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Contact Information

Chair:  Marguerite Glass, Ph.D. 
Contact: Shirley Benjamin
Washburn Arts Building (WAB)  127

TTY: 202-651-5480
Voice: 202-651-5480

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Major Requirements

A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.

Summary of Requirements

2006-2007

2007-2008

General Studies

60

40

Additional Pre-Major Courses

9

12

Major and Related Courses

36

36

Free Elective Courses

19

32

TOTAL

124

120

The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.

2007-2008 Course Requirements

Required pre-major courses 12 hours

  • ART 140 Art History (3)
  • ART 150 Fundamentals of Design in Art (3)
  • ART 200 Introduction to Digital Imaging (3)
  • ART 207 Introduction to Drawing (3)

Required core courses 12 hours

  • ART 131 Beginning Photography (3)
  • ART/DST 315 Introduction to Deaf View/Image Art (3)
  • ART 419 Modern Art (3)
  • ART 492 Senior Capstone Experience (3)

Required graphic design major courses 24 hours

  • ART 300 Caves to Computers: The Evolution of the Graphic Arts (3)
  • ART 310 Digital Illustration (3)
  • ART 320 Layout and Composition (3)
  • ART 321 Typography (3)
  • ART 340 Web Design (3)
  • ART 430 Graphic Techniques & Theory (3)
  • ART 440 Production Design (3)
  • ART 480 Web Graphic Applications (3)



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