Graphic Design Concentration
Studio Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts Concentration in Graphic Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS (Writing in the Discipline) | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 72 Hours Required | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Minimum of “C” required | ||
| STUDIO CORE I | ||
| All of the following | 12 | |
| FOUNDATION: DRAWING | ||
| FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | ||
| FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | ||
| FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | ||
| CORE ONE PORTFOLIO REVIEW (^) | ||
| STUDIO CORE II | ||
| The following course: | 3 | |
| MEDIA ARTS 1 (^) | ||
| Select one of the following | 3 | |
| VIDEO ART (^) | ||
| GAME DESIGN AS ART (^) | ||
| MEDIA ARTS 2 (^) | ||
| Select one of the following | 3 | |
| COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES (^) | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| Select one 2D course | 3 | |
| WATERCOLOR I | ||
| LIFE DRAWING I (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY PAINTING (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| Select one 3D course | 3 | |
| THE HAND PRODUCED BOOK I: TYPOGRAPHY AND BOOK DESIGN | ||
| COLOR THEORY (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY SCULPTURE (^) | ||
| ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (^) | ||
| PAPERMAKING (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY CERAMICS (^) | ||
| Select one Digital course | 3 | |
| WEB DESIGN (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO ART (^) | ||
| MEDIA ART III (^) | ||
| ART INTERNSHIP (^) | ||
| ART IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE SINCE 1900 (^) | ||
| ART HISTORY CORE | ||
| All of the following: | 9 | |
| SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I (**) | ||
| SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II (**) | ||
| HISTORY OF DESIGN (^) | ||
| Select One Pre-Modern Art History Course | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART (^) | ||
| EGYPTIAN ART (^) | ||
| GREEK ART (^) | ||
| ETRUSCAN & ROMAN ART (^) | ||
| WOMEN IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| EARLY MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| LATE MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| NORTHERN EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select One Modern Art History Course | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1850 (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| GENDER & SEXUALITY IN MODERN ART (^) | ||
| MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) (^) | ||
| MODERN ART II (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1918-1968) (^) | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY SINCE 1968 (^) | ||
| ART IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE SINCE 1900 (^) | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN CONCENTRATION | ||
| All of the following: | 15 | |
| TYPEFACE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 (^) | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN 2 (^) | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN 3 (^) | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO (^) | ||
| BACHELOR FINE ARTS SEQUENCE COURSES | ||
| All of the following: | 12 | |
| BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS INDEPENDENT STUDY I (^) | ||
| BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS INDEPENDENT STUDY II (^) | ||
| BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS THESIS (^) | ||
| ART IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE SINCE 1900 (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Studio Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts Concentration in Graphic Design Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 1100 | FOUNDATION: DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 1210 | FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 2050 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I | 3 |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| PSCI 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 1110 | FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 1220 | FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
| ART 2060 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II | 3 |
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| MATH 1120 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 2000 | CORE ONE PORTFOLIO REVIEW | 0 |
| ART 3000 | MEDIA ARTS 1 | 3 |
| ART 3130 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 | 3 |
| ART 3410 | ELEMENTARY PAINTING | 3 |
| WRWS 3500 | CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS | 3 |
| CMST 1110 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 2200 | TYPEFACE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY | 3 |
| ART 4150 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 2 | 3 |
| ART 3520 | PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTMAKING | 3 |
| ART 3700 | INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART | 3 |
| PHYS 1030 | PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE | 3 |
| PHYS 1034 | PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE LABORATORY | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4160 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 3 | 3 |
| ART 3120 | MEDIA ARTS 2 | 3 |
| ART 3200 | THE HAND PRODUCED BOOK I: TYPOGRAPHY AND BOOK DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 3800 | HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| PSYC 1010 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4320 | BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS INDEPENDENT STUDY I | 3 |
| ART 4170 | GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO 1 | 3 |
| ART 2300 | WEB DESIGN | 3 |
| GEOL 1010 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 3 |
| BLST 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4330 | BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS INDEPENDENT STUDY II | 3 |
| ART 4880 | MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) | 3 |
| MUS 1070 | MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE: ROCK AND POP | 3 |
| JMC 1500 | INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM AND MEDIA COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4420 | BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS THESIS | 3 |
| ART 4920 | ART IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE SINCE 1900 | 3 |
| ART 4530 | ART INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| THEA 1010 | THEATRE APPRECIATION | 3 |
| JMC 3500 | PR AND ADVERTISING DESIGN | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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*This course is repeatable
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study