CCA
-waiting for december for admission give outs along with evaluation of portfolio and scholarships. Main goal
-KEEP in mind, that i intend to go to art colleges to experiment with a variety of things, so unless extremely interested, i will not list out all three interested fields of studying.
Interests:
1. Interactive Design

CCA’s Interaction Design Program prepares students to create meaningful and innovative designed experiences in the realms of work, lifestyle, and play—from computers and mobile devices to interactive physical spaces, games, and social networks.

By learning investigative research, systemic thinking, creative prototyping, and hands-on building, Interaction Design students are prepared to succeed and lead in this exciting field. Students develop technical skills (wireframes, flows, visuals, motion) for interactive canvases such as mobile, desktop, car, game console, film, sculpture, clothes, buildings and applications that can be applied to numerous industries, from business to entertainment to education to health.

Our program takes a studio-based, collaborative, playful approach to preparing students for careers in this creative, vibrant and in-demand field.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM

Interaction Design students study a deep and broad curriculum in interaction design, creating a robust foundation of interaction design basics upon which the studio-based project work is built.

In addition to the coursework within the Interaction Design Program, CCA students benefit from the breadth of our undergraduate programs as well as CCA's core curriculum. The connections between Interaction Design and other programs are limited only by students' interests and imagination.

Students will be encouraged to take elective courses among CCA’s 21 diverse programs, enriching their skills and gaining experience in cross-disciplinary experimentation and collaboration: Architecture, Fashion Design, film, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, and Sculpture, among others.

The fields listed above are just a few of the fields waiting to be explored. Coursework in human perception and the social sciences will further develop critical thinking and the ability to design solutions to the world's real challenges.Read Mo

2. community arts

The Community Arts Program (COMAR) is an interdisciplinary, community-based academic program devoted to creative practice in the public sphere. The program focuses on the ways artists and designers interact, collaborate, and intervene in a variety of social networks in order to build sustainable community relationships, engage cultural diversity, and stimulate social transformation.

CURRICULUM

Students study the historical, social, and theoretical context of community arts and draw from a wide range of cultural theories and practices in art, critical studies, art education, social practices, and civic engagement. Encouraged to experiment with new genres, mediums, and technologies, students create their own set of hybrid practices, adding new thinking and ideas to the field of community arts.

OUR VISION

Seeking to address complex issues such as crime, poverty, urban dilapidation, and the lack of educational opportunities, the COMAR Program requires its students to respond by using methodologies that combine intuitive, social, conceptual, and anthropological sensibilities. Through their course of study students are expected to understand themselves in the role of the artist/designer as collaborator, democratic agent, listener, navigator, and activist.

3. painting/drawing (which is fine arts)
that i plan on getting the degree and teach it as a professor

OUR VALUES

We believe in the power of painting and the mark of the human hand, which are our traditional methods and craft, and we also embrace the new and innovative expanded field of painting. The traditional, the experimental, the digital, and the handmade all find a place in our community and program.

TRADITIONAL & EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM

Our curriculum begins with the importance of fundamental painting and drawing skills. You begin by learning and applying the painting-specific skills needed to develop your personal voice and, as you develop, the coursework shifts to mentored and inspired experiments that focus on your conceptual and material development. During this journey, faculty mentors and students create a harbor to develop your practice and growing skills with passion.

Portfolio Requirement

An admissions portfolio for first year students should consist of 10 to 15 digital images of your best and most recent work. Transfer applicants are encouraged to submit up to 20 digital images. The work can demonstrate course assignments, personal projects, or work experience.

Your portfolio should include a focused series of images that shows your current interests, and additional work that reveals an awareness of formal visual organizational principles and experience with a variety of tools, media, styles, and approaches.

We prefer that the majority of drawings submitted in the portfolio be derived from direct observation rather than other sources (such as photographs). Still life, landscape, figure drawings, portrait, perspective, and diagrammatic drawings are all recommended. Further two-, three-, or four-dimensional work may be abstract or representational and may range from design projects to fine art pieces or installation documentation.

submit by - CCA prefers undergraduate portfolios submitted as a series of digital images and recognizes three types of portfolios for submission; online, mail, or as application attachments.

