Bachelor of Art + Design Courses and Curriculum

Plan Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Writing
ENG 101	Academic Writing and Research 1	4
Advanced Writing		3
Mathematical Science
MA 111	Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry	3
Design Studios
D 100	Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes 1	3
D 104	First Year Studio I 1	6
D 105	First Year Studio II 1	6
ADN 202	Media Arts, Design and Technology Fundamentals Studio 1	6
ADN 204	Media Arts, Design and Technology in Context 1	6
Sophomore Studio V-VIII 1		18
Design Cores
ADN 219	Digital Imaging I 1	3
ADN 281	Drawing I 1	3
Digital Media Elective		3
Select one of the following: 1		3
ADN 481	Drawing II
Drawing Elective
Art History or Design History		3
ADN 418	Contemporary Issues in Art and Design 1	3
ADN 493	Art and Design Senior Lecture 1	3
Design Advised Core		9
International Experience/Advised Electives
ADN 490	Art and Design International Studio 1	6
General Education Program (GEP) Courses
GEP Humanities		6
GEP Social Sciences		6
GEP Mathematical Sciences		3
GEP Natural Sciences		7
GEP Health and Exercise Studies		2
GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion		3
GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement)
World Language Proficiency (verify requirement)
Free Electives
Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2		2
Total Hours		120

¹

A grade of C- or higher is required.

²

Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.

Advanced Writing

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENG 287	Explorations in Creative Writing	3
ENG 288	Fiction Writing	3
ENG 292	Writing About Film	3
ENG 316	Introduction to News and Article Writing	3
ENG 323	Writing in Rhetorical Traditions	3
ENG 325	Spoken and Written Traditions of American English Dialects	3

Sophomore Studio V-VIII

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Design Studios
ADN 460	Creative Technology Studio III	6
ADN 470	Fibers and Surface Design Studio	6
ADN 480	Creative Technology Studio IV	6
ADN 490	Art and Design International Studio	6
ADN 560	Graduate Studio I: Immersive and Experimental Narratives	6
ADN 570	Graduate Studio III: Final Project Definition	6
Swing Studios
Select a maximum of 6 units:
GD 201	Design, Context, and Experience	6
GD 202	Designing for Settings, People, and Use	6
ID 201	Industrial Design Studio I	6
LAR 400	Landscape Architecture Studio	6

Digital Media Elective

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ADN 311	Art + Design Laboratory I	3
ADN 319	Animation I	3
ADN 411	Art + Design Laboratory II	3
ADN 419	Creative Technology Studio II	3
ADN 481	Drawing II	3
ADN 492	Special Topics in Art + Design	1-3
ADN 592	Graduate Art + Design Special Topics	1-6
ARC 251	Digital Representation	3
FTM 271	Computer-Aided Textile Design	3
ID 110	Introduction to Digital Techniques	3
ID 210	Intermediate Digital Techniques	3
ID 310	Advanced Digital Techniques	3

Drawing Elective

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ADN 411	Art + Design Laboratory II	3
ADN 481	Drawing II	3
ADN 492	Special Topics in Art + Design	1-3
ARC 251	Digital Representation	3
ID 216	Visualization I	3
ID 316	Visualization II	3

Art History or Design History Elective

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ADN 475	Pre-Industrial World Textiles	3
ADN 492	Special Topics in Art + Design	1-3
ADN 575	Pre-Industrial World Textiles	3
ARC 242	History of Western Architecture	3
GD 203	History of Graphic Design	3
HA 201	History of Art from Caves to the Renaissance	3
HA 202	History of Art From the Renaissance Through the 20th Century	3
HA 298	Special Topics in Art History	3
ID 244	History of Industrial Design	3
LAR 444	History of Landscape Architecture	3

Design Advised Core

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ADN 224	Digital Motion	3
ADN 226	Sequential Imaging	3
ADN 272	Introduction to Printing and Surface Design	3
ADN 273	Fibers Materials and Processes	3
ADN 276	Soft Construction I: Sewing	3
ADN 319	Animation I	3
ADN 414	Color and Light	3
ADN 423	3D Modeling	3
ADN 480	Creative Technology Studio IV	6