Communication Design admission and pre-major requirements

Entering students interested in pursuing a major in the Design Department in the College of Visual Arts and Design are classified as pre-majors.

To be admitted to the communication design major (and to be eligible to enroll in advanced art courses), a pre-major must meet all of the following requirements.

Degree requirements

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 total semester hours of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Visual Arts and Design  requirements.

Major requirements

Completion of at least 75 hours of art to include 21 hours of art core (required for all design majors):

• ART 1440 - Design I
• ART 1450 - Design II
• ART 1500 - Drawing I
• ART 1510 - Drawing II
• ART 2350 - Art History Survey I
• ART 2360 - Art History Survey II
• ART 2370 - Art History Survey III
• ADES 1500 - Introduction to Communication Design
• AEAH 4842 - History of Communication Design
• 3 hours of ceramics, drawing and painting, metalsmithing and jewelry, new media art, printmaking, photography, or sculpture
• Advanced art history (6 hours)

User-experience design concentration

• ADES 1513 - Contextual Research Methods
• ADES 1543 - Foundations of User-Centered Design
• ADES 2513 - Typographic Systems
• ADES 2518 - Design Prototyping and User Testing
• ADES 2523 - Digital Patterns and Systems
• ADES 3503 - Planning and Developing Interactive Systems
• ADES 3513 - Data Visualization and the Design of Information
• ADES 3548 - Topics In User-Experience Design
• ADES 4518 - Cause-Based User-Experience Design
• ADES 4523 - Advanced Product Design in User-Centered Design
• ADES 4528 - Final Portfolio in UXD

Note:

For all students seeking a major in the College of Visual Arts and Design, a grade of C or above must be earned in every art-based course required in the College of Visual Arts and Design (completed in residence or transferred to UNT) to be considered for credit toward a CVAD degree. A grade of D or below will not satisfy any art-based course requirements, electives or prerequisites.

Minor

No minor is required.

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum Requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Visual Arts and Design Student Services Office, Art Building, Room 232.

Other requirements

• 24 advanced hours must be completed at UNT.
• 36 hours of art (including at least 12 advanced hours) must be completed at UNT.
• Transfer course work substituted for required UNT art courses must be approved by a student’s faculty advisor during the degree audit process.
• A 2.5 grade point average must be maintained in all art courses; only a grade of C (2.0) or better in art courses will count toward degree requirements.