Each course page linked below includes the course description and syllabus, as well as links to a clonable model course, your course coordination team, course/topic OER, and level-appropriate resources for Foundations and BFA students.
Foundation Courses
Students completing the first two-years of the BFA or the two-year AAS in Communication Design will develop a Sophomore Review portfolio from foundation coursework. Faculty guidance and course requirements are included on the course page and model course, if available.
- COMD1100 GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES I
- COMD1127 TYPE & MEDIA
- COMD1162 RASTER & VECTOR GRAPHICS
- COMD1123 FOUNDATION DRAWING
- COMD1112 DIGITAL MEDIA FOUNDATIONS
- COMD1200 GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES II
- COMD1233 FIGURE DRAWING
- COMD1257 TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN
- COMD1340 PHOTOGRAPHY I
- COMD2300 COMMUNICATION DESIGN I
- COMD2320 INTRO TO VIDEO
- COMD2400 COMMUNICATION DESIGN II
- COMD2451 WEB DESIGN I
BFA Courses
Students completing the last two-years of the Communication Design BFA will be working with an faculty advisor to define their career path and develop their professional portfolio. Faculty guidance and resources for students are included on the course page and model course.
Studio
- COMD3504 COMMUNICATION DESIGN THEORY
- COMD3701 DESIGN STUDIO
- COMD4701 DESIGN TEAM
- COMD4801 PORTFOLIO
- COMD4830 SENIOR PROJECT
- COMD4900 INTERNSHIP
Strategy
- COMD3500 CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT
- COMD3600 ADVERTISING PORTFOLIO
- COMD3602 COPYWRITING FOR CREATIVES
- COMD3501 IDENTITY DESIGN
- COMD 3601 INFORMATION DESIGN
- COMD3521 MOTION DESIGN
- COMD3633 ADVANCED STRATEGIES IN ILLUSTRATION
- COMD3562 UX/UI
- COMD3563 WEB ANALYTICS & TRAFFIC
- COMD3508 INTRO TO GAME DESIGN CONCEPTS
Skills
- COMD3527 ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY
- COMD3330 PHOTOGRAPHY II
- COMD3530 ADV. PHOTO STUDIO
- COMD4611 PUBLICATION DESIGN
- COMD3503 TOPICS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
- COMD3412 PACKAGING DESIGN
- COMD3313 ILLUSTRATION I
- COMD3413 CHARACTER DESIGN
- COMD3513 NARRATIVE ILLUSTRATION
- COMD3533 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ILLUSTRATION
- COMD3551 WEB DESIGN II
- COMD3662 RICH MEDIA
- COMD3663 DYNAMIC WEB I
- COMD3652 WEB DESIGN III
- COMD3523 STORYBOARD CONCEPTS
- COMD3620 COMMERCIAL BROADCAST DESIGN
- COMD3621 MOTION GRAPHICS II
- COMD3640 3D ANIMATION I
- COMD3316 ADV. IMAGE EDITING
- COMD3532 PROD. FOR DESIGNERS
- COMD3540 2D ANIMATION I
- COMD3392 3-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
- COMD3711 VECTOR ART EDITING