Online portfolio submissions (preferred): Applicants may submit their portfolio for review using SlideRoom. The digital platform allows you to create an inventory of your best work which includes title, date, medium, dimensions and notes. Both still, and video works are capable of being uploaded. Applicants may upload images to SlideRoom, view and rearrange their work until the final submission is made. Each portfolio submission has a $10 fee.
*No changes to your portfolio can be made following final submission.
*For portfolio submission technical support, email help@slideroom.com.
*SlideRoom allows for submission of 20 images. CCA asks for a portfolio for first year students to consist of 10 to 15 digital images and up to 20 images for transfer applicants. You are not required to submit the maximum of 20 images, and will not be penalized for submitting less than 20.

PRATT Institute of Art and Design

weird thing, it listed out a lot of programs, but when you clicked into the site, the thing that you were interested get replace by a major thing, which includes a whole lot of stuff.

CURRICULUM

SOPHOMORE

All Students

Visual Communication

COMD 201 & 202

Design Procedures

COMD 211 & 212

Illustration

COMD 221 & 222

Typographic Design

COMD 215 & 216

Communications Design

COMD 231 & 232

JUNIOR

Advertising

Graphic Design

COMD 315 & 316

Typographic Design

COMD 313 & 314

Advertising Art Direction

COMD 317 & 318

Copywriting For Advertising

COMD 302

Film Or Video Elective

(May Be Substituted After Effects)

Graphic Design

COMD 315 & 316

Typographic Design

COMD 313 & 314

Advertising

COMD 317

Package Design

COMD 323

Printmaking Elective

Film Or Video Elective

(May Be Substituted For After Effects)

Illustration

COMD 321 & 322

New Media Or Children’s Illustration

TECH 227 & 345

Illustration Methods & Media

COMD 235 & 236

Studio Elective

All Students

World Civilizations

CH 300, 400

Liberal Arts Elective

History Of Design or Illustration

SENIOR

All Students

Senior Project

COMD 401 & 402

Senior Project

COMD 401 & 402

Studio Elective

Social Science / Philosophy Elective

Liberal Arts Elective

ELECTIVES

All Students

1. Communication Design

The Communications Design major at Pratt is the only program in the country that recognizes and embodies the convergence and integration of Illustration,Advertising and Graphic Design as the primary forces for the visual expression of ideas. Words, images, strategies, motion and sound—whether on a page, wall, television, laptop or phone—are the tools you need to communicate a message across all platforms. In ComD we teach our students how to craft the strongest and most impactful communications possible by being creative problem solvers and elegant image-makers.

2. Motion Design

seems to be under communication design, apparently they have alot of things under communication design. so please apply previous.

Digital Design & Interactive Media (AOS)

Associate Degree Programs at Pratt

The mission of Pratt’s Associate Degree Programs is to provide a professional and creative learning environment in conjunction with a rigorous career-focused art and design curriculum, balancing technical knowledge and skills with the development of critical thinking and conceptual abilities. These programs serve a diverse student population, both traditional and non-traditional, and offer two study-tracks: a career- oriented AOS track, which prepares students for careers in the art and design professions; and a transfer-oriented AAS track which positions AAS graduates to transfer directly into the junior year of the Pratt BFA Programs in Fine Arts or Communication Design.

Digital Design & Interactive Media Program Mission

The AOS Digital Design & Interactive Media (DDIM) major within Pratt's Associate Degree Program is a professional degree designed for high school graduates and adults with or without previous college experience. This is an intensive, two-year all art-and-design-based curriculum, offering a strong foundation in design along with capstone courses, internship opportunities, and a professional portfolio upon graduation. The program attracts highly motivated students who, upon completion, move quickly into the fields of motion graphics, TV, digital video, web design and 3d animation.

Student Learning Outcomes

-Students will demonstrate fluent understanding of art and design principles and practices while being articulate with the visual language, including an ability to cite historical precedents and apply theoretical principles to projects.

