Art and Design (Bachelor)
The Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology awards the Bachelor of Art and Design degree. The Bachelor of Art and Design degree is a broadly based, multidisciplinary undergraduate experience that fully utilizes a diverse faculty and bridges media arts, design, and technology. Students work closely with faculty in a well-planned sequence of progressively complex and in-depth studios leading to concentrations in one of three areas: Animation (2D + 3D), Gaming + Interaction Design, or Fibers + Soft Construction. Students are advised through learning paths designed to produce optimal outcomes. This degree program provides a sound, well-rounded visual design education with a focus on providing students skills that allow them to perform and succeed in a wide variety of art and design professions after graduation.
Students selecting the Bachelor of Art and Design degree may wish to use it as a foundation for graduate study in a specific art or design discipline. The goal of the curriculum is to provide structure for the creation of a new model of art and design professionals. These individual artistic and practical talents are developed as different expressions of one potentiality.
The concentration in Fibers + Soft construction is NOT fashion based. The Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology does NOT have a fashion design program. Instead we work with soft materials in ways that are meant to be expressive and aesthetically driven in use cases both on and off the body. Students wishing to study fashion design should pursue the degree offerings in the .
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | ||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| Advanced Writing | 3 | |
| Mathematical Science | ||
| MA听111 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 |
| Design Studios | ||
| D听100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes 1 | 3 |
| D听104 | First Year Studio I 1 | 6 |
| D听105 | First Year Studio II 1 | 6 |
| ADN听202 | Media Arts, Design and Technology Fundamentals Studio 1 | 6 |
| ADN听204 | Media Arts, Design and Technology in Context 1 | 6 |
| Sophomore Studio V-VIII 1 | 18 | |
| Design Cores | ||
| ADN听219 | Digital Imaging I 1 | 3 |
| ADN听281 | Drawing I 1 | 3 |
| Digital Media Elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Drawing II | ||
| Art History or Design History | 3 | |
| ADN听418 | Contemporary Issues in Art and Design 1 | 3 |
| ADN听493 | Art and Design Senior Lecture 1 | 3 |
| Design Advised Core | 9 | |
| International Experience/Advised Electives | ||
| ADN听490 | Art and Design International Studio 1 | 6 |
| General Education Program (GEP) Courses | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 6 | |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 7 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
A grade of C- or higher is required.
- 2
Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Advanced Writing
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG听287 | Explorations in Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG听288 | Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENG听292 | Writing About Film | 3 |
| ENG听316 | Introduction to News and Article Writing | 3 |
| ENG听323 | Writing in Rhetorical Traditions | 3 |
| ENG听325 | Spoken and Written Traditions of American English Dialects | 3 |
Sophomore Studio V-VIII
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Design Studios | ||
| ADN听460 | Creative Technology Studio III | 6 |
| ADN听470 | Fibers and Surface Design Studio | 6 |
| ADN听480 | Creative Technology Studio IV | 6 |
| ADN听490 | Art and Design International Studio | 6 |
| ADN听560 | Graduate Studio I: Immersive and Experimental Narratives | 6 |
| ADN听570 | Graduate Studio III: Final Project Definition | 6 |
| Swing Studios | ||
| Select a maximum of 6 units: | ||
| GD听201 | Design, Context, and Experience | 6 |
| GD听202 | Designing for Settings, People, and Use | 6 |
| ID听201 | Industrial Design Studio I | 6 |
| LAR听400 | Landscape Architecture Studio | 6 |
Digital Media Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ADN听311 | Art + Design Laboratory I | 3 |
| ADN听319 | Animation I | 3 |
| ADN听411 | Art + Design Laboratory II | 3 |
| ADN听419 | Creative Technology Studio II | 3 |
| ADN听481 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ADN听492 | Special Topics in Art + Design | 1-3 |
| ADN听592 | Graduate Art + Design Special Topics | 1-6 |
| ARC听251 | Digital Representation | 3 |
| FTM听271 | Computer-Aided Textile Design | 3 |
| ID听110 | Introduction to Digital Techniques | 3 |
| ID听210 | Intermediate Digital Techniques | 3 |
| ID听310 | Advanced Digital Techniques | 3 |
Drawing Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ADN听411 | Art + Design Laboratory II | 3 |
| ADN听481 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ADN听492 | Special Topics in Art + Design | 1-3 |
| ARC听251 | Digital Representation | 3 |
| ID听216 | Visualization I | 3 |
| ID听316 | Visualization II | 3 |
Art History or Design History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ADN听475 | Pre-Industrial World Textiles | 3 |
| ADN听492 | Special Topics in Art + Design | 1-3 |
| ADN听575 | Pre-Industrial World Textiles | 3 |
| ARC听242 | History of Western Architecture | 3 |
| GD听203 | History of Graphic Design | 3 |
| HA听201 | History of Art from Caves to the Renaissance | 3 |
| HA听202 | History of Art From the Renaissance Through the 20th Century | 3 |
| HA听298 | Special Topics in Art History | 3 |
| ID听244 | History of Industrial Design | 3 |
| LAR听444 | History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
Design Advised Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ADN听224 | Digital Motion | 3 |
| ADN听226 | Sequential Imaging | 3 |
| ADN听272 | Introduction to Printing and Surface Design | 3 |
| ADN听273 | Fibers Materials and Processes | 3 |
| ADN听276 | Soft Construction I: Sewing | 3 |
| ADN听319 | Animation I | 3 |
| ADN听414 | Color and Light | 3 |
| ADN听423 | 3D Modeling | 3 |
| ADN听480 | Creative Technology Studio IV | 6 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| D听100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| D听104 | First Year Studio I 1,2 | 6 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| ADN听219 | Digital Imaging I 1 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| D听105 | First Year Studio II 1,2 | 6 |
| MA听111 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 |
| ADN听281 | Drawing I 1 | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ADN听202 | Media Arts, Design and Technology Fundamentals Studio 1,2 | 6 |
| ADN Advised Elective - Drawing | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | 3 | |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ADN听204 | Media Arts, Design and Technology in Context 1,2 | 6 |
| ADN Advised Elective - Digital Media | 3 | |
| History of Art, History of Design | 3 | |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| International Experience recommended 3 | ||
| Design Studio 1,2 | 6 | |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 4 | |
| Design Advised Core | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Design Studio 1,2 | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| ADN听418 | Contemporary Issues in Art and Design 1 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Design Studio 1,2 | 6 | |
| Design Advised Core | 3 | |
| ADN听493 | Art and Design Senior Lecture 1,2 | 3 |
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Design Studio 1,2 | 6 | |
| Design Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
- 1
A grade of C- or higher is required.
- 2
No more than six-credit-hours of studio may be taken in any semester. No more than one non-ADN studio course can fulfill the studio requirement.
- 3
The Spring semester of Junior year opens the opportunity to fulfill the College鈥檚 International Experience requirement. Please consult your advisor and the Department Head.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for graduates of the Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology range from independent artist-designers to corporate level art-design directors. Graduates of this department are currently working in fields such as software design, multimedia, illustration, textile design, fashion and apparel design, art and design education, photography, filmmaking, special effects-digital, set design, exhibition design, museum education, public art and entrepreneurs.
Career Titles
- Archivist
- Art Appraiser
- Art Restorer
- Art, Drama, & Music Professors
- Commercial Designer
- Exhibit Designer
- Graphic Designer
- High School Teacher
- Historic Site Administrator
- Interior Designer
- Librarian
- Middle School Teacher
- Museum Curator
- Museum Technicians and Conservators
- Set Illustrator
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