Why Major in Graphic Arts/Graphic Design at PBA?
Think creatively at every scale, from the logo printed on the buttons of your shirt to the billboards soaring above Times Square. PBA’s graphic arts/graphic design major encourages you to explore your passion for creating, recognize true perceptions of your work in the world, and exercise your innate gifts to honor God. This major can lead to a B.A. in either Graphic Arts or Graphic Design—you’ll decide based on your goals for your career and your life.
- Creating with Christ: Approach the act of art-making through the regenerative lens of our faith and our Savior.
- Showcase Your Work: Our Art Gallery features exhibitions of student work several times each year.
- Expand Your Passions: Deepen your breadth of knowledge and experience with a minor or second major.
- Build Your Portfolio: Create mock-ups and real-world pitches to impress future employers.
When you graduate with a Bachelor’s in Graphic Design from PBA, you will demonstrate:
- Appropriate knowledge, skill, and perceptual ability to make and respond to art
- Competencies for displaying and marketing commercial and studio art.
“PBA gave me the skills I needed to be a graphic designer and reinforced the important lesson that reliance upon God in every area of life is absolutely essential.”
Lauren Waller ’14
Get to Know the College of the Arts
Immerse yourself in an inquisitive, creative, calling-driven community in PBA’s College of the Arts. We celebrate collective arts advocacy, redemptive storytelling, and dynamic artistic expressions that transform hearts, souls, and minds. Display your creations in our Art Gallery; thrive under the mentorship of expert faculty and staff; practice your craft in our accessible studios; and engage with our community partners to bring the arts beyond the boundaries of our campus.
Graphic Arts Program Details
Develop robust skills in designing and generating digital imagery for use in advertisements, packaging, film and video, social media content, website design, and more. The graphic design major combines art fundamentals with a broad basis in digital design and elective opportunities in other forms of art, allowing you to sharpen your style and practice your distinct creative voice.
This 120-credit-hour program requires a minor or additional major, along with Faith, Roots, and Reason general education courses, core art and graphic arts classes, and at least four elective graphic arts courses.
Review all courses in the Bachelor’s in Graphic Arts/Graphic Design degree program.
Pair the graphic arts degree with a minor or additional major in order to graduate. Your secondary area of study complements and accents your graphic design skills, leading you to become a well-rounded creative and stronger candidate for a variety of professional roles.
Expand your worldview by studying history, the Bible, English composition, mathematics and sciences, social sciences, and global studies. Our general education program highlights your passions, helps you develop new interests, and deepens your convictions about Christ’s work in the world. Review the full Faith, Roots, and Reason coursework.
Cultivate fundamental understandings of art and design, critical thinking related to art, digital graphics, and art history. Each of our arts degrees culminates in the Senior Art Show, where you’ll showcase your creative work before graduation.
Building on the foundation of core art courses, study website and publication design, typography, and the history of graphic design. Nourish your curiosity through elective courses in topics like drawing, painting, stained glass, digital photography, and more.
Careers
The future is yours to make. PBA’s B.A. in Graphic Design or B.A. in Graphic Arts degree empowers you with knowledge and practice using broad art forms and diverse digital media. You’ll graduate with an extensive portfolio of creative work for class projects and professional partnerships alike.
Careers in graphics and design have consistent demand and good salaries, with graphic designer median pay averaging almost $58,000 per year and digital designers earning more than $80,000 annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By combining your graphics skills with the expertise of your minor or second major, you’ll be prepared for a variety of professional roles, such as:
- Art director
- Animator
- Graphic designer
- Textile designer
- Interior designer
- Medical illustrator
- Video game artist
