Minor in Design

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The Design Minor is a great asset, no matter what you choose to major in. In the minor, you’ll learn how to present your ideas visually as you develop drawing skills. You’ll get hands-on experience as you practice working with images and text together to create and share messages. In addition, you’ll learn how to use digital tools like the Adobe Creative Cloud apps.

After you’ve finished the required courses, you’ll choose from a wide array of electives. Learn how to take great photos, study the history of design, practice typography, get an introduction to sound design or start learning how to design and build a website.

Curriculum & Requirements

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Design Minor

A Design minor provides students with a foundation in the creative, conceptual, and technical skills necessary to understand and participate in the design needs of future professional practice. This minor supports endeavors in design for print, web, and mobile devices, including effective use of the design thinking process.

Grade Requirements: in order to graduate, students majoring or minoring in the department must earn a GPA ≥2.5 in departmental coursework.

Required Courses
DESN 100DRAWING FOR COMMUNICATION5
DESN 216DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS5
Electives–choose from the following list or in consultation with a Design advisor.15
VISUAL THINKING + MAKING
TYPOGRAPHY
VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN 1
VISUAL STORYTELLING
SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
EMERGENT DESIGN
INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION
GAME DESIGN
3D ANIMATION
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 1
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 2
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY
MOTION DESIGN
HISTORIES OF DESIGN
ZINE AND PUBLICATION DESIGN
VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN 2
MOTION DESIGN 2
WEB DESIGN 1
WEB DESIGN 2
DIGITAL SOUND
IMAGINARY WORLDS
Total Credits25