Features:

• Field trips enhance classroom learning
• Practicum provides work experience and industry contacts
• Co-op semester(s) provide paid work experience in your field of study
• Self-directed capstone projects and/or experiential learning
• Engage with the design industry through special events, guest lectures, study tours, design conferences, workshops, practicums, and mentorship opportunities
• Program eligible for financial aid

A minor or extended minor in Graphic and Digital Design adds a valuable professional qualification to your résumé and can lead to an entry-level position in the creative industry or to additional job opportunities in your chosen field of study.

This program provides you with essential graphic and digital design skills in communication design and interactive design. This applied foundation introduces you to Adobe software, design thinking, creative processes, and professionals standards of practice.

Add it to any UFV degree

The minor or extended minor can be applied to any degree program at UFV. Meet with your academic advisor to build a program plan that lets you complete the minor or extended minor while also earning the prerequisites you need for upper-level courses in your area of study.

BFA with minor in Graphic and Digital Design

The Graphic and Digital Design minor may be paired with a Visual Arts major and includes the completion of 27 credits, 12 at the lower level, and 15 at the upper level.

View the UFV Academic Calendar for a detailed list of Graphic and Digital Design required courses.

BFA with extended minor in Graphic and Digital Design

You can combine an extended minor in Graphic and Digital Design with another extended minor in one of five fine arts disciplines, including Art History and Visual Studies, Creative Writing, Media and Communication Studies, Theatre, and Visual Arts.

The Graphic and Digital Design extended minor offers optional streams in Dynamic Media, Interactive Design, Communication Design, or Visual Identity.

1. Dynamic Media: GD 203, GD 216, GD 303, or GD 403
   This stream is image-based and introduces motion graphics, video, kinetic typography, and character design for design projects and storytelling.
   
   
2. Interactive Design: GD 202, (GD 204 or CIS 145), GD 302, GD 304, or GD 358
   This stream focuses on design for digital screens including websites, tablets, and mobile devices. Students are introduced to interface design, development, UX, and content management.
   
   
3. Communication Design: MEDA222, GD101, GD254, GD 260, GD 317, GD 450, or GD 460
   This stream introduces publishing, promotion, information design, and social responsibility. The emphasis is on problem solving and human-centred solutions in print and digital media.
   
   
4. Visual Identity: MEDA222, GD 101, GD254, GD 260, GD 374, GD 375, GD 450, or GD 460
   This stream offers a foundation in communication design and introduces the field of brand identity including logo design, packaging design, digital marketing, and sustainability principles.

The Graphic Design extended minor includes the completion of 33 credits, 18 at the lower level, and 15 at the upper level.

You must first be admitted to a degree program at UFV and meet its entrance requirements. Once admitted, you can meet with an academic advisor to declare the Graphic and Digital Design minor or extended minor.

Check the entrance requirements for your chosen degree program in the UFV Academic Calendar.

This program is open for international students.

• Learn how to apply as an international student

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Students who do not meet the entrance requirements may complete upgrading to meet prerequisites for university-level courses. 

Prospective students should contact the Future Students office to learn more about upgrading options. 

Current or returning students should connect with the appropriate advising area based on the level of upgrading required:  

• University-level upgrading (100 level and above): Qualifying Studies Advisor 

• High school equivalent courses (below 100 level): Upgrading Advisor

Upon successful completion of the Graphic and Digital Design minor or extended minor, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate functional competence with principles of visual organization, visual language, typography, and theory as applied to visual communication problems.
• Analyze visual communication problems using critical thinking skills.
• Develop strategies for planning, producing, and disseminating visual communication.
• Utilize processes, tools and technology for graphic design practice.