B.F.A. in Digital Arts & Design - 129 credits

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts & Design study digital imaging and electronic publishing, web animation and interactive multimedia. In addition to lab courses, students enhance their technical skills while obtaining knowledge about traditional art and design methodologies as well as evolving principles and aesthetics of new media. Because the program requires a high degree of technical and artistic skill, art majors who enter C.W. Post as Freshmen and wish to work in Digital Arts & Design Program must submit a portfolio containing both fine arts and design-related media. A personal interview is held with members of the DAD faculty to evaluate the artistic skills and competency of the applicant. Students in the program have the opportunity to study with active professional design specialists knowledgeable in the latest production resources. Students graduate with creative concepts and visual communication skills documented in an interactive portfolio which prepares them for the professional work of new media. For more information contact Professor Conover.

Typical Program of Study for B.F.A. in Digital Art and Design

Freshman Year Credits, 34 cr.
Art Foundation, 12 cr.
Survey of World Art, 6 cr.
Digital Art and Design, 3 cr.
English 1 & 2, 6 cr.
Core Requirements, 6 cr.
Freshman Seminar, 1 cr.

Sophomore Year, 33 cr.
Digital Art and Design, 9 cr.
Illustration, 3 cr.
Drawing, 6 cr.
History of Visual Comm., 3 cr.
Free Elective, 3 cr.
Core Requirements, 9 cr.

Junior Year, 34 cr.
Digital Art and Design, 9 cr.
Color Photography, 3 cr.
Contemporary Art, 3 cr.
Studio Elective, 6 cr.
Fine Arts Core, 3 cr.
Free Elective, 1 cr.
Core Requirements, 9 cr.

Senior Year, 28 cr.
Digital Art and Design, 6 cr.
Internship, 3 cr.
Studio Elective, 3 cr.
Senior Tutorial, 3 cr.
Senior Project, 6 cr.
Core Requirement, 3 cr.
Lab Science, 4 cr.