2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Music, Art, and Worship School of Humanities Music, Art, and Worship 2008–09 Cedarville University 135 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 63-67 semester hours: Graphic design major core courses................................... 58-62 ART-1100 Introduction to Art ..................................................... 3 ART-1210 Drawing I. ................................................................. 3 ART-1230 Design I.................................................................... 3 ART-2220 Design II................................................................... 3 ART-2250 Creative Photography............................................... 3 ART-3310 Art History I............................................................... 3 ART-3320 Art History II. ............................................................ 3 ART-3330 Three-Dimensional Design....................................... 3 BUS-2100 Business Communication ....................................... 3 EMTC-2601 Interactive Interface Design with Flash................. 3 GDES-1100 History of Graphic Design .................................... 1 GDES-1150 Digital Image/Illustration........................................ 3 GDES-1220 Digital Image/Photography.................................... 3 GDES-2100 Typography............................................................ 3 GDES-3110 Portfolio................................................................. 1 GDES-3220 Graphic Design I................................................... 3 GDES-3230 Production Design I. ............................................. 3 GDES-3300 Web Design.......................................................... 3 GDES-4220 Graphic Design II.................................................. 3 GDES-4230 Production Design II. ............................................ 3 GDES-4900 Graphic Design Internship................................. 2-6 Electives selected from the following........................................5 ART-1220 Drawing II.............................................................. 3 ART-3210 Painting I............................................................... 3 ART-3230 Watercolor............................................................. 2 ART-3510 Introduction to Printmaking................................... 3 ART-4400 20th Century Art. .................................................. 3 EMTC-2606 Intro to Computer Animation/Electronic Media.. 3 EMTC-3630 Principles of Computer Animation..................... 3 GDES-4300 Advanced Web Design...................................... 3 TPC-3000 Production Tools for Technical Communication.... 3 Graphic Design Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. ..........................................................0-5 Other General Education Requirements.................................49-57 Graphic Design Major Requirements......................................63-67 General Electives......................................................................4-16 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. 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-2250 Creative Photography........................................................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 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 BUS-2100 Business Communication.................................................3 EMTC-2601 Interactive Interface Design with Flash..........................3 GDES-3220 Graphic Design I............................................................3 GDES-3300 Web Design...................................................................3 History Elective..................................................................................3 Literature Elective..............................................................................3 Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 31 Fourth year: ART-1220 Drawing II..........................................................................3 GDES-3110 Portfolio..........................................................................1 GDES-4220 Graphic Design II...........................................................3 GDES-4230 Production Design II......................................................3 GDES-4900 Graphic Design Internship..........................................2-9 Graphic Design Electives...................................................................5 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Electives........................................................................................4-16 Total.............................................................................................. 33.5