Electives
Electives
Elective courses can be a KCAD Studio, General Education or Art History course, as well as any course from another college, if approved by the DAD program chair.
Consult with a faculty adviser to obtain recommendations when you are choosing your Electives. It will ensure that you are extending your portfolio in a way that maximizes its value in the professional market-place.
Many of these courses require prerequisites that you may not have. With the exception of Graphic Design, you can contact the program chairs and request to be enrolled without the prerequisite. The chairs can do this with a permission form or by sending an e-mail to the registrar asking them to register you.
Avoid taking courses for "fun". Starting a career in art and design requires dedication and focus. "Fun" courses that are unrelated to your field can actually detract from your ability to create a professional portfolio.
Graphic Design
Nearly every application of commercial art and design begins and ends with Graphic Design. It's a great match with any Digital Art and Design focus but especially Interactive and Motion Graphics Design.
Recommended for Entertainment Arts focused Students:
GD 214 Type I (Prerequisite for Type II)
GD 220 Type II (Prerequisite for all below)
GD 311 Branding
GD 313 Package Des
Recommended for Multimedia Design focused students:
GD 220 Type II (Prerequisite for all below)
GD 250 New Media
GD 310 Concept Development
GD 312 Advertising
GD 311 Branding
GD 315 Publication Design
Collaborative Design
It's what employers want and the world needs.
Illustration
You can learn how to apply your digital imaging skills to several Illustration specific genres and learning traditional techniques can expand your tool-set.
Applied Courses:
KCIL 330 Children's Book Des & Illus
KCIL 303 Special Topic: Sci Fi Ill
Technique Courses:
KCIL 244: Narrative Perspective
KCIL 243 Digital Illus. Painting I
KCIL 443 Digital Illus. Painting II
DAGD
You can take classes in Ferris' Digital Game & Animation Design program right up the street. There you can expand your knowledge in game design, coding and 3D modeling. Be sure to check with your faculty advisor to ensure that your DAGD credits will transfer to a useful slot in your program plan. The DAGD program website.
For Digital 3D:
Animation Techniques (DAGD 301) is a MAYA course that focuses on digital 3d character animation.
Contemporary tools and techniques (DAGD 345) , Blender 3D assets placed into Unreal Engine.
Digital Art & Design
You can extend your knowledge beyond your chosen focus by taking more courses in the Digital Media program and counting them towards Open Electives.
DM 303 & 403 Special Topics Courses
Drawing
Some say that drawing is the language of art. It certainly is the foundation of many forms of digital imaging, especially where character and environment design is involved.
KCDR 323 Figure Drawing III
KCDR 324 Figure Drawing IV
Photo
KCPH 110 Intro To Photography for Non-Majors
Fashion Design
Fashion touches so much of our creative arts. It can impact how we express social, economic, historic, science fiction, and fantasy characters. Understanding how to ideate fashion will enrich your portfolio.
KCFS211 Fashion Illustration I
KCFS 312 Fashion Illustration II