Bachelor of Art (B.A.) in Graphic Design

Design is everywhere you look. The furniture we sit on, the homes in which we live, the books and posters we read and the apps and interfaces we use; all have been considered and designed for an optimal user experience. Designers create order and meaning out of chaos, and thus fulfill a critical role in our society. They organize our lives at almost a subconscious level. Graphic designers, in particular, have the critical role of getting a message across to an audience.

At OBU, students are encouraged to think critically and ethically about the world we live in and, in a way, the world we create for ourselves to inhabit. OBU students possess the desire and ability to engage tough questions and solve real and pressing problems through good and thoughtful design.

Our students are passionate about making a difference in the world utilizing graphic design. Because of our variety of courses in package, advertising, interactive and typographic design, our students are prepared for the challenges that face them in a competitive job market. Our students regularly win Addy Awards from the American Advertising Federation. Our students' work has been featured on national news sites such as CNN.com and Huffington Post. Our students have also done work for the OKC Thunder and Starbucks.

Oklahoma Baptist University is a small Christian liberal arts university in Shawnee, 30 minutes east of Oklahoma City.

At OBU you will learn how all knowledge connects and how that framework can be informed by a thoughtful Christian worldview. You will have the choice of more than 80 areas of study, the opportunity to work and study abroad and the chance to engage faculty mentors.

All of this occurs in a supportive, Christian community; one that's dedicated to the highest intellectual and ethical standards.

Intellectual, social and spiritual growth ... this is what an OBU education is all about.

One hundred years ago, our founders may only have imagined the worldwide impact Oklahoma Baptist University would have. By God's grace OBU is recognized as an outstanding institution of higher education, recognized for its excellence by organizations including Forbes.com, The Princeton Review, and U.S. News and World Report. They may have only dreamed that OBU has more missionaries serving through the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board than any other university in the world. Could they have imagined the beautiful campus that is OBU? Could they have imagined our programs in telecommunications and media, our programs in computer information sciences?

What will our next 100 years look like? We cannot dream of the programs and disciplines that may exist in the next hundred years. We cannot imagine the technologies that do not yet exist but that will be commonplace in the next century of higher education on Bison Hill. But this we know. OBU will be there, leading the way with the best faculty, the greatest students, and with a commitment to continue its rich tradition of academic excellence and faith integration. OBU will be there, educating students and continuing the OBU Story.