Art Degrees Online

Core technical or occupational classes, as distinguished from general education classes, provide education and training in areas associated with theoretical knowledge, technical skills, occupationally related skills, and associated competencies necessary for the student to achieve the Northwest College of Art program objectives.

These descriptions are typical course offerings that make up our curriculum. They are intended to give you a broad overview of the B.F.A. degree programs. Courses are subject to change at the discretion of the College. Changes may include but are not limited to, course name, title, prerequisite, sequence, schedule, content, or credit value. Changes may occur whenever deemed necessary. Prerequisites may be waived by the Director, Curriculum & Academic Advisor, or the class instructor. Students who began the program prior to Sept. 2008 please refer to catalog supplement A for the appropriate program grid for the date you started the program.
2-D Design: Theory & Application
DT 101 (3 credits)

The 2D Design: Theory and Application course has two goals. The first is to familiarize photography students with the elements and principles of design. This will be accomplished through the application of art theory to specific assigned problems. The second goal is to learn specific ways to think creatively and develop original, innovative ideas. In order to excel as an photographer, knowledge of art theory, while valuable, is not enough. Only by using your knowledge of design in unique and imaginative ways can the student hope to make an impression in any area of the arts. The assignments in this course will involve specific aspects of design and will teach students both the vocabulary and concepts of 2-dimensional design.
3-D Design: Theory & Application
DT 151 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: 2-D Design

This course is an introduction to 3-dimensional design. Studio problems are used to familiarize students with basic design processes, principles and elements of 3-dimensional design. Studio experiences, readings, and written analysis challenge students to explore basic three-dimensional design and color. This course emphasizes a balance between the formal and communicative aspects of design, where students are presented with design problems and are challenged to devise appropriate solutions. Research, problem-solving skills, craft, professionalism and articulate presentations are all important to success in this course.
Advanced Topics in Photography
PT 451 (3 credits) · Prerequisites: Fashion & Lifestyle Photography & Product Photography

This course provides an opportunity for senior level students to focus on particular issues in the field of photography or to study advanced techniques and processes. Faculty, content and prerequisites vary each time the course is offered. The course includes lectures, discussions, individual projects and critiques, depending on the nature of the topic.
Applied Photography
PA 301 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Photography 2: Advanced B/W Techniques

This course focuses on advanced applied photography in black-and-white with an emphasis on craftsmanship, problem solving and visual communications. This course has a major technical emphasis. Emphasis is placed on the development of the student’s ability to apply creative thinking and contemporary techniques in executing meaningful and effective photographs.
Business Planning & Practices
BP 351 (2 credits)

This course will provide students with a detailed range of basic business skills specific to planning, establishing and maintaining a creative business. Topics include market research, business plan development, legal issues of business start-up, financing, marketing, accounting and invoicing procedures.

This course will cover issues such as protecting and controlling copyrights, negotiating fees and usage rights, quotes, agreements, and invoices, model and property releases, insurance, hiring assistants, renting versus buying, record keeping, travel expenses, getting paid, and work ethics. This course will also review fundamental principles and practices that can be applied to address basic financial issues in the context of contemporary business practices.
Color Theory (for Photography)
CT 251 (3 credits)

Understanding how color is perceived, its ability to express, and its relationship to composition and form are the goals of this class. Through discussion, projects, and critiques, students gain first-hand knowledge of the most relative medium in art. In this class, students will explore various color theories and their uses. Students will create achromatic (gray-scale) charts to understand contrast and range in values of black and white. They will also create color wheels incorporating primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Additionally, color mixing and harmonious, discordant, subjective and objective color arrangements and their application to painting, illustration, design, photography, and environmental usage will be covered.
Commercial Photographic Practices
PC 401 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Digital Photography 2: Advanced Color Techniques

This course introduces students to conceptual issues, photographic techniques, and creative visual problem solving relevant to commercial advertising. Creative advertising and editorial photography solutions and applications are explored and both historical and contemporary advertising photography campaigns will be discussed and analyzed. Both historical and contemporary studies of photographic composition and style will be explored. In this course, the emphasis in student photographic work will involve producing creative photographic solutions for advertising involving multiple or sequential images.
Contemporary Strategies in Photography: Conceptual Processes
PC 351 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Photographic Style, Theory, and Analysis

The student photographer will look at ideas expressed in contemporary art/photography such as personal vs. cultural identity; privacy and individuality; the self re-imagined through advertisement, media, and technology. This course considers conceptual strategies such as appropriation, decontextualization, multiplication, systems, collecting, mapping, and surveillance. Students will investigate these and other conceptual practices as means for producing bodies of work. In looking at each other’s work the student photographer will be concerned with developing and refining both critical skills and vocabulary. This course will explore these ideas as a laboratory for testing each student’s own conceptual stance.
Digital Photography 1: Basic B/W & Color Techniques
PB 301 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Photography 2: Advanced B/W Techniques

