The curriculum in graphic design requires 122 credit hours and prepares the student for entrance into the professional practice of design visual communications. Studio work encompasses visual organization, typography, image making, sequential design, production techniques, and the process of communication planning. The first year of study provides a foundational base in understanding design through the study of design history, typography, semiotics, visual principles, and image making and meaning. The second year furthers these studies through experimentation and development of methodological approaches to design. The final year engages students in practical applications of design through client-based projects that explore information design, visual systems, publishing, and web and interactive design.

Contact: Mark Avery
Specialist in Undergraduate Academic Affairs
School Office: 140 Art and Design Building, Champaign, 333-6632, mavery@illinois.edu

Students in the School of Art and Design must complete the Campus General Education requirements. Some Art and Design courses will also apply toward the General Education requirements.

Hours	Art History
8	Any two of: ARTH 111, 112, 113, 114, or 115 (all meet a general education requirement; credit will not be given for both ARTH 112 and 115)
6	Advanced art history (200-level or above)
14	Total

Hours	Art Foundation
2	ARTF 101—Contemporary Issues in Art
6	ARTF 102 and 104—Drawing, I and II
6	ARTF 103 and 105—Design, I and II Workshops
14	Total

Hours	Graphic Design Requirements
3	ARTD 210—Introduction to Graphic Design
3	ARTD 211—Design History Survey
3	ARTD 212—Introduction to Typography
3	ARTD 213—Introduction to Image Making
3	ARTD 310—Intermediate Graphic Design I
3	ARTD 311—Intermediate Graphic Design II
4	ARTD 410—Advanced Graphic Design I
4	ARTD 411—Advanced Graphic Design II
26	Total

Hours	Graphic Design Electives
	Choose four courses (12 hours) from the following:
3	ARTD 313—Sequential Design
3	ARTS 260—Basic Photography
3	ARTS 261—Photography II
3	ARTS 262—View Camera and Studio
3	ARTS 263—Color Photography
3	ARTD 315—Design Seminar
3	ARTS 360—Photography III
3	ARTS 361—Alternative Processes
3	ARTS 362—Photography Workshop
3	ARTS 341—Image Practice
3	ARTS 343—Time Arts I
3	ARTS 344—Interactivity I
3	ARTD 415—Ninth Letter
3	ARTS 443—Time Arts II
3	ARTS 444—Interactivity II
12	Total

Hours	Electives
9	Art and Design electives (art and design courses not in graphic design requirements or used as graphic design electives)
	Open electives as needed to total 122 hour degree