The Online Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design program will develop students creatively efficient and technically proficient in graphic design, web design, mobile & responsive design, digital video production, and motion graphics.VMCAD’s graphic design students will value the convergent nature of design and business in the 21st Century, the creative power of divergent idea generation, and the unlimited potential of collaboration. Their exposure to experiential learning, total emersion training, and the entrepreneurial mindset, will develop their fluid intelligence, enhance their critical thinking, and ignite their entrepreneurial spirit.
The program covers 12 quarters taken through 48 months; however, the program can be completed in 36 months by attending year-round
BFA Graphic Design Program Outline
180 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
Quarter 1
|
Credits
|
| ENG101 |
English Writing |
3 |
| ART103 |
Basic Color Theory |
3 |
| GD103 |
History of Graphic Design |
3 |
| GD104 |
Typography I: Foundations of Typography |
3 |
| CD119 |
Career Development Seminar I |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Quarter 2
|
Credits
|
| ENG102 |
Verbal Communications of Visual Concepts |
3 |
| MATH143 |
Foundations of Quantitative Literacy |
3 |
| HUM160 |
History of Art I |
3 |
| GD105 |
Concept Development: Print |
3 |
| GD106 |
Typography 2: Information Architecture |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Quarter 3
|
Credits
|
| SS121 |
Emotional Intelligence |
3 |
| PHIL144 |
The Power of Critical Thinking |
3 |
| GD114 |
Design & Layout 1: Advertising Design |
3 |
| GD115 |
Design & Layout 2: Business Graphics |
3 |
| GD116 |
Design & Layout 3: Product & Packaging |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Quarter 4
|
Credits
|
| ENG201 |
Principles of Rhetoric |
3 |
| HUM260 |
History of Art II |
3 |
| BUS200 |
Developing Entrepreneurial Opportunities |
3 |
| GD221 |
Portfolio Lab 1: GD Portfolio Preparation |
3 |
| GD205 |
Concept Development: Web |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Quarter 10
|
Credits
|
| SCI400 |
The Neuroscience of Creativity |
3 |
| HUM400 |
History of Revolutionary Ideas |
3 |
| GD405 |
Concept Development: Video |
3 |
| GD435 |
Sound Design |
3 |
| GD436 |
Digital Video Production |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Quarter 11
|
Credits
|
| BUS410 |
Managing Growth and Failures |
3 |
| SS401 |
Ethics |
3 |
| GD437 |
Cinematography & Lighting |
3 |
| GD438 |
Digital Video Editing |
3 |
|
General Education Elective |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Quarter 12
|
Credits
|
| SS430 |
Globalization |
3 |
| CD419 |
Career Development Internship |
3 |
| GD450 |
Digital Video Capstone |
6 |
|
General Education Elective |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Required for all GD Students:
