Course Facts | ||||
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Study Level | Study Mode | Program Duration | Credit Hours | |
Under Graduate |
Full-Time |
8 Semesters (4 years) |
128 |
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Eligibility Criteria |
Intermediate with minimum 50% marks or equivalent |
The program is developed to achieve the following objectives:
• To generate an extensive coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts of interdisciplinary subjects including creative coding, photography and animation, editorial, advertising, illustration, publishing, interactive, new media, packaging, identity, experience, motion graphics, installations and exhibitions.
• To develop cognitive skills of individuals to critically analyze, consolidate and synthesize knowledge to identify and solve problems with intellectual independence and cultivate communication skills to present coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas.
• To reflect the application of acquired knowledge and technical skills with responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters.
• To demonstrate a sound and critical understanding of various theories of visual design and their relationship to design history, design practice and broader theories of culture and knowledge and its implications in exploring design situations and outcomes for a range of contemporary scenarios.
• To curate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the graphic design discipline and apply these relevant skills and knowledge to produce and realize works, artefacts and forms of design expression through creative, critical and reflective thinking and practice.
The University of Faisalabad offers a 4 year Bachelor of Design degree in Graphic Design, a visionary professional program addressing to the advanced scope of communication technologies and traditional and emerging design practices developing visual languages that allow to work across digital, physical and analogue media. The degree offers an array of tools, strategies and design thinking methodologies over the period of 8 semesters that enable students to become adaptive, multidisciplinary communications designers. Specialized graphic design skills are employed in a range of careers such as graphic design, app design, illustration, concept art, games design, web design, typography, animation, advertising, UX design and visual storytelling. After the completion of the bachelor programs students will be equipped to create visual materials across a variety of visual formats and channels including broadcast, web, film, television, advertising, publishing, and game industry.
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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ISL-102 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | 2(2-0) |
ISL-103 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation I | 1(1-0) |
ENG-101 | English I [Reading & Writing Skills] | 3(3-0) |
MATH-101 | Mathematics | 3(3-0) |
CS-101 | Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies | 3(2-1) |
DE-111 | Drawings & Graphics | 3(1-2) |
Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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ISL-104 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation II | 1(1-0) |
ENG-102 | English II [Communication Skills] | 3(3-0) |
PS-101 | Pakistan Studies | 2(2-0) |
DE-112 | Basics of Design | 3(1-2) |
DE-113 | Visual Communication* | 3(2-1) |
DE-114 | History of Art & Design I* | 3(3-0) |
Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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ISL-201 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation III | 1(1-0) |
ENG-201 | English III [Technical Writing & Presentation Skills] | 3(3-0) |
PSY-201 | Psychology | 3(3-0) |
DE-211 | Design Studio – I* | 4(1-3) |
DE-212 | Art & Society [Critical Theories] | 2(2-0) |
DE-213 | History of Art & Design II* | 3(3-0) |
Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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ISL-202 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation IV | 1(1-0) |
GEN-201 | Sociology | 3(3-0) |
DE-214 | Design Anthropology | 2(2-0) |
DE-215 | Design Studio – II* | 4(1-3) |
DE-216 | Advanced Visual Communication* | 3(2-1) |
DE-217 | Photography | 3(2-1) |
Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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MGT-301 | Entrepreneurship | 3(3-0) |
GD-311 | Design in Motion-I* | 3(2-1) |
GD-312 | Illustration Design | 3(2-1) |
GD-313 | Graphic Design Studio – I* | 4(1-3) |
GD-314 | Print & Publishing Media | 2(2-0) |
GD-315 | Speculative Design Practice | 3(1-2) |
Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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GEN-310 | Research Methodology | 3(2-1) |
DE-313 | Character Design & Narratives | 2(0-2) |
GD-316 | Design in Motion-II* | 3(2-1) |
GD-317 | Animation Design | 3(2-1) |
GD-318 | Sensorial Communication | 3(2-1) |
GD-319 | Graphic Design Studio – II* | 4(1-3) |
Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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GD-411 | Typography Design | 3(2-1) |
