Visual Art And Communication Division
Art Department
Course Description
Fine Art BFA Course of Study
Discover your unique voice through a rigorous process of training, questioning and discovery.
Students can pursue a broad education in Fine Art or focus on Illustration. All students can simultaneously pursue a Designmatters minor in Social Innovation. We foster an intimate community of artists who develop the tools to excel in the global art world through collaboration, experimentation and risk taking.
Summer Program
The undergraduate Fine Art Department also runs a unique program in the Summer, which is modeled on the artist residency. Designed to provide artists with space and time to focus intensely on their work, all Fine Art students enrolled in the Summer term are assigned one of our forty-five artist studios while taking a selection of intensive student-led courses for eight weeks of in-class instruction and six weeks of independent studio time or individually-directed experience.
Curriculum is subject to change.
For students entering Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Intro to Modernism OR Image As World Building OR Subject HHIS | 3 | ||
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Re-Thinking Art | 3 | ||
| One on One A | 1 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Materials of Art & Design | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Take 6 credits from the follwoing: History of Art 1 History of Art 2 Subject HHIS |
6 | ||
| Take two of the following: Painting 1 Sculpture 1 Drawing 1 Installation 1 Video 1 Projects Summer Studio Composition & Painting Basics of Photography Art Lab |
6 |
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| One on One B | 1 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| History of Art 3 OR Glabal Contemporary Art | 3 | ||
| Take two of the following: Painting 1 Sculpture 1 Drawing 1 Installation 1 Video 1 Projects Summer Studio Composition & Painting Basics of Photography Art Lab |
6 |
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| Studio Practice | 3 | ||
| Openings | 1 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Art of Thinking: Philosophy OR Gender, Sex, and Love OR Image As World Building OR Contemporary Chinese Cinema OR Detention Hall: Philosophy Lab | 3 | ||
| Art: Structure and Systems | 3 | ||
| Visting Arttist Program OR Field OR Graduate Seminar | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Take 3 credits of Subject HNAR | 3 | ||
| 5th Term Review | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Take 3 credits of Subject HNAR | 3 | ||
| Advanced Studio | 3 | ||
| Transdisciplinary Studio | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Senior Projects 1 | 3 | ||
| Senior Projects Thesis 1 | 0 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Senior Projects 2 | 3 | ||
| Senior Projects Thesis 2 | 0 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences electives: | |||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Any of the above OR Humanities OR Business and Professional Practice | 15 | ||
| Studio Electives | 27 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Intro to Modernism OR Image As World Building OR Subject HHIS | 3 | ||
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Re-Thinking Art | 3 | ||
| One on One A | 1 | ||
| Drawing Concepts 1 | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 OR Subject HHIS | 3 | ||
| Painting 1 | 3 | ||
| One on One B | 1 | ||
| Compositon and Drawing | 3 | ||
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Take 1 of the following: |
3 |
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| Materials of Art & Design | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| History of Art 3 OR Glabal Contemporary Art | 3 | ||
| Take 1 of the following: Basics of Photography Sculpture 1 Installation 1 Video 1 Drawing 1 Projects Summer Studio Art Lab |
3 |
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| Studio Practice | 3 | ||
| Openings | 1 | ||
| Media Experimentation OR Color Theory | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Art of Thinking: Philosophy | 3 | ||
| Art: Structure and Systems | 3 | ||
| Visting Arttist Program OR Field OR Graduate Seminar | 3 | ||
| Painting Projects OR RE-Presentation (DM) OR Media Experimentation | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Take 3 credits of Subject HNAR | 3 | ||
| 5th Term Review | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Take 3 credits of Subject HNAR | 3 | ||
| Advanced Studio | 3 | ||
| Painting Projects OR Wet Paint OR Advanced Painting | 3 | ||
| Transdisciplinary Studio | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Senior Projects 1 | 3 | ||
| Senior Projects Thesis 1 | 0 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Senior Projects 2 | 3 | ||
| Senior Projects Thesis 2 | 0 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences electives: | |||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Any of the above OR Humanities OR Business and Professional Practice | 18 | ||
| Studio Electives | 15 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
Graduate Art MFA Course of Study
Our highly individualized program—grounded in one-on-one studio visits—encourages and cultivates highly idiosyncratic creative voices.
