Bachelor of Graphic Design

Graphic Design – Foundation Year – First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
Nazra Quran	0 (1 contact hr)	HEC Policy	None
GED 102	Quantitative Reasoning I	3(3+0)	General Education 1	None
GED 101	Functional English	3(3+0)	General Education 2	None
GED 103	Islamic Studies	2(2+0)	General Education 3	None
GED 108	Materials and Processes	2(0+2)	General Education 4 (Arts & Humanities)	None
GED 109	Introduction to Aesthetics	3(2+1)	General Education 5 (Natural Sciences)	None
GED 110	Ethnography	2(2+0)	General Education 6 (Social Sciences)	None
BGD 107	Fundamentals of Drawing	3(0+3)	Major 1	None
SOC 101	Introduction to Soft Skills	3(2+1)	Interdisciplinary 1	None
	Total Credit Hours		21(14+7)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
GED 105	Expository Writing	3(3+0)	General Education 7	GED 101
GED 106	Quantitative Reasoning II	3(3+0)	General Education 8	GED 102
GED 107	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2(2+0)	General Education 9	None
GED 104	Applications of ICT	3(2+1)	General Education 10	None
BGD 108	Creative Drawing	3(0+3)	Major 2	BGD 107
BGD 109	Basic Design	3(0+3)	Interdisciplinary 2	GED 107
BGD 110	History of Civilization	2(2+0)	Interdisciplinary 3	GED 109
	Total Credit Hours		19(12+7)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
GED 201	Civics & Community Engagement	2(2+0)	General Education 11	None
BGD 203	Photography	3(0+3)	Major 3	None
BGD 211	Visual Communication Design I	3(0+3)	Major 4	BGD 109
BGD 206	Advanced Drawing	3(0+3)	Interdisciplinary 4	BGD 108
BGD 201	Design Tools	2(0+2)	Major 5	GED 110
BGD 212	Calligraphy	2(0+2)	Interdisciplinary 5	None
GED 203	Pak Studies	2(2+0)	General Education 12	None
SOC-201	Soft Skills & Personality Development	3(2+1)	Interdisciplinary 6	SOC 101
	Total Credit Hours		20(6+14)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
GED 202	Entrepreneurship	2(2+0)	General Education 13	None
BGD 209	3D Digital Art	3(0+3)	Major 6	BGD 201
BGD 213	Sustainable Design Solutions	3(0+3)	Major 7	None
BGD 214	Visual Communication Design II	3(0+3)	Major 8	BGD 211
BGD 208	History of Graphic Design	2(2+0)	Major 9	BGD 110
BTD 219	Printing Techniques	2(0+2)	Interdisciplinary 7	None
SOC-202	Soft Skills & Professional Development	3(2+1)	Interdisciplinary 8	SOC-201
	Total Credit Hours		18(6+12)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
BGD 315	Project Management	3 (3+0)	Interdisciplinary 9	GED 212
BGD 311	Visual Communication Design III	3 (0+3)	Major 10	BGD 214
BGD 312	Typography I	3 (0+3)	Major 11	None
BGD 304	Motion Graphics	3 (0+3)	Major 12	None
BGD 313	Digital Illustration	3 (0+3)	Major 13	BGD 209
BTD 312	Sustainable Material	3 (0+3)	Interdisciplinary 10	BGD 213
	Total Credit Hours		18(3+15)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
BGD 309	Internship / Field Experience	3 (0+3)	HEC Degree requirement	None
BGD 310	Capstone Project	3 (0+3)	HEC Degree requirement	None
BGD 314	Visual Communication Design IV	3 (0+3)	Major 14	BGD 311
BGD 307	Animation	3 (0+3)	Major 15	BGD 304
BGD 308	Interactive Design	3 (0+3)	Major 16	None
BGD 352	Art and Installation	2 (0+2)	Interdisciplinary 11	None
	Total Credit Hours		17(0+17)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
BGD 495	Mini Thesis	6 (0+6)	Major 17	BGD 314
BGD 401	Research Methodology for Art & Design	3 (3+0)	Interdisciplinary 12	None
BGD 404	Curatorial Practices	3 (0+3)	Interdisciplinary 13	None
BGD 403	Design Seminar	3 (3+0)	Major 18	None
	Total Credit Hours		15(6+9)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hrs.	Course Category	Pre-Requisite
BGD 497	Research and Report Writing	3 (3+0)	Major 19	BGD 401
BGD 499	Thesis Project	9 (0+9)	Major 20	BGD 495
BGD 498	Graphic Design Seminar	3 (3+0)	Major 21	BGD 403
	Total Credit Hours		15(6+9)

