Program: Art: Studio Art, Graphic Design Concentration, B.F.A. - Adelphi University

2016-17 University Bulletin

Apr 01, 2025

NY State Program Code: 31034
HEGIS Code: 1002.00
CIP Code: 50.0409

(72 credits)

Students wishing to concentrate in graphic/advertising design will normally do so beginning in their third year of study. Interested students will be required to present a portfolio to the art faculty consisting of 10–12 artworks selected from courses completed at Adelphi. This review will take place in March of the student’s second year. Its purpose is to encourage and support those students who demonstrate the discipline and dedication necessary for success in this demanding program.

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Art: Graphic Design Concentration

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 72
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

ART (0104) 101 - Fundamentals of 2 - D Design Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 105 - Drawing I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 106 - Drawing I I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 256 - Introduction to Photography Credits: 3
or
ART (0104) 191 - Basic Publication Design Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 241 - Introduction to Digital Imaging Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 126 - Three Dimensional Design Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 190 - Introductory Art Seminar Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 275 - Color: Theory and Practice Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 301 - Computer-Graphic Applications I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 330 - Graphic Design I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 329 - Computer Graphic Application I I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 430 - Graphic Design I I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 433 - Senior Project in Graphic Design Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 437 - Advertising Design I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 434 - Senior Promotional Materials Credits: 3.00 (Capstone)
ART (0104) 438 - Advertising Design I I Credits: 3.00
ART (0104) 492 - Internship Credits: 2.00 to 6.00
Studio Electives Credits: 9.00
ARH (0111) 196 - Art and The World I Credits: 3.00
ARH (0111) 197 - Art and The World I I Credits: 3.00
ARH (0111) 252 - Modern Art Credits: 3.00
ARH (0111) 266 - History of Photography Credits: 3.00
or
ARH (0111) 392 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00 : History of Graphic Design

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.F.A. Required GPA: 2.0 Credits Required for Major: 72 Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Requirements
Course	Credits	Freshmen		Sophomore		Junior		Senior
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ART (0104) 101 Fundamentals of 2-D Design	3	✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 105 Drawing I	3	✓
ART (0104) 106 Drawing II	3		✓
ART (0104) 256 Introduction to Photography	3				✓
ART (0104) 126 3D Design	3	✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 190 Introduction Art Seminar	3	✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 106 Drawing II	3		✓
ARH (0111) 196 Art and The World I	3			✓
ART (0104) 241 Introduction to Digital Imaging	3			✓
ART (0104) 275 Color: Theory & Practice	3			✓	or ✓
ART (0104) 191 Basic Publication Design	3				✓
ARH (0111) 197 Art and The World II	3				✓
ART (0104) 301 Computer Graphic Applications I	3					✓
ART (0104) 330 Graphic Design I	3					✓
ARH (0111) 392 History of Graphic Design or ARH (0111) 266 History of Photography	3					✓
ART (0104) 329 Computer Graphic Applications II	3						✓
ART (0104) 430 Graphic Design II	3						✓
ARH (0111) 252 Modern Art	3					✓	or	✓
ART (0104) 437 Advertising Design I	3							✓
ART (0104) 433 Senior Project in Graphic Design	3							✓
ART (0104) 434 Senior Promotional Material (Capstone)	3								✓
ART (0104) 492 Internship	3								✓
ART (0104) 438 Advertising Design II	3								✓
Studio Electives	9	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓
Electives must be selected in consultation with the student’s adviser.