216 curricula
M.S. in
Communications Design
semester 1
DES-618 Typography I 3
DES-620 Visual Communications I 3
DES-625 Visual Perception 3
DES-680 Digital Design 3
Credits subtotal 12semester 2
DES-619 Typography II 3
DES-621 Visual Communications II, or
DES-681 Interactive Design I (DD) 3
DES-677 Electronic Pre-press, or
DES-683 Motion Design 1 (DD) 3
HA-601 History of Western Art, or
HD-662 History of Communications Design 2
Credits subtotal 11semester 3
DES-624 Communication Seminar, or
DES-682 Interactive Design II (DD) 3
DES-626 Corporate Image Planning, or
DES-634 Marketing, or
DES-640 Design Management 3
DES-636 Visual Communications III, or
DES-684 Motion Design II (DD) 3
DES-660 Directed Research 2
Credits subtotal 11semester 4
HD-505 History of Design, or
HD-506 Concepts of Design 2
DES-699A Thesis I 6
Elective Credits 3
Credits subtotal 11semester 5
DES-699B Thesis II 3
Credits subtotal 3
Total credits required 48(Courses followed by the notation DD should be chosen
if completing the M.S. program with an emphasis in
Digital Design.)
prerequisite courses
DES-608 Design Procedures 3
DES-676 Computer Graphic Systems 3
These courses may be required as prerequisite courses
for students not having an appropriate communications
design background.
M.S. in
Package Design
semester 1
DES-618 Typography I 3
DES-620 Visual Communications I 3
DES-625 Visual Perception 3
DES-677 Electronic Pre-press 3
Credits subtotal 12semester 2
DES-619 Typography II 3
DES-628 Structural Packaging Design 3
DES-630 Packaging: Graphics I 3
HA-601 History of Western Art, or
HD-662 History of Communications
Design2
Credits subtotal 11semester 3
DES-629 Fragrance Packaging Research
Workshop3
DES-631 Packaging: Graphics II 3
DES-660 Directed Research 2
DES-680 Digital Design 3
Credits subtotal 11
semester 4
DES-634 Marketing, or
DES-640 Design Management 3
DES-699A Thesis I 6
Credits subtotal 9
semester 5
HD-505 History of Modern Design, or
HD-506 Concepts of Design 2
DES-699B Thesis II 3
Credits subtotal 5
Total credits required 48prerequisite courses
DES-608 Design Procedures 3
DES-676 Computer Graphic Systems 3
These courses may be required as prerequisite courses
for students not having an appropriate communications
design background.M.F.A. in
Communications Design
semester 1
DES-710A Graduate Studio: Visual
Language3
DES-720A Graduate Studio: Technology 3
DES-730A Graduate Studio: Design
Transformation3
DES-760A Graduate Seminar 3
Elective Credits 3
Credits subtotal 15
semester 2
DES-741 Cross Disciplinary Studio 3
DES-751 Design Writing 3
DES-791 Thesis Resource 3
Elective Credits 6
Credits subtotal 15semester 3
DES-710B Graduate Studio: Visual
Language3
DES-720B Graduate Studio: Technology 3
DES-730B Graduate Studio: Design
Transformation3
DES-760B Graduate Seminar 3
DES-794B M.F.A. Thesis Resource 1
DES-794B M.F.A. Thesis Resource 1
DES-796 M.F.A. Thesis I 3
Credits subtotal 17
semester 4
DES-795A M.F.A. Thesis Resource 1
DES-795B M.F.A. Thesis Resource 1
DES-797 M.F.A. Thesis Production and
Exhibition2
DES-799 M.F.A. Thesis II 3
Elective Credits 6
Credits subtotal 13
Total credits required 60