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Digital Art and Design Concentration (24 credits total)
Required Digital Art Techniques Courses (3 credits)
Subject Course Title
ART 122 Digital Illustration and Page Layout
ART 124 Digital Imaging and Basic Website Design *

After completing the two Digital Art Techniques courses (ART 122 and ART 124), students will be required to submit a portfolio for admission into the Digital Art and Design Program. The portfolio will include ten samples of the student’s work (two samples each from Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver and two samples from either Drawing I or 2-Dimensional Design). Portfolios must be carefully prepared according to guidelines available in the art office. Portfolios must be submitted and program admission approved before students can enroll in 300 level design courses.

* Course is part of Visual Arts Major Foundation Requirements.

Required Design Courses (9 credits total)
Subject Course Title
ART 203

Graphic Design I

Prerequisite: ART 124 and either ART 110 OR ART 202

ART 329

Graphic Design II

Prerequisite: ART 203 and Portfolio Review

ART 335

Graphic Design III  OR  ART334 Art Exhibitions: Desgin, Documentation and Publicity

Prerequisite: ART 329

 
Choice of THREE courses from the following (9 credits)
Subject Course Title
ART 213

Creating Information Graphics

Prerequisite: LAC TIER IM

ART 214 Designing for Life, What We Wear
ART 226 Public Art: Art and the Community
ART 228 Creative Problem Solving
ART 325

2-D Animation

Prerequisite: ART 122, ART 124 AND ART 204

ART 327

Magazine Design

Prerequisite: ART 204 (New course number ART 329)

ART 330

Package Design

Prerequisite: Portfolio Review

ART 334

Art Exhibition: Design, Documentation and Publicity

Prerequisite: ART 203

ART 338

Graphic Design Style

Prerequisite: ART 203

ART 343

Introduction to 3D Animation

Prerequisite: ART 329

ART 350

Video Art

Prerequisite: ART 124

ART 365

Special Topics in Art/Digital Art and Design

Prerequisite: TBD

ART 390 Practicum
ART 403

Advanced 3-D Animation

Prerequisite: ART 122, ART 124

ART 410

Web Design

Prerequisite: ART 124

ART 412

Web Design II

Prerequisite: ART 410

ART 421

Digital Portfolio Preparation

Prerequisite: ART 329

ART 450

Advanced Digital Illustration

Prerequisite: ART 122, ART 124 & ART 329

ART 451

Motion Graphics

Prerequisite: ART 329

ART 470 Advanced Topics in Art/Digital Art and Design (With consent of Instructor)
ART 480 Independent Study (With consent of Instructor/Chair/Dean)
ART 490 Internship (With consent of Instructor/Chair/Dean)
COM 310 Digital Photography
 
Major Capstone Course: Choose ONE of the following courses (3 credits)
Subject Course Title
ART 432

ECSU Design Group

Prerequisite: ART 335 & Portfolio

ART 436

Graphic Design IV

Prerequisite: ART 335