BFA in Entertainment Design 2014
Digital Cinema Concentration
NOTE: This document is meant to display your degree requirements. The Academic Requirements Report must be used to track progress
toward fulfilling all degree requirements. The Academic Requirements Report must show all requirements “satisfied” before your degree is
awarded.
Name
Student ID
Selectives (3 credits)
University Degree Requirements
(Selected from GE-approved courses)
Overall Credit and GPA Requirements
Total Credits (120)
Resident Credits (32)
Stout GPA (2.000)
Studio & Related Requirements (35 credits)
Racial and Ethnic Studies (6 credits)
(Select three credits from RES Category A)
(Select three credits from any RES area)
Global Perspective (6 credits)
(Complete a program of university-approved work or study abroad, or 6 credits
of global perspective approved courses)
NOTE: RES and GLP requirements may be met within GE or major course selection.
General Education Requirements (40 credits)
Communication Skills (9 credits)
ENGL-101 or ENGL-111 Composition 1
ENGL-102 or ENGL-112 Composition 2 or
ENGL-113 Honors Seminar I
SPCOM-100 Fundamentals of Speech
3
3
3
ART-100
ART-101
DES-176
PHOTO-130
ART-200
ART-103
DES-205
DES-220
DES-321
DES-390
DES-4XX
DES-490
Drawing I
2-Dimensional Design Foundations
Intro to Digital Narrative
Intro to Still & Moving Image Photography
Drawing II
3-Dimensional Design Foundations
Design Draw & Concept Visualization
Intro to 2D Digital Imaging
Digital Imagery Studio
Portfolio/Professional Practice
Co-op, Field Experience, or other
Senior Project Multimedia Design
*DES-490 is a two semester, 6-credit capstone course that must be taken in
2 separate semesters.
**Students may satisfy the Experiential Learning requirement by
participating in a Co-op, Internship, Field Experience, International Study
Abroad, or Other, as approved by Program Director.
Digital Cinema Concentration (18 credits)
Choose 18 credits from the following:
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Science (10 credits)
(At least one math or statistics course and a natural science course with a lab
are required)
PHOTO-230
PHOTO-330
DES-375
DES-378
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Intro to Photographic Lighting
Video Production Fundamentals
Digital Cinema Studio (repeatable up to 4
semesters)
Animation Studio (repeatable up to 2
semesters)
(Must be from at least two categories: Art History/Music Appreciation,
Creative/Performing Arts, Foreign Language & Culture, History, Literature,
Philosophy)
Design Studio Requirements (9 credits)
ARTH-223
ENGL-245
LIT-208
LIT-230
DES-379
DES-389
DES-372
DES-374
DES-378
Survey of Art: Ancient – Medieval
Creative Writing OR
Fiction into Film OR
American Cinema
3
3
(Must be from at least two categories: Anthropology, Economics, Geography,
Political Science, Psychology, Sociology)
Contemporary Issues (3 credits)
(Courses must be selected from the list of approved contemporary issues
courses)
Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)
(Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and
ethical reasoning courses)
3
3
3
3
(Select 9 credits from the following)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Program Website: http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bfaed/index.cfm
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1**
6*
Comics and Sequential Art Studio
Type in Motion
3D Modeling & Animation I
Modeling & Animation II
Animation Studio
3
3
3
3
3
Art Studio Requirements (9 credits)
(Select 9 credits from the following):
ART-209
ART-211
ART-XXX
Painting I (required)
Contemp Sculptural Practices (required)
Select from Art Studio course
3
3
1-3
Art History & Aesthetics Requirements (9 credits)
ARTH-224
ARTH-340
PHOTO-335
Survey of Art: Renaissance-20th Cent
History of Interactive Media
Film History-Appreciation
3
3
3
Kevin Pontuti, Program Director
Phone: 715/232-2548
190 Micheels Hall
E-Mail: pontutik@uwstout.edu
See online course description for prerequisites
Revised 5/2014
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—STOUT
B.F.A. in Entertainment Design - DIGITAL CINEMA CONCENTRATION
2013-2014
IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOTES:
1. Following the recommended course sequence is critical to your successful development in the BFA in Entertainment Design program.
2. In particular, the suggested progression of ART and DES courses is very important if you aim to complete this degree in four years.
3. The senior level capstone course, DES-490, is a two-semester, six (6) credit course that must be taken two separate semesters.
4. All Digital Cinema ‘Concentration Requirements’ must be completed before students can take the capstone course, DES-490.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS
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It takes an average of 15 credits per semester to complete this degree in four (4) years.
Students must fulfill the Ethnic Studies and Global Perspective requirements according to UW-Stout criteria.
A Mid-Program Portfolio Review is a requirement for graduation.
GRADE REQUIREMENTS: A grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each Art and Design class (those with an ART/ARTH/DES prefix) is required for
graduation.
A grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better in Art and Design courses and a 2.0 overall GPA is required for graduation.
RECOMMENDED EIGHT SEMESTER SEQUENCE
It takes an average of 15 credits per semester to complete this degree in four years.
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Semester 1
Semester 2
PHOTO-130: Intro to Still and Moving Image Photography ............................. 3
DES-176: Intro to Digital Narrative ................................................................ 3
ART-101: 2-Dimensional Design Foundations ............................................... 3
ARTH-223: Survey of Art – Ancient to Medieval (Arts & Humanities) .............. 3
ENGL-101: Freshman English - Composition or
ENGL-111: Freshman English - Honors I ........................................................ 3
PHOTO-230 Intro to Photographic Lighting ...................................................... 3
ART-100: Drawing I ...................................................................................... 3
ART-103: 3-Dimensional Design Foundations ............................................... 3
ARTH-224: Survey of Art – Renaissance to 20th Century ................................. 3
ENGL-102: Freshman English –Composition II or
ENGL-112: Freshman English - Honors II
or
ENGL-113: Freshman English - Honors Seminar I ......................................... 3
Semester 3
PHOTO-330: Video Production Fundamentals ................................................. 3
ART-200: Drawing II ...................................................................................... 3
DES-220: Intro to 2D Digital Imaging ............................................................. 3
PHOTO-335: Film History and Appreciation ..................................................... 3
SPCOM-100: Fundamentals of Speech ........................................................... 3
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Semester 5
DES-375: Digital Cinema Studio (2) ............................................................... 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective Requirement ............................................. 3
DES-321: Digital Imagery Studio .................................................................... 3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences ......................................................... 3
ARTH-340: History of Interactive Media ......................................................... 3
Semester 4
DES-375:
Digital Cinema Studio (1) ............................................................ 3
DES-205:
Design Drawing & Concept Development .................................... 3
ART-209:
Painting I ..................................................................................... 3
Humanities Gen Ed (LIT-208, LIT-230 or ENGL-245) ......................................... 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences ........................................................................... 3
Semester 6
DES-375: Digital Cinema Studio (3) ................................................................. 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective ................................................................... 3
ART-211: Contemporary Sculptural Practices ................................................. 3
DES-390: Portfolio /Professional Practice ..................................................... 1
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (with Lab) ....................................... 4
Summer
DES-XXX Coop, Fld Exp or other as approved by Program Director ……………1
Optional: Summer Cinema Intensive (6-9 credits of DES-375)
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Semester 7
DES-490: Entertainment Design Senior Project.............................................. 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective Requirement ............................................. 3
DES-375: Digital Cinema Studio (4) ................................................................ 3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences ....................................................... 3
Contemporary Issues ....................................................................................... 3
Semester 8
DES-490: Entertainment Design Senior Project ............................................. 3
ART-XXX: Art Studio Selective ........................................................................ 3
Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning .................................................... 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences ........................................................................... 3
General Education Selective............................................................................. 3