ART 450

Design Capstone

Course serves as the capstone requirement for Studio Art majors who have selected Graphic Design as their concentration. Throughout the semester we will meet university capstone requirements by promoting and enhancing skills in critical thinking, information literacy, oral communication and writing. Students will spend the semester focused on the development of a professional design portfolio. All classroom activities will be focused on network building, self-promotion, and professional preparation. Standards for grading will be based on a variety of criteria including (but not limited to): attendance, effort, quality of research, completion of assignments, visual and technical exploration, critical analysis skills exhibited in both writing and oral presentation, and enthusiastic participation. Course is to be taken when the majority of upper-level design coursework is completed.

Units: 3.0