-Students will demonstrate high competency with current design software and digital technology within their specialist discipline while also demonstrating awareness of how new media may affect their practice locally and globally.

-Students will demonstrate effective critical thinking and research strategies while creating innovative solutions to problems and developing an awareness of the cultural and historical context of their work.

-AOS Degree students will effectively utilize a practical skill-set which also includes written and oral presentation skills, culminating in the production of a professional portfolio of a standard required to be competitive in the field with a view to creating a sustainable practice.

Degree Requirements: Two Year/Four Semesters (67 Credits)

Curriculum

U3030-Requirements for AOS Digital Design, 2011

Semester 1

Complete these courses.

ASFD-143B Drawing I: General

ASGR-101 Comprehensive Communication Design I

ASDG-109 Typographic Design I

ASFD-168 Light/Color/Design I

ASCG-100 Fundamentals of Digital Media

ASCG-101

Semester 2

Complete these courses.

ASGR-102 Communication Design II

ASDG-101 Photography

ASGR-201 Graphic Design I

ASCG-102 Digital Design Studio I

ASCG-103 Interactive Media I

ASCG-105 Time-Based Media

Semester 3

Complete these courses.

ASDG-211 Typographic Design II

ASCG-206 Media Design II

ASCG-204 Digital Design Studio II

ASCG-210 3-D Modeling

ASCG-209 Digital Video I

ASGR-202 Graphic Design II

Semester 4

Complete these courses.

ASCG-240 Digital Design and Interactive Portfolio

ASCG-212 Electronic Pre-Press

ASCG-213 Desktop Video II

ASCG-214 3-D Computer Animation

ASCG-208 Interactive Media III

COMPLETE 2 CREDITS OF STUDIO ELECTIVES

3. Undergraduate Fine Arts

Pratt students learn through studio work, group discussion, lectures, seminars, individual consultations, and frequent visits to museums, galleries, and artists’ studios. They work closely with a dedicated Fine Arts faculty, drawn from artists representing major directions in the contemporary art world, many exhibiting in major galleries and museums.

Fine Arts majors begin their career at Pratt studying in the Foundation department of the School of Art & Design. After the successful completion of this first year, students enter the Fine Arts department as sophomores, enrolling in a common year-long curriculum. The aim of this broad introduction to the Fine Arts is twofold: setting a base for cross-disciplinary mobility in further study, while launching each student in their chosen area of concentration. In the junior year majors deepen their knowledge in their area of emphasis through a combination of studio, seminar, technical and liberal arts requirements, while using elective courses to cross disciplines both within and beyond the Fine Arts Department.

The aim of this broad sophomore year introduction to the Fine Arts is twofold: setting a base for cross-disciplinary mobility in further study, while launching each student in their chosen area of concentration.

Elective courses might include traditional media such as charcoal drawing, bronze casting, etching and ceramics, as well as topics in new media, design disciplines and contemporary conceptual genres. Students are encouraged to plan unique course combinations by pairing requirements with electives that amplify their emerging studio practice. The last two years of study at Pratt lead to focused aesthetic directions, developing those skills required to realize them professionally . All Fine Arts majors produce a thesis project in their final year, culminating in a public exhibition of their work on the Pratt campus.

Admissions

Freshmen

Freshman Admissions Requirements for Fall 12 and Spring 12

Checklist

Details for each item are listed below the checklist.

1. Application form (online preferred) with fee of $50; international applicant fee is $90.
2. Official transcripts from each high school attended or official GED scores;
3. Results of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1) or the American College Testing Program (ACT) with writing. International applicants see #8 below
4. One letter of recommendation. (Reference form downloadable)
5. Portfolio if required: see details below (5)
6. Essay: See (6) below for topic. The essay is part of the online application and is submitted online.

Deadlines: see deadline information for freshman and transfer applicants

Admissions Timeline for Freshmen

Early action decisions mailed by January 6.
Regular decision decisions mailed by April 1.
Spring decisions will be made by November 15.

