Communication Design, B.S. ~ Visual Design Concentration

Communication Design-BS Core Requirements ~ 56 units

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your General Education and university requirements.

CD students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 and must earn a C- or above in each course that serves as a pre-requisite to a more advanced course.

• Complete all of the following courses with a grade of C- or above in order to fulfill pre-requisites to more advanced courses:

• CST 201 - Media Tools I Units: 4
• CST 227 - Design Fundamentals Units: 3
• CST 251 - Web Tools Units: 4
• CST 300 - Graduation Writing Assessment for Computing and Design Units: 3
• CST 304 - Typography Units: 4
• CST 346 - Human-Computer Interaction Units: 3
• CST 348 - Communication Design Proseminar Units: 2

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• Complete all of the following courses:

• CST 202 - Drawing for Digital Media Units: 2
• CST 202L - Drawing for Digital Media Lab Units: 1
• CST 230 - Media Tools II Units: 4
• CST 302 - History of Communication Design Units: 3
• CST 316 - Computing for Designers Units: 4
• CST 345 - Visual Thinking Units: 4
• CST 350 - Web Scripting Units: 4
• CST 446 - User Research and Experience Design Units: 4
• CST 462S - Race, Gender, Class in the Digital World Units: 3
• CST 498 - Communication Design Capstone Units: 4

Visual Design Concentration ~ 16 units

Please note: Twelve (12) of the units taken to complete a concentration (all of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors or concentrations.

• Complete all of the following courses:

• CST 327 - Experimental Typography Units: 4
• CST 351 - Web Design Units: 4
• CST 377 - Business of Design Units: 4
• CST 406 - Graphic Identity Units: 4