Author: Tanecia Nunlee

Fashion Design Studio Minor Requirements

FAD 101 Fashion Fundamentals: Apparel – 3 Credits

FAD 102 Fashion Fundamentals: Accessories- 3 Credits

FAD 204 Business Anthropology – 3 Credits

Choose Two Courses – 6 Credits

  • FAD 301 Tech Pack Design – 3 Credits
  • FAD 305 Fashion Trends – 3 Credits
  • FAD Elective – 3 Credits

Advertising & Communication Design Studio Minor Requirements

DGD 201 Communication Design For Non-Majors -3 Credits

DGD 124 Motion Essentials – 3 Credits

DGD 263 User Interface Design -3 Credits

DGD 211 Intro To Comm Design I – 3 Credits

Choose One Course – 3 Credits

  • DGD 251 Typography III
  • DGD 264 User Experience Design
  • DGD 224 Motion Narratives
  • DAD 266 App Happy
  • DAD 287 Media & Experience

Liberal Arts Minor Requirements

Art History

Choose one course – 3 credits

  • DAH 200 Western Art History/Visual Culture
  • DAH 201 Visual Narration: Africa
  • DAH 202 Visual Narration: Asia

Choose four courses – 12 credits

  • DAH 301 Classical Art & Early Medieval
  • DAH 307 20th Century European Art
  • DAH 206 History Of Illustration
  • DAH 213 History Of Photography
  • DAH 214 History Of Animation & Digital Media
  • DAH 221 History Of Interior Design
  • DAH 247 History Of Graphic Design
  • DAH 215 History Of Film
  • DAH 216 History Of Video Games
  • DAH-241 History Of Modern Design
  • DAH 251 History Of Crafts
  • DAH 252 History Of Fashion
  • DAH 357 Iconography and Mythology
  • DAH 401 Art Practice, Social Theory And The City
  • DLE 411 Care Of The City: Detroit

Art Therapy

DSS 221 Introduction To Psychology – 3 Credits

DSS 310 Art Therapy Models – 3 Credits

DSS 420 Art Therapy Experientials – 3 Credits

Choose Two Courses – 6 Credits

  • DSS 320 Psychology Of Perception
  • DSS 324 Psychology Of Creativity
  • DSS 330 Psychology Of Adjustment
  • DSS 337 Abnormal Psychology
  • DSS 345 Developmental Psychology

Creative Entrepreneurship

DAS 213 Business Practices* – 3 Credits 

*Studio Art & Craft majors take DAS-303 Professional Practices For Artists

DAS 313 Branding Essentials – 3 Credits

DAS 314 Financial Essentials – 3 Credits

DAS 315 Structural Essentials – 3 Credits

DAS 316 Pre-Launch Essentials – 3 Credits

Creative Writing

DEN 307 Creative Writing Workshop-3 Credits

Choose Four Courses-12 Credits From The Following:

  • DEN 303 POETRY Writing Workshop
  • DEN 312 FICTION Writing Workshop
  • DEN 314 Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
  • DEN 316 The Graphic Novel Workshop
  • DEN 317 Science Fiction And Horror Writing Workshop
  • DEN 318 Scriptwriting Workshop

Critical Theory

DLE 310 Introduction To Critical Theory – 3 Credits

Choose Four Courses – 12 Credits (300-400 Level):

  • DAH – Art History
  • DEN – English
  • DHS – History
  • DNS – Natural Science
  • DPL – Philosophy
  • DSS – Social Science
  • DVC – Visual Culture
  • DLE – Liberal Arts Elective

Sustainability & Social Responsibility

DNS 345 Earth & Environmental Science – 3 Credits

Choose Four Courses – 12 Credits

  • DLE 311 Waste,Violence & Biopolitics in the Modern World
  • DLE 411 Care of the City: Detroit
  • DPL 355 Art & Social Responsibility
  • DAH 401 Art Practice, Social theory & the City
  • DHS 338 Shoppers, Advertisers & Retailers: Consumption & the American Culture

Visual Culture

DVC 200 Concepts And Methods Of Visual Culture – 3 Credits

Choose Four Courses – 12 Credits

  • Any 300/400 Level Art History Class
  • DVC 301 Imagined Worlds: Utopias/Dystopias
  • DVC 306 Introduction To Film
  • DVC 401 Film Noir And Beyond
  • DVC 402 Film Studies: Science Fiction
  • DVC 406 Doc Film: (Re)presenting The Real
  • DVC 407 Experimental Film
  • DPL 430 Waste Violence And Biopolitics In The Modern World

2024-2025 Academic Minors

Undergraduate Minors – 15 Credits

Liberal Arts Minors

  • Art History
  • Art Therapy
  • Creative Entrepreneurship
  • Creative Writing
  • Critical Theory
  • Sustainability & Social Responsibility
  • Visual Culture

Studio Minors

  • Advertising & Communication Design
  • Advertising & Communication Design/UXD
  • Entertainment Arts
  • Fashion Design
  • Film
  • Footware Design
  • Illustration
  • Interior Design
  • Photography
  • Product Design
    • Product Design For EA & ILL Majors
    • Product Design For Transportation Majors

