Academic Programs Overview

Integrative Arts

• What is the Integrative Arts Major?
• Requirements For The Degree
• Entrance Requirements
• Change of Major

Graphic Design

• The Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design
• The Design Problem

Arts and Architecture Scholarship Opportunities

Academic Programs Administered by the Department of Integrative Arts

The Department of Integrative Arts administers two academic degrees: The Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Arts and The Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design

The Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Arts

Integrative Arts is a multidisciplinary, theme-oriented, and student designed major that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Integrative Arts. The major requires 36 credits and must be organized about a coherent theme (an idea, topic, or issue that the student wishes to explore), include coursework from two or more different subject areas, and not be a theme that could reasonably be pursued through an existing program of study. Typically, students in Integrative Arts focus their programs of study on vocational, scholarly, or creative interests in the arts that exist outside of or across the boundaries of existing majors at Penn State. All students must complete a minimum of 24 credits organized about their central theme of study with the remaining credits in the major selected from other arts areas. All students must also complete a minimum of 15 credits of 400 or equivalent level coursework in the major.

For the BA degree in Integrative Arts, a minimum of 124 credits is required.

The Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design

The Bachelor of Design degree in Graphic Design is intended to prepare students for careers in graphic design. The program includes the technical skills and the creative and intellectual capacity essential to the practices of graphic design and is intended to prepare students for employment in design studios, advertising agencies, packaging, publications and corporate design, film and television graphics, and Web and interactive design.