Graphic Design Minor
Total Semester Hours: 18
Required courses:
A) Complete both of the following (6 semester hours):
ART 1110
Design Fundamentals 2D. (3 credits)
ART 2910
Introduction to Graphic Design. (3 credits)
B) Complete at least one of the following (3-6 semester hours):
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 2920
Digital Imaging for Design. (3 credits)
C) Complete 6-9 semester hours from the following courses:
Courses can be selected from one or from across the three focus areas combined with ART 3940 for a broader experience.
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOCUS
ART 3911
Graphic Design I. (3 credits)
ART 3921
Graphic Design II. (3 credits)
ART 4911
Graphic Design III. (3 credits)
GRAPHIC DESIGN IN INTERACTIVE AND MOTION GRAPHICS FOCUS
ART 3912
Interactive/Motion Graphics I. (3 credits)
ART 3922
Interactive/Motion Graphics II. (3 credits)
ART 4912
Interactive/Motion Graphics III. (3 credits)
TYPOGRAPHY FOCUS
ART 3910
Typography. (3 credits)
ART 3920
Advanced Typography. (3 credits)
HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
ART 3940
History of Graphic Design. (3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
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ART 1000
Drawing I.
ART 1001
Drawing II.
ART 1020
Drawing Studio Exploration: An Introduction to Drawing Methods
ART 1021
Printmaking Essentials: Methods and Media in Monotype.
ART 1022
Comic Book Drawing Exploration: An Introduction to Drawing Comics.
ART 1023
Ceramic Studio Exploration: An Introduction to Wheel Throwing.
ART 1110
Design Fundamentals 2D.
ART 1111
Design Fundamentals 3D.
ART 1749
Creative Practices: Fundamental Skills for Creative Success.
ART 2000
Life Drawing I.
ART 2012
Asian Art.
ART 2050
Painting I.
ART 2100
Sculpture I.
ART 2250
Ceramics I.
ART 2300
African-American Art.
ART 2310
Introduction to Art.
ART 2330
Art Appreciation.
ART 2400
Introduction to Art Education.
ART 2560
Printmaking I.
ART 2601
Art in the Pre-Modern Era.
ART 2602
Art in the Modern Era.
ART 2691
Art in the Pre-Modern Era, Honors.
ART 2692
Art in the Modern Era, Honors.
ART 2700
Jewelry and Metalsmithing I.
ART 2749
Professional Practices.
ART 2910
Introduction to Graphic Design.
ART 2920
Digital Imaging for Design.
ART 3000
Drawing III.
ART 3001
Drawing IV.
ART 3051
Painting II.
ART 3052
Painting III.
ART 3080
Watercolor I.
ART 3081
Watercolor II.
ART 3111
Sculpture II.
ART 3112
Sculpture III.
ART 3200
Digital Art I.
ART 3201
Digital Art II.
ART 3251
Ceramics II.
ART 3252
Ceramics III.
ART 3340
Multicultural Aesthetics.
ART 3400
Art Education for Elementary Schools.
ART 3405
Art Education for Elementary Schools Studio.
ART 3410
Art Education for Middle and Secondary Schools.
ART 3415
Art Education for Middle and Secondary Schools Studio.
ART 3440
Art for Teachers in the Elementary Grades.
ART 3570
Printmaking II.
ART 3571
Printmaking III.
ART 3610
African Art.
ART 3611
Art in India and Southeast Asia.
ART 3612
Art in China and Japan.
ART 3630
Greek and Roman Art.
ART 3641
Early Medieval Art.
ART 3642
Romanesque and Gothic Art.
ART 3651
Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century.
ART 3652
Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century.
ART 3660
Baroque Art.
ART 3670
Nineteenth-Century Art.
ART 3680
Modern Art.
ART 3681
Contemporary Art.
ART 3685
Women in Art.
ART 3701
Jewelry and Metalsmithing II.
ART 3702
Jewelry and Metalsmithing III.
ART 3910
Typography.
ART 3911
Graphic Design I.
ART 3912
Interactive/Motion Graphics I.
ART 3920
Advanced Typography.
ART 3921
Graphic Design II.
ART 3922
Interactive/Motion Graphics II.
ART 3940
History of Graphic Design.
ART 3970
Study Abroad.
ART 4000
Life Drawing II.
ART 4001
Life Drawing III.
ART 4001
Life Drawing IV.
ART 4001
Life Drawing V.
ART 4051
Painting IV.
ART 4052
Painting V.
ART 4053
Painting VI.
ART 4111
Sculpture IV.
ART 4112
Sculpture V.
ART 4113
Sculpture VI.
ART 4251
Ceramics IV.
ART 4252
Ceramics V.
ART 4253
Ceramics VI.
ART 4275
Internship.
ART 4400
Independent Study I.
ART 4401
Independent Study II.
ART 4402
Independent Study III.
ART 4580
Printmaking IV.
ART 4581
Printmaking V.
ART 4582
Printmaking VI.
ART 4701
Jewelry and Metalsmithing IV.
ART 4702
Jewelry and Metalsmithing V.
ART 4703
Jewelry and Metalsmithing VI.
ART 4740
Issues in Art Education.
ART 4749
Senior Portfolio.
ART 4755
Special Topics in Art I.
ART 4756
Special Topics in Art II.
ART 4765
Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture.
ART 4775
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism.
ART 4910
Typography III.
ART 4911
Graphic Design III.
ART 4912
Interactive/Motion Graphics III.
ART 4920
Typography IV.
ART 4921
Graphic Design IV.
ART 4922
Interactive/Motion Graphics IV.
FMD 1244
Survey of Fashion.
FMD 1275
Fashion Merchandising and Design Practicum.
FMD 2233
Introduction to Fashion Merchandising.
FMD 2234
Apparel Construction.
FMD 2244
Fashion & Fiber.
FMD 2245
Fashion E-Tailing.
FMD 3200
The History of Fashion.
FMD 3233
Retail Mathematics.
FMD 3244
Global Fashion Forecasting.
FMD 3245
Textiles: Color Design Production.
FMD 3500
Orientation to Fashion Merchandising and Design Internship.
FMD 3750
Independent Study in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
FMD 3838
Apparel Development and Design.
FMD 4230
Special Topics in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
FMD 4235
International Special Topics in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
FMD 4275
Internship.
FMD 4440
Undergraduate Research.
FMD 4444
Honors Independent Study.
FMD 4555
Honors Research.
FMD 4644
Honors Thesis.
FMD 4772
Sustainability and Social Change in Fashion.
FMD 4848
Cultural Aspects of Fashion.
FMD 4858
Art & Fashion.
FMD 4926
Visual Merchandising.