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AIGA Graphic Design Club

The AIGA affiliated student group gets students involved in the local design community, creates a community of their own and helps them build leadership skills. The students gain access to invaluable resources and opportunities to help them make the transition from student to professional designer.

Visual Speaker Series

The Department of Art presents bi-monthly lectures designed to explore visual culture from a wide range of art professionals across disciplines offering opportunities to learn, be inspired, and network.

Since 2005 the Graphic Design program has been communicating and posting what is happening with professors, students, interns and alumni.

Internships

Students are encouraged to intern as soon as they are able, and are required to complete a 120 hour field internship in their senior year. Some of the places our students have interned at include: Quicksilver Inc., Roxy, Volcom, O’Neil, Chase Design Group, Capston Studios, St. John, Crisp Brand Agency, Clear Channel Radio, Seventeen Magazine, Filter Magazine, Bozel and Amarati.

Assessment

Students are assessed on their performance and progress in their sophomore year by the all design faculty, and in their junior and senior year by design faculty and outside professional designers brought in at the annual AIGA portfolio review helping the students mature and grow.

Our alumni work all over the country several countries around the world. Check out Commpost for recent highlights and watch the new Chapman website for department of art alumni pages.

Work with Ad/PR Students

Design students work alongside advertising students on senior level projects and in the annual NSAC competition.

Work with Law Students

Design students work alongside Law students on trial competitions to create clear communications.

Work with Science Students

Design students were influenced by their classroom experience working with the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and NASA.

Work with Business/Marketing Students

Design students work with business/marketing students to create the visual communications needed to compete in the Chapman Universty business plan competition.

Liberal Arts Core/Extra-curricular Activities/Minors

Students have the opportunity and freedom to explore a range of topics, concerns, and methodologies from historical culture, formal analysis and iconography to material culture, social history, and gender studies within their general education core. Chapman offers an exciting range of activities that can enhance the student’s learning experience. Students are encouraged to minor in Arts and Humanities, Social and Cultural Studies, Area Studies, Historical Studies, Language Studies, Communication Studies and more to supplement their major and round out their education.

London and 2012 Olympics

Art 393 has given our students the opportunity to work in London with primary agencies responsible for the Olympic Games. In 2013 we will return to continue working on the Olympic Legacy project. We're honored to be the only university in the world to offer our students these opportunities.

Specific study in Italy

Art 357 takes students to Italy every other year to explore the complexity, innovation and magnificence of two centuries of Italian Renaissance history through its visual production. Future travel courses are also planned for art history in other parts of the Mediterranean, including Greece and Turkey.

Students are encouraged to participate in study abroad programs in almost every part of the world. Studying overseas provides a unique opportunity which can open up fresh perspectives on international political, economic and social issues, interpersonal relationships and ultimately career choices. Students may study overseas for a semester or an academic year.