Graphic Design

Requirements for the Graphic Design Major:

• GDC 258 - Introduction to Digital Media (3)
• GDC 260 - Introduction to Professional Practices (1)
• GDC 275 - Typography I (3)
• GDC 303 - Graphic Design I (3)
• GDC 304 - Graphic Design II (3)
• GDC 330 - History of Graphic Design (3)
• GDC 375 - Typography II (3)
• GDC 403 - Graphic Design III (3)
• GDC 404 - Graphic Design IV (3)
• GDC 460 - Advanced Professional Practices (1)

Complete 6 credits from the following:

• ART 234 - Introduction to Digital Photography (3)
• GDC 345 - Web Design (3)
• GDC 360 - Motion Graphics (3)

Complete 6 credits from the following cognates:

• CMM 238 - Basic Video Production (3)
• CMS 105 - Fundamentals of Communication (3)
• CMS 321 - Intercultural Communication (3)
• CMS 351 - Persuasion (3)

Complete the following cognates:

• ART 107 - Two-Dimensional Design (3)
• ART 110 - Three-Dimensional Design (3)
• ART 207 - Drawing (3)

Complete 3 credits from the following cognates:

• ART 204 - Visual Communication in History I (3)
• ART 205 - Visual Communication in History II (3)
• ART 252 - Modern Art (3)
• ART 254 - The Visual Arts in the United States (3)
• ART 350 - Contemporary Art and Issues (3)

Complete an additional 12 credits in Art

with a minimum 3 credits from the following courses: ART 307 , ART 314 , ART 333 , ART 334 , ART 407 , ART 414 , ART 435  

NOTE: All students majoring in Graphic Design must contribute works to the annual Seniors’ Art Exhibition group show.

The following course must be completed through the Fine Arts and Humanities Division at the Doane’s College of Arts and Sciences: GDC 275 , GDC 303 , GDC 304 , GDC 403 , GDC 404 .