Revolutionized by electronic media and tools, graphic design has become a significant international growth industry. With the rapid changes taking hold in the way business and advertising are conducted today, it is no wonder that experts have targeted graphic design as the profession to manage and deliver the volume of information which is exponentially produced and consumed. The next generation of graphic designers must be able to design and direct many different types of media. The graphic design sequence of courses prepares our students for professional challenges by integrating and interpreting the language and syntax of visualization within emerging technologies. Such knowledge and skills have become the current entry-level requirements of the industry. NYIT students will be well prepared at their first employment interviews with portfolios in hand, on DVD and Web pages created in courses that emphasize professional development.
Curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
College Success Seminar* -
2 credits
Freshman Foundation
ARTD 101 Two-Dimensional Design I - 3 credits
ARTD 102 Three-Dimensional Design I - 3 credits
ARTD 151 Two-Dimensional Design II - 3 credits
ARTD 152 Three-Dimensional Design II - 3 credits
ARTW 101 Drawing I - 3 credits
ARTW 151 Drawing II - 3 credits
Design Graphics Sequence
ARTC 201 Computer Graphics I ** - 3 credits
ARTC 251 Computer Graphics II ** - 3 credits
ARTC 301 Computer Graphics III ** - 3 credits
ARTG 201 Graphic Design I - 3 credits
ARTG 251 Graphic Design II - 3 credits
ARTG 301 Graphic Design III - 3 credits
ARTG 302 Typography - 3 credits
ARTG 303 Illustration - 3 credits
ARTG 351 Package Design - 3 credits
ARTG 352 Editorial Design - 3 credits
ARTG 401 Advertising Design Problems - 3 credits
ARTG 402 Book Design - 3 credits
ARTG 451 Portfolio - 3 credits
Studio Options (choose 3)
ARTP 201 Painting I - 3 credits
ARTR 201 Printing I - 3 credits
ARTS 201 Sculpture I - 3 credits
ARTW 201 Drawing III - 3 credits
ARTW 251 Drawing IV - 3 credits
ARTY 201 Photography I - 3 credits
Art History
ARTH 101 Art History I - 3 credits
ARTH 151 Art History II - 3 credits
ARTH 201 Art History III - 3 credits
Behavioral Sciences - 3 credits
English
SPCH 105 Speech - 3 credits
WRIT 101 English Composition I - 3 credits
WRIT 151 English Composition II - 3 credits
WRIT English Group A - 3 credits
LITR English Group B - 3 credits
Liberal Arts - 3 credits
Mathematics - 3 credits
Science
Life Science Option - 3 credits
PHYS 115 Humanity & Physical Univ. - 3 credits
Social Sciences
ECON 101 Economics - 3 credits
History or Political Science - 3 credits
PHIL 110 Philosophy - 3 credits
Departmental elective - 3 credits
Free electives - 9 credits
Total credits required - 128
*All entering first-year freshmen, transfer students with fewer than 12
credits, and students on probation are required to complete the College Success
Seminar.
**All computer graphics courses require department permission prior to registration.