The Department of Graphic Design offers a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts program, with the opportunity to pursue a fifth year of study leading to the Bachelor of Graphic Design degree. It also offers a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. Additionally, RISD Graphic Design offers workshops and credit-bearing courses during the summer.
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Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Fifth-Year, Graduate Elective – 3 credits
Fall 2008
This course offers individuals the opportunity to pursue a project or topic of personal interest related to visual design and communication. This may be an interest or activity not offered in other courses, a personal ideal, a unique circumstance, a collaboration of two or more individuals, the groundwork or supplement for one’s degree or thesis project, etc. The work can involve a broad range of curiosities like sustainability, sociocultural activism, public service, criticism, spirituality; the nature of theory; practice and experiment; methodology; technology; interactivity. While similar to an ISP or CSP, the difference in this course are in its objectives to offer a dynamic learning experience: 1) to meet with the instructor both privately and as a group on a regular basis to share insights on each other’s work; 2) to introduce topics of interest and relevance to the group; 3) to stimulate interdisciplinary and interlevel interaction among students (all levels and non-majors are welcome!). With permission of instructor required, it is necessary to receive the approval in writing from the instructor at least a week before registration. A proposal via email () must include a title, a synopsis of the project, the value of this project, and a projection of tasks involved.
Permission of the instructor required.
Taught by: Thomas Ockerse
Course #: GRAPH 3280
Graphic Design majors only