21 courses with the subject GDN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Creative Awareness and Engagement: Through exposure to creative and professional activities, students build awareness about themselves and connect with their community. To be repeated four semesters. Graded: pass/fail. (Offered every fall and spring.) Credit: 0
Design Thinking & Creativity in the AI Era: This course introduces ideation strategies, emphasizing conceptual visual problem solving and methods to generate ideas with intent. Students will immerse themselves in hand and digital skills, exploring human and AI-assisted creativity. They will produce design elements and visual artifacts, utilizing multiple techniques, media, and techologies. No prerequisite. (Offered every fall)
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Digital Photography: This course introduces digital photographic equipment, theory and processes. Students will be instructed in camera operation, composition, computer photo manipulation and creative expression. Students will also learn the concepts and processes of photo manipulation through complex composite images, special effects, color balancing and image/text integration. (Offered every spring)
Image Making-Illustration: This intermediate course introduces students to the basics of digital image making and illustration. Students will explore bitmap and vector graphics tools. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in this course to move forward in the program.
Typography: This intermediate course critically examines traditional and digital typography as glyph, word, symbol and form. Students will explore origins of typefaces, typesetting and information hierarchy, and fundamental and experimental typographic techniques within graphic design. Projects will s range from minimal type treatments to the creation and publishing of an original typeface. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in this course to move forward in the program.
Motion Graphics: This intermediate course focuses students on the time-based paradigm of graphic design. Students will explore foundational skills of motion media for communication and broadcast purposes. Projects will include the design of moving titles, images and information for broadcast on air and online. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in this course to move forward in the program.
Editorial Design: This course focuses on design, layout and production of information for print and digital platforms. Students will learn how to coordinate imagery and typography with content in static and interactive environments.
History of Graphic Design: This course follows the history of modern to contemporary commercial art and design. Students will be exposed to the creative thinkers, important innovations and breakthrough technologies that have shaped the evolution of visual communication design. No prerequisite. (Offered every spring.) 218
Branding and Identity Design: This course introduces students to the concept of branding as well as the creation of visual identity systems. Brand identity will be explored through multiple design applications, as well as the exploration through the manipulation of language, materials, and audience expectation and participation.
Interactive Design: This intermediate course introduces students to the coding and scripting behind interactive experiences and virtual interfaces. Students will write code and explore the tools to design rich interactive media. Prerequisite:
History of Graphic Design: This course follows the history of modern to contemporary commercial art and design. Students will be exposed to the creative thinkers, important innovations and breakthrough technologies that have shaped the evolution of visual communication design.
Topics: International Preparation: This course examines international aspects of a selected subject matter in preparation for international experience around the same topic. Open only to students enrolled in the corresponding international experience course. Students must earn a grade of C- or better (an average of 70) in order to participate in GDN 399. The total number of hours for GDN 398 and GDN 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
International Experience: The international experience component of GDN 398. Students will have the opportunity to experience firsthand many of the topics studied in the prerequisite course. The total number of hours for GDN 398 and GDN 399 can not exceed four total hours.
Graphic Design Independent Study: This course offers advanced independent work in a specialized area of graphic design for the mature, academically advanced student. May be repeated once for credit.
Graphic Design Assistant: This course offers practical experience as a graphic design assistant. May be repeated once for credit.
Topics in Graphic Design: This course examines a specialized topic in Graphic Design. It may examine a new method, technology or cultural trend. Prerequisite: GDN 213 or permission of director. This course may be repeated under a
Advanced Topics in Graphic Design: This course examines an advanced topic in Graphic Design. It may examine a new method, technology or cultural trend. This course may be repeated under a different topic for a maximum of 12.0 credits. Credit: 4.
Senior Capstone I- Mentored Project: This course offers students practical experience in researching, creating, and presenting an independent senior capstone project. The specific capstone topic and approach is to be developed by the student in consultation with the Graphic Design faculty member teaching Capstone I. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in this course to move forward in the program.
Senior Capstone 2- Portfolio: In this course, students develop a portfolio of work, reflecting and refining all the skills and projects they have created in their graphic design classes at Queens. Students will create both an online platform as well as a book that showcases a personal identity and examples of work in accepted standard categories of graphic design.
Source: Queens University of Charlotte's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
