Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and Management, Graphic Design Management Concentration (GRPH-BAS)

The BAS degree in Business and Management concentration in Graphic Design Management provides access to the student who already has skills in graphic design and hopes to advance to a higher level position within graphic design businesses. The upper-level coursework included in this concentration will broaden the student’s knowledge in graphic design and management practices with the goal of preparing the BAS graduate for supervisory and management opportunities within graphic design professions.

Program Contacts

Krist Lien

District Academic Department Head, Visual Arts

Graphic Design Management Concentration

850-484-2554

klien@pensacolastate.edu

Dr. Brenda Kelly

Dean, General Studies

850-484-4627

bkelly@pensacolastate.edu

Dr. Douglas A. Wymer

Dean, Baccalaureate Studies and Academic Support

850-484-1764

dwymer@pensacolastate.edu

Degree Requirements

General education courses (36 cc)

Baccalaureate students must complete the 36 credit hour general education curriculum.

Each baccalaureate student must meet the foreign language requirement as defined in the general education section of the catalog.

Lower level degree requirements (42 cc)

ART 1301CDrawing II

3 cc

ART 1400CPrintMaking I

3 cc

ART 2905Portfolio

3 cc

GRA 1109CHistory of Graphic Design

3 cc

GRA 2151CComputer Graphics I

3 cc

GRA 2152CComputer Graphics II

3 cc

GRA 2190CGraphic Design I

3 cc

GRA 2191CGraphic Design II

3 cc

GRA 2206CTypography

3 cc

GRA 2210CElectronic Prepress

3 cc

GRA 2721CCreative Web Design

3 cc

PGY 2401CPhotography I

3 cc

PGY 2220CCommercial Photography

3 cc

PGY 2221CCommercial Photography II

3 cc

Required core courses (21 cc)

Grade of C or higher required.

BUL 3130Legal Environment

3 cc

FIN 3400Financial Management

3 cc

GEB 3213Professional Communications

3 cc

MAN 3240Organizational Behavior

3 cc

MAN 3303Theories of Leadership

3 cc

MAN 3353Management Theory

3 cc

MAN 4301Human Resource Administration

3 cc

Required Concentration Courses (21 cc)

ART 3170CBook Binding

3 cc

GRA 3209CTypography II

3 cc

GRA 3202CAdvanced Typography

3 cc

GRA 3194CGraphic Design III

3 cc

GRA 4189CPortfolio Development

3 cc

GRA 4186CSenior Studio Graphic Design

3 cc

GRA 4514CEnvironmental Design

3 cc

Note: Any student interested in pursuing the BAS in Business and Management with a concentration in Graphic Design should meet with Krist Lien, Department Head of Visual Arts, in order to develop a personalized degree plan.

Mr. Lien can be contacted by e-mail at klien@pensacolastate.edu or by telephone at (850) 484-2554. A student with an AA degree must complete an additional 21 credit hours in courses at the lower division 1000 and 2000 level with a prefix of ARH, ART, GRA, or PGY in order to enroll in the Graphic Design Concentration or have earned an AS or AAS degree in Graphic Design.

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