Program: Visual Communication Design, B.A. - Northern Kentucky University

Apr 03, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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Special admission requirements: For admission to the Bachelor of Arts in visual communication design, students must complete the ARTV 283 .

♦ Indicates prerequisite

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (12 credits)

Note:

*ART 291W Advanced Writing-Writing/Artists - WC (3 credits) fulfills the general education requirements for Written Communication II.

Visual Communication Design (54 credits)

ARTH 100 History of Art: Renaissance Modernism (3 credits)
ARTV 201 Intro to Computer Graphics for Design (3 credits) ♦
ARTD 210 Drawing I (3 credits) ♦
ARTV 215 Visual Communication Design (3 credits) ♦
ARTV 217 Typography I (3 credits) ♦
ARTV 283 Visual Communication Admittance Review (0 credits) ♦
ARTH 101 History of Art: Prehistoric through Goth (3 credits)
ARTV 317 Typography II (3 credits) ♦
ARTO 210 Photography I (3 credits) ♦
ARTD 310 Drawing II (3 credits) ♦
ARTV 315 Visual Communication Design II (3 credits) ♦
ARTV 330 Interaction Design for Visual Communication Design I (3 credits) ♦
ARTP 230 Painting I (3 credits) ♦
ARTR 272 Printmaking I (3 credits) ♦
OR
ARTR 375 Screen Printing (3 credits) ♦
ARTV 325 Techniques in Visual Communication Design (3 credits) ♦
ARTH 321 History of Visual Communication Design (3 credits) ♦
Select one 300/400-level ARTH course (3 credits)
Select one studio elective at the 200 level or above (3 credits)
Select one studio elective at the 300 level or above (3 credits)

Visual Communication Design, B.A.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (12 credits)

Note:

Visual Communication Design (54 credits)

Total Credits 66