DRAWING CERTIFICATE
COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS
You will be able to keep track of your certificate requirements as you move through your individualized program using our Drawing Certificate Curriculum Guide.
Studio Courses (4): Four 30-hour courses from those listed under the subject headings Drawing or Painting and Drawing
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Click Current Online Courses or Current In-Person Course on the left panel
On the I would like to see: dropdown menu select CS Drawing or CS Painting and Drawing
Art History Course (1): One 20- to 30-hour course under the subject heading Art History
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Click Current Online Courses or Current In-Person Course on the left panel
On the I would like to see: dropdown menu select CS Art History
Elective (1): All 30-hour Adult Continuing Education courses are eligible electives for all certificates, including 1-week and 2-weekend intensives
Total required courses: 6
DRAWING CERTIFICATE CORE CLASSES
**The information below is subject to change. Scheduled courses may not be offered in the student's preferred instructional mode (online or in-person). **
Note that additional classes may be offered throughout the year.
OFFERED EVERY TERM
CSDRAW 503 - Introduction to Drawing
OFFERED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
CSDRAW 512 - Portrait Drawing
CSDRAW 513 - Introduction to Figure Drawing
CSDRAW 515 - Digital Drawing + Illustration
CSDRAW 516 - Drawn from Life: Illustrating the Personal Narrative (Asynchronous online)
CSDRAW 519 - Comics and Graphic Novels
CSDRAW 531 - Essential Anatomy for Life Drawing
CSDRAW 530 - Artist and the Sketchbook
CSDRAW 510 - Drawing Studio: Multi-level
CSPTDW 505 - From Drawing to Painting
OFFERED IN SUMMER
CSDRAW 517 - SEEING the Art Institute of Chicago:
The Collection as Inspiration
CSDRAW 529 - Figure Drawing Studio: Multi-level
CSDRAW 549 - Drawing on Site: Urban Sketching Intensive
CSPTDW 523 - Experimental Drawing and Painting Intensive
CSPTDW 541 - Painting and Drawing Intensive
SAMPLE DRAWING CERTIFICATE PATHWAYS
Below are examples of course pathways for Drawing Certificate students. These are examples. Students are not in any way required to follow these course sequences. Courses are not guaranteed to be offered according to this schedule.
Sample #1 - “A Classic Approach”
Year 1
Fall: CSDRAW 503: Introduction to Drawing
Winter: CSDRAW 513: Introduction to Figure Drawing
Spring: CSARTHI 501: Art Survey at the AIC: American Art - *Art History Requirement
CSPAINT 531: Introduction to Oil Painting - *Elective
Year 2
Fall: CSDRAW 531: Essential Anatomy for Life Drawing
Spring: CSPTDW 505: From Drawing to Painting
Sample #2 - “The Budding Illustrator”
Year 1
Fall: CSDRAW 519 Comics and Graphic Novels
CSARTHI 522 Contemporary Art in Chicago - *Art History Requirement
Spring: CSILLUST 504 Children's Book Illustration - *Elective
Summer: CSPTDW 523 Experimental Drawing and Painting Intensive
Year 2
Fall: CSDRAW 530 Artist and the Sketchbook
Spring: CSDRAW 510 Drawing Studio: Multi-level