Foundation Program

The Foundation Program provides a unified and dynamic experience designed to build a durable framework for all areas of study in Visual Arts. This program is founded upon intensive lecture, studio, and lab investigation of techniques, methods, and concepts.

The curriculum broadens and expands a student’s formal creative design vocabulary, while introducing new ways of thinking about images, time, space, and audience. This program encourages students to think analytically and to use their imagination to develop an awareness of the role of artists in our culture.

Students with a major in Visual Arts and a studio concentration (Animation, Cinematic Arts, Graphic Design, Photography, Print Media) are required to take the following courses:

For B.F.A. students

with a concentration in Animation, the following are required in addition to the visual arts core courses: ART 341  ,ART 343  ,ART 347  ,ART 383 , ART 384  , ART 387  , ART 447  , ART 486  ,ART 488  , ART 489  . 

• ART 341 - Introduction to Animation (3.00) (Animation gateway: must earn a “B”or better)
• ART 343 - History of Animation (3.00)
• ART 347 - Writing for Media Arts (3.00)
• ART 383 - Sound Design (3.00)
• ART 384 - Introduction to 3D Animation (3.00)
• ART 387 - Animation in the Physical World (3.00)
• ART 447 - Motion Graphics and Compositing (3.00)
• ART 486 - Real Time Animation (3.00)
• ART 488 - Advanced Topics in Animation (3.00)
• ART 489 - Senior Projects (3.00)
• PLUS three of the following animation electives: ART 380 , ART 389 , ART 484  ART 487  , ART 488  ,ART 494  ,ART 495  ,ART 496  .
• TWO upper level ART electives