Students balance rigorous critical, academic and practical coursework with ample studio time, working toward a final show and written thesis.
Typical length of study for the MFA in Art is four full terms plus one ArtCenter Lite (ACL) summer term, and the program may be completed in two years.
Curriculum subject to change.
For students entering Fall 2024.
| TERM 1 - FALL | H&S | Studio | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | ||
| Theories of Construction | 3 | ||
| Master’s Project A | 5 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| TERM 2 - SPRING | |||
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | ||
| Theories of Construction | 3 | ||
| Master’s Project B | 5 | ||
| Thesis Gateway | 0 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| TERM 3 - SUMMER (ACL) | |||
| Summer Seminar | 3 | ||
| Summer Workshop | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 - FALL | |||
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | ||
| Theories of Construction | 3 | ||
| Master’s Project C | 5 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| TERM 5 - SPRING | |||
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | ||
| Theories of Construction | 3 | ||
| Master’s Project D | 5 | ||
| Completed Thesis | 0 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| TOTAL | 31 | 35 | |
| Total Required Units | 66 | ||
Graphic Design Department
Course Description
Graphic Design BFA Course of Study
Graphic Design at ArtCenter cultivates innovative designers with leadership skills.
Students develop sophisticated typographic and image-making skill sets working across both emerging and traditional media—everything from letterpress to data visualization and packaging to spatial experiences—to create emotionally resonant messages.
Curriculum is subject to change.
For students entering Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Communication Design 1: Primer | 3 | ||
| Type 1: Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| Digital Basics: LinkedIn Learning 1.0 | 1 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Narrative Sketching | 3 | ||
| Materials of Art & Design | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Art of Research | 3 | ||
| Motion Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Communication Design 2: Information & Context | 3 | ||
| Typography 2: Structure | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure & Color | 3 | ||
| Narrative Imaging | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR HHIS | 3 | ||
| Package Design 1: Design Principles | 3 | ||
| Communication Design 3: Narrative & Scale | 3 | ||
| Type 3: Context | 3 | ||
| Visual Interaction Design 1: Intro to UI | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Graphic Design History 1 | 3 | ||
| Community Design 4: Identity Systems | 3 | ||
| Mid-Level Portfolio Review | 0 | ||
| Type 4 | 3 | ||
| Intro to Transmedia 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Graphic Design History 2 | 3 | ||
| Information Design | 3 | ||
| Communication Design 5: Transmedia | 3 | ||
| Type 5: Transmedia | 3 | ||
| Transdisciplinary Studio | 3 | ||
| Area-of-Emphasis Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Take 2 of the following: Area-of-Emphasis Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) |
3 | ||
| Area-of-Emphasis Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Business 101 OR Business & Professional Practice Elective | 3 | ||
| Final Portfolio Review | 0 | ||
| Area-of-Emphasis Advanced Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) | 3 | ||
| Area-of-Emphasis Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Portfolio & Career Preparation | 3 | ||
| Area-of-Emphasis Advanced Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) | 3 | ||
| Area-of-Emphasis Studio (GMOT, GPKG, GPRT, GTRA, GVXD) | 2 | ||
| Additional Requirements | |||
| Humanities & Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science & Technology | 3 | ||
| Business & Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 15 | ||
| Studio Electives | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio units | 87 | ||
| Total Required Units | 132 | ||
Creative Direction BFA Course of Study
Develop the tools to connect brands with audiences on any platform imaginable—and those yet to be conceived.
Creative Direction at ArtCenter combines immersive agency experience with coursework designed to create well-rounded creative professionals.
Curriculum is subject to change.
For students entering Fall 2024
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Digital Basics: Linkedin Learning 1.0 | 1 | ||
| Creative Direction 101 | 0 | ||
| Communication Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Basics of Video Production | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Type 1: Foundation | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Art of Research | 3 | ||
| Art Direction 1 | 3 | ||
| Visual Concepts | 3 | ||
| Creative Process | 3 | ||
| Basics of Photo OR Narrative Imaging OR Photography for Art Direction | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| HHIS Elective | 3 | ||
| Presentation & Career Preparation | 3 | ||
| Art Direction 2 | 3 | ||
| Comm Des 3: Narrative & Scale | 3 | ||
| Vis Ix Des 1: Intro to UI | 3 | ||
| Brand Concepts 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR 3 credits from Subject HHIS | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Review | 0 | ||
| Comm Des 4: Identity Systems | 3 | ||
| Brand Concepts 2 | 3 | ||
| Copywriting 1 | 3 | ||
| Digital Narrative | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Branding Strategies | 3 | ||
| Brand Concepts 3 | 3 | ||
| Creating Culture | 3 | ||
| Type 2: Structure | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Crashvertising | 3 | ||
| 6th Term Review | 0 | ||
| Copywriting 2 | 0 | ||
| Ideal Lab | 0 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Impact Lab | 0 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Portfolio Studio | 3 | ||
| Campaign Lab | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences electives: | 11 | ||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 15 | ||
| Studio Electives | |||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 87 | ||
| Total Required Units | 132 | ||
Online Brand Design and Strategy MDes Course of Study
Develop the tools to connect brands with audiences on any platform imaginable—and those yet to be conceived.
Creative Direction at ArtCenter combines immersive agency experience with coursework designed to create well-rounded creative professionals.
Curriculum is subject to change.
For students entering Fall 2024.
| TERM 1 Fall | |
| Branding Studio 1 | 3 |
| Branding Lab 1 | 0 |
| Brand Seminar 1 | 2 |
| Writing for Brand | 3 |
| Branding and Design History | 1 |
| Design Research and Strategy | 3 |
| Business and Branding | 3 |
| TERM 2 Spring | |
| Branding Studio 2 | 3 |
| Branding Lab 2 | 0 |
| Brand Seminar 2 | 3 |
| Systematic Thinking | 3 |
| Brand/Culture/Anthropology | 3 |
| Branding Futures | 3 |
| TERM 3 Summer | |
| Branding Lab 3 | 0 |
| Capstone Project | 6 |
| Completed Thesis | 0 |
| TOTAL | |
| Total Required Units | 36 |
Graduate Graphic Design MFA Course of Study
ArtCenter’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design focuses on transmedia, craft, skill, leadership and strategic thought with a goal of practical professional improvement.
The typical length of study for the MFA in Graphic Design is two years: four full terms plus one summer term. Our two-year program consists of four full terms, a summer term reserved for studio-based independent study and an internship.
We offer a three-year program for incoming students who need additional design skills to complete the degree. This program features two additional terms of undergraduate courses tailored to meet the student’s individual needs. Once these two terms are completed, students enter the traditional MGx course track.
For students entering Fall 2024.
| TERM 1 - FALL | |
| Digital Basics: LinkedIn Learning 1.0 | 1 |
| Graduate Studio 3 | 6 |
| Graduate Typography 3 | 3 |
| Graduate Project Writing | 3 |
| Graduate Seminar 3 | 3 |
| Grad Studio Materials Lab OR Digital Basics: LinkedIn Learning 2.0 | 2 |
| TERM 2 - SPRING | |
| Design Research/Strategy | 3 |
| Graduate Visual Interaction Design 1: Intro to UI OR Graduate Motion Design 1 OR Graduate Packaging Design 1 | |
| Mid-Level Thesis Review | 0 |
| Graduate Studio 4 | 6 |
| Graduate Typography 4 | 3 |
| Graduate Seminar 4 | 3 |
| TERM 3 - SUMMER | |
| Graphic Design Internship OR Studio Independent Study OR Testlab Berlin (Credits in excess of 6 Credits will be applied as elective credit) OR Area-of-Emphasis Studio Elective | 12 |
| TERM 4 - FALL | |
| Professional Leadership | 3 |
| Graduate Thesis 1 | 6 |
| Grad Thesis 1: Portfolio Lab | 3 |
| Thesis Related Graphic Studio | 3 |
| TERM 5 - SPRING | |
| Final Thesis Review | 0 |
| Graduate Thesis | 6 |
| Graduate Portfolio | 3 |
| Thesis Related Graphics Studio | 3 |
| Completed Thesis | 0 |
| TOTAL | |
| Total Required Units | 75 |
| TERM 1 - FALL | |
| Digital Basics: LinkedIn Learning 1.0 | 1 |
| Graduate Studio 1 | 3 |
| Graduate Typography 1 | 3 |
| Graduate Motion Design 1 | 3 |
| Digital Basics: LinkedIn Learning 2.0 | 2 |
| Grad Studio Materials Lab | 2 |
| TERM 2 - SPRING | |
| Graduate Studio 2 | 3 |
| Graduate Typography 2 | 3 |
| Graduate Visual Interaction Design 1: Intro to UI | 3 |
| Graduate Packaging Design 1 | 3 |
| TERM 3 - FALL | |
| Graduate Studio 3 | 6 |
| Graduate Typography 3 | 3 |
| Graduate Project Writing | 3 |
| Graduate Seminar 3 | 3 |
| TERM 4 - SPRING | |
| Design Research/Strategy | 3 |
| Mid-level Thesis Review | 0 |
| Graduate Studio 4 | 6 |
| Graduate Typography 4 | 3 |
| Graduate Seminar 4 | 3 |
| TERM 5 - SUMMER | |
| Graphic Design Internship OR Studio Independent Study OR Testlab Berlin (Credits in excess of 6 Credits will be applied as elective credit) OR Area-of-Emphasis Studio Elective | 9 |
| TERM 6 - FALL | |
| Professional Leadership | 3 |
| Graduate Thesis 1 | 6 |
| Grad Thesis 1: Portfolio Lab | 3 |
| Final Thesis Review | 0 |
| TERM 7 - SPRING | |
| Graduate Thesis | 6 |
| Graduate Portfolio | 3 |
| Completed Thesis | 0 |
| TOTAL | |
| Total Required Units | 86 |
Illustration Department
Course Description
Illustration BFA Course of Study
Our multi-track curriculum prepares students to blend creative excellence with business acumen to develop an understanding of illustration’s impact on contemporary culture.
Curriculum is subject to change.
