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B.F.A. in production design

Savannah

Foundation studies: 30 hours

  • FOUN 110 Design Thinking and Process
  • FOUN 111 Sketching and Drawing
  • FOUN 112 Color in Context
  • FOUN 113 Creative Collaboration Lab
  • FOUN 220 Drawing: Light and Shadow 
  • Select one of the following:

  • FOUN 230 Figure Drawing: Gesture and Movement
  • FOUN 240 Spatial Design and Fabrication
  • FOUN 251 Time Based Design: Story, Sound, and Movement

General education: 50 hours

  • COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
  • BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
  • CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
  • CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
  • ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
  • DIGI 130 Digital Communication
  • ENGL 142 Foundations of Story
  • Select one of the following:

  • ARLH 206 Modern Architecture Before 1900
  • ARTH 207 20th-century Art
  • CINE 275 History of Cinema
  • General Education Elective
  • Mathematics/Natural Sciences Elective

Major curriculum: 55 hours

  • Select one of the following:

  • FILM 100 Digital Film Production: Story to Screen
  • PROD 130 Stagecraft
  • PROD 103 Introduction to Entertainment Design
  • PROD 220 Illuminating the Narrative
  • PROD 221 Designing the Environment
  • PROD 222 Dressing the Persona
  • PROD 303 Interpreting the Script
  • PROD 313 Digital Rendering for Entertainment
  • PROD 333 Professional Practice for Entertainment Arts
  • PROD 473 Senior Studio I: Research and Conceptualization
  • PROD 478 Senior Studio II: Development and Communication
  • Select one of the following:

  • PROD 479 Undergraduate Internship
  • 500-level SCADpro Elective
  • Business-Focused Elective

Select one concentration to complete the major curriculum:

Costume Design

  • PROD 302 Costume Design Techniques
  • PROD 322 Character Interpretation for Costume in Film and Television
  • PROD 402 Applications of Costuming
  • PROD 422 Costume Design Studio: Research and Exploration
  • ACCE, FASH, FIBR, FURN, ILLU, JEWL, PROD, SANM, SFLM, or THED elective

Lighting Design

  • PROD 314 Computer-aided Entertainment Design
  • PROD 320 Illuminating the Full Story: Process and Techniques
  • PROD 350 Standards and Specifications for Lighting
  • PROD 419 Lighting Design Studio: Digital Visualization and Programming
  • FILM, ILLU, MOME, PNTG, PROD, SANM, SEQA, SLFM, or THED elective

Set Design and Art Direction

  • PROD 304 Technical Drawing for Entertainment
  • PROD 314 Computer-aided Entertainment Design
  • PROD 321 Advanced Concepts in Art Direction for Film and Television
  • PROD 421 Scenic Design Studio: Digital Visualization and Documentation
  • ARCH, ARLH, ELDS, FILM, FURN, GRDS, IDUS, ILLU, INDS, ITGM, PROD, SCPT, SANM, SEQA, SFLM, THED, or VFX elective

Additional electives: 20 hours

  • Free elective
  • Free elective
  • Free elective
  • Free elective

Total course of study: 180 hours