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Awarding body:

American Academy Of Art

Modules:

The courses are Fundamentals of Art I 5 Semester Credit Hours, Beginning Life Drawing I 5 Semester Credit Hours, English Language Arts I 3 Semester Credit Hours, Freshman Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hour, Fundamentals of Art II 5 Semester Credit Hours, Beginning Life Drawing II 5 Semester Credit Hours, Anatomy 3 Semester Credit Hours, Illustration I 5 Semester Credit Hours, (One of four) Oil Painting I; Watercolor; Intermediate Life Drawing I; or Life Drawing for Illustrators 5 Semester Credit Hours, English Language Arts II 3 Semester Credit Hours, Art History Survey I 3 Semester Credit Hours, Illustration II 5 Semester Credit Hours, (One of eight) Figurative Sculpture I; Oil Painting I; Oil Painting II; Watercolor I; Watercolor II; Intermediate Life Drawing I; Intermediate Life Drawing II; or Drawing for Illustrators 5 Semester Credit Hours, Art History Survey II 3 Semester Credit Hours, (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Visual Culture; or Art and Activism 3 Semester Credit Hours, (One of four) Drawing for Illustrators; Storyboarding; Illustration: Advertising Art; or Illustration: Editorial and Publishing Art 5 Semester Credit Hours, Math 101 3 Semester Credit Hours, Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours, (One of four) Drawing for Illustrators; Storyboarding; Illustration: Advertising Art; or Illustration: Editorial and Publishing Art 5 Semester Credit Hours, Computer Graphics Foundations 5 Semester Credit Hours, (One of three) Intro to Lab Science; Vision, Light and Color, or Advanced Anatomy 3 Semester Credit Hours, (One of seven) Survey of American Illustration; History of Graphic Design; 20th Century and Contemporary Art History; Art History: Renaissance and Baroque; Art History: Art and Technology; Art History: Rococco and Neo-Classical; or World Art 3 Semester Credit Hours, Traditional/Digital Illustration 5 Semester Credit Hours, Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 5 Semester Credit Hours, Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 5 Semester Credit Hours, Portfolio: Illustration 5 Semester Credit Hours, (One of two) Fantasy and Comic Book Illustration; or Advanced Illustration 5 Semester Credit Hours, (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Visual Culture; or Art and Activism 3 Semester Credit Hours, Professional Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours.

Cost:

US $11,940 per semester

Duration:

Variable

Study mode:

Full time

Course description:

In this program, students are taught to produce work of high quality that is stylistically strong and reproducible. Classes emphasize flexibility, follow-through and a high level of professionalism. This program also cultivates professional skills that will prepare students for successful careers. Some of these skills include creating an illustration from verbal or visual instruction, following a solid work process from concept to completion, and applying marketing principles to creating freelance opportunities.

Entry requirements:

Applicants should be a high school graduates or recipients of the G.E.D. and obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 500 (paper-based), 173 (computer-based) and 61 (internet-based). Additionally an interview with a representative of the school should be taken up by the applicants when they apply.

Application details:

Applicants should submit the completed application form along with $25 non-refundable application fee. In addition to this an official transcript of grades from a high school and any post-secondary school attended should be mailed directly to American Academy of Art, Office of the Registrar, at 332 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60604-4302.

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