Advanced concepts in typographic design within a studio problem-solving format; advanced digital techniques, formal and experimental applications of typography.

For students not majoring in Graphic Design. Topics may include layout, typography, and other basic processes. May be repeated for a maximum of fifteen credit hours.

Advanced editorial design concepts within a studio problem-solving format; print and electronic publishing applications; identity and format design; art direction and image-making of material with issue orientation and/or controversial content.

Advanced graphic concepts in print collateral applications; annual report design; identity and logotype; brochures and mailers; original visual concepts through image-making; digital techniques; pre-press and print production principles.

Advanced design concepts applied to corporate and/or institutional contexts; presented in studio problem-solving format; logotype and identity design; design standards systems; system applications.

Chronology of popular culture through graphic design from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century; presented in a studio problem-solving format; sociological and cultural impact of design and design technology.

Specialized field training allowing practical professional experience with major design firms, advertising agencies, and corporations.

Exploration of multimedia and interactive concepts and non-linear view editing technologies; presented in studio problem-solving format; work on creative teams. Includes research-based proposals, contextual meaning, and production scheduling.

Applications of graphic design in advertising in a studio problem-solving format; collaboration and art direction on creative teams; visual marketing concepts; campaign development; copywriting; and development of presentation skills.

Design of motion graphics for film and broadcast applications; traditional and digital presentation techniques; demonstrations and/or practical experience on various broadcast, film, and digital systems.

Practical client-based professional experiences arranged through the “Visual Design Project;” presentation techniques; implementation of projects through supervision of printing process or appropriate media; and principles unique to the business of graphic design.

Specialized and alternative applications of graphic designs in a studio problem-solving format; identity through packaging, point of purchase design; and three dimensional, conceptual, and kinetic applications.

Incorporates student’s experience with unique research and/or studio directions of faculty and/or guest professionals; presented in studio problem solving format.

Historical survey including sources of modern design; similar and contrasting elements among the various disciplines of art and design.

May be repeated for a maximum of eighteen credit hours if topic varies. For the M.F.A. Graphic Design major. Research through readings, lectures, and individual projects.

For MFA students from all Art and Design majors. Readings, discussions, and engagement with advanced studio topics, led by studio faculty, to improve studio practice.

For the M.F.A. Graphic Design major. Discipline specific graduate course driven by studio production and critiques. May be repeated for a maximum of twenty-four credit hours.

Independent study. Contract outlining course content is required.

Preparation of thesis and graduate exhibition.