| Course Classification |
Credit Hours |
| |
Required (BFA) |
| Foundation Courses |
25 |
| Design Core |
13 |
| Concentration Option |
30-39* |
| Professional Electives |
6-15 |
| Liberal Art Courses |
30 |
| General Electives |
9 |
| TOTAL |
122 |
|
| |
| * Students who do not choose a Concentration Option must take a total of 45 credit hours in a combination of Professional Elective and Concentration courses. |
| |
| Curriculum Courses |
| |
| BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA) DEGREE |
| |
| Foundation |
| ARTS |
200 |
History of Art I |
3 |
| ARTS |
201 |
History of Art II |
3 |
| DESI |
201 |
Basic Principles of 2D Design |
4 |
| DESI |
202 |
Basic Principles of 3D Design |
4 |
| DESI |
203 |
Color Theory and Practice |
3 |
| DESI |
204 |
Freehand Drawing I |
4 |
| DESI |
205 |
Freehand Drawing II |
4 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
25 |
|
| |
| Design Core |
| VICD |
206 |
Computer Graphics I |
3 |
| VICD |
207 |
Computer Graphics II |
3 |
| VICD |
455 |
Senior Project |
4 |
| VICD |
456 |
Business Practices & Final Portfolio |
3 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
13 |
|
| |
| Professional Electives (can also include courses from any VC concentration) |
| |
| (Select 2 courses for AADV majors; 3 for GRAD majors; 5 for ILLS majors; 4 for PHOT majors.) |
| |
| ARTS |
301 |
Photography as an Art Form |
3 |
| ARTS |
305 |
Art and the Electronic Age |
3 |
| GRAD |
452 |
Package Design |
3 |
| GRAD |
453 |
Poster Design |
3 |
| GRAD |
454 |
Book Design |
3 |
| ILLS |
355 |
2-D Animation |
3 |
| ILLS |
358 |
Computer Animation I |
3 |
| ILLS |
458 |
Computer Animation II |
3 |
| PHOT |
456 |
Photo Journalism |
3 |
| VICD |
358 |
Special Topics in Visual Communication I |
3 |
| VICD |
458 |
Special Topics in Visual Communication II |
3 |
| VICD |
450 |
Community Service Workshop |
3 |
| VICD |
459 |
Multimedia |
3 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
15 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| CONCENTRATIONS |
| |
| Options |
| |
| Advertising (Creative ) |
| AADV |
311 |
Copywriting |
3 |
| GRAD |
202 |
History of Graphic Design |
3 |
| GRAD |
251 |
Graphic Design I |
4 |
| GRAD |
351 |
Graphic Design II |
4 |
| MCOM |
301 |
An Overview of Integrated Marketing Communication |
3 |
| MCOM |
401 |
Creative Execution of IMC |
3 |
| MCOM |
421 |
IMC Strategy and Management |
3 |
| MCOM |
431 |
IMC Campaign Development |
3 |
| MCOM |
481 |
Study Internship |
3 |
| MKTG |
301 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| VICD |
251 |
Typography I |
4 |
| VICD |
351 |
Typography II |
3 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
39 |
| |
|
|
| Graphic Design |
| GRAD |
202 |
History of Graphic Design |
3 |
| GRAD |
251 |
Graphic Design I |
4 |
| GRAD |
351 |
Graphic Design II |
4 |
| GRAD |
451 |
Graphic Design III |
4 |
| GRAD |
478 |
Internship in Graphic Design |
3 |
| VICD |
251 |
Typography I |
4 |
| VICD |
351 |
Typography II |
3 |
| VICD |
451 |
Typography III |
4 |
| VICD |
453 |
Production Design |
3 |
| WEBD |
452 |
Web Design |
4 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
36 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Illustration |
| DESI |
210 |
Figure Drawing |
4 |
| DESI |
401 |
Advanced Drawing |
3 |
| ILLS |
202 |
History of Illustration |
3 |
| ILLS |
251 |
Illustration I |
4 |
| ILLS |
351 |
Illustration II |
3 |
| ILLS |
352 |
Illustration III |
3 |
| ILLS |
451 |
Illustration IV |
3 |
| VICD |
210 |
Painting I |
4 |
| VICD |
211 |
Painting II |
3 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
30 |
|
| |
| Photography |
| PHOT |
201 |
Photography I |
3 |
| PHOT |
202 |
History of Photography |
3 |
| PHOT |
251 |
Photography II |
4 |
| PHOT |
252 |
Studio I |
4 |
| PHOT |
351 |
Photography III |
3 |
| PHOT |
352 |
Studio II |
3 |
| PHOT |
353 |
Photography IV |
4 |
| PHOT |
451 |
Studio III |
3 |
| PHOT |
452 |
Contemporary Trends in Photography |
3 |
| PHOT |
478 |
Internship in Photography |
3 |
| |
|
Total Requirements |
33 |
|
| |
Liberal Arts Courses |
| |
| Click here for Liberal Arts Requirements or see pages 60-62 of the Catalog |
| |
| |
Total Requirements |
30 |
| |
|
| General Electives |
9 |
| |
|
| NOTE: ISLAMIC CULTURAL STUDIES REQUIREMENT |
|
| |
|
| The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research requirement in Islamic Cultural Studies is stated on page 66 of this Catalog. |
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|
| |
|
| TOTAL BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS |
122 |
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