BFA Program » Digital Illustration
Digital Illustration
llustration students who specialize in digital illustration produce art work using a variety of software in a range of applications including publishing work, advertising art and children’s books. Courses include Art Direction, Concept Art, Advertising Art and Digital Illustration. Students develop a foundation in traditional drawing and painting techniques and adapt these approaches to a digital medium. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and creating a final portfolio and website in digital media.
BFA Sample Curriculum
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
Specialization in Digital Illustration |
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| Semester 1 |
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| Fundamentals of Art I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Beginning Life Drawing I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| English Language Arts I |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Freshman Seminar |
1 Semester Credit Hour |
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| Semester 2 |
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| Fundamentals of Art II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Beginning Life Drawing II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Anatomy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 3 |
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| Illustration I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Digital Graphic Foundations |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| English Language Arts II |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Art History Survey I |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 4 |
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| (One of two) Illustration II or Introduction to Photographic Imaging |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Electronic Imaging |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Art History Survey II |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures;Visual Culture; or Art and Activism |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 5 |
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| Digital Illustration I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of two) Introduction to Photographic Imaging or Studio Lighting and Techniques |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Quantitative Literacy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Marketing |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 6 |
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| Digital Illustration II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of five) Illustration: Advertising Art; Illustration: Editorial and Publishing Art; Concept Art; Art Direction; or Multimedia I: Interactive Graphics |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of three) Introduction to Lab Science; Vision, Light and Color; or Advanced Anatomy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of seven) Survey of American Illustration; History of Graphic Design; 20th Century and Contemporary Art History; Art History: Renaissance and Baroque; Art History: Art and Technology; Art History: Rococo and Neo-Classical; or World Art |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 7 |
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| (Two of eight) Illustration: Advertising Art; Illustration: Editorial and Publishing Art; Concept Art; Storyboarding; Art Direction; Multimedia I: Interactive Graphics; Studio Lighting and Techniques; or Introduction to 2 Classes Each for 2-D Design |
2 Classes - Each Class is
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Studio Elective |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 8 |
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| Portfolio: Illustration |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Advanced Illustration |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Professional Writing |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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122 Total Credits Required for the BFA Degree in Illustration Specialization in Digital Illustration
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