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Art & Design

ART BFA ILLUSTRATION


90 credits are required to complete this major. 
A grade of "C" or better is required in all major coursework. 
A gpa of 3.0 or better in the major is required for all Bachelor of Fine Arts 
candidates. 
                                                                                
Art BFA Illustration    

Art BFA Illustration                        Courses: 25/25

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 22-1101      History of Art I: Stone Age to       3       C  
 22-1102      History of Art II: Renaissance       3       C  
 22-1210      Drawing I                            3       C  
 22-1220      Fundamentals of 2-D Design           3       C  
 22-1230      Fundamentals of 3-D Design           3       C  
Students can take Photography I -OR- Digital Photography for Non-Majors. If you 
choose Photography I, Darkroom I must be taken concurrently. Darkroom I may 
count toward electives in the major.


                                                                                
 23-1250      Digital Photography for Non-         3       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     23-1100      Foundations of Photograph        3
 22-1310      Beginning Typography*                3       C  
 22-1320      Design Lab                           3       C  

 22-2170      History of Communication Desig       3       C  
 22-2330      Introduction to Graphic Design       3       C  
 22-2510      Advertising Art Direction:           3       C  
 22-1285      Anatomical Modeling*                 3       C  
 22-1330      Information Design                   3       C  
 22-2220      Contemporary Issues in Paintin       3       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     23-3700      Experimental Photography/        3
     22-3231      Experimental Photography/        3
 22-2420      Applied Drawing                      3       C  
 22-2400      Illustration Introduction:           3       C  
 22-2415      Illustration Introduction:           3       C  
 22-3448      Type as Image                        3       C  
 22-3447      Broadcast Design: Introduction       3       C  
 22-3460      Digital Illustration I               3       C  
 22-3430      Figure Illustration                  3       C  
 22-3465      Sequential Imaging                   3       C  
 22-3481      Applied Concepts in Advertisin       3       C  
 22-3385      Professional Portfolio               3       C  
 22-3485      Illustration for Film and            3       C  

Choose 3 of the following courses:
                                                                                
Art BFA Illust. Elect                       Courses:  3/ 3

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 22-3482      Editorial Illustration               3       C  
 22-3435      Cartooning                           3       C  
 22-3432      Children's Book Illustration*        3       C  
 22-3490      Special Issues in Illustration       1       C  
 22-3378      Design Lab II                        3       C  
 22-2735      Technical Illustration               3       C  
 22-3340      Intermediate Typography              3       C  
 22-2223      Figure Painting Studio               3       C  
 22-2172      Design Culture Now                   3       C  
 22-2224      Contemporary Issues in               3       C  
 22-3345      Publication Design*                  3       C  
 22-2260      Color Strategies                     3       C  
 22-2221      Painting Strategies*                 3       C  
 22-3347      Book Design                          3       C  
 55-1100      Introduction to Fiction Writin       3       C  
 22-3584      Management for Designers             3       C  
 22-3424      Drawing the Graphic Novel*           3       C  
 23-1101      Darkroom Workshop I                  3       C  
 22-ELEC*****                                              C  


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