Author: Tanecia Nunlee

Illustration Studio Minor Requirements

Choose Two Courses – 6 Credits

  • DIL 147 Figure Illustration I
  • DIL 158 Perspective
  • DIL 159 Painting & Image Making
  • DIL 246 Anatomical Figure Illustration
  • DIL 247 Figure Illustration II
  • DIL 258 Creative Perspective
  • DIL 261 Intro To Digital Illustration

DIL Illustration Elective – 3 Credits

DIL Illustration Elective – 3 Credits

DIL Illustration Elective – 3 Credits

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
  • Studio Art & Craft
  • Photography
  • Product Design
  • Product Design For EA & ILL Majors
  • Product Design For Transportation Majors
  • Transportation Design
  • Transportation Design- Automotive Clay Modeling
  • Transportation- Automotive Digital Modeling

Graduate Minors – 9.0 Credits

  • Sustainability & Design
  • Footware Design

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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

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