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ART BFA AD ART DIRECTION


71 credits are required to complete this major. 
A grade of "C" or better is required in all major coursework.
A GPA of 3.0 or better in the major is required for all Bachelor of Fine Arts 
candidates. 
 
                                                                                
Art Foundations                             Courses:  6/ 6

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 22-1101      History of Art I: Stone Age to       3       C  
 22-1102      History of Art II: Renaissance       3       C  
 22-1210      Drawing I                            3       C  
 22-1220      Fundamentals of 2-D Design           3       C  
 22-1230      Fundamentals of 3-D Design           3       C  
Students can take Photography I -OR- Digital Photography for Non-Majors. If you 
choose Photography I, Darkroom I must be taken concurrently. Darkroom I will 
count toward electives in the major. 

                                                                                
 23-1250      Digital Photography for Non-         3       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     23-1100      Foundations of Photograph        3

Advertising Art Direct.                     Courses: 16/16

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 22-1275      Digital Video Editing Workshop       1       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     22-3390      Special Issues in Design         1
     22-3490      Special Issues in Illustr        1
     22-3590      Special Issues in Adverti        1
 22-1310      Beginning Typography*                3       C  
 22-1320      Design Lab                           3       C  
 22-2170      History of Communication Desig       3       C  
 22-2330      Introduction to Graphic Design       3       C  
 22-2420      Applied Drawing                      3       C  
 22-2510      Advertising Art Direction:           3       C  
 22-3340      Intermediate Typography              3       C  
 22-3540      Creative Strategies in               3       C  
 22-3542      Creative Strategies in               3       C  
 22-2520      Advertising Design                   3       C  
 22-3500      Art Director/Commercial              4       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     22-3525      Art Director/Copywriter T        4
 22-3535      Storyboard Development               3       C  
 22-3550      Advertising Communication            3       C  
 22-3584      Management for Designers             3       C  
 22-3385      Professional Portfolio               3       C  

Art BFA Ad. Art Elect                       Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 22-3500      Art Director/Commercial              4       C  
 22-3530      Photo Communications                 3       C  
 22-3370      Advanced Typography                  3       C  
 22-3378      Design Lab II                        3       C  
 22-3988      Internship: Art and Design*          1       C  
 22-3447      Broadcast Design: Introduction       3       C  
 36-2601      Authoring Interactive Media*         3       C  
 22-3525      Art Director/Copywriter Team*        4       C  
 23-1101      Darkroom Workshop I                  3       C  
 22-3901      Extending/Accessorizing the          3       C  
 22-ELEC*****                                              C  


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