2005-2006 Academic Catalog

140 Music and Art School of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible Graphic Design The B.A. in Graphic Design prepares students for a career in visual communication. The artist is generally identified as a graphic designer, visual designer, design consultant, or communication designer. More specifically, career opportunities include the design of advertising, exhibitions, publications, corporate identity, packaging, books, signs, magazines, multi- media presentations, and Web pages. Every industrial, social, educational, service, and governmental organization needs communication items. Employment may be with an organization or business, a design agency, or in a free-lance capacity. Students may choose to combine the major with a specific minor that enhances their potential for a wide diversity of graphic design-related career options, including professional writing, marketing, business management, or electronic media. Graphic Design major core courses .................................... 54-60 ART-1100 Introduction to Art ............................................... 3 ART-1210 Drawing I ............................................................ 3 ART-1220 Drawing II ........................................................... 3 ART-1230 Design I .............................................................. 3 ART-2220 Design II ............................................................. 3 ART-3310 Art History I ......................................................... 3 ART-3320 Art History II ........................................................ 3 ART-3330 Three-Dimensional Design ............................... 3 EMTC-2606 Intro to Comp. Animation for Electronic Media 3 EMTC-2610 Preproduction Planning for Multimedia .......... 2 GDES-1100 History of Graphic Design .............................. 1 GDES-1220 Digital Image/Photography ............................. 3 GDES-1150 Digital Image/Illustration ................................ 3 GDES-2100 Typography ..................................................... 2 GDES-3220 Graphic Design I ............................................. 3 GDES-3230 Production Design I ........................................ 3 GDES-4110 Portfolio ........................................................... 1 GDES-4220 Graphic Design II ............................................ 3 GDES-4230 Production Design II ....................................... 3 GDES-4900 Graphic Design Internship .......................... 3-9 ART/EMTC electives .................................................................... 8 choose from the following ART-3210 Painting I ............................................................ 3 ART-3230 Watercolor .......................................................... 2 ART-3410 Ceramics ........................................................... 3 ART-4100 20 th Century Art ................................................... 2 ART-4990 Independent Study in Art ................................. 1-3 EMTC-2310 Intro to Photography ........................................ 2 EMTC-3610 Visual Design for Electronic Media ................. 3 EMTC-3630 Principles of Computer Animation ................. 3 Graphic Design CurriculumSummary Proficiency Requirements ........................................................ 0-5 Other General Education Requirements .................................. 49 Graphic Design Major Requirements .................................. 54-60 ART/EMTCElectives .................................................................... 8 General Electives ................................................................. 11-17 Total (minimum, not includingproficiency) .......................... 128 AcompletedescriptionoftheGeneralEducationRequirements isfoundonpage18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in GraphicDesign First year: ART-1100 Introduction to Art ........................................................... 3 ART-1210 Drawing I ......................................................................... 3 ART-1230 Design I ........................................................................... 3 BIO-1000 Principles of Biology ...................................................... 3.5 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ........................................... 3 BEGE-1720Spiritual Formation ........................................................ 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech ............................................... 3 ENG-1400Composition ..................................................................... 3 GDES-1100 History of Graphic Design ............................................ 1 GDES-1150Digital Image/Illustration ................................................ 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities ........................................ 3 Total ............................................................................................ 31.5 Second year: ART-2220 Design II ........................................................................... 3 ART-3330 Three-Dimensional Design .............................................. 3 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature .............................................. 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature ............................................ 3 GDES-1220Digital Image/Photography ............................................ 3 GDES-2100 Typography .................................................................. 2 GDES-3230 Production Design I ....................................................... 3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture ........................................ 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ........................... 1 Literature Elective ............................................................................. 3 Physical Education Activity Elective ................................................ 1 Social Science Elective .................................................................... 3 Total ............................................................................................... 31 Third year: ART-3310 Art History I ..................................................................... 3 ART-3320 Art History II .................................................................... 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development ............................... 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration ................................... 2 EMTC-2610 Preproduction Planning for Multimedia ......................... 3 EMTC-2606 Intro to Computer Animation for Electronic Media ........ 2 GDES-3220 Graphic Design I ........................................................... 3 Art Electives ..................................................................................... 3 General Electives ............................................................................. 6 History Elective ................................................................................. 3 Quantitative Elective ......................................................................... 3 Total ............................................................................................... 33 Fourth year: ART-1220 Drawing II ........................................................................ 3 GDES-4110Portfolio ......................................................................... 1 GDES-4220 Graphic Design II .......................................................... 3 GDES-4230 Production Design II ...................................................... 3 GDES-4900 Graphic Design Internship ......................................... 3-9 Art Electives ..................................................................................... 5 General Electives ........................................................................ 5-11 Physical Science Elective ............................................................. 3.5 Total ............................................................................................ 32.5