Status checks will be available online by January 5, 2012. PLease make sure you check your status about six weeks after you have submitted all your documents. You will be notified by email if you are incomplete at the end of February (early November for spring entrance) and given the opportunity to submit missing documents in time for review.

Fall 2012
All majors are accepted for fall. A complete list of majors and concentrations is available online.

Spring 2012
The following majors consider freshmen for spring entrance.

Construction Management
Associate's Degree (all programs)
BA Art History
Fine Arts (Painting, drawing, printmaking concentrations only).
Critical and Visual Studies

Other departments in the School of Art and Design consider freshmen for spring but majors in the School of Art and Design that ARE NOT listed above require freshmen to take the second freshman semester in summer session 2012 in order to be on track for fall as sophomores. Please select painting on the application form, and then email Chris Paisley at cpaisley@pratt.edu to change your major to the one you want.

The following programs will not consider freshmen for spring: architecture, fashion, and writing.

All materials must be sent to:

Pratt Institute
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Pratt is closed for winter break from December 24th to January 2nd. Please do not send FEDEX packages to arrive during this period.

1. Application Form with Fee: All applicants to undergraduate degree programs are advised to complete the Pratt undergraduate online application with the appropriate non-refundable application fee ($50 for U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents, $90 for international applicants). Applications should be completed online to expedite processing. Fees may be paid by credit card or electronic check. Applicants submitting paper applications may download the undergraduate application in pdf form and pay the fee by check or money order. All international applicants submitting paper applications must submit an international money order or a check drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars. In cases of extreme financial hardship, applicants may request a fee waiver. Applicants requesting fee waivers must submit a paper application and include either a copy of the SAT or ACT fee waiver form or a request by the applicant's guidance counselor that the fee be waived.

2. Official High School Transcripts: A high school diploma or equivalent is required for admission to all of Pratt Institute's undergraduate programs. Applicants should request official transcripts from all secondary schools attended and include them with their materials. Applicants who have received a high school equivalency diploma are required to have official High School Equivalency Examination (GED) scores sent to the admissions office in addition to official transcripts from all high schools attended. Students who are taking college-level classes while in high school must have the college send an official transcript to Pratt in order to receive college credit.

International Transcripts: International applicants must submit official transcripts (academic records) of all secondary school studies as well as any post-secondary studies. Applicants also must submit official results of all external examinations. These include: General Certificate of Education, Hong Kong School Certificate of Education, Israeli matriculation or Bagrut, Secondary School Certificates and Baccalaureate Part I and Part II. Transcripts must be translated to English. Students submitting college/university transcripts from an International Institute must have transcripts translated into English. If your school cannot provide this, you must have them translated by some other reputable service such as World Educational Services (http://www.wes.org) or by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org). A WES evaluation is not required for secondary school transcripts.

3. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1) or American College Testing Program (ACT) Scores: First- time freshmen* applying to any of Pratt's bachelor degree programs must submit official results from either the SAT or ACT except those applying to the associate's degree programs. To ensure that we receive scores by our posted deadlines, students should take the tests as early as possible but no later than one month before the application deadline. Please be sure to have your scores sent directly to Pratt. Please do not request that scores be rushed. Pratt recommends that applicants to the Bachelor of Architecture program submit the results of the SAT II Mathematics Level I or II Subject Test. If you applied early action and took the October SATs or ACT, the admissions office will consider your file when we receive the score.

*International students may submit the TOEFL or IELTS instead of the SAT. International students whose first language is English may be waived from the TOEFL or IELTS but must submit the SAT or ACT instead. Students who have been out of high school for five or more years are not required to submit the SAT or ACT.

Pratt Institutional Codes

SAT code is 2669
CLEP code is 2669
AP code is 2669 ACT code is 2862

ACT and SAT test requirements may be waived for any first time freshman applicant who graduated from high school five or more years prior to applying.

4. Letter(s) of Recommendation: All applicants should submit at least one but no more than three letters of recommendation from teachers or professionals who have direct experience with the applicant's artistic, academic and creative potential. An optional recommendation form is available online. If the form is not used, it is essential that the writer include the applicant's full name in the letter. Letters should be sent directly to the admissions office.

5. Portfolio Requirements: Pratt requires a visual portfolio for art, design, and architecture applicants and a writing portfolio for the writing program, the BA in Art History, and critical and visual studies. Architecture applicants with a 3.7 GPA and above may choose not to submit a portfolio. Both kinds of portfolios are described below. We request that portfolios for art and design and architecture majors be uploaded at https://pratt.slideroom.com Archi.tecture applicants may also submit a book of printed images. See below.

First-time Freshman Art, Design, and Architecture Applicants
All first-time freshman art, design and architecture applicants including film and photography but not including art history BA applicants must submit a visual portfolio consisting of 12-20 pieces of two-or three-dimensional work. (Art History BA applicants must submit a writing portfolio. See section below.) BFA in History of Art, Design, and Architecture applicants submit a visual portfolio.) The work should consist of a variety of media and approaches. It can include assignment-based projects, self-directed work or pieces of a collaborative nature. The portfolio does not need to be specific to the discipline to which you are applying. The portfolio must include at least three to five pieces of work from observation. (See below for a description of the observational process). Applicants should avoid including work that copies photographs, uses the grid system, or directly replicates any other artist's work (including replicating anime drawings, cartoons, or video game character designs).

Visual Portfolio Format: Applicants may submit their portfolios in one of three formats.

Online: Portfolios should be uploaded at http://pratt.slideroom.com This .is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive way to submit your work, and it is our preferred method. You will be able to edit it online until you press the 'submit' button, and you will receive immediate confirmation that we received your work. You may submit up to and including our regular admissions deadline of January 5.

Digital Prints: Applicants may submit color digital prints of their work. Individual prints should be no larger 8.5 x 11 and may be printed on any paper. Digital prints should be placed in an 8.5 x 11 envelope labeled with the applicants name, birth date and address. Do not mount, combine into a binder, or bind the individual prints. Each print should be labeled on the back with the applicant's name, birth date and address.

Do not send original work. All submitted materials, including the portfolio, become the property of Pratt Institute. Portfolios in any format will not be returned or held for pickup.

First time Freshman Architecture Applicants: Portfolios should be be uploaded at slideroom for architecture majors as well as art and design athttps://pratt.slideroom.com for your convenience. You may also submit images in book form but we prefer that you submit using slideroom.

Applicants who send print images may submit by by mail or deliver personally to the admissions office. Do not email images to us; do not send CDs. We do not review personal websites. Admissions advisement sessions and reviews done during National Portfolio Days or by appointment off-campus do not fulfill the applicant's visual requirement. They are for guidance only.

The Visual Portfolio

The most frequent question we receive is what should be included in the portfolio. Here are a few questions to think about as you edit your work for submission to Pratt Institute.

Am I meeting the requirements asked for in the application?
This may seem simple but you might be surprised by how many applications and portfolios we receive that do not follow the directions laid out in the application instructions. Sending five pieces of work just isn't enough to see the scope of your work. Sending fifty pieces indicates a lack of ability to edit your work. We evaluate anywhere from 5,000-8,000 portfolios each year. The portfolios that stand out are the ones that are well edited, show the strength of the applicants' talent and adhere to the 12-20 piece submission requirement.

Am I showing some form of the observational process?
With very few exceptions, work from observation is required in some form for all specialized art and design schools. Pratt is no exception. The observational process is the foundation for almost every discipline taught at Pratt. It refers to the visual and psychological process of looking at the world around you, making decisions about how you want to interpret what you see, and then replicating that which you observe. This process is fundamental to creating and understanding all things visual. Working from observation means that you are drawing what you see. For the portfolio requirements, demonstrate that you are able to go through this observational process. The medium you use and subject to which you choose to apply the observational process is up to you. Technical studies in various media are adequate (still life, figure, landscape, interior, etc.), but try to move beyond technical studies and use the observational process to express something that is connected to who you are and what you are thinking about.

What does my work say about me?
Is the work you are submitting telling us about who you are, what you've been doing, what your opinion is, where you want to go? Many applicants limit addressing these questions to their essay. Use your creativity and skills to address these questions visually. We want to see that you are willing to take some risks, go beyond what is asked of you, and that you are asking big questions.

Am I showing a range of skills and approaches?
Diversity of work is a very important part of the portfolio. It can include but is not limited to using different types of media, using different visual styles or making work about different subjects. It also includes visually approaching a single question 100 different ways and then showing us the three that you thought were the most, or sometimes least, successful in answering that question. Show us that you are open to all kinds of creative solutions to all kinds of questions.

Do not make work specifically for the admissions portfolio. Just make work, and lots of it. When it is time to apply, it is simply a matter of editing what you have made to show us what you might accomplish while you are here at Pratt.

If you want additional advice on your work, please feel free to contact our Visit Coordinator at visit@pratt.edu or 718-626-3779 to set up an appointment with one of our admissions advisors. Our admissions advisors are all active artists and designers and are delighted to give potential applicants feedback on their work and their application portfolio. They travel across the country starting in September and are available weekdays at our Brooklyn Admissions Office. Applicants seeking portfolio feedback from admissions advisors should contact the office between March 15 and December 15. Our schedule of states we will visit and Portfolio Days we will attend will be posted online in early September.

Writing, Critical and Visual Studies, and Art History B.A. applicants: Applicants are required to submit a writing portfolio of recent writing (no more than ten pages). Writing applicants may submit poetry, short stories, and excerpts from novels, articles, and essays. Please submit one sample of analytical writing. We encourage you to submit several examples of your writing in different styles. If you submit poetry, you must also submit some prose. Critical and Visual Studies and B.A. in Art History BA applicants should submit examples of analytical writing.

Writing samples should be mailed in. At this time feedback on writing portfolios is unavailable through the admissions office.

All materials must be sent to:

Pratt Institute
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205

6. Essay: the essay question is part of the application: Describe when and how you became interested in art, design, writing, architecture, or the particular major to which you are applying. Describe how this interest has manifested itself in your daily life. The essay should be 250-500 words.

7. International Applicants: All international applicants whose first language is not English must submit the TOEFL (required score of 550 on paper version for four-year programs and 530 for two-year programs), the IELTS (required score of 6.5 for four-year programs and 6.0 for two-year programs), or the SAT or ACT (no specified minimum). If your first language is English, you may submit the SAT or ACT, but we will accept the TOEFL or IETLS.

Choosing a Major: Applicants interested in architecture, writing, critical and visual studies, construction management, and the BA in art history must apply directly to those majors at the time of application. They have different first years. Students who are uncertain about which major to choose in the School of Art and Design may choose undecided and then select their major in the spring of their freshman year. Certain majors like interior design and industrial design are limited by space and must control the numbers entering to assure enough space and equipment for all students. Most welcome students who wish to enter their departments.

Each year 90 freshmen or 15 percent apply as "undecided." Undecided students in art and design or students who initially chose another major and want to switch to another major within their school must request the Change of Major form from the Office of Academic Advisement and meet with the Chairperson of the department in which they want to major. Be prepared to bring a portfolio including work from the foundation year and a transcript with your grades from the fall semester. The actual process for changing major is described fully in the Academic Advisement section of the website.

Students who wish to talk with an admissions adviser about the various majors are encouraged to call or come in with their work to discuss. Appointments may be scheduled by emailing visit@pratt.edu or calling 718 636-3779. Students may also read about each major and concentration online.

RISD

Apparently undecided major due to the uninterested undergrad programs, but grad programs do look interesting, i still need to take a good look into it

1. Teaching + Learning in Art + Design

offers an innovative center of inquiry in which graduate students explore, develop and contribute to new practices in art and design teaching within the realm of praxis — in K-12 schools, community arts organizations, art museums, and colleges and universities. At RISD, practice-based studies are enhanced through the department's partnerships with public and independent schools, community-based youth arts organizations, the RISD Museum of Art, regional and national art museums, and Brown University.

