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ART-1614: Principles of Visual Communication Design

Description: Introduction to design theory, practice, and visual communication skills. Projects, applied problem solving, reading assignments, and open critiques incorporate graphic competencies and vocabulary specific to the field of visual communication design. Course contact to credit hour structure: Lecture (1H,1C), Lab (3L,1C), Design Lab/Studio (2L,1C).

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ART-2566, ART-2575, ART-2576, ART-3565, ART-3566, ART-4576, ART-4575, ART-4584

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.68 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 61.20%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.56%

Dajana Nedic202481.2%9.2%3.0%3.3%0.0%3.3%3.712
Raegan A Bird202492.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.1%0.0%3.671
Lei Zhang201993.5%6.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.932
Paul A Brock201663.6%31.7%4.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.601
Jeffrey M Joiner201722.7%63.6%13.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.061
Shanin M Glenn202364.7%29.5%0.0%0.0%5.9%0.0%3.421
Staff Franusich202176.2%23.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.591
Patrick M Finley2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.901
Herdimas Anggara2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.971
Kathleen Meaney201877.3%22.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691

Grade Distribution Over Time

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