COURSE SCHEDULE and CATALOG 2012 ISpring FOUNDED IN SAN FRANCISCO 1929 BY ARTISTS FOR ARTISTS Begin Your Future Here COURSE SCHEDULE & CATALOG 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. ART IS OUR HISTORY FINE ART ILLUSTRATION LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA AND YOUR FUTURE... Figurative Anime Figure Drawing Garden Design Film Scoring Abstract Animal Drawing & Creature Design Park Planning Video Game Music Drawing Comic Book Art Urban Design Orchestrating ACTING ARCHITECTURE Planting Design Acting for Camera Architectural Design Painting Book Illustration Music Theory Improv Sustainable Building Printmaking Digital Illustration Music Production Theater Performance Construction Methods & Materials Sculpture MOTION PICTURES Voiceover Urban Planning Jewelry Design INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & TELEVISION PHOTOGRAPHY Car Design Acting Digital Photography Motorcycle Design Directing Fine Art Photography ADVERTISING ART EDUCATION GAME DESIGN Cinematography Copywriting Art Program Instructor Game Production Product Design Photojournalism Producing Art Direction Art Teacher Game Art Furniture Design Documentary Photography Film Production Account Planning Museum Educator Concept Art Toy Design Fashion Photography Editing Branding Arts Administrator Level Design Advertising Photo Illustration Screenwriting Art Curriculum Developer Character Design INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE Sound & Foley ANIMATION & DESIGN WEB DESIGN & NEW MEDIA Commercial Design Interactive Design & VISUAL EFFECTS FASHION GRAPHIC DESIGN Traditional Animation Fashion Design Calligraphy Residential Design MULTIMEDIA Motion Graphics 3D Modeling & Animation Knitwear Typography Lighting COMMUNICATIONS Usability Studies Anchor Character Animation Merchandising Print Design Set Design Information Architecture On-Camera Reporting & Hosting Storyboarding Textile Design Package Design Decorating Digital Arts Video Journalism Concept Art Fashion Illustration Logo Design Sports Reporting Cartooning Fashion Media Multimedia Production Broadcast Communications 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Support Departments 2 history OF THE SCHOOL 6 What WE OFFER 552 FOUNdatioNS 11 Who WE ARE 562 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANguage 13 MissioN statemeNT 569 liberal ARTS 16 iNDUSTRY ON CAMPUS 593 Graduate LIBERAL ARTS 22 academy at WORK 570 Athletics 613 ONLINE educatioN Departments, Requirements & Courses 25 ACTING Programs for Every Level 50 advertisiNG 76 ANimatioN & Visual EFFECTS 619 PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS 120 ARCHITECTURE 622 PERSONAL ENRICHMENT 144 ART educatioN 622 coNTINUING ART educatioN 622 ProfessioNAL DevelopmeNT 162 FASHION 210 FINE ART Campus Information 254 GAME DESIGN 276 graphic DESIGN 626 FINANCIAL AID & TUITION 302 illustratioN 631 CAMPUS LIFE (HOUSING & ACTIVITIES) Watercolor painting by Richard S. Stephens, founder of the Academy of Art University 330 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 634 ACADEMIC RESOURCES 358 iNTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN 637 ACADEMIC CALENdars 390 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 641 AdmissioNS INformatioN 416 motioN PICTURES & TELEVISION 646 registratioN INformatioN 454 multimedia COMMUNicatioNS 647 traNSFER INformatioN 474 music FOR visual MEDIA 494 PHOTOGRAPHY BACK OF catalog 526 WEB DESIGN & NEW MEDIA 4 5 COURSES FOR BEGINNERS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES ONLINE EDUCATION WHAT WE OFFER · Foundations coursework for every level · Associate of Arts · Undergraduate + Graduate Degrees · No-barrier admissions policy; no portfolio required · Bachelor of Arts (Multimedia Communications) · Study 100% online, or take online classes toward your degree · Bachelor of Fine Arts · Earn the same credit as on campus classes · Second Bachelor of Fine Arts More in this catalog: go to page 581. You may also visit http://online.academyart.edu PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS · Certificate · High School Art Experience More in this catalog: go to the degree requirements listed in each academic area · Tuition-free high school scholarships More in this catalog: go to page 589 GRADUATE DEGREES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · Master of Arts (Multimedia Communications) · Master of Fine Arts · In-Service Teachers ATHLETICS · Master of Architecture · Practicing professionals More in this catalog: go to the degree requirements listed in each More in this catalog: go to page 590 · NCAA PacWest Conference academic area · Intercollegiate Teams INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES