Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Location: Guggenheim 101
Telephone: 970-351-2143
Fax: 970-351-2299
Website: https://arts.unco.edu/art/
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
Contact the Art office for more information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Are you ready to design a brighter future? The Graphic Design degree prepares you to be a visual communicator using a variety of traditional print and emerging digital media. Coursework integrates entrepreneurship and contemporary technology with product and user-centered design. Students work with professors and employers to create communication solutions in a full range of areas such as Editorial Design, Corporate and Brand Identity Design, Advertising, Publication, Environmental Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Typography, Web, Motion, Interactive Design and more as the field evolves.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- New Art & Design students must complete the Foundations requirements before they can begin their advanced art studies. The Foundations Courses include ART 134, ART 180, ART 183, and ART 184.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the 63 required major credits.
Any additional coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any course to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies, and International Studies — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
ART 178, ART 179, and ART 180 are recommended to fulfill Arts & Humanities requirement and the additional 3 credits required in Arts & Humanities or History or Social & Behavioral Sciences and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
Students are encouraged to choose a History course with an IS designation, and choose a Social and Behavior Sciences course with an MS designation.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 63 credits
Take all of the following courses — 12 credits
Complete the following four Foundations Courses first
Take all of the following courses — 12 credits
| ART 178 | Ancient to Medieval Art HistoryLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| ART 179 | Renaissance to Modern Art HistoryLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| ART 237 | Introduction to Digital Media | 3 |
| ART 485 | Design History | 3 |
Choose two of the following courses — 6 credits
Choose one of the following courses — 3 credits
Choose one of the following courses — 3 credits
Take all of the following courses — 24 credits
Choose one of the following courses — 3 credits
3. University-Wide Credits — 26 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 26 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.