This course explores the choices of black and white and color as aesthetic tools in the hands of the photographer. The emphasis of this course is to develop a core understanding of color theory, perception, aesthetics and its application in digital photography.
Digital Photography 2: Advanced Color Techniques
PB 351 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Digital Photography 1: Basic B/W & Color Techniques

This course continues to explore the use of color as an aesthetic tool in the hands of the creative commercial or expressive photographer. Continuing attention is paid to developing an advanced understanding and skill in the practical application of color theory, perception, aesthetics and the use of alternative color processes in digital photography. This course is designed to allow students to further pursue and resolve ideas and techniques introduced in Digital Photography 1: Basic B/W & Color Techniques. Although emphasis is placed on advanced color printing techniques and aesthetics, students are encouraged to pursue their own personal directions using appropriate tools and techniques.
Drawing 1 (for photography)
DP 101 (3 credits)

Artists should never be forced to make stylistic or aesthetic choices merely to avoid technical limitations. Drawing is a key discipline of the arts and this course encourages the development of skill and the education of the artist’s eye. In this course, students study of basic principles of construction of visual forms; emphasis on line, perspective and shading; students create drawings using the elements of art and the principles of composition. The elements and principles consist of: line, shape, form, value, texture, contrast, emphasis, movement, balance, harmony, structure, design, and more. As students advance, they attempt more challenging projects.
Drawing 2 (for photography)
DP 151 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Drawing 1

In this class, students continue the process of developing traditional observational drawing skills and explore diverse compositional strategies as they relate to traditional drawing and photography. Objective visual perception, clarity in drawing, and technical facility are stressed. Students are exposed to visual communications, strategies, and design concepts through exposure to art history and the field of contemporary drawing and photography. Drawing as a tool of ideation and communication is emphasized.
Fashion & Lifestyle Photography
PL 401 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Digital Photography 2: Advanced Color Techniques

This course concentrates on fashion and lifestyle photography and includes location as well as studio lighting techniques. Non-traditional portraiture in out-of-studio locations will also be explored. Strong emphasis is placed on photographic styling, make-up, and use of accessories when and where appropriate.
Fine Art Photography 1: Problems & Projects
PF 401 (3 credits)

In this class, the photographic still life serves as a medium for creative expression and visual experimentation. Tools and techniques particular to the still-life photographer are investigated and demonstrated. The special manipulations explored include possible-choice of lighting, perspective, camera angle, surface propping, set rigging, multiple exposure, front projection and other esoteric techniques-are discussed, demonstrated and applied to assignments. Projects are in a practical vein, relating to actual typical problems that are part of a working studio’s daily life. Assignments investigate the overlapping relationships of fine art, editorial and commercial still-life photography.
History & Aesthetics of Photography 1
PA 201 (2 credits) · Prerequisite: Art Introduction

This course covers the history and aesthetics of photography from 1800 to the present, with special emphasis on the development of photographic seeing, and its related effect on other media. A survey of the numerous processes and how their development affected the image making of particular periods, i.e., daguerreotypes, collotypes, etc. Visual lectures cover topics from surrealism and documentary to conceptual art and post-modernism.
History & Aesthetics of Photography 2
PA 251 (2 credits) · Prerequisite: History & Aesthetics of Photography 1

This course is a continuation of the history and aesthetics of photography from 1800 to the present, with special emphasis on the development of photographic seeing and image making, and its related effect on other media. Photographic integration into other media (eg. as a component of multimedia) is also examined and analyzed.
Imagery & Design: Digital Image Manipulation
DI 251 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Survey of Digital Art Applications

Students continue to develop image creation and manipulation skills using industry-standard computer applications. Advanced techniques in Adobe Photoshop are introduced. Several comprehensive projects including advanced photo manipulation, and advanced digital illustration work will be included. Additionally, a comprehensive understanding of scanning, resolutions, file management, and image output is expected.
Internship: Photography
IP 451 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Photography Career Seminar

Internships are an opportunity for upper-level students to earn credit while working, gaining practical experience, and exploring career options in a professional setting. To receive credit students must complete 135 internship hours and meet with the internship advisor through the semester. An internship should provide practical experience in a setting which is relevant to the student’s course of study, such as in a gallery, museum, community art center, photographic studio, etc… Reliability, and professionalism are stressed in this course.
Introduction to Photography: Materials and Processes
PM 101 (3 credits)

This course serves as a basic introduction to the study of how photography works: it is a survey course on the technology of photography, with the emphasis on applications to real photographic problems. Among the topics studied are image formation and evaluation, photosensitive materials, exposure, processing, tone reproduction, visual perception, color theory, variability, quality control and photographic effects.

