Sample Four-year Plan for B.S. Visual Communication: Graphic Design Major
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations. For complete information see the current undergraduate catalog.
| Freshman Fall |
15 credits |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
COMM 110 - Visual Culture
|
3 |
| COMM 118 - Introduction to Digital Media |
3 |
| COMM 140 - Principles of Visual Communication |
3 |
| ENGL 103 - Composition and the Elements of Argument |
3 |
| Freshman Spring |
18 credits |
| COMM 141 - Typography |
3 |
COMM 230 - Media, Technology and Culture
|
3 |
MATH 130 - Introductory Statistics
|
3 |
| ENGL 104 - Composition and Literature |
3 |
PSYC 171 - General Psychology
|
3 |
| Sophomore Fall |
15 credits |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
COMM 205 - Communication Theory
|
3 |
COMM 331 - Illustration Techniques
|
3 |
HIST XXX - History Elective
|
3
|
ARTS 107 - Perspectives in Drawing
|
3 |
| Sophomore Spring |
16 credits |
COMM 220 - Layout Design
|
3 |
COMM 211 - Communication Research Methods
|
3 |
COMM XXX - Digital Video or 3-D Modeling
|
4
|
ENGL 2XX English Elective
|
3 |
ENVS 101 - Environmental Science
|
4
|
| Junior Fall |
15 credits |
COMM 3XX - Design for Sustainability
|
3 |
VUSM - Serving the Common Good
|
3 |
MATH 230 - Elements of Statistics
|
3 |
RLST 160 - Introduction to Theology
|
3 |
Elective 1XX
|
3 |
| Junior Spring |
16 credits |
COMM 332 - Advertising Design
|
3
|
COMM 337 - Digital Video II
|
3 |
RLST 260 - Servant Leadership
|
3 |
PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
|
3 |
Elective 1XX
|
3 |
Elective 2XX
|
|
| Senior Fall |
18 credits |
COMM 336 - Web Design and Rich Media
|
3 |
COMM 490 - Field Internship
|
4
|
COMM 150 - Fundamentals of Speech
|
2
|
VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life
|
3 |
Elective 3XX
|
3 |
Elective 4XX
|
3 |
| Senior Spring |
15 credits |
| COMM 441 - Advanced Production Lab |
3 |
COMM 460 - Portfolio Design
|
3
|
PSYC 250 - Social Psychology
|
3 |
Elective 3XX
|
3
|
Elective 4XX
|
3 |