Design Studies Minor
https://cola.unh.edu/art-art-history/program/minor/design-studies
Situated within the studio arts program, the interdisciplinary minor in design studies brings together the formal and conceptual principles of design in the visual expressions of the fine arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.), the commercial arts (graphic design, illustration, etc.), the industrial arts (engineering) and the performing arts (stage, costume and lighting design).
Course options in communication, marketing, English and art history offer the opportunity to contextualize the principles and products of design in a broader historical, sociological and cultural context.
Course requirements and options within the design studies minor enable students to develop a common skill set of literacy and fluency in a range of design software programs (Photoshop, InDesign, Light Box, Fuse, etc.), the utility of which has become increasingly more essential to a range of fields of study and vocations.
Five courses (20 credits) are required.1
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Applied/Studio Practice | ||
| ARTS 510 | Principles of Design | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| Introductory Ceramics | ||
| Introductory Woodworking | ||
| Introductory Drawing | ||
| Introduction Printmaking: Intaglio | ||
| Painting Design I: Perceptual Painting and Color Theory | ||
| Introduction to Darkroom Photography | ||
| Introductory Sculpture | ||
| Principles of Typography | ||
| Design and Place | ||
| Design and People | ||
| Elements of Design | ||
| Costume Design for the Theatre | ||
| Stage Lighting Design and Execution | ||
| Technical Practice | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Digital Photography | ||
| Animation and Motion Design | ||
| Interaction & Game Design | ||
| 2D Computer Aided Design 1 | ||
| Building Information Modeling 1 | ||
| Special Topics in Media Studies (Multi-media Communication) | ||
| Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Introduction to Internet Technologies | ||
| Intermediate Web Design | ||
| Historical/Theoretical Context | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Art History | ||
| Introduction to Architectural History | ||
| Seminar in Rhetorical Study (Rhetoric of the Photograph) | ||
| Rhetorics of Display | ||
| Seminar in Media Theory | ||
| Introduction to Film Studies | ||
| Studies in Film/Genre | ||
| Studies in Film/Authorship | ||
| Studies in Film/Culture and Ideology | ||
| Studies in Film/Narrative and Style | ||
| Topics in Marketing (Understanding Your Customer or Digital Marketing Communications) | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Students must receive a minimum grade of C in all required courses.
A maximum of two courses (8 credits) may be transferred from another accredited institution, provided UNH has accepted them as transfer credits. Transfer courses must be a minimum of 3 credits. Students with 3 credit transfers must make up the credit shortage.
Only two courses from the student’s area/department of concentration may be used to meet requirements towards a minor in design studies.