Graphic & Interactive Design (B.F.A.)
Design Your Future with a B.F.A. in Graphic and Interactive Design at Seton Hill
The B.F.A. in Graphic and Interactive Design at Seton Hill is a professional degree to prepare you with knowledge and skills for a design and visual communication career. Through real-world class projects and immersive internship experiences, you'll develop a diverse skill set, ensuring your readiness for the ever-evolving design industry. Seton Hill's robust liberal arts education will equip you to communicate effectively with professionals from various backgrounds.
Even More Good Reasons to Study Graphic & Interactive Design at Seton Hill University
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In Seton Hill University’s Graphic and Interactive Design B.F.A. Program, you will develop the art of visual communication in both print and digital formats by honing your skills in state-of-the-art studios and labs stocked with everything from iMacs to digital cameras to graphics tablets.
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Choose to concentrate your studies in either animation or digital photography.
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Working with professional design faculty with years of client experience who provide personalized instruction and support.
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Having all of the benefits of ou Apple Distinguished School, including a MacBook Air laptop for all traditional full-time freshmen earning a bachelor’s degree.
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The Adobe Creative Cloud software is included for all design students and used throughout the curriculum.
- Participating in relevant, real-world class projects in addition to robust internships.
If you choose the animation concentration for your B.F.A. in Graphic and Interactive Design, you’ll learn how to create inventive, informative and attractive animations using a variety of techniques. Using industry-standard and cutting-edge software and hardware, you will build a solid foundation for the creation of your own animation style through hands-on learning. You’ll learn about storyboarding, character design and development, 2D and 3D animation, post-production editing, and much more.
When you choose the photography concentration for your BFA, you go deeper into photography by learning the theoretical and practical skills and techniques professional photographers use to shoot the world around them.
In beginning and advanced photography courses, you will explore image-making with digital still photography, video, and black-and-white film-based photography. Work with professional photographers to use digital DSLRs, 35mm film cameras, lighting equipment, and professional strobes. Work in a dedicated space for film processing as well as a large black-and-white darkroom for film printing.
Seton Hill's Award-Winning Arts Center
At Seton Hill, you’ll get to spend your time in an award-winning Arts Center surrounded by fellow artists, designers, dancers and creative learners. And you’ll work on projects for local and regional businesses — to ensure that you graduate with practical experience and a list of professional contacts.
Your Graphic Design Career
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts strong job prospects for multimedia artists and animators through 2029. With a degree from Seton Hill University's Graphic and Interactive Design Program, you'll be well-prepared for a range of careers, including:
- Graphic Designer
- Interactive Designer
- UX/UI Designer
- Art Director
- Publication Designer
- Web Designer
- Illustrator
- Owner of a Design or Photography Studio
- Design Educator
- Visual Information Designer
Seton Hill's award-winning Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) will collaborate with you, your professors, and local, regional, and national employers to provide you with the career preparation skills, internship opportunities, and placement services you need, both as a student and after you graduate.
Streamlined Admissions & Generous Aid Packages
At Seton Hill University, we offer streamlined admissions requirements and a comprehensive aid program.
Certificate in Graphic & Interactive Design
Not ready for a four-year degree? Seton Hill also offers a certificate in graphic and interactive design.
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Faculty
Pati Beachley
Professor of Art and Chair of Art & Design Dept.
Mary Kay Neff
Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design
Chad Sherman
Associate Professor of Art/Graphic Design