Course variations
| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue |
| Full Time | 122 Credit-hour(s) | $ 25,570 (US$ 25,570) a year | Contact provider |
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Course summary
This program offers an area of study for students who want a career in professional illustration. The successful illustrator is able to convey emotions, interpret events, tell a story or market a product or idea through the use of artistic concepts and images. Illustrators must master a wide range of drawing media and techniques to meet the objectives of a wide range of employers and projects. Students in Illustration learn to produce work of high quality that is stylistically strong and reproducible. Classes emphasize flexibility, follow-through and a high level of professionalism.
Program modules
The modules are Semester 1: Fundamentals of Art I 5; Beginning Life Drawing I 5; English Language Arts I 3; Freshman Seminar 1; Semester 2: Fundamentals of Art II 5; Beginning Life Drawing II 5; Anatomy 3; Semester 3: Illustration I 5; (One of three) Oil Painting I; Watercolor Painting 1; or Drawing for Illustrators 5; English Language Arts II 3; Art History Survey I 3; Semester 4: Illustration II 5; (One of six) Figurative Sculpture I; Oil Painting I; Oil Painting II; Watercolor I; Watercolor II; or Drawing for Illustrators 5; Art History Survey II 3; (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism 3; Semester 5: (One of five) Drawing for Illustrators; Storyboarding; Introduction to Photographic Imaging; Introduction to 2-D Design; or Illustration: Editorial and Publishing Art 5; Digital Graphic Foundations 5; Quantitative Literacy 3; Marketing 3;Semester 6: (One of five) Drawing for Illustrators; Storyboarding; Introduction to Photographic Imaging; Introduction to 2-D Design; or Illustration: Editorial and Publishing Art 5; Digital Graphic Foundations 5; Quantitative Literacy 3; Marketing 3; Semester 7: (One of four) Illustration: Advertising Art; Digital Illustration I; Art Direction I; or Design for Illustrators 5; Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level 5; Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level 5; Semester 8: Portfolio: Illustration 5; Advanced Illustration 5; (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism 3; Professional Writing 3.
Entry requirement for international students
Applicants whose native language is not English can submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable TOEFL scores are 500 paper-based total, 173 computer-based total and 61 Internet-based total.
Qualification
Bachelor degree
Awarding body
American Academy Of Art
Department name
American Academy of Art
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