The course introduces and discusses technical issues such photographic chemistry, the structure of film emulsions and bases, and obscure printing processes such as Platinum, Diazo, and Carbo. Upon this foundation, the course strives to build a conceptual understanding of formal evaluation of image quality given postulates of human visual perception capabilities.
Photographic Portfolio and Marketing Design
PM 451 (3 credits) · Prerequisites: Portfolio: Photography 1

Utilizing the creative process, students will develop a complete marketing package to include personal identity materials, promo cards and a portfolio. Students will incorporate knowledge acquired during the program to target specific markets and develop professional packaging of their work based on the research. The importance of a self-promotional web presence will be emphasized and exactly how to develop an effective web-based portfolio will be a key component of this class.
Photographic Style, Theory, and Analysis
PS 201 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography: Materials and Processes

This course introduces students to the language of photographic criticism, theory and critique. Students will learn to analyze, understand, and then to critique photographs through class discussions, critiques, readings, and photographic image making assignments.
Photography 1: Basic B/W Techniques
PB 151 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography: Materials and Processes

Exploring introductory and intermediate techniques of exposure, development, scanning and printing of black-and-white film and print materials, this course also is comprised of a special emphasis on tonal control through the creative application of the Zone System. Areas of investigation include film scanning, paper characteristics, developer choice and fabrication, print size, multi filter printing and chemical after-treatment. Further concentration is placed on aspects of design, composition, perception and content in black-and-white photographs.
Photography 2: Advanced B/W Techniques
PB 201 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Photography 1: Basic B/W Techniques

This course is an introduction to advanced applied photography in black-and-white with an emphasis on craftsmanship, problem solving and visual communications. Further emphasis is placed on the development of the student’s ability to apply creative thinking and contemporary techniques in executing meaningful and effective photographs.
Photography Career Seminar
PS 401 (2 credits)

A field trip class specifically designed for upper level students, Photography Career Seminar investigates the changing face of the photography profession. Focusing on current trends in the marketplace, students will develop a clear and essential view of the processes and practices of their chosen vocation.
Photojournalism
PJ 401 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Digital Photography 2: Advanced Color Techniques

This course will explore the use of the photographic image in narrative, documentary and editorial form. Issues of public need and publication will be addressed. The emphasis during this class is a personal one: it is all about the photograph, about the act of photographing, and it is about what it means to be a photojournalist.
Portfolio 1: Photography
PT 401 (3 credits) · Senior Status

Students will be required to determine specific career goals, and to develop a proposed direction to take in their creative efforts. They will organize the existing body of their photographic work to facilitate reaching their stated career goals and propose and execute new works to help them to achieve those goals. While students will each propose and develop their own individual projects, the class itself will become a critique and support group meeting wherein the student will receive weekly feedback from the instructor and their peers. Students will be required to develop their critical and diplomatic communication skills, and to participate fully and honestly in the weekly critiques.
Portfolio 2: Photography
PT 451 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Portfolio 1: Photography

This course is the continuation of the portfolio process initiated in the class Portfolio 1. Special emphasis in this class will be placed upon developing further, and finishing the body of work begun in Portfolio 1. Students will continue to be required to develop their critical and diplomatic communication skills, and to participate fully and honestly in the weekly critiques.
Product Photography
PP 401 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Digital Photography 2: Advanced Color Techniques

This course emphasizes the preparation, styling, and lighting employed in small product tabletop photography. Students study recent developments in the practice of contemporary product photography. Instruction provides students with a thorough introduction to visual sources that inform projects of their choice. Students produce work specific to course discussions.
Senior Thesis 1: Photography
ST 401 (2 credits) · Senior Status · Prerequisites: Fine Art Photography 1: Advanced Problems & Projects; Commercial Photographic Practices, and Photojournalism

This class is the first of a two-part class structure wherein the student begins development and production of their required senior thesis. Each student applying for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography must complete a thesis as approved by the director of Northwest College of Art and the Senior Thesis instructor(s). The thesis will be comprised of four parts: (1) a body of work consistent with the goals of the student, (2) a written thesis with a research component discussing proposed media, subject, and content of the thesis work, and the student’s future goals; (3) documentation of artwork in the form of slides or computer-generated imagery; and (4) an oral examination given and evaluated by the thesis committee. The final thesis work will be exhibited as part of a graduation exhibition at Northwest College of Art. A thesis committee, consisting of no fewer than three active faculty members, will evaluate each student’s progress. The student must satisfactorily complete each part of the thesis requirements in order to receive a passing grade for the class and to be considered eligible for graduation.
Senior Thesis 2: Photography
ST 451 (2 credits) · Prerequisite: Senior Thesis 1: Photography

