Studio, Graphic Design Concentration, B.F.A.

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Concentration Requirements

Area G: Major Courses (60 Hours)

The following courses are required in Area G for students who wish to pursue the Graphic Design concentration. Graphic Design courses must be taken in the order listed below. Graphic design course work should begin fall semester of the sophomore year. Additional information about the Graphic Design program is available on the School of Art & Design website at http://artdesign.gsu.edu/undergraduate/bfainstudio-concentration/graphic-design/. Students who are not enrolled in Graphic Design courses for more than one semester, during the junior or senior sequences, are required to resubmit an entrance portfolio for review and acceptance.

In order to graduate, students must have taken the CTW course required for this concentration (GRD 3910 ). This course should be taken at the appropriate time, as described below.

Sophomore Requirements (9 Hours)

Sophomore Level (Fall) (6 Hours)

GRD 3000 - Introduction to Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 3150 - Introduction to Typography 3 Credit Hours

Sophomore Level (Spring) (3 Hours)

GRD 3200 - Intermediate Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours

BFA Entrance Review

Concentration Requirements (42 Hours)

Select two electives from the list below (6 Hours)

Other business, marketing, or art courses taken during the B.F.A. curriculum may apply with approval of Area Coordinator.

GRD 3300 - Illustration: Concepts through Images 3 Credit Hours
PHOT 3000 - Introduction to Photography 3 Credit Hours
PHOT 3010 - Film and Darkroom 3 Credit Hours
DPP 3250 - Screen Print and Experimental Printmaking 4 Credit Hours
DPP 3550 - Book Arts 3 Credit Hours
PHOT 3130 - Digital Video for Artist 4 Credit Hours (formerly PHOT 3600)
GRD 4840 - Computer Graphic Imaging 3 Credit Hours
or
CSC 4840 - Advanced Computer Graphics Programming 4 Credit Hours
GRD 4841 - Computer Animation 3 Hours
or
CSC 4841 - Computer Animation 4 Credit Hours

Studio, Graphic Design Concentration, B.F.A.

Concentration Requirements

Area G: Major Courses (60 Hours)

Sophomore Requirements (9 Hours)

Sophomore Level (Fall) (6 Hours)

Sophomore Level (Spring) (3 Hours)

BFA Entrance Review

Concentration Requirements (42 Hours)

Junior Level (Fall) (12 Hours)

Junior Level (Spring) (12 Hours)

Senior Level (Fall) (9 Hours)

Senior Level (Spring) (9 Hours)

Select two electives from the list below (6 Hours)

Select one AH 4000-level Art History (3 Hours)

Senior B.F.A. Exit Portfolio Review

Participation in B.F.A. Senior Group Exhibition