Graduate students in TLAD choose between two degree programs:

MAT: Master of Arts in Teaching, 1+ year
A cohort teacher preparation program for artists and designers that culminates in recommendation for K-12 teacher certification in art.

A full description of the MAT program can be found on TLAD's departmental website.

MA: Master of Arts in Art + Design Education, 1 year
A practice-based program offering three program tracks:

Community Arts Education for individuals interested in combining creative and social practices, particularly with urban youth in out-of-school time contexts.
Museum Education for those who have some background in art history and museum experience and wish to hone their knowledge and skills as a foundation for future professional practice.
Professional Development for art and design educators of all levels who are interested in renewing their connections to contemporary pedagogical and creative practices.
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Curriculum
One Year Program
Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, Division of Graduate Studies
Department Office: CIT 207, telephone x6695
CREDITS
COURSE NO. Summer Fall Winter Spring
Summer
605G Lifespan: Human Growth & Development 3
654G Documentation Design Studio 3
Ter m To ta l 6
Fall
601G Mapping for Visual Arts Learning 3
604G Lab School: Learning Through Art + Design 3
606G Lifespan: Exceptionality 3
652G Context, Content, and Practices in Art + Design Education 3
Ter m To ta l 1 2
1
Winter
W62G Design Education Studio Workshop: Place-Based Learning 3
Studio or Liberal Arts elective 3
Ter m To ta l 6
Spring
608G Student Teaching in Elementary School 4.5
609G Student Teaching in Secondary School 4.5
610G Degree Project 3
Ter m To ta l 1 2
1

2. RISD's Digital + Media Department offers talented, intellectually engaged graduate students the opportunity to investigate innovative approaches to contemporary theory and practice in the digital arts. Structured to promote thought and work that crosses traditional lines between disciplines, the curriculum challenges students to consider non-standard approaches to the computer as a creative and expressive medium.

The study of technology, art and design is balanced with inquiry grounded in conceptual, critical, social, cultural and historical considerations. As leading practitioners in the field, Digital + Media faculty invite visiting artists and lecturers to campus to offer their perspectives on the latest trends in digital media production, and encourage students to engage in research and collaboration with other institutions.

MFA Curriculum in Digital + Media

Division of Graduate Studies

Department Office: Mason Building, 4th floor, telephone 454-6139

Digital + Media Description

Expanding on a media art focus, the vision of the program is to provide a diverse environment for interdisciplinary and

transdisciplinary exploration of digital media. The program includes a central curriculum and facilitates bridges to other

existing departments at RISD, enabling individual inquiry, high level collaboration, and team-based media production. The

program unfolds over a highly engaging two year course of study.

The goal of the department is to provide a resonant environment for leading edge artistic research and practice, focusing on the

creative, expressive potentials of digital media. The department has an emergent focus--hybridizing, redefining and rearticulating the digital arts as an ongoing pursuit. It fosters exploratory work which seeks to exhibit a high degree of innovative

visual, sonic, and/or textual expression, conceptual clarity, and technological skill. The continuum between physical space and

digital space is also emphasized. The student draws from a number of potential study areas to define their own personal and/or

team oriented practice.

COURSE NO. CREDITS

Fall Spring Fall Winter Spring

First Year

7100 Digital + Media Continuum - Studio 1 3 0

Digital + Media Studio Nodes

3 or 6 6 or 9

7103 Digital Media Perspectives 3 0

7538 Digital + Media Theory 0 3

7102 7102 Digital + Media Grad Seminar/Tutorial 3 3

Elective* 0 or 3 3 or 0

Wintersession** 3

Year Total 15 3 15

Second Year

Digital + Media Studio Nodes

3 or 6 3

7199 Thesis Project

0 6

7197 Digital Media Thesis Preparation 3 0

7198 Written Thesis 0 3

7102 Digital + Media Grad Seminar/Tutorial 3 0

Elective*

6 or 3 3

Wintersession** 3

Year Total 15 3 1

Footnotes

First-year Digital + Media grads are required to

take one of the interdisciplinary Node classes (each class is

3 credits) listed below in the Fall semester. In the Spring

semester, they are required to take two or three of the

Node classes. If two Node classes are taken, the student

takes one additional elective; if three Node classes are

taken, no additional elective is required. In the Node

classes, students work either alone or in teams on a variety

of media related interdisciplinary projects. Part of the

brief of each class is to articulate a bridging language that

explores the goals of each discipline. The focus is on

leading edge projects that bridge media arts practice with

that of the bridging discipline to explore

creative/expressive approaches to contemporary media

oriented production.