PERSONAL ENRICHMENT · Recreational & Intramural Sports · Help with immigration and visa issues More in this catalog: go to page 574 FINANCIAL AID AND CAMPUS HOUSING · Continuing Art Education Find out more: More in this catalog: go to page 593, or visit us online at · ESL curriculum focused in art and design, from beginner to advanced · Online Award of Completion www.academyart.edu · Take ESL and other university courses at the same time · All levels from beginner to advanced More in this catalog: go to page 590 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE · Days, nights, weekends, online · Intersession classes offered between semesters* *Financial Aid is not available for intersession classes. Search up-to-date course schedules at www.academyart.edu 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. 6 7 AS YOU EXPLORE OUR EXCITING WORLD WE INVITE YOU TO USE THESE REUSABLE FLAGS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PAGES THAT INTEREST YOU. 8 9 overvieW WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE Admissions Philosophy Our open admissions policy is rare among art schools. We’ve HISTORY OF found that our students’ potential doesn’t depend on their past We are first and foremost a professional elsewhere, but on their future with us. THE SCHOOL school, a specialized place to study for How to Apply: a career in art, design, acting, music, or Go to the “Admissions” section in the back of this book for basic admissions requirements, instructions and applications. You may also communications. Useful skills and practical call us at 800.544.2787 (within U.S. only) or 415.274.2200, or apply principles are taught here. That’s true from online at www.academyart.edu. Architecture, to Game Design, to Fine Art. Undergraduate Admissions The skills and principles necessary to get The Academy of Art University maintains a no-barrier admissions policy a job and have a career are taught by top- for all undergraduate programs.* Previous experience with art and design is not required for admission, and students of all skill levels are notch professionals who earn a living doing encouraged to apply. It is our belief that all students willing to make what they teach. the appropriate commitment have the ability to learn professional-level skills. Our technical facilities and online teaching Graduate Admissions resources are second to none. We have the The Academy requires graduate applicants to demonstrate their ability and intent to complete a Master of Arts (MA), Master of Fine best-equipped production facilities and Art (MFA) or Master of Architecture program (M. Arch.).* The Academy educational resources that money can buy. does not require a portfolio for graduate admissions. This gives you the technological edge on International Students which your success depends. The International Student Admissions/Services Department assists each student with the application and admissions process, student visa and immigration procedures, academic advising and class registration. Our Mission: The Academy of Art The Academy application form and application procedures are also University prepares aspiring professionals available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, in the fields of design, communications Spanish, Indonesian, and Thai on our website at www.academyart.edu. and the arts by delivering excellent Home-schooled Students undergraduate and graduate degrees We welcome and encourage home-schooled students to enroll in our degree and non-degree programs. The Academy of Art University open and certificate programs. door admissions policy equally applies to home school students who participate in a program officially recognized by the state in which they Visit us online at www.academyart.edu live. to learn more about what we offer. 10 11 overvieW WHO WE ARE Transfer Students NAAB Accreditation Our Admissions Office makes transfer of credit as simple and easy The National Architectural Accrediting Board In the United States, as possible. If you have completed previous college-level coursework, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited we welcome you to submit your official transcripts for review for professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National MISSION STATEMENT possible credit. Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring professionals in the fields of design, University Policies and Academic Information recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the This print catalog is for your information only; information found in this Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may communication and the arts by delivering excellent