BA in Visual Arts: Graphic Design Emphasis (47.5 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirement for admission to this major.

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1. Complete the following core courses:
   VA 111 : Freshman Seminar. (1.5:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VA 111 : Freshman Seminar. (1.5:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Conceptual and philosophical preparation for visual arts majors. Lecture and guided discussion seminar with weekly labs. Nature and value of visual arts and visual culture.
   
   
   VA 114 : Drawing. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VA 114 : Drawing. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance into visual arts program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Observational and conceptual drawing using a variety of media and methods.
   
   
   VA 115 : Two-Dimensional Design. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VA 115 : Two-Dimensional Design. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance into visual arts program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Formal and conceptual elements of design, color, and composition, using a variety of media.
   
   
2. Obtain acceptance into the graphic design BA program.
3. Complete a minimum of three hours from the following:
   VAILL 131 : Figure Drawing for Illustrators. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAILL 131 : Figure Drawing for Illustrators. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Figure study for illustrators using a variety of media and methods. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required.
   
   
   VAPHO 134 : Introduction to Photography. (1.5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAPHO 134 : Introduction to Photography. (1.5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	VA 111 & VA 115
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to photography for visual arts majors, including camera operation and digital capture, photographic principles, lighting, and design with limited postproduction editing. No darkroom.
   
   
   VASTU 133 : Three-Dimensional Design. (1.5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 133 : Three-Dimensional Design. (1.5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115
   DESCRIPTION:	Three-dimensional concepts, theories, and issues using a variety of media and processes. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
4. Complete the following:
   ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from ancient Greece to the Gothic period.
   
   
   ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
5. Complete six hours from the following history electives:
   ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures.
   
   
   ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of the Etruscans and Romans.
   
   
   ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453.
   
   
   ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202
   DESCRIPTION:	Art in western Europe from 400 AD to 1400.
   
   
   ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture in Italy from 1200 to 1580.
   
   
   ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century art in northern Europe.
   
   
   ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202
   DESCRIPTION:	History of architecture in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, and England, 1400?1700.
   
   
   ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France.
   
   
   ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Baroque painting in Flanders and Holland.
   
   
   ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nineteenth-century art in Europe.
   
   
   ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	American painting and sculpture from colonial through modern times.
   
   
   ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945.
   
   
   ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of American painting and sculpture from 1876-1950.
   
   
   ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945.
   
   
   ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202
   DESCRIPTION:	Duties of museum professionals while applying museum theory to the practical development of a museum exhibit.
   
   
   ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Major figures, monuments, and movements in American architecture from colonial period through "Gilded Age."
   
   
   ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Critical review of roots and evolution of modern architecture.
   
   
   ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202 & ARTHC 203
   DESCRIPTION:	Japanese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered.
   
   
   ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of Mexico from antiquity to present.
   
   
   ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of southern Mexico and central America from antiquity to present.
   
   
   SFL 328 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SFL 328 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	History of interior design, architecture, and furnishings from ancient Egypt to beaux arts movement. French, English, and American design.
   
   
   SFL 329 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SFL 329 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Furniture, interior design, and architecture from Industrial Revolution to present.
   
   
   VAGD 349 : History of Graphic Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 349 : History of Graphic Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of visual communication.
   
   
   VAILL 355 : History of American Illustration 1 (1860-1930). (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAILL 355 : History of American Illustration 1 (1860-1930). (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of illustration in visual communication, emphasizing the birth of publishing and "Golden Age" of American illustration, 1860-1930.
   
   
   VAILL 356 : History of American Illustration 2 (1930-Present). (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAILL 356 : History of American Illustration 2 (1930-Present). (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of American illustration in visual communication, emphasizing from 1930 to the present.
   
   
   VAPHO 379 : History of Photography. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAPHO 379 : History of Photography. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Origin and development of photographic aesthetics.
   
   
   VASTU 326 : Current Art Practice. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 326 : Current Art Practice. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts acceptance.
   DESCRIPTION:	Current issues in art.
   
   
6. Complete the following:
   VAGD 210 : Intermediate Computer Applications Graphic Design. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 210 : Intermediate Computer Applications Graphic Design. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to computer software programs specific to graphic design.
   
   
   VAGD 243 : Basic Typography. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 243 : Basic Typography. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Exploring fundamentals and traditions for creating, setting, and designing with type. Solving visual problems with type.
   
   
   VAGD 245 : Introduction to Graphic Design. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 245 : Introduction to Graphic Design. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Communication problems and solutions through visual interpretations of images, type, and symbols. Comprehensive study of printing, binding methods; manufacture and uses of printing papers.
   
   
   VAILL 251 : Illustration 1. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAILL 251 : Illustration 1. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of styles, techniques, methods, and materials. Illustrative concepts and problem solving.
   
   
7. Complete 17 hours from the following emphasis electives:
   VADES 496R : Academic Internship: Professional Internship. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VADES 496R : Academic Internship: Professional Internship. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Department and faculty advisor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Work experience in professional design studio evaluated by supervisor.
   
   
   VAGD 310 : Advanced Computer Application Graphic Design. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 310 : Advanced Computer Application Graphic Design. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	VAGD 210
   DESCRIPTION:	Specific graphic design computer program applications.
   
   
   VAGD 341 : Packaging Design. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 341 : Packaging Design. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA acceptance.
   DESCRIPTION:	Packaging and its function in the marketplace; current packaging technology and aesthetics.
   
   
   VAGD 348 : Type as Image. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 348 : Type as Image. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA acceptance.
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing unique and expressive letterforms, especially the modification of letters to create new abstract or pictorial images.
   
   
   VAGD 410R : Computer Applications Studio for Graphic Designers. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 410R : Computer Applications Studio for Graphic Designers. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	VAGD 310
   DESCRIPTION:	Individual graphic design project using high-end hardware and software.
   
   
   VAGD 488 : Business Practices for Graphic Designers. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 488 : Business Practices for Graphic Designers. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA acceptance.
   DESCRIPTION:	Business aspects of the graphic design profession.
   
   
   VAGD 498R : Directed Studies in Graphic Design. (1-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAGD 498R : Directed Studies in Graphic Design. (1-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA advisor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Credit for work experience in graphic design.
   
   
   VASTU 330 : Bookbinding. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 330 : Bookbinding. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Traditional approaches to hand bookbinding.
   
   

Recommended history courses:

VAGD 349 : History of Graphic Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

VAGD 349 : History of Graphic Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of visual communication.


and one additional course from:
ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945.


ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945.


SFL 328 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

SFL 328 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
DESCRIPTION:	History of interior design, architecture, and furnishings from ancient Egypt to beaux arts movement. French, English, and American design.


SFL 329 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

SFL 329 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Furniture, interior design, and architecture from Industrial Revolution to present.


VAILL 355 : History of American Illustration 1 (1860-1930). (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

VAILL 355 : History of American Illustration 1 (1860-1930). (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of illustration in visual communication, emphasizing the birth of publishing and "Golden Age" of American illustration, 1860-1930.


VAPHO 379 : History of Photography. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

VAPHO 379 : History of Photography. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
DESCRIPTION:	Origin and development of photographic aesthetics.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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