA 4183C | Visual Design Lab 4, 3 credits |
| pre: GRA 3112C | |
| GRA 4115C | Visual Design Lab 5, 3 credits |
| pre: GRA 3112C, 3193, 4194C | |
| GRA 4521C | Interactive Design Lab 1, 3 credits |
| pre: GRA 2190C, 2208C, 2600C | |
| GRA 4522C | Interactive Design Lab 2, 3 credits |
| pre: GRA 3112C, 4521C | |
| ARH 4724C | History of Graphic Design, 3 credits |
| pre: ARH 2050, ARH 2051 | |
| ART 4955C | BFA Senior Seminar, 3 credits |
(Plan carefully: Senior Seminar is offered only in the Fall and Spring. Students are required to take this course in the last semester of degree course work.)
INTEGRATED AREAS OF STUDY ( 18 CREDITS )
Additional courses to be taken along with required courses.
| Design Electives (6 credits) | |
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| Graphic Design Electives | |
| 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 4932C | Topics - Graphic Design, 3 credits |
| GRA 4940C | Graphic Design Internship, 3 credits |
| Flex Electives (9 credits) | |
| Three upper-division courses from Studio Art, Multimedia or Graphic Design | |
| Art History Requirement (3 credits) | |
| One other upper-division Art History course; see list of 4000-level courses in the Art History section |
| Design Electives (6 credits) | |
|---|---|
| Graphic Design Electives | |
| 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 4932C | Topics - Graphic Design, 3 credits |
| GRA 4940C | Graphic Design Internship, 3 credits |
| Flex Electives (9 credits) | |
| Three upper-division courses from Studio Art, Multimedia or Graphic Design | |
| Art History Requirement (3 credits) | |
| One other upper-division Art History course; see list of 4000-level courses in the Art History section |
Possible Careers within Graphic Design
| Brand Identity / Logo Designer | Print / Publication Designer | Packaging Designer |
| Data Visualization Designer | Advertising Designer | Marketing Specialist |
| UI/UX Designer | Web Designer | eCommerce Manager |
| Animator | Motion Graphics Designer | Video Game Designer |
| Interior Designer | Textile Designer | Industrial Designer |
| Freelance Designer | Art Director | Illustrator |
| College Professor | Multimedia Artist | Event Planner |