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Major in Design (for the B.F.A.)

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Catalog: Fall 2022 onwardNew BrunswickCatalog year unverified

Interdisciplinary Requirement

1 courses

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Foundation Courses

16 credits

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Design Concentration

9 courses

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Studio Electives

31 credits

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Requirements

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Liberal Arts Core Requirements

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Part I - Areas of Inquiry

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A. Arts and Humanities

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082:105Introduction To Art History: Prehistory To 1400082:106Introduction To Western Art History (1400 To The Present)
Arts and Humanities (Category)

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Contextual Studies

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189:152Structure Of Information567:275Social Media And Participatory Culture567:333Media And Popular Culture550:133Architectural Design
B. Social Science and History

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Liberal Arts Electives

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Part II - Cognitive Skills and Processes

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A. Writing and Communication

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355:101College Writing355:103Exposition &Argument355:104College Writing Extended
B. Literature/Writing Contemporary Art

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081:200Seminar In Contemporary Art-A355:201Research In Disciplines
C. Quantitative/Technical Skills

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Interdisciplinary Requirement

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Interdisciplinary Requirement Course1 course

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557:151Mason Gross Interplay
Foundation Courses

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Drawing Fundamentals

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081:121Drawing Fundamentals
4-D Fundamentals

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081:1224-D Fundamentals
VISUAL THINKING I-A

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081:227Visual Thinking A
VISUAL THINKING I-B

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081:228Visual Thinking I-B
Design Concentration

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Design6 courses

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081:231Design I-A081:232Design I - B081:331Design II-A081:332Design II - B081:431Design III-A081:432Design III-B
Design Seminar2 courses

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081:328Design Seminar A: Histories081:383Design Seminar B: Contemporary Practice
Design Practicum or Internship1 course

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081:385Design Practicum081:393Course title unavailable081:394Internships081:493Internships081:494Internships
Studio Electives

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Studio Electives Pool

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Thesis Exhibition

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Thesis Exhibition Courses

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081:497Thesis & Exhib - A081:498Thesis & Exhib - B

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