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 than 25 credits & transfer in you can substitute this for any elective) / 3
ENGL composition
(ENGL 112, 120 or HONS 156) / 3
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 (fq) / 3
Natural Science (n/nl) / 3
Technology (t) / 1
Capstone: / 3

Art History and Theory: 12 Hours

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

Visual Communication Studio Art: 15 hours

Courses / Hours / Course Code / School / Term / Grade

ART 126 (Introduction to Digital Photography)

/ 3

ART 131 (Drawing I)

/ 3
ART 132 (Drawing II) / 3
ART 141 (2-D Design) / 3

ART 252 (Introduction to Digital Design)

/ 3

Graphic Design Concentration Requirements: 33 hours

Courses / Hours / Course Code / School / Term / Grade
ARH 140 (History of Graphic Design) / 3

ART 232 (Typography I): [prereq: 252]

/ 3

ART 324 (Introduction to Illustration) [prereq: 252]

/ 3

ART 329 (Introduction to Digital Imaging)

/ 3
ART 330 (Typography II): [prereq: 232] / 3

ARH 335 (Web Design I): [prereq: 252]

/ 3
ART 342 (editorial design): [prereq: 252, 232] / 3
ART 347 (motion graphics): [prereq: ART 252/THE 252, ART 335 or consent of instructor] / 3

ART 376 (Web Design II): [prereq: 335}

/ 3

ART 401 (Senior Design Portfolio): [prereq: graphic design or photography concentration; senior standing; consent of instructor]

/ 3

ART 406 (Corporate Identity/Business Graphics): [prereq: Visual Communication major or minor; ART 232/COM 232or consent of instructor]

/ 3

Program Electives (ART or ARH classes): 12 hours

Courses / Hours / Course Code / School / Term / Grade
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 Communicationcourses 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

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