Nkumba University Art and Design Undergraduate Courses

BACHELORS DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Bachelor of Fashion and Textiles Design

.The programme focuses on the training and developing a creative fashion and textile mind. High levels of practical experience are gained through the interaction theory and practical work, facilitated with up to- date technology. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUIAD31101	Drawing Basics	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31102	Design Computing	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31105	Design Fundamentals	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31107	Principles of Photography	15	60	45	03
NUFTD31101	Fashion and Textiles Skills
	and Practices	15	60	45	03
NUFTD31102	History of Fashion and
	Textile	15	60	45	03
NUFTD31103	Textile Dyestuff and
	Techniques	15	60	45	03
NUFTD31104	Fashion Techniques	15	60	45	03

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUIAD31202	Digital Design Application	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31205	Language of Colour	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31206	Life Drawing and Anatomy	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31207	Photography Forms	15	60	45	03
NUFTD31202	Fabric Surface Decoration	15	60	45	03
NUFTD31204	Garment Construction	15	60	45	03
Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUIAD32102	Computer Graphics	15	90	60	04
NUIAD32105	Research Methods	15	60	45	03
NUFTD32102	Bound Resist Techniques	15	90	60	04
NUFTD32103	Garment Layout	15	90	60	04
NUFTD32104	Fashion Sketching Techniques	15	90	60	04
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUIAD32201	Conceptual Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUFTD32202	Liquid Resist Techniques I	15	90	60	04
NUFTD32203	Pattern Making Techniques	15	90	60	04
NUFTD32204	Fashion Illustration Basics	15	90	60	04
NUFTD32205	Fashion Production	15	90	60	04
	Field Attachment	00	00	75	05

Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31205	Marketing Management	36	18	45	03
NUIAD33108	Portfolio Development	15	60	45	03
NUFTD33101	Commercial Practice in
	Fashion and Textiles	15	120	75	05
NUFTD33104	Advanced Fashion
	Illustration	15	90	60	04
NUFTD33105	Digital Fashion Imaging	15	90	60	04

Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUFTD33202	Liquid Resist Techniques II	15	120	75	05
NUFTD33203	Pattern Making Applications	15	120	75	05
NUFTD33206	Fashion Illustration	15	120	75	05
NUFTD33207	Fashion Production	15	60	45	05

Bachelor of Commercial Art

This programme has been designed for those aspiring to be proficient designers with the highest level of creative identity.. A wide opportunity is available in the use of varied material range including; metal, cement, clay, wood, paint media and digital media. This programme has compulsory course units and electives. Study field tours are incorporated in all electives. A total credit load of 127 is required for one to graduate. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Compulsory Courses:

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUIAD31101	Drawing Basics	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31102	Design Computing	15	90	60	03
NUIAD31105	Design Fundamentals	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31107	Principals of Photography	15	60	45	03
NUBCA31101	Art History and Criticism	45	0	45	03

Electives (Select Two)
NUBCA31102	Fundamentals of Ceramics	15	60	45	03
NUBCA31103	Basics of Sculpture	15	60	45	03
NUBCA31104	Painting Concepts	15	60	45	03
NUBCA31105	Fundamentals Jewellery	15	60	45	03

Semester II
Compulsory courses
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUIAD31201	Art History and	15	90	60	04
	Appreciation
NUIAD31202	Digital Design Application	15	60	45	03
NUACD31206	Life Drawing and Anatomy	15	60	45	03

NUIAC31207	Understanding Photography	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31208	Language of Colour	15	60	45	03

Electives (Select Three)

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBACA31202	Ceramics Material and
	Techniques	15	90	60	04
NUBACA31203	Sculptural Modelling and
	Fabrication	15	90	60	04
NUBACA31204	Fundamentals of Painting	15	90	60	04
NUBACA31205	Jewellery Designing	15	90	60	04

Year 2 Semester I
Compulsory courses
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUIAD32101	Design Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUIAD32102	Computer Graphics	15	90	60	04
NUIAD32105	Research Methods	15	60	45	03
NUBCA32101	African Art History	45	00	45	03
Electives (Select Two)
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCA32102	Ceramics Production Process	15	90	60	04
NUBCA32103	Sculptural Fabrication	15	90	60	04
NUBCA32104	Contemporary Painting	15	90	60	04
NUBCA32105	Jewellery Media Style	15	90	60	04
Semester II
Compulsory courses
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUIAD32201	Conceptual Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUIAD32202	Digital Design II	15	60	45	03
NUBCA32201	Contemporary Art and Design
	in East Africa	45	00	45	03
	Research Report Presentation	15	60	45	03
Electives (Select Two)
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCA32202	Clay Bodies	15	90	60	04
NUBCA32203	Sculptural Modelling	15	90	60	04
NUBCA32204	Industrial Painting	15	90	60	04
NUBCA32205	Jewellery Contemporary Styles	15	90	60	04
	Field attachment	00	00	60	04

Year 3 Semester I

Compulsory courses:
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31205	Marketing Management	36	18	45	03
NUIAD31101	Advanced Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUIAD33108	Portfolio Development	15	60	45	03
Electives (Select two)
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCA33102	Ceramics Glazing and
	Surface Finishing	15	150	90	06
NUBCA33103	Sculptural Community	15	150	90	06
NUBCA33104	Integrated Painting	15	150	90	06
NUBCA33105	Jewellery Ornamentation	15	150	90	06
Semester II
Electives (Select two)
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBCA33202	Ceramics Major Project	15	150	90	06
NUBCA33203	Sculpture Major Project	15	150	90	06
NUBCA33204	Painting Major Project	15	150	90	06
NUBCA33205	Jewellery Major Project	15	150	90	06

Bachelor of Graphic Communication Design

This programme has been designed to build skills for excellence in advertising design, marketing and promotion strategies as well as managing brand identities. The programme structure is as shown below.

Year 1 Semester I

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUIAD31101	Drawing Basics	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31102	Design Computing	15	90	60	04
NUGCD31103	Illustration I	15	60	45	03
NUGCD31104	Design Concepts	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31105	Design Fundamentals	15	60	45	03
NUGCD31106	Printing Fundamentals	15	90	45	04
NUIAD31107	Principles of Photography	15	60	45	03
NUBBA31104	Business Ethics	36	18	45	03
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUGCD31201	Fundamentals of Design
	Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31202	Digital Design I	15	90	60	04
NUGCD31203	Illustration	15	60	45	03
NUGCD31204	Lettering and Typography	15	60	45	03
NUIAD31205	Language of Colour	15	60	45	03
NUGCD31206	Pre Press	15	90	60	04
NUIAD31207	Photography Forms	15	60	45	03
NUGCD31301	Printing Industrial Survey	00	00	60	04

Year 2 Semester I
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUBBA31105	Fundamentals of
	Accounting	36	18	45	03
NUIAD32101	Design Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUIAD32102	Computer Graphics	15	90	60	04
NUGCD32103	Illustration and Photography	15	90	60	04
NUGCD32104	Typographic Design	15	60	45	03
NUIAD32105	Research Methods	15	60	45	03
NUGCD32106	Commercial Printing I	15	90	60	04
Semester II
Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH CU
NUBBA33103	Entrepreneurship	36	18	45	03
NUIAD32201	Conceptual Drawing	15	60	45	03
NUBCA32202	Digital Design II	15	90	60	04
NUGCD32203	Intermediate Illustration and
	Photography	15	90	60	04
NUGCD32204	Lay Out Practices	15	60	45	03
NUGCD32205	Design Research	15	60	45	03
NUGCD32206	Commercial Printing
	Process	15	90	60	04
Recess period
NUGCD32301	Design Field Survey		00	00	75	05
Year 3 Semester I
Code	Course Name		LH	PH	CH	CU
NUIAD33201	Advanced Drawing		15	60	45	03
NUGCD33102	Web Designing		15	60	60	04
NUGCD33103	Digital Photography and
	illustration		15	60	60	04
NUGCD33104	Advertising and Corporate
	Design		15	60	60	04
NUGCD33105	Editorial Design		15	60	60	04
NUGCD33106	Commercial Printing Process II		15	60	60	04

Semester II

Students shall take NUGCD33205 as a compulsory course and any other two.

Code	Course Name	LH	PH	CH	CU
NUGCD33201	Major Project in Illustration	15	150	90	06
NUGCD33202	Major Project in Advertising	15	150	90	06
NUGCD33203	Major Project in Photography	15	150	90	06
NUGCD33204	Major Project Corporate
	Design	15	150	90	06
NUGCD33205	Portfolio Development and
	Presentation	15	150	90	06
NUGCD33206	Commercial Printing Practice	15	150	90	06

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