For students entering Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Illustration Now! | 0 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | ||
| Head and Hands | 3 | ||
| Composition and Drawing | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Drawing Concepts 1 | 3 | ||
| Composition and Painting | 3 | ||
| Digital Illustration | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure and Color | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR HHIS | 3 | ||
| Drawing for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Type 1: Foundation | 3 | ||
| Materials of Art and Design | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 OR History of Art 3 OR Graphic Design History 1 | 3 | ||
| Sketching for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Image and Idea | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Review | 0 | ||
| RE-Presentation: Narrative & Bodies OR Media Experimentation | 3 | ||
| Color Theory | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Intro to Printmaking OR Printmaking | 3 | ||
| Illustration Design OR Type 2: Structure OR Painting Concepts OR Wet Paint | 3 | ||
| Drawing Projects | 3 | ||
| Illustration Design Lab | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Illustration Strategies | 3 | ||
| Illustration for Publishing OR Type 3: Context OR Children’s Book Illustration | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Application Studio OR Senior Projects OR Illustration for the NYT OR Archetype Press OR Notorious | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Business 101 OR Business and Professional Practice electives | 3 | ||
| Portfolio Design Lab | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 21 | ||
| Studio Electives | 6 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Illustration Now! | 0 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | ||
| Head and Hands | 3 | ||
| Composition and Drawing | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Viscom Fundamentals 1 | 3 | ||
| Composition and Painting | 3 | ||
| Digital Life OR Photoshop Painting Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure and Color | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR HHIS | 3 | ||
| Analytical Figure Drawing | 3 | ||
| Intro to Maya and 3D Animation | 3 | ||
| Creative Perspective | 3 | ||
| Dynamic Sketching for Illustration | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Sketching for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Sketching for Entertainment | 3 | ||
| Image and Idea | 3 | ||
| Inventive Drawing OR Inventive Costume | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Review | 0 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| History of Illustration OR History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 OR History of Art 3 OR Graphic Design History 1 | 3 | ||
| Action Analysis | 3 | ||
| Character Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Visual Development | 3 | ||
| Background Painting/Animated Films | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Storyboarding for Animation | 3 | ||
| 3D Layout OR Color and Story OR Design and Color for Animation | 3 | ||
| Historical Environments: Matte Painting OR Composition Painting and Film OR Graphic Design for Entertainment Arts OR Introduction to Matte Painting | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Style OR Storyboarding 2 or Children's Book Illustration OR Entertainment Arts Project Studio | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Business 101 OR Business and Professional Practice electives | 3 | ||
| Portfolio Design Lab Entertainment Arts | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 21 | ||
| Studio Electives | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Illustration Now! | 0 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | ||
| Head and Hands | 3 | ||
| Composition and Drawing | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Viscom Fundamentals 1 | 3 | ||
| Composition and Painting | 3 | ||
| Digital Life OR Photoshop Painting Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure and Color | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR HHIS | 3 | ||
| Analytical Figure Drawing | 3 | ||
| Creative Perspective | 3 | ||
| Drawing for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Dynamic Sketching for Illustration | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Sketching for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Sketching for Entertainment | 3 | ||
| Image and Idea | 3 | ||
| Inventive Drawing OR Inventive Costume | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Review | 0 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| History of Illustration OR History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 OR History of Art 3 OR Graphic Design History 1 | 3 | ||
| Intro to Maya & 3D Animation | 3 | ||
| Character Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Visual Development | 3 | ||
| Graphic Design for Entertainment Arts | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Consumer Products 1 | 3 | ||
| Color and Story OR Design and Color for Animation | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Style OR Children's Book Illustration | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Business 101 OR Business and Professional Practice electives | 3 | ||
| Portfolio Design Lab Entertainment Arts | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 21 | ||
| Studio Electives | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Illustration Now! | 0 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | ||
