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B.F.A. in production design

Available at:
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Foundation studies: 30 hours

  • DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
  • DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
  • DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media
  • DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
  • DSGN 102 Design II: 3D Form in Space
  • DSGN 208 Storyboarding Essentials

General education: 55 hours

  • COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
  • BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
  • CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
  • CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
  • 英格兰123墨水的想法:文学的关键概念ture and Writing
  • DIGI 130 Digital Communication
  • ENGL 142 Foundations of Story
  • Select one of these three options:

  • ARLH 206 Modern Architecture Before 1900
  • ARTH 207 20th-century Art
  • CINE 275 History of Cinema
  • BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
  • General education elective
  • 数学/ natural sciences elective

Major curriculum: 75 hours

  • FILM 100 Digital Film Production: Story to Screen
  • PROD 103 Introduction to Entertainment Design
  • PROD 220 Illuminating the Narrative
  • PROD 221 Designing the Environment
  • PROD 222 Dressing the Persona
  • PROD 303 Interpreting the Script
  • PROD 313 Digital Rendering for Entertainment
  • PROD 333 Professional Practice for Entertainment Arts
  • PROD 473 Production Design Senior Project
  • Select one of these three options:

  • PROD 479 Undergraduate Internship
  • 500-level SCADpro elective
  • Business-focused elective

Select one concentration to complete the major curriculum:

Costume design

  • PROD 302 Costume Design Techniques
  • PROD 322 Character Interpretation for Costume in Film and Television
  • PROD 402 Applications of Costuming
  • PROD 422 Costume Design Studio: Research and Exploration
  • ACCE, FASH, FIBR, FURN, ILLU, JEWL, PROD, SANM, SFLM, or THED elective

Lighting design

  • PROD 314 Computer-aided Entertainment Design
  • PROD 320 Illuminating the Full Story: Process and Techniques
  • PROD 350 Standards and Specifications for Lighting
  • PROD 419 Lighting Design Studio: Digital Visualization and Programming
  • FILM, ILLU, MOME, PNTG, PROD, SANM, SEQA, SLFM, or THED elective

Set design and art direction

  • PROD 304 Technical Drawing for Entertainment
  • PROD 314 Computer-aided Entertainment Design
  • PROD 321 Advanced Concepts in Art Direction for Film and Television
  • PROD 421 Scenic Design Studio: Digital Visualization and Documentation
  • ARCH, ARLH, ELDS, FILM, FURN, GRDS, IDUS, ILLU, INDS, ITGM, PROD, SCPT, SANM, SEQA, SFLM, THED, or VSFX elective

Theme parks and attractions

  • Select one of these two options:

  • ELDS 205 Computer-aided Product Design
  • ELDS 225 Electronic Design I: Digital Communication for the Building Arts
  • PROD 304 Technical Drawing for Entertainment
  • THED 305 Designing for Interactive Entertainment
  • THED 425 Theme Park Master Plan: Storytelling on a Grand ScaleARCH, ARLH, DWRI, FILM, GRDS, IDUS, ILLU, INDS, PROD, SCPT, SANM, SEQA, SFLM, or THED elective

Additional electives: 20 hours

  • Free elective
  • Free elective
  • Free elective
  • Free elective

Total course of study: 180 hours