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Communication Design
Illustration
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Communication Design
Illustration
  Credits

Foundation Year
SF181 F Drawing I

3

SF182 F Visual Language I

3

SF185 S Drawing II

3

SF186 S Visual Language II

3

SF183   Form Study

3

SF184   Open Studio Elective

3

       
CSA100X F Intro to Art History

3

CSA (200 level) S Art History elective

3

CSC100 S Written Communication

3

CS100X  F/S Freshman Seminar

3

     

30


Sophomore Year

DE285

F

Human Figure in Illustration

3

IL205

F

Media Techniques

3

DE207

S

Digital Illustration

3

IL220

S

Illustration I

3

       

CSC200

 

Literary Traditions

3

CSA

 

Elective

3

CSB

 

Elective

3

CSD

 

Elective

3

       
   

Studio Electives:

 

DE214

 

Technical Drawing

3

DE224

Conceptual Drawing

3

     

30


Junior Year

IL310

F

Illustration II

3

IL302X F Adv. Drawing Project
3

IL311X

S

Word & Image

3

IL320

S

Illustration III

3

       

CSC

 

Elective

3

CSB/C/D

 

Elective

3

CSA/B/C/D

 

Elective

3

       
   

Studio Electives (see list below)

9

     

30


Senior Year

     

IL410

F

Illustration IV

3

IL450

F

Degree Project

3

IL420

S

Illustration Portfolio

3

IL451X S Degree Project 2
3
       

CSA

 

Elective

3

CSB/C/D

 

Elective

3

CSB/C/D

 

Elective

3

       

Studio Electives (see list below)

9

     

30

       
    Illustration Summary  
   

Studio Foundation

18

   

Design/Illustration

36

   

Critical Studies

42

   

Studio Electives*

24

     

120


F (fall) or S (spring) - the semester in which the course must be taken due to course availabilty or major sequencing.

*Studio Electives: May be any studio course offered throughout the college, and should include "Professional Electives" and "Competency Electives"

Professional electives: Electives that are especially helpful for a particular design area are listed as "Professional Electives." These are highly recommended by the faculty to amplify the basic curriculum for each discipline.

The professional electives for Illustration are: 3D Illustration, Storyboarding, Animation I and II, Light and Lighting), Sound Studio, Watercolor, Narrative Illustration, Digital Illustration, Painting for Illustrators, Human Figure, Bookmaking for Illustrators, Printmaking, The Business of Illustration, Digital Photography, Web Site Design I and II, Professional Freelance Studio, Internship., Advanced painting and drawing, film/video, and media courses offered by other departments may also be helpful.