School of Contemporary Arts
Communication Arts: Visual Communication Design
Recommended Four-Year Plan (Fall 2011)
This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These
plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized
plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are
needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take
longer.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2011-2012 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
GenEd/School Core: CNTP 101-First Year
Topics
GenEd: CRWT 102 – Critical Reading and
Writing II
GenEd: SOSC 101-Social Issues Or
BADM 115-Perspectives of Business and
Society
GenEd: Mathematics MATH 101-121
Total:
HRS
4

Spring Semester
GenEd: Science w/ Experiential
HRS
4
4
GenEd: History HIST 101-110
4
4
COMM 204-Media Literacy
4
4
16
COMM 219-Idea Development
4
16
Total:

Second Year
Fall Semester
GenEd: Topics in Social Science
COMM 201-Digital Literacy
COMM 237-Graphic Design
COMM 202-Fundamentals of Interactive Media
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16

Spring Semester
GenEd: AIID 201-Readings in Humanities
COMM 239-Typography
COMM 263-Digital Imaging
COMM 213-History of Design
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16

HRS
4
4
4

Third Year
Fall Semester
GenEd: Intercultural North America
COMM 322-Web Design
COMM 339-Publication Design
History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300
Total:
HRS
4
4
4

Spring Semester
Writing/Production Elective Course 300 level
Writing/Production Elective Course 300 level
School Core: CA Upper Level
Interdisciplinary Course
Gen Ed: International Issues
4
16
Total:
4
16
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
School Core: CA Upper Level Course
Design & Interactive Media Elective
Internship/Co-Op
Elective
Total:
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
HRS
4
4
4
4
16

Spring Semester
Capstone Portfolio course
Elective
Elective
Elective
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16
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