| Head and Hands | 3 | ||
| Composition and Drawing | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Drawing Concepts 1 | 3 | ||
| Composition and Painting | 3 | ||
| Media Experimentation | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure and Color | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 | 3 | ||
| Painting 1 OR Painting Concepts | 3 | ||
| Image and Idea | 3 | ||
| Materials of Art and Design | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR HHIS | 3 | ||
| Drawing Projects | 3 | ||
| Contemporary Painting Practices OR Portraiture OR Re-Thinking Art | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Review | 0 | ||
| Color Theory | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Studio Practice | 3 | ||
| Intro to Printmaking OR Printmaking | 3 | ||
| RE-Presentation: Narrative and Bodies | 3 | ||
| Painting Projects OR Wet Paint | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Studio Electives | 9 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| History of Art 3 | 3 | ||
| Senior Projects | 3 | ||
| Studio Elective | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Professional Practices for Artists OR Business 101 | 3 | ||
| Portfolio Design Lab | 3 | ||
| Studio Elective | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practices | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 18 | ||
| Studio Electives | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Illustration Now! | 0 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | ||
| Head and Hands | 3 | ||
| Composition and Drawing | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Composition and Painting | 3 | ||
| Photoshop Painting Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| Drawing for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure and Color | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| Intro to Modernism OR HHIS | 3 | ||
| Motion Design 1 | 3 | ||
| Image and Idea | 3 | ||
| RE-Presentation: Narrative & Bodies OR Communication Design 1: Primer | 3 | ||
| Type 1: Foundation | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| History of Illustration OR History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 OR History of Art 3 OR Graphic Design History 1 | 3 | ||
| Intro to Printmaking OR Printmaking OR Archetype Press OR Sketching for Illustration | 3 | ||
| 3D Motion Graphics | 3 | ||
| Sequential Design 1 | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Portfolio Review | 0 | ||
| Type 2: Structure | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| Type 3: Context | 3 | ||
| Drawing Projects OR Communication Design 2: Information & Context OR Illustration Design Lab | 3 | ||
| Motion Design 2 | 3 | ||
| Sequential Design 2 | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Advanced Cinematic Motion OR Communication Design 4: Identity Systems OR Composition Painting and Film | 3 | ||
| Sequential Design 3 | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Type 5 Motion OR Composition Painting and Film OR Advances Cinematic Motion OR Sequential Design 3 OR Advanced Motion Studio 8 | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Business 101 OR Business and Professional Practice electives | 3 | ||
| Portfolio Design Lab OR Portfolio and Career Preparation | 3 | ||
| Advanced Motion Studio 8 OR Type 5 Motion OR Advanced Cinematic Motion | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 21 | ||
| Studio Electives | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||
| TERM 1 | H&S | Studio | |
| Writing Studio OR Writing Studio: Intensive | 3 | ||
| Illustration Now! | 0 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | ||
| Head and Hands | 3 | ||
| Composition and Drawing | 3 | ||
| Design 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 2 | |||
| Composition and Painting | 3 | ||
| Craft Technique Surface Design OR Craft Workshop | 3 | ||
| Digital Illustration | 3 | ||
| Design 2: Structure and Color | 3 | ||
| TERM 3 | |||
| Intro to Modernism or HHIS | 3 | ||
| Drawing for Illustration | 3 | ||
| Intro to Textile/Surface Design | 3 | ||
| Color Trend for Surface Design | 3 | ||
| Materials of Art & Design | 3 | ||
| TERM 4 | |||
| Image and Idea | 3 | ||
| Surface Design Lab OR Illustration Design Lab | 3 | ||
| 4th Term Review | 0 | ||
| Illustration for License | 3 | ||
| Creative Text OR Type 1: Foundation | 3 | ||
| TERM 5 | |||
| History of Art 1 OR History of Art 2 OR History of Art 3 OR Graphic Design History 1 OR History of Illustration | 3 | ||
| Intro to Printmaking OR Printmaking | 3 | ||
| Gouache Techniques | 3 | ||
| Sewing Lab OR Sewing Lab X Surface: Collaboration | 3 | ||
| TERM 6 | |||
| Topic Studios for Surface | 3 | ||
| RETHINK: Fashion Workshop OR Viscom for Wearables OR Illustration Internship OR PENSOLE Footwear Design OR London Ancient and Modern | 3 | ||
| Product Design 4 OR Textile Sponsored Project | 3 | ||
| TERM 7 | |||
| Business 101 OR Business and Professional Practice electives | 3 | ||
| Makers Lab Workshop | 0 | ||
| Paperchase OR Consumer Products 1 | 3 | ||
| TERM 8 | |||
| Portfolio Design Lab OR Portfolio Design Lab Surface Projects | 3 | ||
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
| Humanities and Sciences Electives: | |||
| Humanities | 3 | ||
| Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Business and Professional Practice | 3 | ||
| Any of the above | 21 | ||
| Studio electives | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
| Total H&S Units | 45 | ||
| Total Studio Units | 75 | ||
| Total Required Units | 120 | ||