Mission
The mission of the program is to provide a distinct learning experience towards visual storytelling. It is a progressive combination of historical, cultural and technical studies. The program is dedicated to the fusion of scholarship, authorship, character design, illustration and the visualization of narratives while using a diversity of media.
Objectives
The objectives of the program are:
- Foster writing, authorship and scholarship for visual narration.
- Nurture historical analysis, visual culture analysis and critical thinking.
- Initiate advanced independent research that is beneficial to practice.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates would:
- Acquire knowledge of historical and cultural background.
- Conduct original research and critical analysis.
- Explore the technical aspects of illustration and visual narrative.
- Translate the script into a visual outcome.
- Develop the temporal and spatial dimension of the story.
Study Plan
The total number of credits is 30.
YEAR ONE
Fall
- VIS731 History of Visual Story Telling (3 cr)
- VIS711 Storyboarding (3 cr)
- VIS721 Narrative Writing (3 cr)
Spring
- VIS— MA Elective (3 cr)
- VIS741 Character Development (3 cr)
- VIS722 Drawing Strategies for Visual Narrative (3 cr)
Summer
- VIS— MA Elective (3 cr)
- VIS742 Advanced Illustration Techniques (3 cr)
YEAR TWO
Fall
Curriculum
Required core courses (24 cr)
- VIS731 History of Visual Storytelling (3 cr)
- VIS711 Storyboarding (3 cr)
- VIS721 Narrative Writing (3 cr)
- VIS722 Drawing Strategies for Visual Narrative (3 cr)
- VIS741 Character Development (3 cr)
- VIS742 Advanced Illustration Techniques (3 cr)
- VIS799 Thesis Project (6 cr)
Elective courses (6 cr)
Choose two of the following
- VIS743 Advanced Digital Illustration Techniques (3 cr)
- VIS751 Professional Practices (3 cr)
- VIS752 Selling Your Story (3 cr)
- VIS761 Letters and Image (3 cr)
- VIS771 Children’s Book Illustration (3 cr)
- VIS781 Advanced Printing Techniques (3 cr)
- VIS791 Japanese Animation (3 cr)
- VIS795 Field Trip and Visitors (3 cr)
