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Into the Industry

Develop the professional collateral needed to enter the entertainment industry. Create a professional website, resume, demo reel, and a personal pitch. Create and package a project to market to the industry upon graduation. (This course is cross-listed with ACT 710 and MPT 810.)

Educational Psychology

Effective teaching starts with healthy psychological principles. Explore educational practices, student development and characteristics, learning processes, and teaching strategies to better understand your students and yourself. Course content is supported by fieldwork observations and interviews. (This course is cross-listed with ARE 600, GLA 600, and LA 305.)

Final Portfolio

In preparation for final degree reviews, students develop a cohesive physical and web-based portfolio that includes a comprehensive body of unique, impactful, and memorable print and digital work showcasing advanced conceptualization, innovation, and photographic abilities. Additional emphasis on self-promotion materials and marketing plans will be implemented. (This course is cross-listed… Read More

Industrial Design Drawing 1: Perspective

Learn to draw objects accurately. You’ll use one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective, practice plotting light, shadow, and reflection, and use visualization methods and freehand drawing techniques to create accurate drawings of basic forms.

Art History Thesis – General

Write an original thesis on global art/architecture. You will independently craft a scholarly idea/argument on a subject/theme of your choice (typically one from outside the focus or thematic/chronological range of other listed thesis classes), before writing a final thesis on the same topic with the support of a specialist advisor.

AI Empowered Creativity

Learn the essentials of AI-driven strategy, research, and design to excel in brand communications. Be empowered to innovate in a tech-focused industry by leveraging the latest AI tools. Create a brand and launch it through an AI-integrated campaign, showcasing your ability to synthesize and apply essential skills.

AI for Designers

You will embark on an immersive journey, blending traditional principles with multiple AI applications to develop portfolio quality design work. Beginning with an exploration of AI’s impact on graphic design and ethical considerations, the course progresses through fundamental design principles, generative AI applications, seamless workflow integration, and collaborative concept generation. Read More

Combat Design

Learn to create a semester-long 2D melee-focused brawler or hack-n-slash game. The combat will focus on a three-hit melee combo with supplemental ranged attacks. The hero of the game can be anything from a cute sword-wielding knight to a bare-knuckles brawling street fighter. Enemy archetypes are discussed and implemented to… Read More

2D Digital Cutout

Gain various ink, paint, and compositing skills to work in digital commercial animation production. You’ll learn storyboarding, animatics, painting, compositing, and post-production. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 648 and ANM 368.)

AI for Designers

You will embark on an immersive journey, blending traditional principles with multiple AI applications to develop portfolio quality design work. Beginning with an exploration of AI’s impact on graphic design and ethical considerations, the course progresses through fundamental design principles, generative AI applications, seamless workflow integration, and collaborative concept generation. Read More