School of Arts and Sciences

Communication Design (B.A)

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1. Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after.  See “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”

2. Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts.
   6 semester hours of sophomore foreign language

3. General requirements:

   • Upper Division – ENGL 3430 Professional Writing; DSGN 3320 Advanced Typography; DSGN 3321 Theories of Design, DSGN 3322 Advanced Design; DSGN 4300 Selected Topics in Design; DSGN 4310 History of Design; DSGN 4312 Digital Design; DSGN 4316 Visual Communication; DSGN 4318 Senior Seminar; DSGN 4320 Design Internship; DSGN 4322 Senior Portfolio

    

4. Concentration/Specialization: 12 semester hours.  Students must take four of the following courses: COMM 4330 Theories of Web Design; COMM 4318 Mass Media Communication; GMNG 3310 3D Modeling; GMNG 4316 Advanced Leveling; GMNG 4318 Advanced Animation for Gaming; HUMA 4312 Classical Greece and Rome; HUMA 4313 Medieval and Renaissance Civilization; HUMA 4314 The Age of Enlightenment; HUMA 4315 The Age of Revolution; HUMA 4317 The Modern Era; MKTG 3311 Principles of Marketing.

5. Free electives - Enough electives to fulfill the 120 semester hour requirement and the 54 semester hours of upper division courses.

These requirements are summarized in the following table:

Communication Design Plan

I. CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (42 total core hours required).	LD	LD/UD	UD	TOTAL
English Composition	6			6
College Math or higher	3			3
Natural Sciences	6			6
Humanities	3			3
Visual/Performing Arts	3			3
U.S. History	6			6
Political Science	6			6
Social/Behavioral Science	3			3
Speech	3			3
Computer Literacy	3			3
II. PLAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS	LD	LD/UD	UD	TOTAL
A. General
ENGL 3430 Professional Writing			4	4
Foreign Language (6 s.h. in same foreign language)		6		6
DSGN 3320 Advanced Typography				3
DSGN 3321 Theories of Design				3
DSGN 3322 Advanced Design				3
DSGN 4300 Selected Topics in Design				3
DSGN 4310 History of Design				3
DSGN 4312 Digital Design				3
DSGN 4316 Visual Communication				3
DSGN 4318 Senior Seminar				3
DSGN 4320 Design Internship				3
DSGN 4322 Senior Portfolio				3
B. Concentration / Specialization (12 s.h.)
Four of the following courses:  COMM 4330, COMM 4318				3
GMNG 3310; GMNG 4316; GMNG 4318; HUMA 4312				3
HUMA 4313; HUMA 4314; HUMA 4315;				3
HUMA 4317; MKTG 3311				3
III. FREE ELECTIVES – Additional hours to satisfy the minimum of 120 credit hours on the degree plan and any other minimums such as 54 upper division hours.
* TOTAL				120
* Total must be minimum of 120 semester hours with minimum 54 s.h.at upper division level.