{"id":1522,"date":"2018-02-01T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/?page_id=1522"},"modified":"2024-06-28T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:10:10","slug":"graphic-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/graphic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"B.F.A. Graphic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Graphic Design at Missouri Western State University prepares our students with the technical skills and creative knowledge to become successful in today\u2019s ever-changing design industry. Graphic Designers can be employed by large or small advertising agencies, design firms, publishers, and in-house creative departments. The type of design work includes logo and brand development, advertising campaigns, environmental graphics, layouts, poster design, mobile application prototypes, interactive websites, and digital and social media marketing.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_text_transform:none;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/request-info\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Request More Info. About Graphic Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 classic nav-is-justified horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-inactive-color:#ebeaea;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#ebeaea;--awb-active-border-color:#3a3a3a;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-4bd03b1826ed6550e9b\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-internships\" href=\"#tab-4bd03b1826ed6550e9b\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Internships<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f4eaafe24fa65cde9f5\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-careers\" href=\"#tab-f4eaafe24fa65cde9f5\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Careers<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-4bd03b1826ed6550e9b\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-internships\" href=\"#tab-4bd03b1826ed6550e9b\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Internships<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-internships\" id=\"tab-4bd03b1826ed6550e9b\">\n<p>All Graphic Design majors complete internships at businesses, design firms, advertising agencies, and organizations to gain practical experience in their field before they graduate. Internships offered in the student\u2019s final year, advance the educational process by extending the curriculum into the business world. Students have the opportunity to pursue internships on-campus, locally, regionally, and nationally. The following list contains just a few of the internship experiences our students have completed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art<\/li>\n<li>C3 Creative Concepts International<\/li>\n<li>Callahan Creek Marketing Agency<\/li>\n<li>Empower U<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City Magazine<\/li>\n<li>Meredith Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Pipeline Productions<\/li>\n<li>Saint Joseph Museums<\/li>\n<li>Sandlot &amp; Co.<\/li>\n<li>Sporting KC<\/li>\n<li>The Phoenix Magazine<\/li>\n<li>The Pitch, Kansas City<\/li>\n<li>The Roark Group<\/li>\n<li>TOMS Shoes (Creative)<\/li>\n<li>Two Tone Press<\/li>\n<li>Valhalla Studios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f4eaafe24fa65cde9f5\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-careers\" href=\"#tab-f4eaafe24fa65cde9f5\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Careers<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-careers\" id=\"tab-f4eaafe24fa65cde9f5\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>MWSU Student Graphic Design Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The following is a partial list of businesses, organizations, and corporations where MWSU graphic design graduates are employed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ACI Architects<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Advisors Excel<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Angus Media<\/strong> (Graphic Artist, Graphic Artist, Web Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Ashley Cameron Design, Inc.<\/strong> (Branding, Web Development, Marketing)<br \/>\n<strong>Barkley<\/strong> (Senior Designer, Senior Studio Artist, Studio Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Benedictine College<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>BicMedia<\/strong> (Art Director)<br \/>\n<strong>Boehringer-Ingelheim<\/strong> (Graphic Design Technician)<br \/>\n<strong>Bright Ideas<\/strong> (Products Manager)<br \/>\n<strong>Charter Spectrum<\/strong> (Product Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Common Era Collective<\/strong> (Partner\/Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Element &#8211; MJH, LLC<\/strong> (Senior Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Entertainment Media<\/strong> (Creative Director)<br \/>\n<strong>Gear For Sports<\/strong> (Image Specialist, Screen Production Artist, Graphic Artist, Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Gill Studios<\/strong> (Prepress Graphic Artist)<br \/>\n<strong>Good Notion<\/strong> (Design Lead, COO)<br \/>\n<strong>Greenwell Design<\/strong> (Owner, Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Hallie Fry<\/strong> (Owner, Designer, Photographer)<br \/>\n<strong>Hallmark<\/strong> (Graphic Designer, Creative Technology Manager)<br \/>\n<strong>HERLIFE Magazine<\/strong> (Editor-in-Chief)<br \/>\n<strong>Highland Community College<\/strong> (Graphic Design Instructor)<br \/>\n<strong>Jones Huyett Partners<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Kansas City Ballet<\/strong> (Graphic Designer &amp; Marketing Coordinator)<br \/>\n<strong>Kansas City Union Station, Inc.<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Kiewit Energy Jobs<\/strong> (Mechanical Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Lifestyle Publications<\/strong> (Graphic Designer, Layout Designer, Layout Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>NewsPress<\/strong> (Graphic Designer, Multimedia Marketing Consultant)<br \/>\n<strong>North Kansas City Hospital<\/strong> (Creative Production Specialist)<br \/>\n<strong>One Source<\/strong> (Marketing Coordinator &amp; Graphic Design Specialist)<br \/>\n<strong>Populous<\/strong> (Graphic Designer and Associate)<br \/>\n<strong>Proud Salamander<\/strong> (Art Director)<br \/>\n<strong>Red 5 Interactive<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Sandlot &amp; Co.<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Sandweiss Koster\/SKOPOS<\/strong> (Designer\/Production Artist)<br \/>\n<strong>SelectQuote<\/strong> (Manager, Branding &amp; Creative Services)<br \/>\n<strong>St. Joseph Museums, Inc.<\/strong> (Graphic Designer\/Marketing Coordinator)<br \/>\n<strong>Sunshine Electronic Display Corporation<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Timmermann Group<\/strong> (Interactive Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>UNELKO<\/strong> (Lead Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>US Toy<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Vision Graphics and Design<\/strong> (Graphic Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>Walsworth Publishing<\/strong> (Creative Services Designer, Graphic Designer, Creative Services Designer)<br \/>\n<strong>West Rose<\/strong> (Designer, Photographer)<br \/>\n<strong>WORboys Design<\/strong> (Lead Creative)<br \/>\n<strong>Yellow Frog<\/strong> (Graphic Design Manager, Graphic Designer, Installer)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text 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4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fiIlHiAKecE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" 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href=\"https:\/\/catalog.missouriwestern.edu\/undergraduate\/liberal-arts\/fine-arts\/graphic-design-bfa\/#requirementstext\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">View Course Catalog Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_text_transform:none;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/ug\/FA\/ART\/SP-BFA-Graphic-Design.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">View 4-Year Sample Degree Plan PDF<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-font-size:28px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.5;\">Requirements<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul 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