2006-07 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Graphic design is a professional program for careers in graphic design and related fields. The curriculum includes a series of introductory courses in design, drawing, 2D, 3D and 4D studio courses and art history.
All students must lease, purchase or otherwise obtain a computer system by the junior level. Specific system requirements are available from the school or the graphic design coordinator.
Students must complete a 2-D, a 3-D and a 4-D 2000-level course as part of their 2000-level studio requirements.
| Graphic Design |
| College: Fine Arts |
| Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design |
| Hours for the Degree: 120 |
| Minor: No |
| Combined-Degree Program: No |
| Website: www.arts.ufl.edu/art/ |
Graphic design is a professional program for careers in graphic design and related fields. The curriculum includes a series of introductory courses in design, drawing, 2D, 3D and 4D studio courses and art history.
All students must lease, purchase or otherwise obtain a computer system by the junior level. Specific system requirements are available from the school or the graphic design coordinator.
Critical-Tracking Requirements
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA
- Complete a total of 9 hours (ART 1802C, ART 1803C) or a total of 6 hours of any ART or PGY or GRA course at the 2000 level with a grade of C or better
Semester 2:
- 2.50 UF GPA
- Complete 3 of 8 critical-tracking courses (ART 2305C, GRA 2111C or ART 2468C or ART 2500C, ART 2757C or ART 2701C, GRA 2208C, ART 2501C or 2401C, PGY 2101, ART 2931C, ART 2932C) with a grade of C or better
Semester 3:
- 2.75 UF GPA
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with a grade of C or better
Semester 4:
- 3.0 UF GPA for semesters 4-5
- Complete 3 additional courses with a grade of C or better
- Complete the CLAST exam or be exempted
Students must complete a 2-D, a 3-D and a 4-D 2000-level course as part of their 2000-level studio requirements.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture | 3 |
| ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio | 6 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| DIG 2930 Special Topics: Foundations of Digital Culture | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space | 3 |
| ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground or ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White or GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics | 3 |
| ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization or ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space | 3 |
| ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1 (GE-H, I) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| ART 2931C Digital Imaging | 3 |
| ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2 (GE-H, I) | 3 |
| ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color or ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| GRA 2208C Graphic Design: Letterform | 3 |
| ART 2932C Time-based Media | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE-M) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or B) | 3 |
| ART/PGY 2000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| GRA 3193C Graphic Design: Visualization and Creativity | 3 |
| GRA 3209C Graphic Design: Typography | 3 |
| ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| GRA 3194C Graphic Design: Technologies and Processes | 3 |
| GRA 3198C Graphic Design: Image and Illustration | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| ARH 3000-/4000-level art history elective (GE) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Technical Competency Review |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| GRA 4196C Graphic Design: Ideas and Styles | 3 |
| GRA 4197C Graphic Design: Visual Systems | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or B) | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| GRA 4187C Graphic Design: Workshop | 3 |
| GRA 4186C Senior Design Studio | 3 |
| GRA 4955C Senior Project | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| ART/PGY/GRA/DIG 3000-/4000-level studio elective | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |