B.F.A. in Digital Arts & Design - 129 credits- 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 credits
Art Foundation, 12 credits
Survey of World Art, 6 credits
Digital Art and Design, 3 credits
English 1 & 2, 6 credits
Core Requirements, 6 credits
Freshman Seminar, 1 credits

Sophomore Year, 33 credits
Digital Art and Design, 15 credits
Illustration, 3 credits
History of Visual Comm., 3 credits
Free Elective, 3 credits
Core Requirements, 9 credits

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

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