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Graphic Design


Course Requirements

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Course Requirements

Language Requirements

English Language 2 courses 6 credits

Second Language 2 courses 6 credits

Quantitative Skills Requirements

Quantitative Skills One course 3 credits

Foundation Requirement

Students must meet the following foundation requirements as a condition for applying to the major. Meeting these prerequisites is NOT a guarantee of admission to the major.

    Course Code

    Title

    Hours/Week

    ECO1014

    History of Economic Thought

    3

    HSS1003

    Technology & Society

    3

    MES1125

    Ancient Middle Eastern Civilization

    3

    MES2233

    Arabic Literary Heritage

    3

    HSS1110

    Science & Literature

    3

    PSY1153

    Thinking and Decisions

    3

    ANT1105

    Human Adaptation

    3

    PHI1005

    Formal Logic I

    3

  • There is a common first semester for full-time students
  • Students are required to have completed or be currently studying the foundation units before enrolling in second year courses.
  • The student must have first semester sophomore standing.
  • During the Senior year a Graphic Design Major will prepare and present a senior thesis.
  • The senior year culminates in a Senior Thesis Exhibition for the Senior Majors completing their Seminar and Project Research.
  • The student's cumulative GPA will be taken into account at the time of application. A cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 is considered beneath the standard for admission to major.
  • Fourteen courses make up the minimum requirement for the major.

MODE OF STUDY

The Graphic Design Major is available by full-time or part-time study.

Course Code

Title

Hours/Week

FNA2271

Photography I

3

FNA1005

Visual Literacy

3

FNA1123

Drawing I

3

FNA1124

Drawing II

3

FNA2211

. Color Theory

3

FNA1141

. 2-D Design

3

FNA1142

. 3-D Design

3

FNA2265

. Digital Imaging (Computer Graphics)

3

FNA2269

. Advanced Digital Imaging: Typography

3

FNA4490

. Collage/Montage

3

FNA2251

. Printmaking, Level I

3

FNA2266

. Advanced Digital Imaging: Graphic Design

3

FNA2267

. Advanced Digital Imaging: Animation

3

FNA2268

. Advanced Digital Imaging: Multi-Media

3

Free Electives

  • Students of Lebanese Nationality

    7courses 21 credits

  • Students of Foreign Nationality

    15 courses 45 credits

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Update Jan.26, 2007