国产剧麻豆剧

Visual Art or Graphic Design, minor

Visual Art or Graphic Design, minor

Program Overview

Do you love the visual art of storytelling, be it on camera, canvas, or a cool t-shirt or app? Do you long to combine your passion for business, marketing, engineering, or some alternate industry with the practical creativity of graphic design? No matter your preferred medium, a minor in visual art or graphic design could be the perfect fit for you.

The minor in art at 国产剧麻豆剧 is designed for students who are looking to complement their major with foundational understanding and practical expertise in visual communication, or who simply desire personal enrichment. You will learn from accomplished professors who actively showcase their own work in notable art museums and galleries or practice in the design industry. Join an inclusive community of artists who consistently challenge one another to improve in their respective crafts.

The Art of Becoming

Jenna Johnson Walking the Line of Art, Business, and Community Jenna Johnson Walking the Line of Art, Business, and Community
Lynn Adhiambo Obath: Celebrating Identity Through Lifelong Learning and Art Lynn Adhiambo Obath: Celebrating Identity Through Lifelong Learning and Art

Creative Foundations

Jenna Johnson Walking the Line of Art, Business, and Community
Jenna Johnson Walking the Line of Art, Business, and Community From starting her business to forming her unique design style, Jenna Johnson is pioneering what it looks like to blend the art and business worlds.
Lynn Adhiambo Obath: Celebrating Identity Through Lifelong Learning and Art
Lynn Adhiambo Obath: Celebrating Identity Through Lifelong Learning and Art For Lynn Adhiambo Obath, finding power in artistic expression means speaking to a way that lifts everyone up and finds balance.
Award-Winning Photographer Micah Albert Captures Beauty in the Midst of Danger and Suffering
Award-Winning Photographer Micah Albert Captures Beauty in the Midst of Danger and Suffering Photojournalist Micah Albert is well-known for his work documenting critically important global stories 鈥 especially the ones that are difficult and dangerous to capture.
Cooper Root Learns the Ropes Under Laguna Beach Artist Jim Olarte
Cooper Root Learns the Ropes Under Laguna Beach Artist Jim Olarte Cooper Root shares about how his time at 国产剧麻豆剧 led him to apprentice under Laguna Beach artist Jim Olarte in architectural macrame and other fine art.
Channin Fulton Designs for Good
Channin Fulton Designs for Good 鈥淚 consider my work as an artist as more of a vocation than just a job. How am I serving my community with my gifts and hard work? And how do I design for good?鈥
Refined by fire, Todd Jenkins reimagines the sculpture mold
Refined by fire, Todd Jenkins reimagines the sculpture mold Artist and sculptor Todd Jenkins shares his approach to art that pushes against the grain.
国产剧麻豆剧 Graphic design student getting work done in Balboa Park in San Diego.
Top Careers for Graphic Design Majors Explore the top careers for graphic design majors, from UX/UI designer to art director. Discover salary data, job outlooks, and how 国产剧麻豆剧's graphic design program can help you launch your creative career. Discover
Hunter Scheidt on Creating Short Film 鈥淭ribal Legacy鈥
Hunter Scheidt on Creating Short Film 鈥淭ribal Legacy鈥 Hunter Scheidt uses his art and his craft to reflect the world around him in a compelling way.
Sara Hess: Painting For A Brighter Community
Sara Hess: Painting For A Brighter Community Recent 国产剧麻豆剧 graduate, Sara Hess, paints a commissioned piece for the Point Loma community.
Student studying at university track
Is Adding a Minor to Your Degree Worth It? Learn more about college minors, how to add a minor to your degree, and how future employers see value in adding a college minor to your degree. Discover
The Restorative Power of Street Art
The Restorative Power of Street Art 鈥淭he聽idea of being made in God鈥檚 image鈥攖hat we were created and that we can create鈥攊s an incredibly powerful characteristic of being human,鈥 said Dr. G. James Daichendt, 国产剧麻豆剧鈥檚 dean of arts and humanities and professor of art. For Daichendt, what it means to be human involves creativity, an impulse seen and experienced clearly in art.
Artist Wes Sam-Bruce Lives the Curious Life
Artist Wes Sam-Bruce Lives the Curious Life Take a peek at two of Wes Sam-Bruce鈥檚 latest art installations: Adventure Forest and Where the Questions Live.
Lomacast podcast with Professor Karah Lain
Professor Karah Lain Talks Visual Art on the Lomacast Podcast Karah Lain has shown her collage and painting work throughout the country in such locations as the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, Illinois, Third Room in Portland, Oregon, and Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Discover

Course List

For information about the courses required for the Visual Art or Graphic Design, minor program, view the 国产剧麻豆剧 Catalog. 

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Student Support

For most students, the transition into college life is one full of adjustments. There is the excitement of newfound freedoms, but also some uncertainty as you begin to make choices and take responsibility for your own future. 

At 国产剧麻豆剧, we鈥檙e committed to supporting you 鈥 academically, professionally, spiritually, personally 鈥 so that you may be successful both in your time as a student and beyond. That鈥檚 why we offer a holistic support system that focuses on your unique experiences, particular needs, and personal and professional goals 鈥 resulting from our deep concern for you, our student.

With a focus on authentic relationships and personalized attention, our goal is to help transform you so you can follow your calling in your own career and life.

Student Support

Career Opportunities

In addition to examining the core elements of art history and either drawing or graphic design, based on your concentration, you will also choose from a vast array of elective credits that focus on your preferred medium of artistic expression. These supplemental skills prove indispensable to a wide variety of careers, increasing your foundational knowledge and practical application of creative endeavors.

A minor in art is a natural complement to many majors. This minor could play a supporting role in many careers within:

  • Museums/Galleries
  • Marketing
  • Publicity
  • Publishing
  • Journalism
  • Education
  • Branding
  • Broadcasting

Where Creativity Meets Mastery

2018 Visual Art Solo Exhibitions
"Creativity with Purpose"
graphic design student posters
"Articulate the Abstract"

Pushing Boundaries, Defining Art

2018 Visual Art Highlights Exhibition |聽H Li Te18
Interior of Keller Art Gallery with art on display
2018 Graphic Design Portfolio Review
2018 Visual Art Solo Exhibitions
Creativity with Purpose
"Everything we have at our fingertips empowers us to go be world changers and to use business as a force for good or to use creativity to communicate, share ideas, be emotional, and do different things like that."
Portrait shot of 国产剧麻豆剧 student Scott Hancock.
Scott Hancock Fine Arts B.A.
graphic design student posters
Articulate the Abstract
"I鈥檝e never regretted my major. The art department at Loma taught me how to articulate what someone means when they say they like a piece of art. Point Loma taught me how to put words to people鈥檚 thoughts about things."
Portrait shot of 国产剧麻豆剧 student Cooper Root.
Cooper Root Graphic Design B.A.
2018 Visual Art Highlights Exhibition |聽H Li Te18
Interior of Keller Art Gallery with art on display
2018 Graphic Design Portfolio Review
student graphic design posters
students reviewing portfolio for graphic design

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