Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design degree program focuses on development of concepts, skills and sensitivities essential to the graphic designer. In addition to gaining a solid technical foundation in graphic design, students learn communication, critical and analytic thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as individual initiative and responsibility and professional knowledge.
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on campus)
Curriculum
The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.
Course | Credits |
Freshman Year | |
First Semester | 16 |
ART 127 Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
ART 212 Art History I | 3 |
UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 |
ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 |
General Education Courses | 6 |
Second Semester | 15 |
ART 261 Typography | 3 |
ART 214 Art History II | 3 |
ART Studio Course (100-200 level) | 3 |
ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 |
General Education Course | 3 |
Sophomore Year | |
Third Semester | 15 |
ART 262 Color Theory | 3 |
ART 119 Design 2-D | 3 |
GCM 180 Multimedia Foundations | 3 |
COM 230 Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
General Education Course | 3 |
Fourth Semester | 15 |
ART Studio Course (300-400 level) | 3 |
COM 142 Video Production | 3 |
GCM 331 Web Publishing | 3 |
PHI 335 Aesthetic Theory | 3 |
Elective Course | 3 |
Junior Year | |
Fifth Semester | 15 |
ART 120 Design 3-D | 3 |
ART 227 Graphic Design Studio I | 3 |
ART 243 Introduction to Asian Art | 3 |
COM 331 Radio/TV Commercials | 3 |
General Education Course | 3 |
Sixth Semester | 15 |
ART 110 Drawing I | 3 |
ART 327 Graphic Design Studio II | 3 |
General Education Courses | 6 |
Elective Course | 3 |
Senior Year | |
Seventh Semester | 15 |
ART 427 Graphic Design Studio III | 3 |
PHI 220 Ethics | 3 |
General Education Course | 3 |
Elective Courses | 6 |
Eighth Semester | 14 |
ART 422 Art History: The Art World After Modernism | 3 |
ART 428 Graphic Design Studio IV | 3 |
General Elective Course | 3 |
Elective Courses | 5 |
Total | 120 |
Note: One Laboratory Component course must be completed as part of the General Education requirements.
Students must achieve an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher and successfully complete a portfolio review before scheduling Graphic Design Studio I (ART 227) - see adviser.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/graphic-design/index.aspx