2007-2008 Academic Catalog

School of Humanities Music and Art 176 Cedarville University 2007-08 Music and Art Graphic Design The Bachelor of Arts 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, multimedia 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 freelance 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. The following requirements involve 62-69 semester hours: Graphic design major core courses........................................54-61 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-1150 Digital Image/Illustration. ...................................... 3 GDES-1220 Digital Image/Photography................................... 3 GDES-2100 Typography........................................................... 3 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................................. 2-9 Choose from the following ART/EMTC electives...........................8 ART-2250 Creative Photography.............................................. 3 ART-3210 Painting I.................................................................. 3 ART-3230 Watercolor................................................................ 2 ART-3410 Ceramics.................................................................. 3 ART-4400 20th 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 Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements...........................................................0-5 Other General Education Requirements ...................................... 49 Graphic Design Major Requirements......................................54-61 ART/EMTC Electives.....................................................................8 General Electives....................................................................11-17 Total (minimum, not including proficiency). .........................128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Graphic Design First year: ART-1100 Introduction to Art..................................................................3 ART-1210 Drawing I...............................................................................3 ART-1230 Design I.................................................................................3 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.............................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.....................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.........................................................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.........................................................3.5 GDES-1100 History of Graphic Design..................................................1 GDES-1150 Digital 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-1220 Digital Image/Photography.................................................3 GDES-2100 Typography........................................................................3 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.....................................................................................................32 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-4110 Portfolio..............................................................................1 GDES-4220 Graphic Design II...............................................................3 GDES-4230 Production Design II...........................................................3 GDES-4900 Graphic Design Internship..............................................2-9 Art Electives...........................................................................................5 General Electives..............................................................................5-11 Physical Science Elective....................................................................3.5 Total..................................................................................................31.5