{"id":3596,"date":"2022-06-02T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&p=3596"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:26:06","slug":"bfa","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/graphic-design\/bfa\/","title":{"rendered":"BFA Graphic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program in Graphic Design provides a sequenced studio approach to design, preparing students to thrive in a dynamic, creative professional environment. A solution-based practice, framed by the key principles of form, authorship, audience, medium, and context defines the program\u2019s core. Each course focuses on design thinking over determined output: the process is the product. This process-oriented approach sets the program apart, and is at the forefront of entrepreneurial thinking across creative industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BFA Graphic Design students are challenged to think creatively and strategically, working closely with faculty to develop their technical and conceptual skills. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The esteemed design faculty\u2014all working designers and design theorists\u2014serve as an entry point into professional practice through their own studio practices and professional networks.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Program of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All Graphic Design undergraduates begin in the Foundation program<\/a>. First-year Foundation courses introduce visual concepts in two and three dimensions, with an emphasis on drawing from observation. Students specialize in graphic design coursework beginning in their sophomore year. Year-long graphic design and typography studios emphasize form and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Junior year, graphic design and typography studios address authorship, audience, and medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior year culminates in the thesis project and end-of-year exhibition, in which students articulate a personally driven design methodology through an installation of their work in the Boston University Art Galleries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electives in design, visual art, and in programs across the university complement the core graphic design and typography studios, affording the opportunity to specialize in areas of interest and providing a flexible and open-ended approach to design research and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting designers and theorists are regularly invited to the program to present talks on their work, provide workshops, and participate in group critiques of student work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students are expected to actively participate in the Boston-based design community in order to cultivate their own professional networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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