BFA in Illustration (72 hours)
This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.
Program Requirements |
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- Complete the following core requirements:
VA 111 : Freshman Seminar.
(1.5:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Conceptual and philosophical preparation for visual arts majors. Lecture and guided discussion seminar with weekly labs. Nature and value of visual arts and visual culture. |
VA 114 : Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Observational and conceptual drawing using a variety of media and methods. |
VA 115 : Two-Dimensional Design.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Formal and conceptual elements of design, color, and composition, using a variety of media. |
VAILL 131 : Figure Drawing for Illustrators.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Figure study for illustrators using a variety of media and methods. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
VAPHO 134 : Introduction to Photography.
(1.5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 115 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to photography for visual arts majors, including camera operation and digital capture, photographic principles, lighting, and design with limited postproduction editing. No darkroom. |
- Obtain acceptance into the illustration BFA program.
- Complete the following:
VAGD 243 : Basic Typography.
(2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring fundamentals and traditions for creating, setting, and designing with type. Solving visual problems with type. |
VAGD 245 : Introduction to Graphic Design.
(2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Communication problems and solutions through visual interpretations of images, type, and symbols. Comprehensive study of printing, binding methods; manufacture and uses of printing papers. |
VAILL 210 : Intermediate Computer Applications to Illustration.
(2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to computer software programs specific to illustration. |
VAILL 251 : Illustration 1.
(2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of styles, techniques, methods, and materials. Illustrative concepts and problem solving. |
VAILL 252 : Intermediate Life Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 131 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Drawing the classic figure from gesture to finished rendering, emphasizing structure, anatomy, form, and medium. |
VAILL 350R : Advanced Life Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 131 & VAILL 252 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Drawing the figure in modern or historical costume; developing drawing skills, especially relating to the draped figure. |
VAILL 351 : Illustration 2.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual Arts acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Narrative illustration problems emphasizing academic study of the human figure using various media. |
VAILL 353 : Narrative 1.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 351; acceptance into illustration BFA. |
| RECOMMENDED: | VAIll 350R. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Narrative problem solving patterns. Use of character, mood, and environment to tell a story or develop conceptual ideas. Study of media, aesthetic principles, and classic story models. |
VAILL 354 : Narrative 2.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 351 & VAILL 353; acceptance into illustration BFA. |
| RECOMMENDED: | VAIll 350R. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Narrative problem solving patterns. Use of character, mood, environment to tell story or develop conceptual ideas. Study of media, aesthetic principles, and sequential narratives. |
VAILL 452 : Senior Illustration Studio 2.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 451 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Flexible in nature, featuring various instructors with unique individual skills. Team taught. Advanced assignments in illustration; individual portfolio preparation. |
VAILL 453 : Illustration 4.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 351 & VAILL 352; BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Advanced assignments in illustration. Various instructors with unique skills and market experience. |
- Complete four hours of the following:
- Complete the following history requirement:
- Complete one course from the following history requirements:
ARTHC 304 : Greek Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures. |
ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453. |
ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France. |
ARTHC 350 : Modern Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945. |
SFL 328 : History of Interior Design and Architecture 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History of interior design, architecture, and furnishings from ancient Egypt to beaux arts movement. French, English, and American design. |
TMA 294 : History of Animation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 102 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Origins and developments of animation internationally to the present, focusing on aesthetic, technical, political, and economic aspects of the medium. |
VAILL 356 : History of American Illustration 2 (1930-Present).
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of American illustration in visual communication, emphasizing from 1930 to the present. |
- Complete ten credit hours from the following supporting courses:
VAILL 350R : Advanced Life Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 131 & VAILL 252 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Drawing the figure in modern or historical costume; developing drawing skills, especially relating to the draped figure. |
VAILL 357 : Sketchbook.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 114 & VA 115 & VAILL 131 & VAILL 251 & VAILL 350R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Using a sketchbook in visual thinking process: exploring ideas, recording visual experience, and developing fundamental drawing skills. |
VAILL 358 : Character Design for Illustrators.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 114 & VA 115 & VAILL 131 & VAILL 251 & VAILL 350R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Concepts and projects dealing with the interpretation and stylization of human and animal characters applied to children's markets, caricature, animation, and humorous illustration. |
VAILL 450R : Painting the Human Head.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAILL 350R; BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Painting from a live model; unique aspects of portraiture and colors of the human face. |