Graphic Design
As a Graphic Design major, you will be prepared for a career in advertising design. You will take a core of classes to sharpen your skills and to lay a solid technical foundation for advanced work. Beginning your junior year, you will work on your professional portfolio. A semester spent in internship will also provide valuable practical experience.
Curriculum Highlights
- Freshman
- Drawing & Structural Representation
- Introduction to Art
- Calligraphy for Designers
- Introduction to Design Technology
- Drawing
- Sophomore
- Composition Theory I & II
- Typography I
- Design Technology
- Basic Painting
- Basic Photography
- Junior
- Graphic Design I & II
- Illustration I & II
- History of Art
- Printmaking: Lithography & Serigraphy
- Designing for the Web
- History of Art
- Senior
- Graphic Design Production
- Portfolio
- Graphic Design Internship
For further details see complete major information:
Graphic Design Personal Opportunity Profile
You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.
Key Courses
Typography This is the study of letterforms and the aesthetics of type. The design of effective typography is based on certain fundamental principles. This course covers principles and elements of typography, typestyles, and applied typography through class discussions combined with theoretical and practical projects.
Design Technology This course will give you a study of the history and applications of the computer as it pertains to graphics. You will be involved in practical projects in full-color, non-animated, computer-generated, and manipulated imagery.
Internship This is an evaluated work experience in your senior year. You will be placed in a local business or industry for application of classroom skills with job responsibilities.
Career Opportunities
As a graduate from our graphic design program, you will have the opportunity to work as a studio artist or as a designer and illustrator in advertising and the publishing industry. A number of our graduates are working for Christian production firms, and others are in secular positions in commercial design and commercial illustration.
One of our graduates' design firm was chosen to create the official logo for the 1996 Republican National Convention. Another graduate was recognized with two high-profile awards at the Mercury Awards dinner of the International Academy of Communication Arts and Sciences in New York City.