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Visual Design BFA: Illustration Option Course Requirements

 

Foundation

FOU 101        Visual Arts Colloquium I (1)

FOU 102        Visual Arts Colloquium II (1)

FOU 110        Foundation: Structural Drawing (3)

FOU 112        Foundation: Life Drawing (3)

FOU 114        2D Workshop (2)

FOU 115        Visual Language (2)

FOU 124        3D Concept (2)

FOU 125        3D Workshop (2)

 

Art History

ARH 125        Visual Culture: Renaissance to Modern Art (3)

ARH 150        Visual Culture: Modern to Contemporary Art (3)

ARH 200        Visual Culture: Ancient, Medieval, World Art (3)

ARH 3xx/4xx  Art History Elective (3)

 

General Education/Distribution

ENL 101        Critical Writing and Reading I (3)

ENL 102        Critical Writing and Reading II  (3)

ENL              English literature elective (3)

MTH             Mathematics elective (3)

                   Science electives (6)

 

Non Studio Electives (select to meet remaining General Education requirements)

                   Five courses at any level (15)

                   One course at 300 or 400 level (3)

 

Free Electives

                   Three courses at any level (9)

 

Major Studios

DES 221        *Illustration I (3)

DES 222        *Illustration II (3)

DES 321        *Illustration III (3)

DES 322        *Illustration IV (3)

DES 421        *Illustration V (6)

DES 422        *Illustration VI (6)

 

Studio Options and Additional Requirements

DES 203        Media Techniques l (3)

DES 204        Media Techniques II (3)

DES 283        Electronic Imaging I (3)

FIA 341         Painting III (3)

FIA 321         Figure Drawing (3)

FIA 342

or 322          Painting IV OR Figure Drawing IV (3)

FIA               200-Level Drawing I (consult advisor on selection) (3)

FIA               200-Level Drawing II (consult advisor on selection) (3)

DES 421 and  Figure Drawing V (3)

DES 422        Figure Drawing VI (3)

    OR

DES 441 and  Painting V (3)

DES 442        Painting VI (3)

DES, FIA,

ATR             Studio Elective (3)

            Total credits:           130

 

*Designated Course

Students in this program must complete the course(s) indicated with a grade of C or better; if a C- or lower is received, the course must be retaken. For full details, see the “Student Reviews” paragraph on the first page of this Design department chapter.

 

General Education Departmental Requirements

Students majoring in Visual Design/Illustration will meet their departmentally determined General Education requirements as follows:

 

Area E: Satisfied by a course with E credit

Area I, Tier 2: Satisfied by a course with I credit

Area W, Tier 2: Satisfied by ARH 200

Area O: Satisfied by a course with O credit



 Last Updated On: 4/2/07

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