Graphic Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts, B.F.A.)
The four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Graphic Design degree at Missouri Western will prepare you for a career as a graphic artist.
Graphic designers plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communications problems. They decide the most effective way of getting a message across in print, electronic, and film media using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and print and layout techniques.
A bachelor’s degree is required for most entry-level and advanced graphic design positions.
Students who choose this bachelor degree program will have no more than 6 years from admission or subsequent declaration to meet the requirements listed below. If certification, accreditation or statutory requirements change and additional requirements become effective during this time, the new requirements take precedence.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 42 | |
| Students must complete General Studies courses 1 | ||
| Major Requirements | 77-81 | |
| ART 110 | Beginning Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 129 | Design Software Applications | 3 |
| ART 160 | Beginning Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 170 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 192 | Digital Imaging | 3 |
| ART 205 | Survey of Art History I | 3 |
| ART 255 | Survey of Art History II | 3 |
| ART 290 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| ART 292 | Graphic Design II | 3 |
| ART 315 | Illustration I | 3 |
| ART 333 | Typography | 3 |
| ART 344 | User Experience Design | 3 |
| ART 349 | Interactive Design I | 3 |
| ART 359 | Photography I | 3 |
| ART 390 | Graphic Design III | 3 |
| ART 449 | Interactive Design II | 3 |
| ART 488 | Final Portfolio | 3 |
| ART 490 | Graphic Design IV | 3 |
| ART 493 | Internship In Art | 2-6 |
| Select six additional credit hours of advanced graphic design electives | 6 | |
| Graphic Design II | ||
| Typography | ||
| Graphic Design III | ||
| Graphic Design IV | ||
| Select three additional credit hours of guided electives | 6 | |
| Motion Graphics | ||
| Topics in Ancient/Medieval Art | ||
| Topics in Modern/Contemporary Art | ||
| Topics in Renaissance/Baroque Art | ||
| Topics in Non-Western Art | ||
| Internship In Art | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Digital Videography | ||
| Media Design | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Advertising and Promotion | ||
| Selection six additional credit hours of Art History | 6 | |
| Topics in Ancient/Medieval Art | ||
| Topics in Modern/Contemporary Art | ||
| Topics in Renaissance/Baroque Art | ||
| Topics in Non-Western Art | ||
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Courses in general studies may also be required within the major. While the course(s) may satisfy both requirements, the credit hours will count only one time in the overall hours earned.
Program Graduation Requirements
- Earn a grade of C or higher in all major coursework.
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.