Graduate Minors – 9.0 Credits

  • Sustainability & Design
  • Footware Design

Board of Trustees 24-25

James M. Nicholson, Chair
Lynn F. Alandt Vice, Chair
James H. Vandenberghe, Treasurer
Robert H. Bluestein
Thomas C. Buhl
Darrell Burks
Moray S. Callum
Frank Campanale
Thomas Celani
Lois Pincus Cohn
KC Crain
Matthew P. Cullen
Steve Davis
Linda Dresner
Marla Drutz
Nicole Eisenberg
Alburn H. Elvin, Jr.
Nathan M. Forbes
Ralph Gillies
David M. Hempstead
John W. Ingle III
Danialle Karmanos
Don Manvel
William U. Parfet
Stephen R. Polk
Waltraud E. Prechter
Sydney L. Ross
Michael P. Simcoe

William S. Taubman
Donald L. Tuski, President
Molly P. Valade

Faculty 24-25

Advertising Design

Susan LaPorte
MFA, California Institute of the Arts 
BFA, University of Illinois at Chicago

Philip McAvoy
BA, Michigan State University

Art Education

Amy Ruopp
Ph.D., EDS, University of Missouri
MAT, BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art

Communication Design

Susan LaPorte
MFA, California Institute of the Arts 
BFA, University of Illinois at Chicago

Matt Raupp
MFA, Eastern Michigan University 
BFA, Eastern Michigan University

Chad Reichert
MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design 
BSFA, Valparaiso University

Entertainment Arts

David Bentley
BFA, Brigham Young University

Tim Flattery
BFA, Center for Creative Studies

David Gazdowicz
MFA, Eastern Michigan University
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Josh Harrell
MFA, University of Southern California
BA, University of the South

Chase Holton
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Steven Stanchfield

Dylan Vanwormer
BFA, Ringling College of Art & Design

Fashion Design

Aki Choklat
MA, Royal College of Art
BA, Brigham Young University

Rey Pador
MA, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
BA, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Film, Interdisciplinary Art & Design

Scott Northrup
MA, The New School
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Foundation

Elena Arnaoutova
MFA, Moscow Institute of Art & Industry
BFA, Orst Art Institute

Peter Dunn
MFA, University of Michigan
BFA, Wayne State University

Jennifer Fitzpatrick
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA, Wayne State University
BFA, University of Michigan

Michelle Lannoo
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Joshua Mulligan
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Dan Stewart
MFA, Eastern Michigan University
BFA, The Ohio State University

Graduate Studies

Ian Lambert
MA, Central St Martins
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

Melanie McClintock
MFA, College for Creative Studies
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University

Raphael Zammit
MFA, University of Cincinnati 
BFA, University of Michigan 
BS, Art Center College of Design

Illustration

Gil Ashby
MFA, School of Visual Arts
BFA, School of Visual Arts

Elizabeth Bauer
MFA, University of Notre Dame
BFA, Ringling College of Art and Design

Don Kilpatrick
BFA, University of Georgia 

Erik Olson
MFA, Wayne State University 
BFA, Art Center College of Design

Francis Vallejo
MA, Savannah College of Art and Design 
BFA, Ringling College of Art & Design

Interior Design

June Gardner
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Sandra Olave
MFA, College for Creative Studies
BFA, Universidad Autonoma Del Caribe

Liberal Arts

Myrtle Brooks
MBA, Madonna University
BA, Sienna Heights University

Lisa Catani
Ph.D., MA, BA, Wayne State University

James Garvey
PhD, University College London
MA, Michigan State University
BA, Wake Forest University

Laura Kovick
MA, Eastern Michigan University
BA, Central Michigan University

Caleb Lalinsky
MFA, Temple University
BA, Michigan State University

Photography

Scott Northrup
MA, The New School
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Eleanor Oakes
MFA, Stanford University
BFA, Princeton University

Bill Valencenti
BFA, Columbia College

Product Design

Greg Darby
BFA, College for Creative Studies

John Kaloustian
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Studio Art & Craft

Ebiyenyefa Baralaye
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art 
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Valerie Jenkins
MFA, University of Minnesota 
BFA, Grand Valley State University

Chido Johnson
MFA, University of Notre Dame
BFA, University of Georgia

Thomas Madden
MFA, Bowling Green State University
BFA, Kansas State University

Jeremy Noonan
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Kimberly H. Scott
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Tonja Torgerson
MFA, Syracuse University
BFA, University of Minnesota

Transportation Design

Hojoon Kang
BS, Art Center College of Design
BS, St. Paul Rikkyo University

David Smith
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Paul Snyder
MFA, New York Academy
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Anthony Reale
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Stephen Schock
MFA, Wayne State University 
BFA, Center for Creative Studies

Cleber Vieira
BFA, MacKenzie University 
BFA, Instituto Europeo di Design

Jason White
BFA, College for Creative Studies

Suven Young-Harper
BFA, College for Creative Studies