Courses

This course will explore the human form in a more in depth study as well as application of movement, clothing, lighting and foreshortening. Students will utilize various mediums and experiment with stylization, interpretation and application of human anatomy in visual communications. Concepts of perspective, structure and composition will also be introduced in this course, while […]

The course is designed to help illustrators understand the importance of environments and environmental conditions in an illustration. This concept considers the environment and background of an illustration before the subject matter is introduced within the illustration. The impact and effectiveness in creating the right environment are essential for illustrators to utilize in concept art

In this course, students will be introduced to various painting mediums to increase their versatility in the visual communications industry. Projects in watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oil and mixed media will be explored. This course is offered on ground with an online component.

Adobe Photoshop is the premier program for creating digital paintings and illustrations. It is used for everything from print to web to video. In this course, students will learn to work with brushes and master the settings. Extensive painting projects weekly and large projects will be achieved. This course is offered on ground with an

This course is designed to extend the understanding of the software and techniques used in the creation of professional motion graphics projects including motion logos, motion text, and infographic presentations. With the demand for specialized information presentations in nearly all aspects of marketing, communication, and content production on the rise, having an understanding of key

The structure of the human body is taught by observing the skeleton of the human figure. Understanding the bone structure is an essential prerequisite to drawing the human figure accurately with an emphasis on the muscular structure of the human body. Upon completion, students will be able to produce professional drawings of anatomically correct figures,

This course introduces students to the world of 3D and basic animation. Many programs will be explored including Blender, Photoshop, and others within the Adobe Creative Suite. This course is to learn basic modeling to aid in the illustration process for envisioning depth, lighting, and structures within the scene. The intro to animation will pursue

Students will examine common uses of mathematics in everyday life. This course will also focus upon mathematical applications involving choice, voting systems, routing and networks, probability, project scheduling and descriptive, and inferential statistics. This course is offered on ground with an online component.

Independent study courses are individually designed to meet the specific needs of students. They may vary from one to four semester hours of credit. They may be in any subject area a student needs in order to complete degree requirements. Independent study courses must be approved by a member of the Faculty, the student’s Program

Building on advanced web and interactive design skillsets as well as basic competencies with server structures, students will reach beyond academic theory and migrate towards creating real-world web application solutions. Every stage, from problem analysis and definition, design, development, testing and deployment will be visited in both individual and group production environments. By the end