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Bachelor of Fine Art, Emphasis in Graphic Design
The Bachelor of Fine Art degree with Emphasis in Graphic Design focuses on design thinking, interactive and experience design, communication design, social practices, and developing professional production skills.
The program combines strategic interdisciplinary relationships with research, cultural investigations, and design and communication in a broad range of media. The 4-year program requires a summer internship, and prepares students for the collaborative, interactive, and participatory nature of careers in design fields and graduate study in related disciplines.
About the Program
Graphic Design is uniquely defined by the diversity of studio and academic courses available within the program. Interwoven with courses in liberal studies, are studio courses in fine arts, print and screen-based communication design, interactive and motion design, with emphasis on developing a range of technical, conceptual, and design process skills.
Our graphic design graduates work within diverse fields of interdisciplinary applications of professional design, including healthcare and marketing, motion design, animation, web design, interactive design, and design studio practices.
For questions or to arrange a visit during the academic year please contact: John Seefeldt at jseefeldt@wcu.edu or 828.227.2946.
- The Graphic Design program at 蘑菇短视频is an academic cohort program, in which all students within the program will begin classes together during the fall semester and graduate at the same time. Academic cohorts begin during fall semesters only.
- Graphic Design majors must successfully complete the Art Foundation studio classes: ART 131, 132, and 142, and submit a portfolio during their second semester to continue in the program.
- A grade of C or greater must be earned in all required ART classes within the Graphic Design program. If this benchmark is not met for the required graphic design studio classes, the class must be retaken before moving forward in the program sequence.
- All required Graphic Design emphasis studio classes are sequential and must be taken in the semester in which they are offered. Each graphic design studio class is offered once an academic year.
- Students transferring in 28 credit hours or more, via Early College credits or credits earned at an alternate college, can complete their Graphic Design degrees in three years instead of four years. Please reach out directly to John Seefeldt (jseefeldt@wcu.edu) with questions regarding transfer hours.
The BFA with Emphasis in Graphic Design requires all students to participate in an internship to graduate. This requirement strengthens the ability of graduates to excel in competitive professional opportunities.
Student successes working within the design professions after graduation include employment in: design studios, healthcare and marketing, motion design, animation, IT support technicians, web design, and interaction and experience design.
Students pursuing the BFA with emphasis in Graphic Design are required to have a laptop that meets the system requirements for the current Adobe Creative Cloud software applications and an Adobe CC software license. Students use a range of the Adobe applications throughout the program. Educational discounts are available for laptops (Dell and Apple) through 蘑菇短视频Information Technology - Technology Commons. Adobe also offers educational discounts for its licenses.
Apple:
Mac Book Pro 16鈥�
Windows:
Screen Size: 15鈥� or larger
Graphics Card: Must be discrete
RAM: 32GB or more
Hard Drive: 500GB or larger
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