Graphic Design Concentration

Bachelor of Science Degree, Visual Arts Major

The graphic design concentration promotes development of God-given artistic skills and builds a solid foundation in drawing, design, form, color, and composition upon which students can create and produce advertising communications. Effective use of typography and design in digital and traditional media is stressed, along with disciplined thinking, hard work, business integrity, and awareness of human needs and behavior.

Art Ability Evaluation and Display: Sophomores must pass AR 298 to continue in this major. Seniors must present a graphic design portfolio exhibit.

Academic Requirements: Students must have at least a “C” in all art courses. Students complete a minor in advertising through their required graphic design support courses. Students may elect to complete an additional minor.

Academic Program Fee: $100 per semester or $25 per payment

Missions Broad Field: Graphic design (art ability evaluation and portfolio exhibit not required)

Recommended Course Sequence

FallSpringFreshman
AR 111 Principles of Drawing 3 AR 120 Digital Typography 2 BI 101 New Testament Survey 2 EN 101 English Grammar and Composition 3 HI 101 History of Civilization 3 SP 101 Fundamentals of Speech 3   Total Hours 16	AR 212 Conceptual Design 2 AR 220 Digital Graphics 2 BI 102 New Testament Survey 2 EN 102 English Grammar and Composition 3 HI 102 History of Civilization 3 PE   PE Activity Elective 1 SP 102 Fundamentals of Speech 3 Total Hours 16
FallSpringSophomore
AR 221 Principles of Painting 2 AR 317 Graphic Design I 3 BI 201 Old Testament Survey 2 EN 202 American Literature 3 MU 213 Appreciation of Fine Arts 3 OA 100 General Keyboarding† 2       Total Hours 15	AR 208 History of Art 3 AR 218 Photography I 2 AR 298 Graphic Design Concentration Ability Evaluation 0 AR 318 Graphic Design II 2 BI 202 Old Testament Survey 2 EN 204 British Literature 3 MA 111 College Mathematics 3 PE   PE Activity Elective 1 Total Hours 16
FallSpringJunior
AR 325 Introduction to Modern Publication 2 AR 401 Web Programming for the Designer 2 BI/BB Bible or Bible Background Elective‡ 2 CW 301 Copy Writing 3 MK 202 Professional Selling 3 AR 346 Graphic Design Internship1 3   Total Hours 15	AR 310 Calligraphy 1 AR 326 Modern Publication I 2 AR 402 Web Site Design 2 CR 370 Origins 2 MK 204 Principles of Marketing 3   Electives 3 AR 347 Graphic Design Internship1 3 Total Hours 16
FallSpringSenior
AR 420 Advertising Design I 2 AR 440 Portfolio Research 1 BA 303 Macroeconomics 3 BI/BB Bible or Bible Background Elective‡ 2 CO 303 Public Relations 3     Electives 6 Total Hours 17	AR 411 Communicative Research 3 AR 421 Advertising Design II 2 AR 426 Modern Publication II 2 BI/BB Bible or Bible Background Elective‡ 2 SC/MA Science/Mathematics Elective 3   Electives 4 Total Hours 16

¹ Interterm, Post-term, or summer at an approved off-campus site
^† If a student takes the keyboarding placement exam and places out of OA 100, he has satisfied this requirement, but he must replace the three hours with general electives.
^‡ At least 4 hours out of 6 hours of BI/BB electives must have a BI course number.