Visual Arts and New Media
Chairperson: Elizabeth Lee
216 Rockefeller Arts Center
(716) 673-3537
VisualArts.NewMedia@fredonia.edu

 Academic Programs

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Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

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Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.


Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100
Visual Concepts
3
ART 150
Drawing I
3
ART 155
2-D Design
3
ART 257
Sculptural Form and Content
3
or ART 273
Handforming Clay



Graphic Design Major Requirements:

ART 151
Drawing II
3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 259 Graphic Design I
3
ART 260 Graphic Design II 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 310
Digital Imaging
3
or MEDA 215
Interactive Art

ART 353
History of Graphic Design
3
ART 359 Graphic Design III 3
ART 360 Graphic Design IV 3
ART 361 Typography I 3
ART 362 Typography II 3
ART 401 Graphic Design V 3
ART 402 Graphic Design VI 3
ART 452 Typography III
3
ART 462 Design Realities and Professional Practices 3



ART and MEDA studio electives

6

Art History Electives

3

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1