COURSE CATALOG 2021-2022 COURSE CATALOG SP21 SU21 FA21 SP22 SU22 FA22 Effective date: Begin Your Future Here January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022 This book is more than a catalog. It tells of people, just like you, who aspire to do what they love everyday. These are accounts from students, graduates and faculty, who spend their days filling the world with beauty, making their visions into realities, and looking at things in a new light. If the following pages inspire you, take it as a sign. This could be the beginning of another story – yours. 2 1 OUR PROGRAMS SCHOOL OF ACTING MA Available Areas of SCHOOL OF FASHION Management SCHOOL OF GAME DEVELOPMENT AA & BFA Available Areas of Emphasis: AA Acting* Emphasis: AA Fashion Journalism MFA Fashion Product Development AA Game Development • Transportation Design BFA Acting* • 2D Animation and Stop Motion AA Fashion Marketing MFA Footwear & Accessory Design* BFA Game Development MA Acting* • 3D Animation AA Fashion Merchandising MFA Knitwear Design* BS Game Programming SCHOOL OF INTERIOR MFA Acting* • 3D Modeling AA Fashion Product Development MFA Textile Design* MA Game Development ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN • Visual Effects AA Fashion Styling MFA Game Development AA Interior Architecture & Design SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING AA Fashion Visual Merchandising BFA Available Areas of Emphasis: BFA Interior Architecture & Design AA Advertising SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE BA Fashion Journalism • Fashion Design* SCHOOL OF GRAPHIC DESIGN CERT Interior Architecture & Design* AA Studio Production BA Architectural Design BFA Costume Design • Pattern Making & 3-Dimensional Design AA Graphic Design MA Interior Architecture & Design BFA Advertising B.Arch Architecture BFA Fashion for Fashion* BFA Graphic Design MFA Interior Architecture & Design CERT Advertising* MA Advanced Architectural Design* BFA Fashion Marketing CERT Graphic Design MA Advertising & Branded Media M.Arch Architecture BFA Fashion Merchandising MFA Available Areas of Emphasis: MA Graphic Design & Digital Media SCHOOL OF JEWELRY & METAL MFA Advertising BFA Fashion Product Development • Fashion Design* MFA Graphic Design ARTS SCHOOL OF ART EDUCATION BFA Fashion Styling AA Jewelry & Metal Arts SCHOOL OF ANIMATION & VISUAL BFA Art Education** BFA Fashion Visual Merchandising SCHOOL OF FINE ART SCHOOL OF ILLUSTRATION BFA Jewelry & Metal Arts EFFECTS CRED Art Education** BFA Footwear & Accessory Design* AA Fine Art AA Illustration MA Jewelry & Metal Arts AA Animation & Visual Effects MA Art Education** BFA Knitwear Design* BFA Fine Art BFA Illustration MFA Jewelry & Metal Arts BFA Animation & Visual Effects MAT Art Education** BFA Textile Design* CERT Fine Art* CERT Illustration* CERT Animation & Visual Effects* CERT Fashion* MA Fine Art MA Illustration SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE MA Animation & Visual Effects SCHOOL OF ART HISTORY CERT Social Media Management MFA Fine Art MFA Illustration ARCHITECTURE MFA Animation & Visual Effects BA Art History** MA Costume Design BFA & MFA Available Areas of Emphasis: AA Landscape Architecture BFA Art History** MA Fashion Art Direction AA, BFA, MA & MFA Available Areas of • Comics BFA Landscape Architecture BFA & MFA Available Areas of MA Art History** MA Fashion Journalism Emphasis: MA Landscape Architecture Emphasis: MA Fashion Marketing • Drawing & Painting SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MFA Landscape Architecture • 2D Animation and Stop Motion SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS & MA Fashion Merchandising • Printmaking AA Automotive Restoration* • 3D Animation MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES MFA Costume Design • Sculpture AA Industrial Design • 3D Modeling BA Communications & Media Technologies MFA Fashion BFA Industrial Design • Storyboarding MA Communications & Media Technologies MFA Fashion Marketing & Brand CERT Industrial Design* • Visual Effects Management MA Industrial Design MFA Fashion Merchandising & MFA Industrial Design *These Programs are not available online **These Programs are not available onsite 2 3 OUR PROGRAMS SCHOOL OF MOTION PICTURES & SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL OF WEB DESIGN & NEW TELEVISION AA Photography MEDIA AA Motion Pictures & Television BFA Photography AA Web Design & New Media BFA Motion Pictures & Television CERT Photography* BFA Web Design & New Media CERT Motion Pictures & Television MA Photography CERT Web Design & New Media* MA Writing & Directing for Film* MFA Photography MA Web Design & New Media MFA Motion Pictures & Television MFA Web Design & New Media BFA Available Areas of Emphasis: BFA Available Areas of Emphasis: • Documentary SCHOOL OF WRITING FOR FILM, • Cinematography • Fine Art Photography TELEVISION & DIGITAL MEDIA • Directing • Advertising/Photo Illustration BFA Writing for Film, Television & Digital • Editing Media • Production Design SCHOOL OF VISUAL MFA Writing for Film, Television & Digital • Producing DEVELOPMENT Media • Screenwriting AA Visual Development BFA Visual Development SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRODUCTION MA Visual Development & SOUND DESIGN FOR VISUAL MFA Visual Development MEDIA AA Music Production BFA Available Areas of Emphasis: AA Sound Design • Digital Art BFA Music Production BFA Music Scoring & Composition MA & MFA Available Areas of Emphasis: BFA Sound Design • Entertainment Art MA Music Scoring & Composition MA Sound Design MFA Music Scoring & Composition MFA Sound Design *These Programs are not available online **These Programs are not available onsite 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS 8 WHAT WE OFFER 625 FOUNDATIONS 12 HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL 629 ENGLISH FOR ART PURPOSES 18 WELCOME 633 LIBERAL ARTS 20 WHO WE ARE 653 GRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS 21 PHILOSOPHY 665 ONLINE EDUCATION 22 ACCREDITATION/MEMBERSHIP 24 MISSION STATEMENT PROGRAMS FOR EVERY LEVEL 669 PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENTS & COURSES 671 PERSONAL ENRICHMENT 26 ACTING 671 CONTINUING ART EDUCATION 46 ADVERTISING 671 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 70 ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS 677 ATHLETICS 100 ARCHITECTURE 124 ART EDUCATION CAMPUS INFORMATION 140 ART HISTORY 682 FINANCIAL AID & TUITION 158 COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA 686 HEALTH INSURANCE TECHNOLOGIES 687 CAMPUS LIFE (HOUSING & ACTIVITIES) 174 FASHION 687 ACADEMIC RESOURCES 272 FINE ART 691 ACADEMIC CALENDARS 308 GAME DEVELOPMENT 695 ADMISSIONS INFORMATION 342 GRAPHIC DESIGN 700 REGISTRATION INFORMATION 362 ILLUSTRATION 702 TRANSFER INFORMATION Watercolor painting by Richard S. Stephens, founder of Academy of Art University 386 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 705 UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND ACADEMIC 416 INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN INFORMATION 440 JEWELRY & METAL ARTS 462 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Student and Academic Policies (Catalog Addendum 1): 482 MOTION PICTURES & TELEVISION https://www.academyart.edu/academicpolicies 512 MUSIC PRODUCTION & SOUND DESIGN FOR VISUAL MEDIA Board of Directors, Administrators and Faculty (Catalog Addendum 2): 542 PHOTOGRAPHY http://www.academyart.edu/board-of-directors-administrators-faculty 566 VISUAL DEVELOPMENT Course Fees & Prerequisites: 586 WEB DESIGN & NEW MEDIA https://www.academyart.edu/course-fees-prerequisites 608 WRITING FOR FILM, TELEVISION & DIGITAL MEDIA 6 7 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES ONLINE EDUCATION WHAT WE OFFER Associate of Arts Undergraduate + Graduate Degrees Bachelor of Arts Study 100% online, or take online classes toward your degree Bachelor of Science Earn the same credit as on campus classes Bachelor of Architecture For more information, visit http://online.academyart.edu Bachelor of Fine Arts PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS COURSES FOR BEGINNERS Certificate High School Art Experience Foundations coursework for every level Tuition-free high school scholarships No-barrier admissions policy; no portfolio required GRADUATE DEGREES Master of Arts PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Master of Fine Arts In-Service Teachers Master of Architecture Practicing professionals CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS PERSONAL ENRICHMENT Art Teaching Credential Continuing Art Education All levels from beginner to advanced FINANCIAL AID AND CAMPUS HOUSING visit us online at www.academyart.edu FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE Days, nights, weekends, online INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES Intersession classes offered between semesters* Help with immigration and visa questions *Financial Aid is not available for intersession classes. Search up-to-date ATHLETICS Take English for Art Purposes support courses and other university course schedules at www.academyart.edu courses at the same time NCAA PacWest Conference Intercollegiate Teams Recreational & Intramural Sports We are able to meet the needs of students from all skill levels and all backgrounds. Call an admissions representative today to personalize your educational plan: 1.800.544.2787. 8 9 AS YOU EXPLORE OUR EXCITING WORLD WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TO WATCH VIDEOS, AND TO SEE MORE STUDENT WORK. WWW.ACADEMYART.EDU 10 11 OVERVIEW HISTORY HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL We strongly believe that all students willing to 1966 make the commitment have the ability in them. • School name changed from Academy of Advertising Art to We are committed to hiring a faculty of distin- Academy of Art College guished professionals to help our students become • Academy is granted authority to offer a Bachelor’s Degree in professionals themselves. Fine Art • Fine Art, Fashion, Photography, Interior Design, Advertising and Illustration classes offered This is our 90 year tradition. • Academy acquires its own space at 740 Taylor Street 1929 1968 • Academy expands to 625 Sutter • Richard S. Stephens, Art Director for Sunset Magazine, founds the Académie of Advertising Art, 1976 along with his wife Clara, with • Academy continues to