Graphic Design Programme 2024/25

Graphic Design 2024/25

This three-year programme builds upon the Foundation Diploma and prepares students for careers as practitioners in the media design industries.

Year 1 Courses
Semester 1

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	FDN 101	Researching, Recording, and Responding in Art and Design	-
4	FDN 102	Media Experimentation in Art and Design	-
3	FDN 131	History of Art	-
2	FDN 105	Personal Experimental Studies in Art and Design	-
3	FDN 121	Computer Skills for Art and Design	-
15		Total Credit Hours

Semester 2
Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
2	FDN 104	Information and Interpretation in Art and Design	-
2	FDN 106	Extended Media Development in Art and Design	-
8	FDN 110	Final Major Project in Art and Design	-
3	FDN 113	Fundamentals of Graphic Design	-
15		Total Credit Hours

Year 2 Courses

Semester 1

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	DES 203	History of Islamic Art	-
3	GRD 224	Sketching and Drawing Skills	FDN 113
3	GRD 231	Typography I	FDN 113
3	GRD 261	Graphic Design I: Information Graphics	FDN 121
3	GRD 222	Digital Illustration	FDN 121
3	LAR 101	Arabic Language and Literature * Compulsory LAR	-
18		Total Credit Hours

Semester 2

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	GRD 201	History of Visual Communication	-
3	GRD 241	Photography Techniques	-
3	GRD 263	Graphic Design II: Publication and Editorial Design	GRD 231
3	GRD 223	Animation	GRD 222
3	GRD 264	Graphic Vocabulary and Visual Rhetoric	GRD 223
3	LAR 121	History of Bahrain * Compulsory LAR	-
18		Total Credit Hours


Year 3 Courses
Semester 1

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	DES 353	Business Simulation and Marketing	-
3	GRD 331	Typography II	GRD 231
3	GRD 371	Environmental Design: Signs and Symbols	-
3	GRD 325	Web Design	GRD 223
3	LAR 112	Human Rights * Compulsory LAR	-
15		Total Credit Hours

Semester 2

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	DES 354	Introduction to Design Management	DES 353
3	DES 399	Internship	-
3	GRD 364	Graphic Design IV: Corporate Branding Identity	GRD 263
3	GRD 375	Middle Eastern Visual Culture and Arabic Typography	GRD 231
3	GRD 351	Design and Social Media Management	-
3	LAR	1 Liberal Arts Required Course	-
18		Total Credit Hours

Year 4 Courses
Semester 1

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	DES 431	Professional Practice	-
3	GRD 462	Graphic Design V: Packaging Design	GRD 364
3	GRD 498	Final Year Project I: Research and Concept	GRD 364
3	Elective 1	Elective	-
3	LAR	1 Liberal Arts Required Course	-
3	LAR	1 Liberal Arts Required Course	-
18		Total Credit Hours

Semester 2

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	DES 493	Portfolio Design	-
6	GRD 499	Final Year Project II: Design and Presentation	GRD 498
3	Elective 2	Elective	-
3	LAR	1 Liberal Arts Required Course	-
15		Total Credit Hours


Elective Courses

Credit	Code	Title	Pre-req
3	GRD 402	Video Production	GRD 324
3	GRD 407	Digital Media	GRD 323
3	GRD 408	Advanced Web Development	GRD 325
3	GRD 409	Marketing and Consumer Behavior	DES 353
3	GRD 410	Motion Graphics	GRD 223
3	GRD 411	3D Graphics	GRD 222
3	GRD 406	Interactive Design	GRD 325