Course Descripons - The Art Institutes

Visual Communica� ons
Requirements for B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Course
Core Courses
Title Prerequisites and Course Sequences Credits
GD105 Survey of Graphic Design 4
GD107 Introduc� on to Design Applica� ons 4
GD108 Digital Photography for Designers ART110, and DPH242 4
GD109 Digital Illustra� on GD107 4
GD110 Introduc� on to Typography: Tradi� onal ART100, and ART110 4
GD211 Digital Pre-Press GD203, and DPH242 4
GD212 Typography: Hierarchy GD110 4
GD203 Digital Layout GD107, GD110 and GD212 4
GD204 History of Graphic Design GD302 4
GD207 Corporate Iden� ty GD109, and GD212 4
GD300 Conceptual Imagery GD302 4
GD301 Package Design GD108, GD211, and GD203 4
GD302 Por� olio I Only by Permission of Academic Director 4
GD303 Typography: Expressive & Experimental GD212 4
GD304 Publica� on Design GD211, GD300 and GD303 4
GD305 Media Business Law GD207 4
GD401 Art Direc� on Only by Permission of Academic Director 4
GD403 Por� olio II Only by Permission of Academic Director 4
GD404 Professional Development for Graphic Design Only by Permission of Academic Director 4
GD405 Graphic Design Internship Only by Permission of Academic Director 4
GD406 Sustainable Design Issues & Topics GD404 4
GD407
Suppor� ng Courses
Senior Project Only by Permission of Academic Director 4
ART100 Design Fundamentals 4
ART102 Observa� onal Drawing ART100, ART110 4
ART110 Color Theory 4
DPH242 Image Manipula� on ART110 4
WDIM230 Fundamentals of Authoring 4
WDIM110 Designing for Mul� media Display 4
WDIM130 Fundamentals of Interac� ve Design 4
WDIM435 Por� olio I 4
General Educa� on Courses
GEN101 English I GEN095 or placement 4
GEN102 English II GEN101 4
GEN105 Eff ec� ve Speaking GEN101 at ILIC 4
Art History - GEN211 or GEN212 GEN101, GEN105 4
GEN109 Computers for the Arts (ILIC, AIMD) or
Placement or GEN096
4
Social Science 200-Level Elec� ve (ILIS, AIOHC)
GEN101, GEN105
Humani� es & Fine Arts 200-Level Elec� ve GEN101, GEN105 4
Humani� es & Fine Arts 300-Level Elec� ve GEN102, and one course from GEN205-GEN233 4
Mathema� cs Elec� ve GEN098 or placement 4
Mathema� cs Elec� ve GEN098 or placement 4
Physical & Life Science 200-Level Elec� ve GEN101, GEN105, and GEN098 or placement 4
Physical & Life Science 200-Level Elec� ve GEN101, GEN105, and GEN098 or placement 4
Physical & Life Science 300-Level Elec� ve GEN102, and one course from GEN260-GEN286 4
Social Science 200-Level Elec� ve GEN101, GEN105 4
Social Science 300-Level Elec� ve GEN102, and one course from GEN241-GEN248 4
GEN399 General Educa� on Capstone All required 100-level courses; at least 5 200-level
courses; and at least one course between 310 and
382
4
29 Academic Programs