Design Essentials Minor

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Introduction

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The design essentials minor explores print design and production through theoretical and historical contexts, experience with design software and an understanding of how designed pieces get produced. Undergraduates learn the language and terminology of graphic design and how to communicate a message through visual design. Students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to take a design from a digital production environment to the printed page.

Program Delivery

This program can be completed with a combination of online and hybrid courses.

Declaring This Minor

To declare this minor, please see College of Arts & Media Advising and Student Services in Arts Building, 177. Consult the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for more information.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students may transfer up to six semester hours of non-CU Denver courses toward a College of Arts & Media minor. All other courses must be taken at CU Denver.
A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of P is acceptable for courses in which the only grade available is Pass or Fail.
Students may use up to six semester hours to fulfill both major and minor requirements; the remaining semester hours for the minor must be taken in addition to the major requirements.

Take all of the following Design Essentials Minor courses:
FINE 2415 - Typography Studio
FINE 2420 - The Language of Design : What Makes Design Work
FINE 2425 - Essential Type-Design Applications
FINE 3040 - Color Theory: Studio and Screen-Based Practice
FINE 3420 - Printing Preparation and Process
Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for more information about this minor.