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Graphic Design Minor

For All Majors except Interactive Multimedia, Art Education, and Visual Arts Majors with specializations in Fine Art or Photography and Video

Required Courses

AAV 251/Design Fundamentals (1 course unit)
AAV 350/History of Graphic Design (1 course unit)

Choose one of the following (1 course unit):

  •  AAV 102/Visual Thinking
  • AAV 111/Drawing
  • AAV 112/2-D (recommended)
  • AAV 130/Photography
  • AAV 140/4-D

Choose one of the following (1 course unit):

  • AAV 252/Typography
  • AAV 253/Conceptual Image
  • AAV 255/Web I

Choose a 300-level GD course from the list below

For Interactive Multimedia Majors

AAV 251/Design Fundamentals (1 course unit)
AAV 350/History of Graphic Design (1 course unit)
AAV 255/Web I (1 course unit)

Choose one of the following:

  • AAV 252/Typography
  • AAV 253/Conceptual Image

Choose a 300-level GD course from the list below

For Art Education and Visual Arts Majors with specializations in Fine Art or Photography and Video

AAV 251/Design Fundamentals (1 course unit)
AAV 350/History of Graphic Design (1 course unit)

Choose one of the following:

  • AAV 252/Typography
  • AAV 253/Conceptual Image
  • AAV 255/Web I

Choose a 300-level GD course from the list below

300-level Graphic Design Courses

  • AAV 351/Independent Research in Graphic Design
  • AAV 352/Advanced Typography
  • AAV 353/3-D GD
  • AAV 354/Identity
  • AAV 355/Web 2
  • AAV 356/Motion Graphics
  • AAV 357/User Interface/User Experience
  • AAV 358/Theories and Practice in Graphic Design