Design Studies Minor
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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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Applied/Studio Practice | ||
| ARTS 401 | Principles of Design | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| Architectural Design Studio | ||
| Introductory Ceramics | ||
| Introductory Woodworking | ||
| Introductory Drawing | ||
| Introduction Printmaking: Intaglio | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking: Lithography | ||
| Painting Design I: Perceptual Painting and Color Theory | ||
| Introduction to Darkroom Photography | ||
| Introductory Sculpture | ||
| Elements of Design | ||
| Costume Design for the Theatre | ||
| Stage Properties | ||
| Stage Lighting Design and Execution | ||
| Technical Practice | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Digital Photography | ||
| Building Information Modeling | ||
| Special Topics in Media Studies (Multi-media Communication) | ||
| Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Introduction to Internet Technologies | ||
| Intermediate Web Design | ||
| Fundamentals of CAD | ||
| Historical/Theoretical Context | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Art History | ||
ARTS 500 | ||
| Introduction to Architectural History | ||
| Critical Perspectives on Film | ||
| 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 (Underdstanding 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.