GD at North Carolina State University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate GD coursework.

• GD 217Typography and Technologyopens 8 courses (3 directly)
• GD 317Typographic Language, Writing, and Readingopens 6 courses (2 directly)
• GD 201Design, Context, and Experienceopens 4 courses (1 directly)
• GD 202Designing for Settings, People, and Useopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• GD 310Visualization, Representation, and Displayopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• GD 572Theoretical Frameworks in Designopens 3 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate GD work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 23 GD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 14 more GD courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on GD, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in GD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at GD 400

  1. GD 210Image and Tech Tinkering
  2. GD 217Typography and Technology
  3. GD 201Design, Context, and Experience
  4. GD 202Designing for Settings, People, and Use
  5. GD 301Branding, Interaction, and Service Design
  6. GD 400Advanced Graphic Design Studio

• 5 courses deep, ending at GD 517

  1. GD 210Image and Tech Tinkering
  2. GD 217Typography and Technology
  3. GD 317Typographic Language, Writing, and Reading

• 5 courses deep, ending at GD 588

  1. GD 571Design Research Methods
  2. GD 572Theoretical Frameworks in Design
  3. GD 573Future of Interface Design

• 4 courses deep, ending at GD 510

  1. GD 210Image and Tech Tinkering
  2. GD 310Visualization, Representation, and Display
  3. GD 410Online and Mobile Interaction Design Systems

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for GD yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under GD yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

GD does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the NC State campus feed.