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

Graphic Design Concentration

The following courses are required in the Major area 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 https://artdesign.gsu.edu/program/graphic-design-bfa/.

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 Critical Thinking through Writing (CTW) course required for this concentration (GRD 4950 ). This course should be taken at the appropriate time, as described below.

Major (60 Credit Hours)

Sophomore Level 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

This review takes place ideally at the end of the Sophomore Spring Semester.

Concentration Requirements

51 Hours

Requirements for students accepted into the Graphic Design Concentration.

Junior Level (Fall)

12 Hours

GRD 3910 - History of Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4020 - Advanced Typographic Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4100 - Print and Editorial Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4310 - Interactive Design 3 Credit Hours

Junior Level (Spring)

12 Hours

GRD 4150 - Design for Education 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4250 - Graphic Design in Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4300 - Internship in Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4400 - Motion Design and Time-Based Media 3 Credit Hours

Senior Level (Fall)

9 Hours

GRD 4200 - Corporate Identity Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4350 - Graphic Design through Digital Media 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4450 - Professional Practices in Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours

Senior Level (Spring)

9 Hours

GRD 4550 - Specialized Applications of Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4600 - Senior Workshop in Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4950 - Graphic Design Portfolio-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Electives

6 Hours

Select two electives from the list below:

Please note: some business courses require an override from the Robinson College of Business (RCB) https://robinson.gsu.edu/undergraduate/ for the RCB Field of Study requirements. These prerequisites are for Robinson College of Business majors only. Students are still expected to have all course prerequisites.

DPP 3250 - Screen Print and Experimental Printmaking 4 Credit Hours
DPP 3550 - Book Arts 3 Credit Hours
GRD 3300 - Illustration: Concepts through Images 3 Credit Hours
GRD 4840 - Computer Graphic Imaging 3 Credit Hours
or CSC 4840 - Advanced Computer Graphics Programming
CSC 4841 - Computer Animation 4 Credit Hours
PHOT 3000 - Introduction to Photography 3 Credit Hours
PHOT 3010 - Film and Darkroom 3 Credit Hours
PHOT 3130 - Digital Video for Artist 4 Credit Hours (formerly PHOT 3600)
Other business, marketing, or art courses taken during the B.F.A. curriculum may apply with approval of Area Coordinator

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

Graphic Design Concentration

Major (60 Credit Hours)

Sophomore Level Requirements

Sophomore Level (Fall)

Sophomore Level (Spring)

BFA Entrance Review

Concentration Requirements

Junior Level (Fall)

Junior Level (Spring)

Senior Level (Fall)

Senior Level (Spring)

Electives

Art History

Senior B.F.A. Exit Portfolio Review

Participation in B.F.A. Senior Group Exhibition