General Education (37 Credits)

University of Michigan-Flint College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Fine Arts Viscom Program: Graphic Design Concentration

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General Education (37 credits)

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade UNV 100: FYE (If you have more 3 than 25 credits & transfer in you can substitute this for any elective) ENGL composition 3 (ENGL 112, 120 or HONS 156) Humanities (h) 3 Humanities (h) 3 Social Sciences (s) 3 Social Sciences (s) 3 Global Studies (gs) 3 Fine Arts (f) 3 Health & wellbeing (hw) 3 Finance & Quantitative Literacy 3 (fq) Natural Science (n/nl) 3 Technology (t) 1 Capstone: 3

1 Art History and Theory: 12 Hours

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade ARH 112 (Renaissance to Modern 3 Art History) ARH 411 (history of global 3 Contemporary art) prereq: ARH 112 ART 160 (visual communications 3 theory & process) COMM 200 (intro to human 3 communication)

Visual Communication Studio Art: 15 hours

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade ART 126 (Introduction to Digital 3 Photography) ART 131 (Drawing I) 3 ART 132 (Drawing II) 3 ART 141 (2-D Design) 3 ART 252 (Introduction to Digital 3 Design)

Graphic Design Concentration Requirements: 33 hours

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade ARH 140 (History of Graphic 3 Design) ART 232 (Typography I): [prereq: 3 252] ART 324 (Introduction to 3 Illustration) [prereq: 252] ART 329 (Introduction to Digital 3

2 Imaging) ART 330 (Typography II): 3 [prereq: 232] ARH 335 (Web Design I): [prereq: 3 252] ART 342 (editorial design): 3 [prereq: 252, 232] ART 347 (motion graphics): 3 [prereq: ART 252/THE 252, ART 335 or consent of instructor] ART 376 (Web Design II): [prereq: 3 335} ART 401 (Senior Design 3 Portfolio): [prereq: graphic design or photography concentration; senior standing; consent of instructor] ART 406 (Corporate 3 Identity/Business Graphics): [prereq: Visual Communication major or minor; ART 232/COM 232 or consent of instructor]

Program Electives (ART or ARH classes): 12 hours

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade 3 3 3 3

3 Suggestions for program electives:

ARH215 Photo Survey, ART 301 Sequential Drawing, ART328 Artist Bookmaking, ART398 Graphic Design Internship, ART323 Business of Visual Communications, ART422 Image and Text, COM210 Intro to Public Speaking, COM226 Advertising, COM301 Ethical Issues, COM338 Communications in Business, COM361 -Introduction to Public Relations, COM381 Inter-cultural Communications; ARH and/or COM classes

Non-Program Electives (non ART or COM classes): 9 hours

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade 3 3 3

Additional Classes to total 124 credits: 6 hours

Courses Hours Course Code School Term Grade 3 3

Things to remember:  B needed for viscom classes. C needed for program classes.  33 credits must be at 300 or 400 level.  Total 124 credits  At least 15 credits of Visual Communication courses taken at the University of Michigan-Flint.  If you transferred in with more than 25 credits you do not have to take UNIV 100, however you will then need to substitute 3 credits electives

This is an unofficial worksheet to help with your planning. In any discrepancy with the official UM-Flint catalog, the catalog is correct