72 Hours
This major is for the person who desires a broad interdisciplinary approach to design. The Digital Design degree will integrate coursework from five major disciplines: Art History, Communication Design, Digital Art, Fine Arts, Gaming and Animation, and Interior Architecture.
This major is for the person wanting a general background in art or a vocation in the field of art and its related industries.
An OC graduate with a Bachelors in Fine Arts degree in Digital Design will:
- Demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, creative expression, and independent thought.
- Demonstrate effective visual problem-solving skills.
- Produce an organized, coherent body of work and critically defend it.
- Demonstrate a working understanding of art and design history, genres, movements, and practitioners.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of faith in personal creative expression.
- Analyze and respond to personal experience, professional standards, ethics and global perspectives.
- Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate peer and professional work.
- Demonstrate a competency in current technology, and its applications in multiple design disciplines.
Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.
21 HOURS FOUNDATION
- ARTS-1103 Digital Imaging I
- ARTS-1113 Fundamentals of Drawing
- ARTS-1213 Figure Drawing
- ARTS-1413 Elements of Visual Thinking
- ARTS-2323 Digital Imaging II
- ARTS-3333 History of Design
- ARTS-3733 The Business of Branding Yourself
9 HOURS INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
9 HOURS GRAPHIC DESIGN
- ARTS-2223 Introduction to Communication Design
- ARTS-2233 Typography As Visual Language
- ARTS-3243 Graphic Design
6 HOURS ART HISTORY CHOSEN FROM
- ARTS-2423 History of Photography and Motion Pictures
- ARTS-3343 Ancient to Modern Art History
- ARTS-2623 Residential Interior Design I
- ARTS-2653 Space Planning and Codes
12 HOURS FINE/DIGITAL ARTS
- ARTS-2143 Digital Painting
- ARTS-3363 Photography I
- ARTS-4213 Open Studio
- ARTS-4023 Digital Design Seminar
9 HOURS GAMING AND ANIMATION
- ARTS-2523 Digital Sculpting
- ARTS-3353 Contemporary Art
- ARTS-3533 Historical Interior Design I
- ARTS-3543 Historical Interior Design II
- ARTS-3043 Arts and Politics I
- ARTS-3053 Arts and Politics II
6 HOURS EMPHASIS ELECTIVES CHOSEN FROM
University Core Curriculum
B.F.A. - 51 Hours - Courses May Not Be Repeated Within Core
COMMUNICATION, 9 HOURS
MATHEMATICS, 3 HOURS
- Appropriate to major
REQUIRED BIBLE, 6 HOURS
- BIBL-1023: Foundations: Introduction to the Good Life
- BIBL-1103: Story: Introduction to Christian Worldview
BIBLE ELECTIVES, 3 HOURS
CAPSTONE, 3 HOURS
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 3 HOURS
AMERICAN HISTORY, 3 HOURS
GREAT WORKS, 3 HOURS
- ARTS-2423: History of Photography and Motion Pictures
- ARTS-3343: Ancient to Modern Art History
- ARTS-3353: Contemporary Art
SCIENCE, 6 HOURS
- One course must include a lab
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 3 HOURS
LIBERAL ARTS, 9 HOURS
- 9 hours from any Liberal Arts except Art: Communication, English, Family Science, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Science.
