Design
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This is a model four-year degree plan. Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned prior to enrollment at Cornish. This sample schedule serves as a guide and should not replace regular meetings with your advisor.
BFA in Design | |||
Year 1 | |||
FALL | SPRING | ||
course Intro to Visual Communications | 3 | course Form + Structure | 3 |
course Drawing + Composition | 3 | course Time + Motion | 3 |
100-level Studio Electives | 3 | course Color: Theory & Practice | 3 |
course Writing & Analysis I | 3 | course Writing & Analysis II | 3 |
course The Emerging Artist | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 |
Year 2 | |||
FALL | SPRING | ||
course Systems | 3 | course Meta-Systems | 3 |
course Digital Tools for Design | 3 | course Publishing Tools for Design | 3 |
course The Western Design Canon | 3 | General Education Coursework | 3 |
General Education Coursework | 3 | General Education Coursework | 3 |
College or Open Electives (WI)* | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 |
* WI - Writing Intensive. Can be taken in any term prior to graduation. | |||
Year 3 | |||
FALL | SPRING | ||
course Immersive Studio | 3 | course Collaborative Studio | 3 |
course Parallel Views: Narratives of Design | 3 | course Parallel Views: Narratives of Design | 3 |
Junior Studio Elective | 3 | Junior Studio Elective | 3 |
General Education Coursework | 3 | General Education Coursework | 3 |
General Education Coursework | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 |
Year 4 | |||
FALL | SPRING | ||
course Design Agency | 3 | course BFA Capstone Project | 3 |
course Design Research | 3 | course BFA Exhibition Seminar | 3 |
Senior Studio Elective | 3 | Senior Studio Elective | 3 |
General Education Coursework | 3 | General Education Coursework | 3 |
College or Open Electives | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 |
DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | ||