B.F.A. in Digital Arts & Design - 129 credits
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts & Design study digital imaging and electronic publishing, web animation and interactive multimedia. In addition to lab courses, students enhance their technical skills while obtaining knowledge about traditional art and design methodologies as well as evolving principles and aesthetics of new media. Because the program requires a high degree of technical and artistic skill, art majors who enter C.W. Post as Freshmen and wish to work in Digital Arts & Design Program must submit a portfolio containing both fine arts and design-related media. A personal interview is held with members of the DAD faculty to evaluate the artistic skills and competency of the applicant. Students in the program have the opportunity to study with active professional design specialists knowledgeable in the latest production resources. Students graduate with creative concepts and visual communication skills documented in an interactive portfolio which prepares them for the professional work of new media. For more information contact Professor Conover.
Typical Program of Study for B.F.A. in Digital Art and Design
Freshman Year Credits, 34 credits
Art Foundation, 15 credits
Survey of World Art, 6 credits
Digital Art and Design, 3 credits
English 1 & 2, 6 credits
Core Requirements, 3 credits
Freshman Seminar, 1 credit
Sophomore Year, 34 credits
Introduction to Graphic Design, 3 credits
Computer Layout 1 and 2, 6 credits
Digital Illustration I, 3 credits
Three-Dimensional Imaging, 3 credits
Contemporary Art, 3 credits
Desktop Video, 3 credits
Digital Imaging Synthesis, 3 credits
Directed Elective, 3 credits
Core Requirements, 7 credits
Junior Year, 34 credits
Publication Design/Typography, 3 credits
Multimedia on the Internet, 3 credits
Motion Graphics I, 3 credits
Advertising Design, 3 credits
History of Visual Communication, 3 credits
Studio Elective, 6 credits
Fine Arts Core, 3 credits
Free Elective, 1 credit
Core Requirements, 9 credits
Senior Year, 27 credits
Digital Graphics Production Lab, 3 credits
Three-Dimensional Imaging and Animation, 3 credits
Internship, 3 credits
Senior Project, 6 credits
Core Requirement, 12 credits
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