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Graphic Design, BFA 1
Information listed in this catalog is current as of 01/2019
GRAPHIC DESIGN, BFAAlan Mette143 Art and Design Building, 408 East Peabody, ChampaignPH: (217) 333-0855http://art.illinois.edu
The curriculum in graphic design requires 122 credit hours and preparesthe student for entrance into the professional practice of design visualcommunications. Studio work addresses graphic design fundamentals(typography and image making), design history and contemporarypractices, research methods, user experience, and social responsibility.Students engage with complex problems and are asked to identifyopportunities where design can intervene. In addition, students have theopportunity to develop their personal interests by taking advantage of ahighly interdisciplinary selection of elective courses offered by the Schoolof Art + Design, including photography, video, traditional printmaking,sustainability, advanced interaction design, and the design of Ninth Letter(http://www.ninthletter.com), a nationally-distributed and award-winningliterary arts journal.
Contact: Mark AveryCoordinator of Undergraduate Academic AffairsSchool Office: 140 Art and Design Building, Champaign, 333-6632,[email protected]
Students in the School of Art and Design must complete the CampusGeneral Education requirements (https://courses.illinois.edu/gened/DEFAULT/DEFAULT). Some Art and Design courses will also apply towardthe General Education requirements (https://courses.illinois.edu/gened/DEFAULT/DEFAULT).
A portfolio review is required for admission to the School of Art andDesign.
Graphic Design RequirementsCode Title HoursARTD 218 Interaction Design Foundation 2ARTD 222 Typographic Practice 3ARTD 251 Graphic Design Toolbox 2ARTD 270 Design Methods 3ARTD 318 Digital Interaction 3ARTD 333 Type & Image 3ARTD 351 Graphic Design Inquiry 4ARTD 371 Graphic Design Practicum 2ARTD 418 Advanced Interaction Design 2ARTD 444 Typographic Systems 3ARTD 451 Ethics of a Designer in a Global Economy 4ARTD 471 Graphic Design Capstone 3
Total Hours 34
Art FoundationCode Title HoursARTF 101 Contemporary Issues in Art 2ARTE 101 Art, Design, and Society 2Drawing Course 1 3Course in the 2D Category 2 3
Course in the 3D Category 3 3Course in the 4D Category 4 3
Total Hours 16
Art HistoryCode Title HoursARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual
Culture3
ARTH 211 Design History Survey 3Advanced art history (200-level or above) 6
Total Hours 12
ElectivesCode Title HoursArt and Design electives (art and design courses not ingraphic design requirements)
12
Open electives as needed to total 122 hour degree
1 Drawing courses include: ARTF 102 Observational Drawing; ARTF 104Expressive Drawing; ARTF 106 Visualization Drawing.
2 2D Category courses include: ARTD 151 Introduction to Graphic Design;ARTD 160 The Image World; ARTS 205 Introduction to Printmaking; ARTS251 Beginning Painting.
3 3D Category courses include: ARTD 101 Introduction to Industrial Design;ARTS 201 Crafts Design; Arts 280 Beginning Sculpture.
4 4D Category courses include: ARTS 241 Image Practice; ARTS 243 TimeArts I; Arts 244 Interaction I.