Design (BFA)—Online: Sample Plans

The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

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Sample Four Year Plan: Design (BFA) - ONLINE, New Major Course Sequence: Full-time

FALL - Semester 1

Dialogues Requirements
ART101 Observational Drawing
ART201 Design, Software and Process

Spring - Semester 2

Dialogues Requirements
ART211 3D Design
ART220 Typography
ART History Requirement

FALL - Semester 3

Dialogues Requirements
Design Elective
ART History Requirement

SPRING - Semester 4

Dialogues Requirements
ART219 Illustration
ART History Requirement

FALL - Semester 5

ART3XX Illustration with Figure
ART321 Concept and Design
Design Elective

SPRING - Semester 6

ART420 Design and Message
ART340 Digital Graphics
Design Elective

FALL - Semester 7

ART421 Professional Practices
Design Elective

SPRING - Semester 8

ART488 Capstone: Design
Design Elective

NOTES:

The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above.

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.

All Sample Four-Year Plans

The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

Download PDF

Sample Four Year Plan: Design (BFA), ONLINE, AA Degree Course Sequence: Full-time

FALL - Semester 1

AA Degree Satisfies Requirements
Dialogues Requirements
ART101 Observational Drawing
ART201 Design, Software and Process

SPRING - Semester 2

AA Degree Satisfies Requirements
Dialogues Requirements

ART211 3D Design
ART220 Typography

FALL - Semester 3

AA Degree Satisfies Requirements
Dialogues Requirements

ART History Requirement

SPRING - Semester 4

AA Degree Satisfies Requirements
Dialogues Requirements
ART219 Illustration

FALL - Semester 5

ART3XX iIllustration with Figure
ART321 Concept and Design
Design Elective
ART History Requirement

SPRING - Semester 6

ART420 Design and Message
ART340 Digital Graphics
Design Elective

FALL - Semester 7

ART421 Professional Practices
Design Elective
Design Elective

SPRING - Semester 8

ART488 Capstone: Design
Design Elective
ART History Requirement

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.

All Sample Four-Year Plans

The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester

ONLINE Course SequenceFall SemesterSpring Semester
1st YearDialogues Requirements
ART201: Design, Software and Process
Dialogues Requirements
ART 211: 3D Design
2nd YearDialogues Requirements
ART101: Observational Drawing
Dialogues Requirements
ART220: Typography
3rd YearDialogues Requirements
Design Elective
ART219: Illustration
4th YearART3XX: Illustration with Figure
Design Elective
Design Elective
ART340: Digital Graphics
5th YearDesign Elective
ART History Requirement
Design Elective
ART History Requirement
6th YearART321: Concept and DesignART420: Design and Message
ART History Requirement
7th YearART421: Professional PracticesART488: Capstone Design

NOTES:

The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above.

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman’s Official Catalog.

The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester

ONLINE Course SequenceFall SemesterSpring Semester
AA Degree Satisfies Requirements
Dialogues Requirements
ART 101: Observational Drawing
ART201: Design, Software and Process
Art History Requirement
AA Degree Satisfies Requirements
Dialogues Requirements
ART211: 3D Design
ART220: Typography
ART219: Illustration

1st YearDesign Elective
ART History Requirement
ART History Requirement
ART340: Digital Graphics
2nd YearART3XX: Illustration with Figure
Design Elective
Design Elective
Design Elective
3rd YearART321: Concept and Design
Design Elective
ART420: Design and Message
ART History Requirement
4th YearART421: Professional PracticesART488: Capstone: Design

NOTES:

The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above.

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman’s Official Catalog.

Design (BFA)—Online