Creative coursework in an online graphic
design degree
You'll broaden your understanding of aesthetic design and the technology to create it in SNHU's online graphic design degree. Basic elements of good visual communication, the fundamentals of drawing and digital imaging technologies are just the beginning - you'll also have the opportunity to critique and create logos, advertisements and other marketing materials, as well as television commercials and interactive websites.
When you earn your online graphic design degree at SNHU, you'll have amassed a broad skill set, all showcased in an interactive design portfolio. You will:
- Explore typography, layout strategies, brand identity and symbol and pictogram development.
- Demonstrate the fundamentals of drawing through still life, figurative and abstract drawing projects.
- Learn analog and digital image-making, including editing, composition, subject matter choice and presentation.
- Understand and apply the principles of web design, web aesthetics and user experience.
Graphic Design and Media Arts Courses
COM 128 Language and Practice of Media Arts
COM 230 Graphics and Layout for Print Media
COM 232 Desktop Publishing
FAS 226 Digital Photography
GRA 101 Basic Design and Color Theory
GRA 310 Digital Graphic Design
GRA 320 Introduction to Digital Imaging
GRA 340 Typography
GRA 410 Advanced Digital Graphic Design
GRA 420 Advanced Digital Imaging
Select one of the following:
FAS 320 History of Design
FAS 326 History of Photography
BA/BS Core (Required Courses may differ based on program)
School of Arts and Sciences Required Courses:
BIO 210 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
COM 212 Public Speaking
Select one of the following:
HIS 114 United States History II: 1865 to Present
HIS 241 World War II
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