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Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Graphic and Experience Design" without program length specifications.

Two Year Program

The MGD II program targets applicants who have earned a BFA or equivalent in graphic design and are practiced in visual communication, user interaction design (UI), user experience design (UX) and/or related design fields.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses		39
³Ò¶ÙÌý501	MGXD Design Studio I
³Ò¶ÙÌý502	MGXD Design Studio II
³Ò¶ÙÌý572	Theoretical Frameworks in Design
³Ò¶ÙÌý503	MGXD Design Studio III
³Ò¶ÙÌý571	Design Research Methods
³Ò¶ÙÌý573	Future of Interface Design
³Ò¶ÙÌý581	Final Project Preparation
Elective Course		3
See "Elective Courses" listed below 1
Final Project		6
³Ò¶ÙÌý588	Final Project Studio
Total Hours		48

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Elective Course requirement is met with any course listed within "Elective Courses" listed below, or a 400-level course within another college determined in conjunction with the academic committee.

Three Year Program

The MGD III program targets applicants who have some professional experience but who have not earned a first degree in graphic design or have earned a BA with a graphic design concentration.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses		21
GD 500	Foundations of Graphic Design – course pending Admin Board approval 2021
³Ò¶ÙÌý592	Special Topics In Graphic Design (Tech Tinkering Seminar)
³Ò¶ÙÌý303	Graphic Design Theory and Practice
³Ò¶ÙÌý400	Advanced Graphic Design Studio
³Ò¶ÙÌý592	Special Topics In Graphic Design (Design Discourse and Typography)
Elective Course		3
See "Elective Courses" listed below
Total Hours		24

Elective Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
³Ò¶ÙÌý203	History of Graphic Design	3
³Ò¶ÙÌý317	Typographic Language, Writing, and Reading	3
³Ò¶ÙÌý417	Information and Publishing Design Systems	3
³Ò¶ÙÌý592	Special Topics In Graphic Design (Design Pedagogy)	1-6
³Ò¶ÙÌý510	Imaging for Graphic Design IV	3
³Ò¶ÙÌý517	Type IV	3

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