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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Art and Design
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
Art Major
Graphic Design Option
Major requirements (66 units)
--- Art and Design Core (18 units) ---
ARTH 10 and 11 (6 units), ART 13 (3 units), ART 20 or ID 43 (3 units), ART
24 or 30 or 40 (3 units), ART 50 or 60 or 70 (3 units)
--- Lower-division requirements (12 units) ---
GD 35, 40, 41, 42
--- Upper-division requirements (36 units) ---
GD 135, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150; ART 116; MCJ 142
General Education requirements (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (3 units*)
(See Degree Requirements); may be used toward
a dual major or minor.
Total units (120)
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* This total indicates that a maximum of two courses (6 units) in G.E. Breadth C1 and G.E. Breadth E1 also may be applied to the graphic design major. These courses include ARTH 10, 11; ART 20, 40, 50 (G.E. C1); and/or ART 13 (G.E. E1). Consult the department chair or faculty adviser for additional details.
Advising Notes
- All courses required for the major must receive a letter grade.
- Student work may be retained for a limited period for display and accreditation visits.
- The upper-division writing skills requirement can be met by passing the university examination or by completing a W course with a letter grade of C or higher, to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed.
- The General Education requirement of 51 units may be exceeded depending upon the selection of courses; such excess units may be counted under the Electives category toward the 124-unit degree.
- No General Education Integration course offered by the Department of Art and Design may be used to satisfy the General Education requirements for majors in the department.
COURSES
35. Visual Communications Fundamentals (3)
Foundational visual and cognitive organizational processes for the practice
of visual communication, presented through lectures and applied through
studio exercises. Includes visual perception and organization, visual ideation,
and visual problem-solving processes, techniques, and principles. (2 lecture,
2 lab hours)
40. Graphic Design: Computer Imaging (3)
Prerequisites: ART 13. Introduction to computer skills necessary in the
area of graphic design. Includes projects encompassing the basic skills
of working with Photoshop and Illustrator, scanning and placing images,
typography and page layout, and mounting and presenting artwork. (6 lab
hours) (Formerly GID 40)
41. Typography (3)
Prerequisite: GD 40. Typographic principles, elements, and techniques. Type
classification, selection, design, and layout. Computer projects. (6 lab
hours) (Formerly GID 141, GID 165)
42. Graphic Design (3)
Prerequisite: GD 41. Advertising and graphic design projects taken through
steps from thumbnail sketches through rough layouts to computer-generated
comprehensive presentations. Emphasis on evaluation of market and audience
and development of aesthetic solutions to communication problems. (6 lab
hours) (Formerly GID 142)
135. History of Graphic Design (3)
Prerequisites: ART H10 and 11. A survey of characteristic design approaches,
solutions, materials, and technologies, their relationship to popular culture
and trends, and their social and political history. Course includes lectures
and studio projects. (2 lecture and 2 lab hours)
140. Internet Design (3)
Prerequisite: GD 42. Internet design for graphic designers focusing on Web
site structure that communicates and navigates easily. Emphasis on professionally
designed, visually integrated Web sites utilizing contemporary software
for Web design, image creation, and manipulations. (6 lab hours)
141. Advanced Typography (3)
Prerequisites: GD 41. Advanced principles of typography, including design
of typefaces utilizing contemporary software. Exploration of sophisticated
typographical projects incorporating commercial and handmade fonts. Emphasis
is placed upon typographical experimentation. (6 lab hours)
142. Advanced Graphic Design (3)
Prerequisites: GD 42, Art116. Advanced projects in advertising and graphic
design from concept to finished computer-generated files. Emphasis on professional
solutions to common graphic design problems such as corporate identity,
packaging, advertising, and brochure design. (6 lab hours)
143. Rendering (3)
Prerequisite: ID 43 or ART 20; ART 116. Assignments exploring limited and
full color illustrations. Emphasis on development of professional presentation
and skills. (6 lab hours) (Course fee, $5) (Formerly GID 143)
146. Advanced Rendering (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: GD 143. Advanced rendering for design and illustration. Includes
limited and full color problems with emphasis on professional presentation.
(6 lab hours) (Formerly GID 146)
147. Advertising Illustration (3)
Prerequisite: GD 146. Illustration as it applies to graphic design and advertising
situations. Composition and techniques designed for quick reading and ease
of execution. Computer projects in black and white and color. (6 lab hours)
(Course fee, $5) (Formerly GID 147)
148. Advanced Advertising Design (3; max total 6)
Prerequisites: GD 142, GD 149. Advanced advertising/graphic design from
conceptual to finished art. Includes problems and more advanced approaches
relating to various advertising media. Emphasis on production procedures,
professionalism, and building a strong portfolio, including critiques. (6
lab hours) (Formerly GID 148)
149. Professional Practices (3)
Prerequisite: GD 142. Advanced exploration of graphic and advertising design
as well as standards and practices common in advertising agencies and design
studios. Covers workplace structures, time and record keeping, estimating,
self-promotion, copyright law, and working with vendors and employees. (6
lecture-lab hours) (Formerly GID 132T)
150. Advanced Internet Design (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: G D 140. Softwares (such as Flash) for designing Websites
with interactivity and motion. Emphasis on professionally designed, visually
integrated sites using scalable vector graphics in stand-alone Web sites,
or in combination with programming languages such as HTML.
190. Independent Study in Graphic Design (3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement - Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading.
198. Internship in Graphic Design (1-6; max total 6)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor and supervising agency. Experience
in graphic design related professions with a design studio, advertising
agency or publication under the supervision of graphic design faculty. Maximum
credit toward a graphic design option is 6 units. CR/NC grading
only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)
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