Graphic Design Minor

You don't need to be an art major to think like a designer. This minor teaches essential visual communication skills that complement any field, including business, marketing, communications, healthcare, education, and beyond. Through hands-on projects with real clients, you'll learn typography, layout design, image creation, and how research informs creative decisions. Design a comprehensive brand identity for a local nonprofit organization. Create a publication that makes complex information accessible and understandable. Build marketing campaigns that solve actual communication challenges. You'll work with industry-standard tools and develop a portfolio that showcases strategic thinking, not just visually appealing images. Coursework progresses from visual fundamentals to typography and image essentials, culminating in the development of comprehensive branding systems. By the end, you'll understand how design shapes behavior, clarifies messages, and creates experiences—skills that strengthen whatever career path you choose.

The Graphic Design Minor is not open to Graphic + Experience Design majors. Nine credit hours must be unique to the minor. A minimum overall GPA of 2.00 is required to complete the minor. All courses must be taken for a grade (not credit/no credit).

Program Requirements

(18 semester hours)