Dec 05, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Entertainment Design, B.F.A. (Comics and Sequential Art Concentration) Sequence

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ART-100 Drawing I (3 cr.)
ART-101 Two-Dimensional Design Foundations (3 cr.)
DES-176 Introduction to Digital Narrative (3 cr.)
ARTH-223 Survey of Art–Ancient Through Medieval (3 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-111 Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

ART-103 Three-Dimensional Design Foundations (3 cr.)
ART-200 Drawing II (3 cr.)
DES-220 Introduction To 2D Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
ARTH-224 Survey of Art-Renaissance Through 20th Century (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-112 Freshman English–Honors II (3 cr.) or
ENGL-113 Honors Composition 2: Honors Seminar (3 cr.)

Second Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

DES-205 Design Drawing and Concept Visualization (3 cr.)
DES-379 Comics & Sequential Art Studio (3 cr.)
ART-301 Life Drawing I (3 cr.)
ENGL-245 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

ART-209 Painting I (3 cr.)
ART-401 Life Drawing II (3 cr.)
DES-379 Comics & Sequential Art Studio (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : ARTH-XXX Art History Selective
Course Selective-2 : (Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences)

Third Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

DES-210 Typography I: Letterform (3 cr.)
DES-321 Digital Imagery Studio (3 cr.)
DES-379 Comics & Sequential Art Studio (3 cr.)
ARTH-340 History of Interactive Media (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

DES-378 Animation Studio (3 cr.)
DES-379 Comics & Sequential Art Studio (3 cr.)
DES-390 Professional Practices in Design (2 cr.)
ENGL-342 Creative Writing II (3 cr.)
PHOTO-130 Introduction to Still and Moving Image Photography (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Fourth Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

DES-310 Graphic Design I (3 cr.)
DES-490 Senior Project: Entertainment Design (3-4 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : DES-XXX Co-op, Field Experience or other as approved by Program Director
Course Selective-2 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Course Selective-3 : (Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

DES-490 Senior Project: Entertainment Design (3-4 cr.)
Course Selective-4 : ART-XXX Art Studio Selective
Course Selective-5 : (Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning)
Course Selective-6 : (GE Selective)
Course Selective-7 : (Cross-disciplinary Issues)

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