#	Course Code	Courses	Credit Hrs.
1	BGD 309	Internship / Field Experience	3(0+3)
2	BGD 310	Capstone Project	3(0+3)
Total Credits:			6(0+6)

#	Course Code	Courses	Credit Hrs.
1	GED 102	Quantitative Reasoning I	3 (3+0)
2	GED 105	Expository Writing	3 (3+0)
3	GED 103	Islamic Studies	2 (2+0)
4	GED 108	Materials and Processes	2 (0+2)
5	GED 109	Introduction to Aesthetics	3 (2+1)
6	GED 110	Ethnography	2 (2+0)
7	GED 101	Functional English	3 (3+0)
8	GED 106	Quantitative Reasoning II	3 (3+0)
9	GED 107	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2 (2+0)
10	GED 104	Applications of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	3 (2+1)
11	GED 201	Civics & Community Engagement	2 (2+0)
12	GED 202	Entrepreneurship	2 (2+0)
13	GED 203	Pak Studies	2 (2+0)
Total Credits:			32 (28+4)

#	Course Code	Courses	Credit Hrs.
1	BGD 109	Basic Design	3 (0+3)
2	BGD 110	History of Civilization	2 (2+0)
3	BGD 206	Advance Drawing	3 (0+3)
4	BGD 212	Calligraphy	2 (0+2)
5	BTD 219	Printing Techniques	2 (0+2)
6	BGD 315	Project Management	3 (3+0)
7	BTD 312	Sustainable Material	3 (0+3)
8	BGD 352	Art and Installation	2 (0+2)
9	BGD 401	Research Methodology for Art & Design	3 (3+0)
10	BGD 404	Curatorial Practices	3 (3+0)
11	SOC 101	Introduction to Soft Skills	3 (2+1)
12	SOC 201	Soft Skills & Personality Development	3 (2+1)
13	SOC 301	Professional Development and Practices	3 (2+1)
Total Credits:			35 (17+18)

#	Course Code	Courses	Credit Hrs.
1	BGD 107	Fundamentals of Drawing	3 (0+3)
2	BGD 108	Creative Drawing	3 (0+3)
3	BGD 203	Photography	3 (0+3)
4	BGD 211	Visual Communication Design I	3 (0+3)
5	BGD 201	Design Tools	2 (0+2)
6	BGD 209	3D Digital Art	3 (0+3)
7	BGD 213	Sustainable Design Solutions	3 (0+3)
8	BGD 214	Visual Communication Design II	3 (0+3)
9	BGD 208	History of Graphic Design	2 (2+0)
10	BGD 311	Visual Communication Design III	3 (0+3)
11	BGD 312	Typography I	3 (0+3)
12	BGD 304	Motion Graphics	3 (0+3)
13	BGD 313	Digital Illustration	3 (0+3)
14	BGD 314	Visual Communication Design IV	3 (0+3)
15	BGD 307	Animation	3 (0+3)
16	BGD 308	Interactive Design	3 (0+3)
17	BGD 495	Mini Thesis	6 (0+6)
18	BGD 403	Design Seminar	3 (3+0)
19	BGD 497	Research and Report Writing	3 (3+0)
20	BGD 499	Thesis Project	9 (0+9)
21	BGD 498	Graphic Design Seminar	3 (3+0)
Total Credits:			70 (11+59)