Program Overview

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Art (BA) Immersive Experience Design Track

Program Overview

The Art B.A. track in Immersive Experience Design prepares students to work as studio art, design, and emerging media practitioners in the creative workforce, as well as prepare for graduate-level study. The diverse curriculum explores historical and contemporary themed environments, immersive storytelling, graphic wayfinding, streetscape design, public sculpture, furniture and product design, and more.

Program Details

• The program is offered by the College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Visual Arts & Design.
• In-state tuition: $212.28 per credit hour.
• Out-of-state tuition: $802.54 per credit hour.

Admission Requirements

• All students in this program must satisfactorily complete the mandatory Studio Art Portfolio Review before enrolling in portfolio-restricted Studio Art courses.
• Students who do not pass the Studio Art Portfolio review should meet with a CAHSA Coach to discuss their options.
• Note: One-on-one portfolio reviews are not possible due to the large number of portfolios received.

Degree Requirements

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the School of Visual Arts and Design.
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course used to satisfy major requirements.
• Co-op credit cannot be used in the major.
• Students should consult with CAHSA each semester.

Core Requirements: Basic Level

• Complete the following:
  • ARH2500 - History of Non-Western Art (3 credits)
  • ART2823 - Art as Interface (3 credits)
  • ART3950 - Studio Art Portfolio

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• Complete all of the following:
  • Earn at least 18 credits from the following:
    • ART4945C - Advanced Design Lab (3 credits)
    • ART3857 - Professional Practices (3 credits)
    • ARH3880 - History of Immersive Experience (3 credits)
    • ART3846 - Creative Placemaking (3 credits)
  • ART4945C - Advanced Design Lab should be taken three times for a total of 9 credit hours

Immersive Experience Design Restricted Electives

• Complete at least 3 of the following:
  • ARH3471 - Art in the Last 25 Years (3 credits)
  • ART3709C - Intermediate Sculpture (3 credits)
  • ARC4382 - Placemaking: Designing Better Communities (3 credits)
  • ART3223C - Applied Design Lab (3 credits)

Immersive Experience Design Electives

• Earn at least 21 credits from the following:
  • ART3332C - Intermediate Drawing (3 credits)
  • ART4320C - Advanced Drawing (3 credits)
  • ART3734C - Metal Sculpture (3 credits)
  • GRA4154C - Advanced Illustration (3 credits)
  • ART3504C - Intermediate Painting (3 credits)
  • ART3562C - Observational Painting (3 credits)
  • ART3738C - Mold Making and Casting (3 credits)
  • ART3737C - Narrative Sculpture (3 credits)
  • ART4710C - Advanced Sculpture (3 credits)
  • ART3161C - Mixed Media (3 credits)
  • ART3833C - Processes and Ideas in Art (3 credits)
  • PGY3204C - Experimental Studio Lighting in Photography (3 credits)
  • PGY3412C - Photography in the Expanded Field (3 credits)
  • PGY4106C - Photography Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Capstone

• Complete the following:
  • ART4859C - Art BA Capstone (3 credits)

Grand Total Credits: 57

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Restricted Electives

• Listed above

Capstone Requirements

• Listed above

Electives

• Select primarily from upper-level courses, with the school's approval. May be outside of the school. (A maximum of six hours of Independent Study, Practicum, or Internship permitted.)

Foreign Language Requirements

• Met by graduation requirement.
• Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a single foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.

Additional Requirements

• Signature Experience requirement is met by successful completion of the following course(s): ART4859C - Arts BA Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Required Minors or Area of Concentration

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA in all courses used to satisfy major requirements.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Additional Information

Honors in Major

• Students interested in completing Honors in the Major should contact CAHSA. More information about Honors in the Major can be found at Up to 6 hours can be used toward SVAD restricted electives; the hours must be completed through SVAD.

Related Programs

• None

Related Minors

• None

Advising Notes

• None

Transfer Notes

• None

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• For common program prerequisites, if taken: GRA2101C - Introduction to Computer Art Credit Hours: 3 may substitute 3 hours of any digital art course.

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $31.50 per term
• Full-Time Student: $63 per term

Plan of Study

Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)

• ART2201C - Design Fundamentals-Two-Dimensional Credit Hours: 3
• ARH2050 - History of Western Art I Credit Hours: 3
• ART2300C - Drawing Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 3
• ENC1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• ART2203C - Design Fundamentals-Three-Dimensional Credit Hours: 3
• ART2301C - Drawing Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
• ARH2051 - History of Western Art II Credit Hours: 3
• ART2823 - Art as Interface Credit Hours: 3
• ENC1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)

• GRA2101C - Introduction to Computer Art Credit Hours: 3
• ART3846 - Creative Placemaking Credit Hours: 3
• Foreign Language Elementary I Credit Hours: 4
• Any Level Studio Art Elective Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)

• ART3950 - Studio Art Portfolio Credit Hours: 0
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Foreign Language Elementary II Credit Hours: 4
• ARH2500 - History of Non-Western Art Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)

• ART3857 - Professional Practices Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• ART4945C - Advanced Design Lab Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)

• ART4945C - Advanced Design Lab Credit Hours: 3
• ARH3880 - History of Immersive Experience Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)

• ART4945C - Advanced Design Lab Credit Hours: 3
• ART4859 - Art BA Capstone Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Elective Credit Hours: 1