B.F.A. in Graphic Design & Interactive Media - INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONCENTRATION
2013-2014
IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOTES:
1. All courses identified by an asterisk (*) are sequential and must be taken in separate semesters, as indicated on the
recommended semester sequence/program plan below. This sequence begins in the third semester (fall semester,
sophomore year).
*DES-310
*DES-360
*DES-370
*DES-385
*DES-xxx
*DES-xxx
*DES-480
Graphic Design I
Graphic Design II
Interactive Design II: Principles & Methods
(prerequisite for DES-385)
Interactive Digital Design III: Advanced Concepts
Design Studio Selective
Design Studio Selective
Senior Project-Graphic Design
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
4 credits
2. DES-325 Interactive Design I –a fourth semester class-is a prerequisite for DES-370, which is part of the sequence listed
above.
DES-370 Interactive Design II, is a prerequisite for DES-385 Interactive Digital Design III.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS
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It takes an average of 15 credits per semester to complete this degree in four (4) years.
Students must fulfill the Racial and Ethnic Studies and Global Perspective requirements according to UW-Stout criteria.
A Mid-Program Portfolio Review is a requirement for graduation.
GRADE REQUIREMENTS: A grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each Art and Design Department class (those with an ART/ARTH/DES
prefix) is required for graduation, as well as, a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better in Art and Design Department courses
and a 2.0 overall GPA is required for graduation.
E. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING REQUIREMENT: One of the following experiences must be completed as a requirement for
graduation: internship, co-op, international study abroad, field experience or sponsored project (the sponsored project must
be approved by the BFA in Graphic Design and Interactive Media Program Director).
RECOMMENDED EIGHT SEMESTER SEQUENCE
It takes an average of 15 credits per semester to complete this degree in four years.
First Semester
ART-100
ART-101
Arts &Humanities
ENGL-101
SPCOM-100
Drawing I................................................................ 3
2-Dimensional Design Foundations ........................ 3
ARTH-223: Survey of Art: Anc-Medieval (req.)........ 3
Composition 1 or ENGL-111
Freshman English - Honors I .......................... 3
Fundamentals of Speech ........................................ 3
Third Semester
DES-200
Design Concepts and Problems .............................. 3
DES-310
Graphic Design I* ................................................3
DES-220
Intro to 2D Digital Imaging ..................................... 3
CS-141
Intro to Programming ............................................ 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences ..................................................................... 3
Fifth Semester
ART-XXX
Art Studio Selective ................................................. 3
DES-370
Interactive Design II* ...........................................3
PHOTO-330
Video Production Fundamentals ............................. 3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Science .................................................... 4
Contemporary Issues ................................................................................ 3
Seventh Semester
ART-XXX
Art Studio Selective ................................................. 3
DES-XXX
Design Studio Selective*.......................................3
ENGL-388
Writing for the Internet (required) ......................... 3
ARTH-XXX
Art History Selective ................................................ 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences .................................................................... 3
Second Semester
ART-103
ART-200
ARTH-224
Arts &Humanities
ENGL-102
3-Dimensional Design Foundations ........................... 3
Drawing II.................................................................. 3
Survey of Art: Renaissance-20th Century .................. 3
Photo-130 Intro to Still & Moving Image Photo (req.) 3
Composition 2 or ENGL-112/113 Freshman English –
Honors I or II .............................................................. 3
Fourth Semester
DES-325
Interactive Design I* (prerequisite for DES-370) ...... 3
DES-360
Graphic Design 2* .................................................. 3
DES-205
Design Drawing and Concept Visualization .............. 3
CS-248
Web and Internet Programming ............................... 3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Science ....................................................... 4 .
Sixth Semester
ART-XXX
Art Studio Selective .................................................... 3
DES-385
Interactive Digital Design III* .................................. 3
DES-XXX
Design Studio Selective* ......................................... 3
ARTH-319
History of Design ........................................................ 3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Science ....................................................... 2
DES-XXX
Coop, Fld Exp. or other as appr. by Program Director 1
Eighth Semester
DES-480: Senior Project – Graphic Design and Interactive Media* ........... 4
Social Responsibility & Ethical Reasoning ..................................................... 3
ART-XXX: Art Studio Selective ....................................................................... 3
General Education Selective ......................................................................... 3