Digital Design (B.S.) - Media Design
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 Christian Life and Biblical Worldview (4 c.h.) waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 Introduction to Theology Survey (4 c.h.) waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| ARTS 105 | Art Appreciation 1 | 3 |
| ARTS 209 | Art as Communication 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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Course may fulfill select general education requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| ARTS 113 | 2D Foundations | 3 |
| ARTS 114 | 3D Foundations | 3 |
| ARTS 201 | History of Art I | 3 |
| ARTS 202 | History of Art II | 3 |
| ARTS 205 | 20th-21st Century Art | 3 |
| ARTS 214 | Art, Culture, and Technology | 3 |
| ARTS 222 | Graphic Design Foundations | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | ||
| ARTS 223 | Introduction to Typography | 3 |
| ARTS 319 | Mobile & Interactive Technology Applications | 3 |
| ARTS 332 | Vector Illustration | 3 |
| ARTS 342 | Digital Imaging | 3 |
| ARTS 352 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| ARTS 371 | Graphic Design II | 3 |
| ARTS 398 | Studio and Digital Arts Practicum | 3 |
| ARTS 477 | Interactive Design I | 3 |
| ARTS 492 | Professional Practices | 3 |
| ARTS 499 | Undergraduate Internship | 3 |
| STCO 289 | Digital Promotion Technologies and Application | 3 |
| STCO 307 | Strategic Communication | 3 |
| STCO 346 | Persuasive Advertising and Storytelling | 3 |
| STCO 348 | Strategic Social Media | 3 |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 9-18 credit hours of Free Electives | 9-18 | |
| Total Hours | 9-18 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 120 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
- Grade of ‘C’ Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major and concentration taken through Liberty University
- 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date