New graphic design curriculum set for fall 2024
By Alayna Simons
Editor-in-chief
The graphic design major is now moving to the communication department and introducing new courses after years of being connected with the department of STEM.
“I think that the students are really going to love the direction we’re going,” said dean of communications, Dr. Lena Hegi Welch.
The 36 credit-hour graphic design curriculum will be introduced fall of 2024 and will include classes relating to visual communication, web design, print design, and motion graphics.
The draft for the program has gone through eight or nine graphic designers for feedback and editing, and has gone through the process of approval by several communication professors, in order to make the program most fitting for students.
“Everyone has been so gracious and co...