Design Minor

The minor in Design allows students of different majors to learn introductory visual communication skills that can be applied to their project work in other disciplines.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Apply skills to generate design work through methodologies of process, production, and experimentation
Synthesize design research and scholarship in history, theory and criticism
Demonstrate fluency with diverse media and their accompanying technologies, along with the ability to accommodate new technologies as they emerge

Minor Requirements (20 Units)

Required

Must be taken before electives:

ART 140 - Design Fundamentals
ART 155 - Visual Communication I
ART 272 - Visual Communication II

Electives (2-Courses)

ART 110 - History of Western Design
ART 205 - Typography
ART 301 - Design & Social Change
ART 304 - Sustainable Systems In Design
ART 315 - Digital Media Design
ART 335 - Information Visualization
ART 371 - Copy Culture
ART 377 - Critical Brand/Package Design
ART 385 - Interaction Design

Optional Elective

The 1-unit Art + Architecture lecture series does not count towards program requirements.

ART 240 - Art + Arch Lecture Series

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