Second-year Digital + Media grads are required to take

two or three interdisciplinary Node classes in the Fall

semester. If two Node classes are taken, the student takes

an additional elective. If three node classes are taken, the

student does not take an elective.

In the Spring, the Thesis Project is taken for six credits.

*Electives may be chosen from any department in the

College at RISD, or from courses offered at Brown. Node

classes may also be taken as electives.

**Options include a Wintersession elective, an Internship,

or additional Node course by permission of the

Department Head. International study is also possible.

Digital + Media 572011 – 2012

NODE Classes

All NODE classes can be taken by the graduate community

as an elective or if cross-listed, as a studio in the

corresponding department.

D+M 4520 Installation Sight & Sound

D+M 4890 Textile Futures

D+M 7001 Interactive Text-Interactive Sound and

Image Emphasis

D+M 7009 Experiments in Optics

D+M 7021 Introduction to Creative Programming

Concepts

D+M 7026 Physical Computing

D+M 7028 Soundmarks: Sound Design for Visual

Media

D+M 7035 3-D Modeling for Artists + Designers

D+M 7039 Outer Space, Inner Space

D+M 7045 Art Lab: Artistic Investigation of the

Biological Science

D+M 7047 Affective Geographies: Creative Mapping

In A Globalized World

D+M 7101 Body Electric

D+M 7153 Painting & Digital Media

D+M 7197 D+M Thesis Preparation

Brown University courses offered by the Modern Culture

and Media Department and the Music Department for

Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.

Classes are open to RISD graduate students in Digital +

Media. Register using the RISD/Brown Cross-Registration

procedure. Use Brown’s site at

<http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu> for course descriptions

and other information.

Note: A Waiver/Substitution form must be completed if a

Digital+Media grad elects to take a Brown class for Node

credit.

For additional Brown course information:

Modern Culture + Media

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/MCM/courses/

Multimedia + Electronic Music Experiments

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Music/sites/meme//

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

OUR VISION

OUR VALUES

TRADITIONAL & EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

SOPHOMORE

All Students

Visual Communication

COMD 201 & 202

Design Procedures

COMD 211 & 212

Illustration

COMD 221 & 222

Typographic Design

COMD 215 & 216

Communications Design

COMD 231 & 232

JUNIOR

Advertising

Graphic Design

COMD 315 & 316

Typographic Design

COMD 313 & 314

Advertising Art Direction

COMD 317 & 318

Copywriting For Advertising

COMD 302

Film Or Video Elective

(May Be Substituted After Effects)

Graphic Design

Graphic Design

COMD 315 & 316

Typographic Design

COMD 313 & 314

Advertising

COMD 317

Package Design

COMD 323

Printmaking Elective

Film Or Video Elective

(May Be Substituted For After Effects)

Illustration

Illustration

COMD 321 & 322

New Media Or Children’s Illustration

TECH 227 & 345

Illustration Methods & Media

COMD 235 & 236

Studio Elective

All Students

World Civilizations

CH 300, 400

Liberal Arts Elective

History Of Design or Illustration

SENIOR

All Students

Senior Project

COMD 401 & 402

Senior Project

COMD 401 & 402

Studio Elective

Social Science / Philosophy Elective

Liberal Arts Elective

ELECTIVES

All Students

Digital Design & Interactive Media (AOS)

Associate Degree Programs at Pratt

Digital Design & Interactive Media Program Mission

Student Learning Outcomes

Degree Requirements: Two Year/Four Semesters (67 Credits)

Curriculum

U3030-Requirements for AOS Digital Design, 2011

Semester 1

Semester 2