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