Broad General Education
Graphics
Draw it! Make it! Show it!
BGE Graphics introduces you to the core skills used in design, engineering, and communication. In this part of the course, you will learn how to sketch ideas clearly, create accurate drawings, and use digital tools to bring your designs to life.
You will explore CAD, engineering drawing and graphic design while building confidence in both hand‑drawing and computer‑based work. Whether you’re designing products, creating posters, or making renders, BGE Graphics gives you the foundations you’ll use later in Senior Phase.
It’s all about being creative, solving problems, and learning how to communicate your ideas in a professional way.
Vector Monsters!
Learn the basics of graphic design, colour theory, typography, layout and creating vector graphics by creating your own little monster!
It ain’t rocket science…
Who says rocket science is hard? Well, to be fair, it is. But not here. Here we learn the basics of CAD, CFD, and 3D printing.
Technical graphics
Learn to create technical graphics like an engineer! You will learn about orthographic projection and pictorial graphics.
Ear Buddy
Graphics are the tool of the designer and engineer to create and develop products. Learn about CAD in the product design process in this useful little project.
Sketching 101
Anybody can sketch! Honestly! Sketching is such a fundamental skill for designers and engineers to communicate their ideas. Here you learn the skills to grow in confidence.
Rendering
Communicating designs to be attractive… is, well, cool. It can make your ideas stand out and grab attention. In this unit you learn manual and digital ways of presenting your ideas.
"If you can design one thing,
you can design ANYTHING"Massimo Vignelli