This program is for students with strong professional interest in design; desire to select a concentration and specialize in either Interface Design, 2D Animation & Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, 3D, or Marketing; and desire to complete a capstone thesis project in design. Please note that this is a mandatory five-year program.

Degree Requirements (69 units)

Total units required for graduation: 121 units

Lower-Division Core (24)
ART 1160	Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing	3
DES 1100	Digital Applications Basics	3
DES 1103	Social History of Design	3
DES 1104	Design Theory in Context	3
DES 1110	Fundamental Design Principles	3
DES 1125	Design Thinking - Problem Solving & Critical Thinking in Visual Studies	3
DES 2005	Typography and Layout	3
DES 2600	Digital 3D and Time-Based Media	3
Upper-Division Core (24)
DES 3020	Branding and Brand Identity Design	3
DES 3100	Junior Portfolio Review	0
DES 3130	Junior Design Topics	3
DES 3205	Web and Application Design	3
DES 3300	Digital Illustration	3
DES 3500	Business of Creativity	3
DES 4100	Design Center - Collaborative Project-Based Learning	3
DES 4130	Senior Design Topics	3
Choose one from the following:		3
DES 4195	Design Portfolio
DES 5590	Design Internship
Capstone Courses (6)
DES 5110	Design Capstone Thesis: Research	3
DES 5125	Design Capstone Thesis: Project	3
Concentration (15)
Complete five courses in one of the concentrations listed below.		15
Total Units		69

* Some concentration titles are pending Office of the Chancellor approval 

Concentrations (15 units)

Graphic Design Concentration (15 units)

DES 3600	Digital Motion Graphics	3
DES 3615	Video Editing	3
DES 3700	Infographic and Data Visualization Design	3
DES 3715	User Interface and User Experience Design	3
DES 4015	Advertising and Promotion Design	3
Total Units		15

Interface Design Concentration (15 units)

(Program Code: DSID)

DES 3700	Infographic and Data Visualization Design	3
DES 3715	User Interface and User Experience Design	3
DES 4300	Application Programming for Designers	3
DES 4800	Physical Product Design	3
DES 4815	Interaction Design Futures	3
Total Units		15

2D Animation & Motion Graphics Concentration (15 units)

(Program Code: DSMO)

DES 3600	Digital Motion Graphics	3
DES 3615	Video Editing	3
DES 3650	Experimental Animation	3
DES 4600	Advanced 2D Animation and Motion Graphics	3
DES 4625	Storyboarding	3
Total Units		15

3D Concentration (15 units)

(Program Code: DDDD)

DES 3800	Advanced Modeling	3
DES 3835	Character Design	3
DES 3840	3D Rigging	3
DES 4825	3D Animation	3
DES 4855	Real-Time Rendering	3
Total Units		15

Marketing Concentration (15 units)

(Program Code: DSMK)

Marketing Concentration (15)
DES 4015	Advertising and Promotion Design	3
MKTG 3050	Marketing Principles	3
MKTG 4100	Consumer Behavior	3
MKTG 4200	Marketing Communications	3
MKTG 5400	Digital Marketing	3
Total Units		15