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Community Projects (EP)

Course No. ILL 389  Credits: 3.0

Students will illustrate and provide art and production services for individual clients as well as for organizations in a professional studio setting. The course emphasizes the student’s development of problem-solving, meeting client demands, communication skills, organization and effective time management, proper preparation of artwork for reproduction, teamwork and collaboration - all specific to the marketplace as an introduction to real-life challenges. For Illustration majors only. Other majors only with instructor’s approval. Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement. 3 credits.

Illustration: Internship (EP)

Course No. ILL 399-499  Credits: 3.0

Elective credit can be given on a case-by-case basis for an internship developed by the student through the Career Services Office with advance permission of the department head. Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement.

Illustration: BFA Preparation

Course No. ILL 463A  Credits: 3.0

An independently initiated illustration thesis project is defined in a statement detailing the nature and purpose of the project, medium, and procedural timetable. A year-long project is created displaying the technical competence, solution-based ideas, responsibility to professional standards, self-reliance, determination and perseverance learned throughout a student’s years of education. 3 credits.

Illustration: Advanced Illustration Studio Projects

Course No. ILL 463B  Credits: 3.0

Students are required to begin thinking of their upcoming BFA thesis project over the summer. On the first day of class students will be expected to present their thesis’ central idea and have first iterations for visual expression of that idea. The beginning of the thesis project consists of research, discussion and tightening up of the central idea. 3 credits.

Illustration: Final Project: Illustration Portfolio

Course No. ILL 464B  Credits: 3.0

The illustration department emphasizes the understanding of contemporary themes and concepts as a basis for nurturing the student’s ability to translate this acquired thematic vocabulary into inventive visual solutions. The main objective is to motivate student’s visual awareness to a professional level to meet marketplace needs. 3 credits.

Sound Design Fundamentals

Course No. IME 211  Credits: 3.0

This course will focus on the fundamentals of sound design and foley which relate to the film, television, animation, video games and the entertainment industry. Students will learn how to record, edit, and mix sounds while learning how to use microphones, software, and the recording studio. In this course, we will record and edit sound effects, voiceover work and music to be used in projects that support or enhance moving images. Required of Game Design majors and Photography majors in the Video + Digital Cinema track. 3 credits.

BFA Thesis + Exhibition

Course No. IME 402  Credits: 3.0

These courses provide a platform for senior Animation, Biomedical Art, Game Design, Illustration, and Photography majors who are BFA candidates. The course is structured to support the individual in shaping her/his own project and the production of all elements of the BFA thesis. Strong conceptual skills developed through professional planning and research are core to this process. 3 credits.

Industrial Design 1.1

Course No. IND 235  Credits: 3.0

This course will focus on basic processes and principles of industrial design and product development. An emphasis will be placed on user-centered problem solving, and methods for achieving innovative results. Multiple semester projects are structured around key design concepts and individual career interests. Projects are structured to reinforce research, concept generation and refinement, resulting in solutions that address functional and aesthetic issues. Regular formal reviews with enable individuals to develop verbal and visual presentation skills, and formal lectures will be balanced against one-on-one in-studio instruction. 3 credits.