Graphic Design concentration

Main campus: Downtown Fort Lauderdale with some courses offered in the Boca Raton campus

The Graphic Design concentration engages students in an individual pursuit to expand their knowledge of visual communication and design systems. The aim is to further develop towards a career in design education and/or professional practice. Students and faculty from diverse cultural, educational, and professional experiences engage in critical discourse that challenges and strengthens each student’s understanding of communication theory, research methodology, and approaches to solving design problems. Encouraged to identify and expand their own voices as designers, students are expected to take a leadership role in the department and in their interactions with undergraduate students.. 

Candidacy Review
The Candidacy Review, a mid-program evaluation, requires each MFA Graphic Design student to form a graduate committee composed of the student’s major professor (thesis advisor) and two members from the Department faculty. Upon completion of 30 credits, students meet with their committee for candidacy review to determine their progress in the graphic design program and to propose a thesis direction. Successful completion of this review is a prerequisite for continuing as a candidate for the degree.

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Plan of study 

- Studio and seminar courses - 24 credits

- Art History - 12 credits

- Art Electives - 12 credits

- Free Electives - 4 credits

- Design Thesis - 4 credits

- Graduate Thesis Exhibition - 4 credits

 

Example Schedule (9-12 credits per semester) 

- Year 1 -

 Fall

 - ART6932 - Design Seminar / 4 cr

 - ARH 6897 - Art History / 4 cr

 - Art Elective  / 4 cr

 Spring    

 - ART6930 - Design Studio / 4 cr

 - ARH 6913 - DIS History of GD / 4 cr

 - Art Elective / 4 cr

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- Year 2  -

 Fall

 - ART6932 - Design Seminar / 4 cr

 - ARH 6897 - Art History / 4 cr

 - Free elective / 4 cr
      

 Spring

 - ART6930 Design Studio / 4 cr

 - Art Elective / 4 cr

 - ART 6907C Graduate Directed Study / 4 cr

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- Year 3 -  

 Fall

 - ART6932 Design Seminar / 4 cr

 - ART 6907C Graduate Directed Study / 4 cr

 Spring

 - ART 6971 Design Thesis / 4 cr  

 - ART6956 Graduate Exhibition / 4 cr

Total: 60 credits