You are viewing the early release of NevadaPath.Provide Feedback
NevadaPath
CatalogSchedulerGradesEnrollment

Filters

Course catalog

Search scope

Search prioritizes course titles, then descriptions. Exact course codes still appear first.

Searching...

GRC 385

Package Design I

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
StandardRepeatable

Overview

Description

Introduction to the theories and practices of visual communication through design & studio practices, including issues of sustainability, aesthetics, impact, marketing disciplines, and production problems for real-world application. Graphic Design majors must earn at least a “C”; majors may repeat GRC courses once.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • with a “C” or better
GRC 400

Corequisites

GRC 475
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): GRC 400 with a “C” or better.

Corequisites

Co-requisite(s): GRC 475.

Units

Laboratory Studio3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO11

Attributes

StandardRepeatable

Learning Outcomes

  • develop and make use of an intermediate level of formal vocabulary and concepts of design in response to visual communication problems.
  • advance critical evaluation skills that apply to 3D visual communication problems and evaluate the ethical implications of their design, materials used, and marketing.
  • devise design systems involving industry standards and software, while using Adobe Software.
  • demonstrate an intermediate understanding of how communication theories, principles, and processes have evolved through history and synthesize this knowledge to address 3D problems in association with global contexts.
  • apply the effects of product design on global economies and consumerism through research and execution of projects.