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The History of Art Programs of Study, 1997-1999 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CURRICULUM IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

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For the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

The curriculum in graphic design requires 122 credit hours and prepares the student for entrance into the professional practice of visual communications. Studio work encompasses typography, image making, production techniques, and the process of communication planning.

HOURS	GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4	RHET 105 or 108-English composition
3	Composition II
15	One approved sequence of six hours in each of the following areas: humanities and the arts, natural sciences and technology, and social and behavioral sciences. ARTHI 112 satisfies half of the humanities requirement.
3	Quantitative reasoning
6	Western and non-Western culture
31	Total
HOURS	ART HISTORY
4	ARTHI 111-Ancient and Medieval Art
4	ARTHI 112-Renaissance and Modern Art
6	Advanced art history
14	Total
HOURS	GENERAL ART AND DESIGN
0	ARTGP 113-Orientation to Art and Design
6	ARTGP 117 and 118-Drawing, I and II
6	ARTGP 119 and 120-Design, I and II
12	Total
HOURS	GRAPHIC DESIGN
3	ARTGD 300-Design History Survey
3	ARTGD 120-Visual Organization
3	ARTGD 130-Production
3	ARTGD 140-Typography
3	ARTGD 210-Digital Imaging
3	ARTGD 220-Image Making
3	ARTGD 230-Advanced Typography
3	ARTGD 240-Methodology
3	ARTGD 360-Sequential Design
4	ARTGD 370-Advanced Graphic Design, I
4	ARTGD 380-Advanced Graphic Design, II
35	Total
HOURS	ELECTIVES
12	General electives (see college list)
18	Art and design and other professional electives
30	Minimum electives requirement total

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