72 hours
This major is for the person wanting to be an animator, game designer, art director, graphic designer, web designer, account executive, or copywriter for an advertising agency, graphic design studio, “in-house” corporate art department, or interactive design company.
An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design will:
- Demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, creative expression, and independent thought.
- Demonstrate effective visual problem solving skills.
- Produce an organized, coherent body of work and critically defend it.
- Demonstrate a working understanding of art-design history, genres, movements, and practitioners.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of faith in their personal creative expression.
- Analyze and respond to personal experience, professional standards, ethics, and global perspectives.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate peer and professional work in their discipline.
Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.
15 HOURS FOUNDATION
- ARTS-1113 Fundamentals of Drawing
- ARTS-1213 Figure Drawing
- ARTS-1413 Elements of Visual Thinking
- ARTS-3343 Ancient to Modern Art History
- ARTS-3773 The Business of Branding Yourself
30 HOURS COMMUNICATION DESIGN
- ARTS-2223 Introduction to Communication Design
- ARTS-2233 Typography As Visual Language
- ARTS-3243 Graphic Design
- ARTS-3253 Print and Digital Delivery Design
- ARTS-3263 Advanced Graphic Design
- ARTS-3333 History of Design
- ARTS-3513 Graphic Arts Production
- ARTS-3523 Conceptual Illustration
- ARTS-4253 Integrated Marketing Design
- ARTS-4523 Visual Storytelling
12 HOURS DIGITAL DESIGN
- ARTS-1103 Digital Imaging I
- ARTS-2243 Interactive Media Design I
- ARTS-2323 Digital Imaging II
- ARTS-3443 Interactive Media Design II
15 HOURS ELECTIVES CHOSEN FROM
Take any Art and Design courses not already taken and/or the following courses from the Department of Communication:
- COMM-2413 Photographic Principles and Practices
- COMM-2633 Audio for Media
- COMM-2643 Media Production
- COMM-3653 Film and Location Editing
- COMM-3703 Motion Graphics
- COMM-4763 Advanced Media Production
Students can choose a specialized area, such as:
- Gaming and Animation
- Photography and Videography
- Visual Arts
COMM-3703: Motion Graphics is strongly recommended as one of the courses to be chosen in the elective area.
University Core Curriculum
B.F.A. - 51 Hours - Courses May Not Be Repeated Within Core
COMMUNICATION, 9 HOURS
MATHEMATICS, 3 HOURS
- Appropriate to major
REQUIRED BIBLE, 6 HOURS
- BIBL-1023: Foundations: Introduction to the Good Life
- BIBL-1103: Story: Introduction to Christian Worldview
BIBLE ELECTIVES, 3 HOURS
CAPSTONE, 3 HOURS
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 3 HOURS
AMERICAN HISTORY, 3 HOURS
GREAT WORKS, 3 HOURS
- ARTS-2423: History of Photography and Motion Pictures
- ARTS-3343: Ancient to Modern Art History
- ARTS-3353: Contemporary Art
SCIENCE, 6 HOURS
- One course must include a lab
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 3 HOURS
LIBERAL ARTS, 9 HOURS
- 9 hours from any Liberal Arts except Art: Communication, English, Family Science, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Science.
