Graphic Design (M.F.A.)

Graphic Design (M.F.A.)

GRAPHIC DESIGN (M.F.A.)

Code

Practicum

ARTS 599

Internship

ARTS 698

Practicum

ARTS 699

Internship

Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree

program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain

in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change

degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Total Hours

Code

1

Title

Hours

Core Courses

2

Choose 30 credit hours of the following:

30

6

Course offered in residential format only

ARTS 598 Practicum (3 c.h.) may only be repeated once

Character Design

ARTS 502

Sequential Art

ARTS 524

Advanced Typography

ARTS 532

Vector Illustration

Choose three 500-700 level ARTS electives not already applying to

the degree

9

ARTS 540

Publication Design

ARTS 542

Digital Imaging

Total Hours

9

ARTS 561

Digital Photography

Code

ARTS 571

Advanced Graphic Design

Thesis & Project Courses

ARTS 573

3D Graphics

ARTS 780

Art and Design Research Methodologies

3

ARTS 574

Interactive Game Design

ARTS 790

Thesis/Portfolio Project

3

ARTS 578

Interactive Design

Total Hours

ARTS 580

Interactive Publication

ARTS 597

Special Topics

ARTS 600

Web and New Media

ARTS 604

Visualization Illustration

ARTS 661

Advanced Digital Photography

ARTS 695

Directed Research

ARTS 697

Special Topics

ARTS 700

The Photography Studio

ARTS 797

Special Topics

Code

1

1

1

30

Hours

1

6

Any student who is not ready for enrollment in ARTS 790 Thesis/

Portfolio Project (1-6 c.h.) after completing ARTS 780 Art and Design

Research Methodologies (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the

student's thesis or portfolio chair, to take ARTS 789 Thesis/Portfolio

Research (3 c.h.) Thesis/Portfolio Research, and may be required to

repeat ARTS 789 Thesis/Portfolio Research (3 c.h.) until deemed ready

for enrollment in ARTS 790 Thesis/Portfolio Project (1-6 c.h.)

Title

Hours

Issues in Contemporary Art

3

6

Advanced Studies in Baroque Art

ARTS 504

Advanced Studies in Medieval Art

ARTS 506

Advanced Studies in Arts of East Asia

ARTS 507

Advanced Studies in Arts in Latin America

ARTS 508

Advanced Studies in Italian and Northern

1

Renaissance Art

ARTS 603

History of Graphic Design

Total Hours

1

? 3.0 GPA

? No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes

grades of C+ & C-)

? Successful completion of the Oral Examination

1

? Thesis/Portfolio Artifact & Exhibit required

? Degree must be completed within 7 years

? Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed

within the last semester of a student¡¯s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Resident & Online Format

Course Sequence

Course offered in residential format only

Title

Hours

Field Experience Courses

Teaching Art in Higher Education

? A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if

approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from

Liberty University on the same academic level

? No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades

of D+ & D-)

9

Choose six credit hours of the following:

Graduation Requirements

? Complete 60 hours

ARTS 503

ARTS 596

Title

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Choose six credit hours of the following:

Code

Hours

1

1

Art History & Theory Courses

ARTS 515

Title

Elective Courses

Course offered in residential format only

Code

1

Hours

2

ARTS 501

Total Hours

1

Title

ARTS 598

1

1

6

Course

Title

Hours

First Year

First Semester

ARTS 515

Core Course

1

Issues in Contemporary Art

3

3

2

Graphic Design (M.F.A.)

Course

Core Course

Title

1

Hours

3

Hours

9

Second Semester

Arts History & Theory Elective

Core Course

Core Course

Core Course

2

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

Hours

12

Second Year

First Semester

Art History & Theory Elective

Core Course

2

3

1

Field Experience Elective

3

4

3

Hours

9

Second Semester

ARTS Elective

Core Course

Core Course

3

3

1

3

1

Field Experience Elective

3

4

3

Hours

12

Third Year

First Semester

ARTS 780

ARTS Elective

Core Course

3

Art and Design Research Methodologies

3

1

3

Hours

Second Semester

ARTS 790

ARTS Elective

Core Course

3

Thesis/Portfolio Project

3

4

5

6

5

3

3

Total Hours

2

9

3

1

Hours

1

3

9

60

Choose ten courses from the following: ARTS 501, 502, 524, 532, 540,

542, 561, 571, 573, 574, 578, 580, 597, 600, 573, 574, 578, 580, 597, 600,

604, 661, 695, 697, 700 or 797 604, 661, 695, 697, 700, or 797

Choose two courses from the following: ARTS 503, 504, 506, 507, 508,

or 603

Choose three 500-700 level ARTS courses for which prerequisites have

been met, not already applying to the degree already applying to the

degree

6

Choose two courses from the following: ARTS 596, 598 , 599, 698, or

699

Any student who is not ready for enrollment in ARTS 790 after

completing ARTS 780 may be required, as determined by the student¡¯s

thesis or portfolio chair, to take ARTS 789 Thesis/Portfolio Research,

and may be required to repeat ARTS 789 until deemed ready for

enrollment in ARTS 790

ARTS 598 may only be repeated once

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