VCOM – Illustration
4-year Degree Checklist with Study Abroad semester
as of October 27, 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design – Illustration track
Recommended Course Sequence
Fall Semester
1st Year
VCOM 101
VCOM 120
VCOM 150
ARTH 175
WRIT 101
ACAD 101
_________
Spring Semester
VCOM Seminar
Design Drawing
Design Studio Skills
Art History – Prehistory to Middle Ages
Composition
Principles of Learning Academy
Humanities req.1
Total
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
17
Design & Color
Illustration: The Figure
Visual Thinking & Symbolic Commun.
Introduction to Typography
VCD portfolio - Specialization Review3
Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing
VCOM 121
VCOM 151
VCOM 261
ARTH 176
Design Drawing: Structure & Form
Design Fundamentals
Intro. Computer Imaginig
Art History – Renaissance to Present
3
3
3
3
HMXP 102
The Human Experience - Who Am I?
3
15
3
3
3
3
0
3
Total
STUDY ABROAD SEMESTER
_________ VCOM (directed) elective
ARTH elect Over 299 level
_________ Social Science elective1,2 (Economics,
Psychology or Sociology)
_________ Natural Science elective
_________ Elective - (history or language of country suggested)
Total
15
Total
15
Critical Seminar
Introduction to Graphic Design
Illustration: Fairy Tales & Children's
Literature
** VCOM 424 Illustration: Sequential Storytelling
MATH 150 Intro to Discrete Mathematics
PLSC 201 or American Government
ECON 103 Introduction to Political Economy
Total
4th Year
VCOM 501 Critical Seminar
* VCOM 320 Illustration: Comparative Anatomy
* VCOM 420 Illustration: Heroes & Antiheroes in
Comics & Political Cartoons
VCOM 486 Thesis Proposal
1
3
3
2nd Year
VCOM 154
VCOM 220
VCOM 222
VCOM 258
VCOM 300
CRTW 201
3rd Year
VCOM 301
VCOM 259
** VCOM 423
_________
PHED 267
Natural Science w/ lab req.1
Weight Training (coreq for VCOM 320)
Total
3
3
3
VCOM 401
*** VCOM 323
*** VCOM 427
VCOM 374
VCOM 388
WRIT 465
1
3
3
3
3
Prep. of O & W reports4
3
2
Total
VCOM 262
**** VCOM 325
**** VCOM 425
VCOM 487
VCOM 578
4
1
14
Offered odd years in the Fall
Offered even years in the Fall
16
Introduction to Web Design
Illustration: Portraiture
Illustration: Persuasion & Propaganda
Senior Thesis
Professional Portfolio
3
3
2
3
BADM 180 Contemporary Business issues or
or FINC 101 Personal Finance
3
Total
Total credit hours
*
**
3
3
Critical Seminar
Illustration: The Costumed Figure
Illustration: Narrative & Editorial
History of Graphic Design & Illustration
Graphic Arts Production Practices
16
1
3
3
3
3
3
14
122
*** Offered odd years in the Spring
**** Offered even years in the Spring
1 "General Education" university requirement. See list of approved classes in Winthrop's catalog, website, or scheduling bulletin.
2 Designator must not duplicate PLSC 201 or ECON 103.
3 The review is offered 3x/year and passage of review is required of all VCOM studio classes numbered over 300 (except 374 and 388)
4 Writ 465 is optimally taken just prior to taking VCOM 486.
(Color blocks indicate similar types of courses.)
Illustration courses - Observationally-based
Illustration courses - Genre and media-based
Illustration courses - Thesis-based
Seminar courses
Design courses
Technical courses
Art History courses
Total # of courses in concentration
6
6
3
4
6
2
4
31
Total # of courses = 47