This class is the second in a two-part class structure wherein the student develops and produces their required senior thesis. In this class, students continue refinement of their thesis, complete all required components of their thesis, and present an oral defense of their thesis that is evaluated by the thesis committee. The final thesis work will be exhibited during this semester as part of a graduation exhibition at Northwest College of Art.
Studio Lighting Techniques
SL 251 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Photography 1: Basic B/W Techniques

This course introduces the use of artificial lighting to create photographs in a controlled environment. Lighting techniques are demonstrated and applied in a series of photographic exercises. Both “hot lights“ and electronic flash are used to achieve total control of composition, color, contrast and reflection. Emphasis is placed on the technical mastery of complex equipment, coupled with an aesthetic understanding of the physical principles of light.
Survey of Digital Art Applications
DS 201 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: 3-D Design: Theory & Application

Survey of Digital Art Applications is a hands-on introduction to the diverse and significant resources the computer offers the artist/photographer. This course is designed for students with either very limited or no experience in the computer arts and is designed to facilitate the student’s ongoing development of digital literacy. It sets the technical foundation for future college level use of digital technology. Students gain an understanding of the computer operating system, and attain a working knowledge of several leading applications currently used by computer artists and designers. Through lectures and applied learning a foundation of general understanding, confidence, and skill is formed. Portfolio type projects are assigned as well as short in-class assignments to assess the student’s basic retention and skill level.
Video 1: Introduction to Digital Video
DV 301 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Imagery and Design: Digital Image Manipulation

This course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of digital video and the creative exploration of the art of moving images. It is a hands-on introduction to the principles and techniques of digital media production: shooting digital video, developing a practical vocabulary of cinematic movement, understanding video lighting and exposure, composition, and the logic of editing. This course begins with a survey the historical and aesthetic development of the medium in order to expand the students’ sense of the possibilities of the medium.
Video 2: Video Production
DV 351 (3 credits) · Prerequisite: Video 1: Introduction to Video

This second video course emphasizes independent video-making techniques, concepts, and production skills. Students explore traditional cinematic and video ideas through structured assignments that emphasize critical visual thinking, narrative development, and encourages the development of an intermediate level of understanding of film (video) structure and language.

Prerequisites of program specific courses are listed in parentheses; prerequisites of all courses can be found in the Course Descriptions.)
First Year: (32 credits)
Math Elective
AD 101 – Traditional Animation I 3 credits

(Fall)
AD 102 – Traditional Animation II 3 credits

(Spring); Prerequisite: AR 102, AD 101
AR 102 – Basic Drawing Skills 3 credits
AR 109 – Color Theory 3 credits
AR 111 – Anatomy and Figure Drawing 3 credits
AR 112 – Two- and Three-Dimensional Design 3 credits
CC 101 – First-Year Seminar 3 credits
EN 101 – Composition and Literature I 3 credits
EN 102 – Composition and Literature II 3 credits
PE 100 – Concepts in Health Management 2 credits
Second Year: (30 credits)
Science Elective
Social World Elective
Historical Understanding Elective
AD 110 – Drawing for Animation 3 credits

(Spring)
AD 201 – Computer Animation I 3 credits

(Fall); Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
AD 202 – Computer Animation II 3 credits

(Spring); Prerequisite: AD 201
AD 210 – Textures, Lights and Rendering 3 credits

(Spring); Prerequisite: AR102, AR109, AD201
AD 220 – Concept Development 3 credits

(Spring)
AR 231 – History of Art I 3 credits
AR 232 – History of Art II 3 credits
Third Year: (30 credits)
Open Elective
JR 3XX
Two (2) Digital Media Electives
AD 205 – Digital Audio and Video 3 credits

(Fall)
AD 301 – Computer Animation III 3 credits

(Fall); Prerequisite: AD 202
AD 302 – Computer Animation IV 3 credits

(Spring); Prerequisite: AD 301
AD 322 – Animation Pre/Postproduction 3 credits

(Spring); Prerequisite: Junior Standing
AD 331 – History of Computer Animation 3 credits

(Fall); Prerequisite: EN 102
AR 433 – History of Modern and Contemporary Art 3 credits
Fourth Year: (30 credits)
Three (3) Open Electives
Literature Elective
AD 391 – Special Topics in Computer Animation 3 credits

(Fall); Prerequisite: Junior Standing and AD 202
AD 410 – Computer Animation Portfolio 3 credits

(Fall); Prerequisite: Junior Standing
AD 425 – Pre-thesis 3 credits

(Fall); Prerequisite: Senior Standing
AD 440 – Computer Animation Internship 3 credits

(Prerequisite: Senior Standing and CGPA of 3.0)

Or Approved Elective
AD 450 – Thesis 6 credits

(Spring); Prerequisite: AD 425

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Minor requirements: 18 credit hours

Course Number Title Credit Hours

ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3

Two courses selected from 200-level art history offerings
6
One course selected from 300-level art history offerings
3

One course selected from 400-level art history offerings 3

All courses should be selected with advsing and approval of the department. Please consult with a department advisor in planning a course of study as an Art History minor.
Requirements for the Minor in Visual Arts and New Media

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Minor requirements: 21 credit hours

Course Number Title Credit Hours

ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-Dimensional Design 3

Four courses in any combination from courses in Visual and Media Arts
12

The Visual Arts and New Media minor can easily be organized to complement any major. The minor may take a variety of visual and media arts courses or the courses may be in a specific area of study. However, due to enrollment demands, a minor may find it difficult to register for some studios, so flexibility is important. Students should consult with a department advisor in planning a course of study as a Visual Arts and New Media minor.

Program Requirements

Intellectual Foundations Requirements: 39–66 cr

Total Required Credit Hours in Fine Arts: 78 cr

A. Required Courses (42 cr)

DES 101 Two-Dimensional Design
FAR 101 Drawing I
FAR 102 Drawing II
FAR 103 Modeling
FAR 210 Introductory Painting
FAR 220 Introductory Photography
FAR 230 Introductory Printmaking
FAR 240 Introductory Sculpture
FAR 250 Art History I
FAR 251 Art History II
FAR 363 Twentieth-Century Art
FAR 470 Senior Seminar in Fine Arts
Two art history electives.

B. Photography Courses (21 cr)

FAR 321 Intermediate Photography I
FAR 322 Intermediate Photography II
FAR 323 Advanced Photography (three courses) (9)
FAR 420 Senior Studio in Photography (6)

C. Art Electives (15 cr)

All College Electives: 0–3 cr

Total Required Credit Hours: 120–144 cr

Program Total Credits: 123

The Animation program in the Media Arts Department prepares students to work in computer, traditional, stopmotion, and experimental animation. The basic principles of animation can be applied to all forms of image and object manipulation. The program gives its graduates a strong understanding of timing and motion, and a grounding in the wide variety of techniques available to the animator. Animation majors get a solid background in life drawing and traditional modes of animation, as well as 2D and 3D computer animation. Animation majors choose the area(s) on which to focus as they construct their junior and senior thesis films.
Foundation Year Credits: 33

Foundation students are eligible to select any College of Art and Design major program regardless of the Foundation sequence they attend.
FOUNDATION
Fall Credits: 16.5

Students entering the Foundation program through midyear admission (spring semester) will enroll in these courses for the spring semester, and then take their second Foundation semester during the Summer Foundation semester, May/June.
Elective Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
FNDP 111 – Drawing Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 151 – Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 161 – Three-Dimensional Design/Time Motion Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
LAAH 111 – Art History Survey I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 101 – First-Year Writing I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Spring Credits: 16.5
Elective Credits: 1.5 cr

Select three courses from the following four:
FNDP 112 – Drawing Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 152 – Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 162 – Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 171 – Time and Motion Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

LAAH 112 – Art History Survey II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 102 – First-Year Writing II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Sophomore Year Credits: 30
Fall Credits: 15
WRIT 251 and WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema I and II are required of all Animation majors. WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema II can be counted as a studio elective, or liberal arts course.
MAAN 201 – Introduction to Animation I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 201 – Introduction to Film I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 251 – Narrative Cinema I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
ILUS 285 – Drawing for Animators Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 231 – Introduction to Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
WRIT 251 and WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema I and II are required of all Animation majors. WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema II can be counted as a studio elective, or liberal arts course.
MAAN 202 – Introduction to Animation II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 202 – Introduction to Film/Digital Video Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 252 – Narrative Cinema II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
ILUS 285 – Drawing for Animators Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 231 – Introduction to Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Junior Year Credits: 30
Fall Credits: 15
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAAN 301 – Junior Animation Workshop I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 325 – Storyboarding Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
MAAN 232 – 2-D Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 331 – 3-D Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
Electives Credits: 3 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 3 cr
MAAN 302 – Junior Animation Workshop II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 341 – Moving Art: Animation Theory and Production Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
MAAN 232 – 2-D Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 331 – 3-D Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Senior Year Credits: 30
Fall Credits: 15
Electives Credits: 6 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAAN 401 – Senior Animation Workshop I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
Electives Credits: 3 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAAN 402 – Senior Animation Workshop II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 320 – Film Forum: Selected Topics Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Liberal Arts Distribution

Note all Liberal Arts courses are 3 credits.
Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 15 cr
WRIT 251 – Narrative Cinema I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
LAAH 111 – Art History Survey I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAAH 112 – Art History Survey II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 101 – First-Year Writing I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 102 – First-Year Writing II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAPI 8XX – Liberal Arts Period Interpretation – Pre-20th Century Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAPI 9XX – Liberal Arts Period Interpretation – 20th Century Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

Program Total Credits: 135
Foundation Year Credits: 33

Foundation students are eligible to select any College of Art and Design major program regardless of the Foundation sequence they attend.
FOUNDATION
Fall Credits: 16.5

Students entering the Foundation program through midyear admission (spring semester) will enroll in these courses for the spring semester, and then take their second Foundation semester during the Summer Foundation semester, May/June.
Elective Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
FNDP 111 – Drawing Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 151 – Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 161 – Three-Dimensional Design/Time Motion Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
LAAH 111 – Art History Survey I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 101 – First-Year Writing I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Spring Credits: 16.5
Elective Credits: 1.5 cr

Select three courses from the following four:
FNDP 112 – Drawing Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 152 – Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 162 – Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 171 – Time and Motion Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

LAAH 112 – Art History Survey II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 102 – First-Year Writing II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Sophomore Year Credits: 33
Fall Credits: 18
WRIT 251 and WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema I and II are required of all Film/Animation majors as part of the total Liberal Arts distribution.
ILUS 285 – Drawing for Animators Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

Can be taken either fall or spring semester.
MAAN 201 – Introduction to Animation I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

Can be taken either fall or spring semester.
MAFL 201 – Introduction to Film I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAPH 201 – Introduction to Photography I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

Can be taken either fall or spring semester.
WRIT 251 – Narrative Cinema I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
WRIT 251 and WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema I and II are required of all Film/Animation majors as part of the total Liberal Arts distribution.
MAAN 202 – Introduction to Animation II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 231 – Introduction to Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

Can be taken either in the fall or spring semester.
MAFL 202 – Introduction to Film/Digital Video Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 252 – Narrative Cinema II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Junior Year Credits: 36
Fall Credits: 18
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAAN 301 – Junior Animation Workshop I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 301 – Junior Cinema Production I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 311 – Sync-Sound for Narrative Film Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
MAAN 232 – 2-D Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 331 – 3-D Computer Animation Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Spring Credits: 18
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAAN 302 – Junior Animation Workshop II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAAN 341 – Moving Art: Animation Theory and Production Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 302 – Junior Cinema Production II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 331 – Experimental Video Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Senior Year Credits: 33
Fall Credits: 18
Electives Credits: 3 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAAN 401 – Sr. Animation Workshop I Credits: 3 cr
MAFL 401 – Senior Cinema Production I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
MACR 443 – Time: A Multidisciplinary Seminar Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 220 – Writing for Film Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
Liberal Arts Credits: 3 cr
MAAN 402 – Sr. Animation Workshop II Credits: 3 cr
MACR 499 – Internship Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 320 – Film Forum: Selected Topics Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 402 – Senior Cinema Production II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Liberal Arts Distribution

Note all Liberal Arts courses are 3 credits.
Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 15 cr
LAAH 111 – Art History Survey I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAAH 112 – Art History Survey II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 101 – First-Year Writing I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 102 – First-Year Writing II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAPI 8XX – Liberal Arts Period Interpretation – Pre-20th Century Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAPI 9XX – Liberal Arts Period Interpretation – 20th Century Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
WRIT 251 – Narrative Cinema I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs

Program Total Credits: 123

The Filmmaking major provides students with a background in all phases of film and video production, including film cinematography, videography, film and video editing, and sound/image manipulation. As in still photography, filmmaking students acquire a strong background in criticism, theory, and history of media. All Film/Video majors pursue at least one practical internship as part of the degree requirements.
Foundation Year – Film/Digital Video Sequence – credits: 33

The Foundation Film/Digital Video Sequence is a track for self-declared Film and Digital Video majors. Foundation students are eligible to select any College of Art and Design major program regardless of the Foundation sequence they attend.
Fall Credits: 18
FNDP 111 – Drawing Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 151 – Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 161 – Three-Dimensional Design/Time Motion Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 171 – Time and Motion Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
LAAH 111 – Art History Survey I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 101 – First-Year Writing I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
FNDP 112 – Drawing Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 152 – Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
FNDP 162 – Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 102 – Video: Strategies and Tactics Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAAH 112 – Art History Survey II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 102 – First-Year Writing II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Sophomore Year Credits: 30
Fall Credits: 15
WRIT 251 and WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema I & II are required of all Film/Video majors.
CMMC 103 – Sound Communication Credits: 3 cr, 5 hrs
MAFL 201 – Introduction to Film I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAPH 201 – Introduction to Photography I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 251 – Narrative Cinema I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
WRIT 252 Narrative Cinema II can be counted as a studio elective or liberal arts course.
Liberal Arts Credits: 3 cr
MAAN 202 – Introduction to Animation II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 202 – Introduction to Film/Digital Video Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 252 – Narrative Cinema II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Select one course from the following two:
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Junior Year Credits: 30
Fall Credits: 15
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAFL 301 – Junior Cinema Production I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 311 – Sync-Sound for Narrative Film Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
WRIT 220 – Writing for Film Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
Electives Credits: 3 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 3 cr
MAFL 302 – Junior Cinema Production II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 320 – Film Forum: Selected Topics Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 331 – Experimental Video Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Senior Year Credits: 30
Fall Credits: 15
Electives Credits: 3 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 3 cr
MACR 443 – Time: A Multidisciplinary Seminar Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MACR 499 – Internship Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
MAFL 401 – Senior Cinema Production I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Spring Credits: 15
Electives Credits: 6 cr
Liberal Arts Credits: 6 cr
MAFL 402 – Senior Cinema Production II Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Liberal Arts Distribution

Note all Liberal Arts courses are 3 credits.
Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 15 cr
LAAH 111 – Art History Survey I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAAH 112 – Art History Survey II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 101 – First-Year Writing I Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 102 – First-Year Writing II Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 210 – Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LACR 22X – Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAPI 8XX – Liberal Arts Period Interpretation – Pre-20th Century Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
LAPI 9XX – Liberal Arts Period Interpretation – 20th Century Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
WRIT 251 – Narrative Cinema I Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
Note:

Required courses in the major (57-58 sh)
PHO 111 – Basic Photography I
PHO 112 – Basic Photography II
PHO 209 – Professional Tools and Techniques I
PHO 210 – Professional Tools and Techniques II
PHO 250 – Digital Image Manipulation I
PHO 280 – Color Photography
PHO 379 – Survey of Photographic History
PHO 495 – Photography Internship
ART 111 – Two-Dimensional Design
Plus 23-24 sh from:

may include a maximum of 8 sh in Art
PHO 212 – Visual Perception in Photography
PHO 339 – Environmental Portraiture
PHO 341 – Advertising and Commercial Photography
PHO 349 – Nature and Wildlife Photography
PHO 350 – Advanced Digital Photography
PHO 357 – Documentary Photography
PHO 359 – Abstract and Experimental Photography
PHO 369 – Alternative Print Making
PHO 397 – Special Topics
PHO 497 – Special Topics
University Studies courses (43 sh)

Degree Requirements

ART 130 Two Dimensional Design – AFA 3
BUS 219 Small Business Operations 3
ENG 111 English Composition I 3
ENG 112 English Composition II 3
HED 000 Health Education Electives 1-3
HUM 000 Humanities Electives 3
MAT 000 Mathematics Electives 3/4
PHO 000 Photography Electives 3
PHO 112 Equipment, Materials and Processes 3
PHO 113 History of Photography 3
PHO 115 Photography I 3
PHO 116 Photography II 3
PHO 117 Color Photography I 3
PHO 119 Contemporary Photography 3
PHO 204 Digital Imaging I 3
PHO 215 Large Format Photography 3
PHO 216 Studio Lighting I 3
PHO 226 Portfolio Preparation 3
PHO 227 Professional Studio Photography 3
SCI 000 Science Elective 3/4
SCI 000 Science Electives 3
SOC 000 Social Science Electives 3

This is a general guide to program requirements. For a complete list of electives and degree requirements, ask for a curriculum check sheet and consult with your academic advisor. Do not use this as a primary basis for selecting courses.

10-201-139 Design and Color 1 3 credits
Design and Color 1 provides involvement with the creative process, the
traditional elements and principles of design, and various techniques for
solving two-dimensional design problems.
10-207-110 Introduction to Animation 3 credits
General overview of professional animation, including current industry
standards and practices. Students begin a basic study of motion
dynamics based largely on the industry’s “Fundamental Principles of
Animation,” presented through a combination of lecture and
demonstration and continual analysis of existing professional animation.
Contemporary standards, definitions, workflows, etc., are discussed as
well as job organization and job-tracking skills, and translation of basic
motion principles into digital 3D space. Corequisites: 10-201-103 and
10-207-111.
10-207-111 Introduction to Digital 3D 3 credits
A foundation introduction to digital 3D. Students learn to organize
electronic files and projects into a professional workflow, and to
electronically navigate Cartesian space. Class activities include the
basics of digital modeling and surfacing, and the translation of 2D prepwork
into 3D prototypes. Corequisites: 10-201-103 and 10-207-110.
10-207-120 Animation 2 3 credits
Continuation of the study of motion with emphasis on character
movement and animation. A combination of lectures and class
demonstration introduces students to forward- and inversekinematics,
and gradually more complex character rigging. The
continued study of body mechanics and dynamics by analyzing
classic and contemporary professional animation will assist
students in translating their own ideas into credible motion in
digital form. Prerequisites: 10-201-103, 10-207-110 and
10-207-111.
10-207-122 Advanced Digital 3D 3 credits
A continuation of Introduction to Digital 3D, this course moves
students into more complex modeling and surfacing
challenges. Specialized techniques such as patch- and
advanced spline-modeling are explored as well as specialized
shaders, displacement maps, and other advanced surfacing
options. Students complete the semester with the design and
creation of a complex, multi-part object correctly constructed,
linked and boned for advanced animation techniques.
Prerequisites: 10-201-103, 10-207-110 and 10-207-111.
10-207-130 Level and Set Design 2 credits
Students concentrate on the planning and construction of
architectural and environmental forms to create sets and
backgrounds for animation projects. Basic architectural
principles as they relate to animation and appropriate effects
for specific themes are explored as well as environmental
factors relating to the creation of credible worlds. Class
activities include the exploration of specialized perspective
problems, world-specific texture-sets, lighting and composition.
Prerequisites: 10-201-139 and 10-207-122.
10-207-131 Animation 3 3 credits
By exploring various off-computer techniques for analyzing
character motion, students practice translating their
observations into digital form and applying them to their own
creations. Extensive study of actual footage and professional
work helps students make the conceptual transition from realworld
to believable virtual motion. Prerequisites: 10-207-120,
10-207-122 and 10-207-151.
10-207-140 Advanced Animation Studio 1 3 credits
This is the first class in a two-part comprehensive animation
studio series. It is a project-based course in which students
develop their own projects in consultation with instructors.
Extensive studio time provides advanced students with large
blocks of instructor and equipment access and allows an indepth
study of particular aspects of digital 3D targeting the
completion of a professional quality demo-reel. Group study
and interaction is encouraged and detail job tracking is
required. Prerequisites: 10-207-120, 10-207-122, 10-207-150.
10-207-141 Animation 4 3 credits
Animation 4 is an advanced course in the manipulation of 3D
technology. The focus of this course is to develop more
intricate and complex character development. Emphasis is
placed on the selection and manipulation of sounds, voices
and idiosyncratic movements to produce personality types and
scenarios. Prerequisites: 10-207-120, 10-207-122, and
10-207-151.
10-207-142 Animation Internship 1 credit
Students work on-site in a professional setting or work on a
specific task in consultation with a professional mentor.
Regular reviews with a professional are scheduled to assess
the student’s progress and work quality. Details of internship
arrangements can be developed between the student and the
participating company as long as specific minimum course
requirements are fulfilled. Prerequisite: final semester in
program and registration in 10-207-143.
10-207-143 Animation Portfolio 2 credits
Each student finalizes a series of short animations to be
included in a final 3- to-4-minute demo-reel demonstrating
his/her capabilities. The collection is prepared for distribution
to potential employers or to four-year animation degree
programs for continued education. In addition, each student
prepares a professional-level 2D portfolio and a personal ID
package (stationary, business cards, etc.) and is required to
participate in the class preparation for the year-end portfolio
show in conjunction with the other art degree programs.
Prerequisites: 10-207-131 and final semester status.
10-207-144 Advanced Animation Studio 2 3 credits
This is the second class in a 2-part comprehensive animation
studio series. It is a project-based course in which the students
develop their own projects in consultation with Instructors and
industry professionals. Extensive studio time provides
advanced students with large blocks of Instructor and
equipment access, and allows an in-depth study of particular
aspects of digital 3D targeting the completion of a
professional-quality demo-reel. Group study and interaction is
encouraged and detailed job-tracking is required.
Prerequisites: 10-207-131 and 10-207-140.
10-207-150 Animation Concepts 1 3 credits
Students will work to develop their concepts into finished
images, working traditionally and on the computer. The course
will concentrate on the development of these skills through the
exploration of different topics and projects relevant to
professional animation. Course emphasis will be placed on
architectural ideas, working machines, modes of
transportation, and other subjects related to the creation of
credible and functional environments. Prerequisites:
10-201-103 and 10-201-139.
10-207-151 Animation Concepts 2 3 credits
Students will work to develop character concepts into finished
images, working traditionally and on the computer. The course
will concentrate on the development of these skills through the
exploration of different topics and projects relevant to
professional animation. Course emphasis will be placed on
character development, functional body-mechanics,
personality traits and other subjects related to the creation of
the illusion of life. Prerequisites: 10-201-117 and 10-207-150.