Scheme of Studies

BFA 4 Years Degree Program

Year – 1

Semester- I:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Gen Education	GEDU-101	Functional English	150	3(3+0)
Gen Education	GEDU-152	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	100	2(2+0)
Gen Education	GEDU-153	Quantitative Reasoning-1	150	3(3+0)
Major	BFA-101	Fundamental of Design	150	3 (0+3)
Major	BFA-102	Drafting	100	2 (0+2)
Major	BFA-103	Drawing I	100	2 (0+2)
Major	BFA-104	History of Art	100	2 (2+0)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			850	17

Semester- II:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Gen Education	GEDU-151	Expository Writing	150	3(3+0)
Gen Education	GEDU-102/ GEDU-103	Islamic Studies / Ethics	100	2(2+0)
Gen Education	GEDU-104/ GEDU-104P	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)	150	3(2+1)
Major	BFA-151	Design Process	150	3 (0+3)
Major	BFA-152	Drawing II	100	2 (0+2)
Major	BFA-153	Introduction to Art & Design	100	2 (2+0)
Major	BFA-154	Sculpture	100	2(0+2)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			850	17

Year – II

Semester –III:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Gen Education	GEDU-264	Arts and Humanities (History of South Asian Art & Design)	100	2(2+0)
Gen Education	GEDU-251	Entrepreneurship	100	2(2+0)
Gen Education	GEDU-252	Civics and Community Engagement	100	2(2+0)
Major	GDES-201	Graphic Design I	150	3(0+3)
Major	GDES-202	Photography	150	3(0+3)
Major	GDES-203	Drawing III	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-204	Digital Graphics I	50		1(0+1)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			850	15

Semester –IV:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Gen Education		Social Sciences (Advertising & Marketing)	100	2(2+0)
Gen Education		Natural Sciences	150	3(2+1)
Gen Education	GEDU-201	Quantitative Reasoning-2	150	3(3+0)
Major	GDES-251	Graphic Design II	150	3(0+3)
Major	GDES-252	Digital Drawing I	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-253	Calligraphy	50	1(0+1)
Major	GDES-254	Digital Graphics II	50	1(0+1)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			750	15

Division of Credit Hours for 2 Years Associate Degree:

Note: Total credit hours of Associate Degree

Year – III

Semester- V:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Major	GDES-301	Graphic Design III	150	3(0+3)
Major	GDES-302	Book Illustration	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-303	Digital Drawing II	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-304	Animation I	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-305	Media Studies	150	3(3+0)
Allied/Interdisciplinary*		Fashion Drawing OR Computer Application Design I (CAD) *Student may opt any of the mentioned courses as per availability of resources	150 OR 150	3 (0+3) OR 3(0+3)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			750	15

Semester- VI:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Major	GDES-351	Graphic Design IV	150	3(0+3)
Major	GDES-352	Animation II	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-353	Digital Drawing III	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-354	Interactive Design	100	2(0+2)
Major	GDES-355	History of Modern Art	100	2(2+0)
Major	GDES-356	Commercial Printing	50	1(1+0)
Allied/Interdisciplinary*		Sustainable design OR Ceramics *Student may opt any of the mentioned courses as per availability of resources	150 OR 150	3 (0+3) 3(0+3)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			750	15

Year – IV

Semester –VII:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks		Credit Hours
Major	GDES-401	Graphic Design V	150		3(0+3)
Major	GDES-402	Multimedia I	100		2(0+2)
Major	GDES-403	History of Design	100		2(2+0)
Major	GDES-404	Digital Drawing IV	50		1(0+1)
Internship/Field experience	GDES-498	Internship/Field experience	150		3
Major	GDES-405	Research Methodology in Creative Brief	100		2(2+0)
Allied/Interdisciplinary*		Color Psychology in Design OR Art of Presentation *Student may opt any of the mentioned courses as per availability of resources	150 OR 150	3 (0+3) 3(0+3)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			750		16

Semester –VIII:

Course type	Course Codes	Courses	Marks	Credit Hours
Major	GDES-451	Copy Writing	150	3(3+0)
Major	GDES-452	Contemporary Design	150	3(3+0)
Major	GDES-453	Multimedia II	150	3(0+3)
Capstone project	GDES-499	Capstone project	150	3
Major	GDES-497	Graphic Design Project	150	3(0+3)
Allied/Interdisciplinary*		Landscape Design OR Miniature Painting *Student may opt any of the mentioned courses as per availability of resources	150 OR 150	3 (0+3) 3(0+3)
Total Marks & Credit Hours			900	18

Division of Credit Hours for 4 Years Major Degree:

Credit Hours Division

Total BFA Credit Hours = CH 128

Major = CH 80

Allied = CH 12

Capstone Project = CH 03

Internship / Field Experience = CH 03

Department of Graphic Design