Graphic Design: Curriculum
Graphic Design (BFA) (119)
Admission into the Graphic Design option is selective and competitive. Students wishing to enter the program must undergo a portfolio review at the beginning of the sophomore year. Students first complete ART 100, ART 101, ART 115, ART 120, ART 121, and ART 122 during the freshman year and take ART 225, Introduction to Graphic Design, during the fall term of the sophomore year. ART 225 is designed to prepare students for the portfolio review at the end of fall term. Students will be selected to fill a limited number of openings in the graphic design program based on performance in ART 225 and on the portfolio review. Academic performance in other courses may also be taken into account. (Students transferring to OSU must enroll in ART 225 prior to taking part in the portfolio review. Transfer students should consult with an adviser in the Art Department before registering for OSU courses.) Students who are unsuccessful in gaining admission to the Graphic Design option may reapply one time the following year. Contact the department for specific details.
Art Core Curriculum (40)
ART 100. Art Orientation (1)
ART 101. *Intro to the Visual Arts (4)
ART 115. Foundations: 2-D (4)
ART 117. Foundations: 3-D (4)
ART 120. Foundations: Digital Imaging (3)
ART 121. Foundations: Computers in Visual Arts (3)
ART 122. Foundations: 4-D (4)
ART 131. Foundations: Drawing (4)
ART 204, ART 205, ART 206. *Intro to Art History-Western (3,3,3)
ART 261 Photography I or ART 263 Digital Photography (4)
Art Studio Electives (23)
Sophomore Block (12)
ART 225. Introduction to Graphic Design (4)
ART 226. Typography: The Letter (4)
ART 228. Graphic Design Processes (4)
Junior Block (29)
ART 325. Graphic Design: Collaborative Processes (4)
ART 326. Typography: Expressive (4)
ART 327. Typography: Advanced Structures (4)
ART 328. New Media (4)
ART 366. History of Art (3)
ART 367. *History of Design (3)
ART 369. Graphic Design History (3)
ART 420. Graphic Design: Pre-Press (4)
Senior Block (15)
ART 412. ^Contemporary Issues in Design (3)
ART 428. Senior Thesis Project (4)
Select two of the following:
ART 421. Information and Publication Design (4)
ART 422. New Media: Interactive (4)
ART 423. Experimental Typography (4)
ART 424. Visual Identity Systems (4)
ART 425. Environmental and Exhibition Design (4)
ART 427. Package Design (4)
ART 429. Graphic Design Studio (4)
The core curriculum studio courses must be completed before taking
upper-division art courses for a major program. Art majors may not
elect to take required art courses on an S/U graded basis.
Please contact the Art Academic Advisor with specific requirement questions as requirements sometimes change.
