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Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Degree in Graphic Design

The Graphic Design program embraces the entire range of visual communication, recognizing that design is a cultural force that spans consumer, commerce, and social causes. The program provides a robust curriculum of conceptual problem solving, innovation, critical thinking and formal design as well as branding and marketing strategies.

Learning Outcomes: Degree Breakdowns:

BFA Graphic Design Unit Requirements

 

 

Major Coursework
          Core 36 units
          Major 42 units
+Electives 9 units
+Liberal Arts 45 units
TOTAL 132 units

BFA Graphic Design Degree Requirements

3 Written Communication courses
4 Art Historical Awareness courses
1 Employment Communications and Practices course
1 Historical Awareness course
1 Quantitative Literacy course
1 Cultural Ideas & Influences course


And:

  • Petition to Graduate
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, and LA 108 Composition for the Artist

 
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