GD-412 | Data Visualization | 3(1-2) |
GD-413 | Web Design & Interactivity-I* | 3(2-1) |
GD-414 | Thesis Studio-I* | 6(1-5) |
Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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DE-411 | Professional Practice & Ethics | 3(3-0) |
GD-415 | Marketing and Merchandising | 3(3-0) |
GD-416 | Web Design & Interactivity -II* | 3(2-1) |
GD-417 | Thesis Studio – II* | 6(1-5) |
Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Total Credit Hours of Bachelor of Graphic Design: 128
Road Map Bachelor of Graphic Design | No. of Courses 44 | ||||||||||
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General Courses [Compulsory] | 15 | ||||||||||
Interdisciplinary Courses | 13 | ||||||||||
Discipline Specific Courses | 16 |
General Course | 22 | DE-213 | History of Art & Design II* | |||||
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1 | ISL-102 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | 23 | DE-214 | Design Anthropology [Elective] | |||
2 | ISL-103 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation I | 24 | DE-215 | Design Studio – II* | |||
3 | ISL-104 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation II | 25 | DE-216 | Advanced Visual Communication* | |||
4 | ISL-201 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation III | 26 | DE-217 | Photography [Elective] | |||
5 | ISL-202 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation IV | 27 | DE-313 | Character Design & Narratives [Elective] | |||
6 | ENG-101 | English I [Reading & Writing Skills] | 28 | DE-411 | Professional Practice & Ethics | |||
Discipline Specific Courses | ||||||||
7 | ENG-102 | English II [Communication Skills] | 29 | GD-311 | Design in Motion-I* | |||
8 | ENG-203 | English III [Technical Writing & Presentation Skills] | 30 | GD-312 | Illustration Design | |||
9 | MATH-101 | Mathematics | 31 | GD-313 | Graphic Design Studio – I* | |||
10 | CS-101 | Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies | 32 | GD-314 | Print & Publishing Media | |||
11 | PSY-201 | Psychology | 33 | GD-315 | Speculative Design Practice | |||
12 | PS-101 | Pakistan Studies | 34 | GD-316 | Design in Motion-II* | |||
13 | GEN-201 | Sociology | 35 | GD-317 | Animation Design [Elective] | |||
14 | GEN-310 | Research Methodology | 36 | GD-318 | Sensorial Communication | |||
15 | MGT-301 | Entrepreneurship | 37 | GD-319 | Graphic Design Studio – II* | |||
Interdisciplinary Courses | 38 | GD-411 | Typography Design [Elective] | |||||
16 | DE-111 | Drawings & Graphics | 39 | GD-412 | Data Visualization | |||
17 | DE-112 | Basics of Design | 40 | GD-413 | Web Design & Interactivity-I* | |||
18 | DE-113 | Visual Communication* | 41 | GD-414 | Thesis Studio-I* | |||
19 | DE-114 | History of Art & Design I* | 42 | GD-415 | Marketing and Merchandising [Elective] | |||
20 | DE-211 | Design Studio – I* | 43 | GD-416 | Web Design & Interactivity -II* | |||
21 | DE-212 | Art & Society [Critical Theories] [Elective] | 44 | GD-417 | Thesis Studio-II* |
General Courses(Compulsory) | Major Courses(Discipline SpecificCourses) | Minor Courses(Interdisciplinary) | Electives | ||||||||
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Course Code | Course Title | Course Code | Course Title | Course Code | Course Title | Course Code | Course Title | ||||
ISL-102 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | GD-311 | Design in Motion-I | DE-111 | Drawings & Graphics | DE-212 | Art & Society[Critical Theories] | ||||
ISL-103 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation I | GD-312 | Illustration Design | DE-112 | Basics of Design | DE-214 | Design Anthropology | ||||
ISL-104 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation II | GD-313 | Graphic Design Studio – I | DE-113 | Visual Communication | DE-217 | Photography | ||||
ISL-201 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation III | GD-315 | Speculative Design Practice | DE-114 | History of Art & Design I | GD-317 | Animation Design | ||||
ISL-202 | Teaching of Holy Quran with Translation IV | GD-316 | Design in Motion-II | DE-211 | Design Studio – I | DE-313 | Character Design & Narratives | ||||
ENG-101 | English I [Reading & Writing Skills] | GD-318 | Sensorial Communication | DE-213 | History of Art & Design II | GD-411 | Typography Design | ||||
ENG-102 | English II [Communication Skills] | GD-319 | Graphic Design Studio – II | DE-215 | Design Studio – II | GD-415 | Marketing and Merchandising | ||||
ENG-201 | English III [Technical Writing & Presentation Skills] | GD-412 | Data Visualization | DE-216 | Advanced Visual Communication | ||||||
MATH-101 | Mathematics | GD-413 | Web Design & Interactivity-I | GD-314 | Print & Publishing Media | ||||||
CS-101 | Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies | GD-414 | Thesis Studio-I | DE-411 | Professional Practice & Ethics | ||||||
PSY-201 | Psychology | GD-416 | Web Design & Interactivity -II | ||||||||
PS-101 | Pakistan Studies | GD-417 | Thesis Studio-II | ||||||||
GEN-201 | Sociology | ||||||||||
GEN-310 | Research Methodology | ||||||||||
MGT-301 | Entrepreneurship | ||||||||||
No of Courses | 15 | No of Courses | 12 | No of Courses | 10 | No of Courses | 07 |