• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND), Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ), Analyzing and Using Data (AD), and Differences and Diversity (DD) may be met through electives in the major.

Communication Studies Requirements

Communication Studies Common Requirements
COMM 1101Introduction to Communication Studies4
COMM 1112Public Speaking4
or COMM 2301 Communication Research Methods
Foundation Course
Complete one of the following:4
COMM 1210
Persuasion and Rhetoric
COMM 1225
Communication Theory
COMM 1231
Principles of Organizational Communication
COMM 1255
Communication in a Digital Age
Cluster Course
Complete one of the following:4
COMM 1131
Sex, Relationships, and Communication
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
COMM 2304
Communication and Gender
COMM 2501
Communication Law
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
Writing-Intensive
Complete two of the following:8
COMM 3200
Mobile Communication
COMM 3201
Health Communication
COMM 3230
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 3304
Communication and Inclusion
COMM 3320
Political Communication
COMM 3415
Communication Criticism
COMM 3445
Public Relations Principles
COMM 3500
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
COMM 3501
Free Speech: Law and Practice
COMM 3530
Communication and Sexualities
COMM 3532
Theories of Conflict and Negotiation
COMM 4535
Nonverbal Social Interaction
COMM 4605
Youth and Communication Technology
COMM 4631
Crisis Communication and Image Management
Communication Studies Electives
Complete three additional COMM courses.12

Design Requirements

Art + Design Fundamentals Required
ARTF 1220Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221)2
Art + Design Fundamentals Electives
Complete three of the following:6
ARTF 1200
Representational Drawing
ARTF 1210
Abstract Drawing
ARTF 1230
and ARTF 1231
Making with Form and Materials
and Making with Form and Materials Tools
ARTF 1240
and ARTF 1241
Making with Video, Sound, and Animation
and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools
ARTF 1250
and ARTF 1251
Designing Interactive Experiences
and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools
Design Required
ARTG 1001
and ARTG 1002		Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World
and Seminar for Design Perspectives		4
ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271		Design: Process + Practices
and Studio for Design: Process + Practices		4
ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291		Typographic Systems
and Studio for Typographic Systems		4
Design Elective
Complete any one ARTG course, as long as prerequisites have been met and course has not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program. 14
Art + Design History Elective
Complete any one ARTH course.4
Art + Design Elective
Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTF (4SH), ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME course as long as prerequisites have been met.4
If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.
Degree Capstone Project
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project4
1

Successful completion of both ARTG 2262 Prototyping with Code (2 semester hours) and Lab for ARTG 2263 (ARTG 2263)  (2 semester hours) may satisfy this requirement.

Design Option

Complete one of the following options:8
Experience Design Option
ARTG 3462
Experience Design Principles
ARTG 3464
Topics In Experience Design Inquiry
Graphic Design Option
ARTG 2252
Graphic Design Principles
ARTG 3452
Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry
Information Design Option
ARTG 2242
Information Design Principles
ARTG 3444
Topics in Information Design Inquiry
Interaction Design Option
ARTG 2400
and ARTG 2401
Interaction Design Principles
and Interaction Design Principles Tools
ARTG 3400
Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry

Integrative Requirements

Integrative Courses
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project4
COMM 2200Visual Communication4

Communication Studies Grade Requirement

No more than two grades below a C in communication studies courses may be used to fulfill degree requirements.

Communication Studies and Design Major Credit Requirement

84 semester hours required in the major

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARTF 1000 or COMM 10001COMM 1112 or 23014COMM cluster course4ARTF elective2
COMM 11014ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271		4ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291		4ARTF elective2
ARTF 1220 with optional ARTF 12212COMM foundation course4 Elective4
ARTF elective2Elective4  
ARTG 1001
and ARTG 1002		4   
ENGW 11114   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
COMM writing-intensive 14COMM elective 14COMM elective 24Co-op0
Design option level 14Design option level 24Elective4 
ARTH elective4A+D elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 EEAM 20001  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0COMM writing-intensive 24COMM elective 34Co-op0
 ARTG elective4Elective4 
 Elective4  
 ENGW 3314 or 33154  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ARTG 45504  
 COMM 22004  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130