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The graphic design major provides a strong background for students who wish to enter the fields of advertising, illustration, other commercially-oriented areas, or graduate school.

Graphic Design Major53-56 units
Core Courses43-46 units
ART 120
Introduction to Computer Graphics		3
ART 130
Two-dimensional Design		3
ART 135
Three-dimensional Design		3
ART 145
Drawing I		3
ART 221
Production for Print Design		3
ART 250
Photography I		3
ART 281
Graphic Design I		3
ART 356
History of Modern Art*/**		3
ART 358
History of Graphic Design and Illustration		3
ART 382
Webpage Design I		3
ART 383
Graphic Design II 		3
ART 385
Graphic Design III 		3
ART 450
Portfolio		2–3
ART 475
Art Internship		1–4
ART 481
Graphic Design IV 		3
Breadth Classes10 units
Select 10 units from the following:
ART 114
Student Publications – Yearbook		1
ART 146
Painting I		3
ART 210
Printmaking: Relief**		3
ART 211
Printmaking: Serigraph**		3
ART 260
Photography II		3
ART 320
Digital Imaging		3
ART 325
New Genre Art Forms		3
ART 330
Figure Drawing and Painting		3
ART 340
Drawing and Painting II		3
ART 350
Illustration		3
ART 354
Ancient Art History*		3
ART 357
Contemporary Art Trends*		3
ART 359
Women in Art		3
ART 360
Photography III		3
ART 361
Early Christian and Medieval Art*		3
ART 362
Renaissance to Rococo Art*		3
ART 384
Webpage Design II		3
ART 386
Multimedia I		3
ART 390
Three-dimensional Animation I		3
ART 403
Multicultural Art		3
ART 415
Student Publications – Yearbook		1
ART 430
Applied Design		1–4
ART 446
Graphic Design Processes		1–3
ART 460
Photography IV		3
ART 465
Photographic Processes		6
ART 481
Graphic Design IV 		3
ART 495
Special Topics in Art		3
BUSI 360
Principles of Marketing		3
COMM 200
Introduction to Mass Communication		3
CS 225
Fundamentals of Computer Science		4
CS 363
Web Programming		3
HUM 223
Humanities Seminar III: Aesthetics*/^		3–4
HUM 323
Humanities Seminar III: Aesthetics*/^		3–4
MKTG 361
Marketing Communication		3
MKTG 362
Consumer Behavior**		3

*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.
***Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
^HUM 223 and HUM 323 are offered for 3 units on the Azusa campus, and 4 units at the High Sierra Semester.

Note: This information is current for the 2012–13 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.