Semester Requirements
Marla Schweppe, Program Chair
(585) 475-2754, mkspph@rit.edu
Program overview
Students in the 3D digital design major will learn to use 3D computer graphics in computer and video games, medical and scientific simulations, data visualization, models for architects and engineers, motion or broadcast graphics, instructional media accident reconstruction, and more. Traditional design skills using commercial 3D software are integrated with principles relating to time, motion, and lighting.
Curriculum
3D digital design, BS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| DDDD-101 | Introduction to Modeling and Motion | 3 |
| FDTN-131 | 3D Design I | 3 |
| FDTN-141 | 4D Design | 3 |
| ARTH-135 | LAS Perspective 1: Survey of Western Art and Architecture I | 3 |
| LAS Foundation 1: First Year Seminar† | 3 | |
| DDDD-102 | Introduction to Visual Design | 3 |
| FDTN-132 | 3D Design II | 3 |
| DDDD-103 | Imaging For 3D | 3 |
| ARTH-136 | LAS Perspective 2: Survey of Western Art and Architecture II | 3 |
| LAS Foundation 2: First Year Writing | 3 | |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| DDDD-201 | Modeling Strategies | 3 |
| DDDD-202 | Layers and Effects | 3 |
| FDTN-121 | 2D Design 1 | 3 |
| DDDD-203 | Scripting | 3 |
| LAS Perspective 3, 4 | 6 | |
| DDDD-206 | Service Project | 3 |
| DDDD-207 | Lighting, Materials, and Rendering | 3 |
| DDDD-208 | Anatomical Figure Drawing | 3 |
| Programming Elective | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| DDDD-301 | Professional Practice (WI) | 3 |
| 3DDD Major Electives | 6 | |
| DDDD-302 | History of Digital Graphics | 3 |
| Open Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 1, 2 | 6 | |
| DDDD-306 | Project Planning and Production | 3 |
| Art/Design/Crafts/Photo/Film History Elective‡ | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| DDDD-401 | Senior Thesis Testing and Documentation | 3 |
| DDDD-402 | Senior Thesis I | 3 |
| Open Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 3 | 3 | |
| DDDD-403 | Senior Thesis II | 3 |
| 3DDD Major Electives | 9 | |
| LAS Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
(WI) Refers to a writing intensive course within the major.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information. Students completing bachelor's degrees are required to complete two Wellness courses.
† The First Year Seminar requirement is replaced by an LAS Elective for the 2013-14 academic year.
‡ Art history electives are non-studio courses offered in the colleges of Imaging Arts and Sciences or Liberal Arts that examine the historical aspects of art, design, crafts, photography, or film.
Art history electives
Students are required to select three art history electives to broaden their understanding of the historical development of the arts. Art history electives include:
ARTH-366 18/19th Century Art
ARTH-582 Medieval Craft
ARTH-561 Latin American Art
ARTH-354 Late Medieval Art
ARTH-583 Installation Art
ARTH-544 Illuminated Manuscripts
ARTH-586 History of Things: Studies in Material Culture
ARTH-566 Early Medieval Art
ARTH-577 Displaying Gender
ARTH-572 Art of the Americas
ARTH-558 The Gothic Revival
ARTH-587 The Gothic Cathedral
ARTH-571 Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome
ARTH-392 Theory and Criticism of 20th Century Art
ARTH-373 Art of the Last Decade
ARTH-369 20th Century Art Since 1950
ARTH-368 20th Century Art: 1900-1950
ARTH-457 Art and Activism
ARTH-511 Art and Architecture of Italy: 1250-1400
ARTH-512 Art and Architecture in Italy: 1600-1750
ARTH-518 Art and Architecture in Florence and Rome: The Sixteenth Century
ARTH-517 Art and Architecture in Florence and Rome: The Fifteenth Century
ARTH-573 Conceptual Art
ARTH-581 Realisms and Avant-Gardes in Russian Art
ARTH-576 Modernism and Its Other: Realism and Expressionism
ARTH-521 The Image
ARTH-584 Scandinavian Modernism
ARTH-578 Edvard Munch
ARTH-574 Dada and Surrealism
ARTH-568 Art and Technology: from the Machine Aesthetic to the Cyborg Age
ARTH-588 Symbols and Symbol-Making: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Art
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Quarter Curriculum - For Reference Only
Effective fall 2013, RIT will convert its academic calendar from quarters to semesters. The following content has been made available as reference only. Currently matriculated students who began their academic programs in quarters should consult their academic adviser for guidance and course selection.
Program overview
Students in the 3D digital graphics program will learn to use 3D computer graphics in computer and video games, medical and scientific simulations, data visualization, models for architects and engineers, motion or broadcast graphics, instructional media accident reconstruction, and more. Traditional design skills using commercial 3D software are integrated with principles relating to time, motion, and lighting.
Curriculum
Semester conversion
Effective fall 2013, RIT will convert its academic calendar from quarters to semesters. Each program and its associated courses have been sent to the New York State Department of Education for approval of the semester plan. For reference, the following charts illustrate the typical course sequence for this program in both quarters and semesters. Students should consult their academic advisers with questions regarding planning and course selection.
3D digital graphics, BFA degree, typical course sequence (quarters)
| Course | Qtr. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| 2014-221 | Introduction to 3D DG Modeling | 4 |
| 2014-222 | Introduction to 3D DG Materials | 4 |
| 2014-223 | Introduction to 3D DG Motion | 4 |
| 2014-231 | Technical Drawing | 2 |
| 2014-233 | Drawing Motion | 3 |
| 2039-225, 226, 227 | Survey of Western Art and Architecture I, II, III | 9 |
| 2083-206 | Imaging for New Media | 4 |
| Liberal Arts* | 12 | |
| Open Electives | 6-8 | |
| 1720-050, 052 | First-Year Enrichment | 2 |
| Wellness Education† | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 2014-363 | Digital Video for MM | 4 |
| 2012-201 | Basic Design I | 2 |
| 2014-343 | Flowcharts and Storyboards | 2 |
| 2019-304 | Anatomical Drawing I | 3 |
| 4003-241 | Problem-Based Introduction to CS | 4 |
| 4003-242 | Data Structure Problem Solving | 4 |
| Major Electives‡ | 12 | |
| Liberal Arts* | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 2014-411 | Project Planning | 2 |
| 2014-432 | Senior Thesis Assist | 4 |
| 2014-463 | Introduction to the Production Pipeline | 4 |
| Major Electives‡ | 22 | |
| Liberal Arts* | 12 | |
| Open Elective | 3-4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 2014-511, 512 | Senior Thesis I, II | 12 |
| 2014-513 | Portfolio Development | 2 |
| Major Electives‡ | 12 | |
| 2014-xxx | History of Computer Graphics | 3 |
| Art History Electives§ | 6 | |
| Open Electives | 9-12 | |
| Total Quarter Credit Hours | 180 | |
* Please see Liberal Arts General Education Requirements for more information.
† Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
‡ Please refer to the list of major electives offered each quarter.
§ Please refer to the list of art history electives.
Program title change
Effective fall 2013, the BFA program in 3D digital graphics will be renamed 3D digital design. This change will not affect currently matriculated students.
3D digital design, BFA degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| DDDD-101 | Introduction to Modeling and Motion | 3 |
| FDTN-131 | 3D Design I | 3 |
| FDTN-141 | 4D Design | 3 |
| ARTH-135 | LAS Perspective 1: Survey of Western Art and Architecture I | 3 |
| LAS Foundation 1: First-Year Seminar | 3 | |
| DDDD-102 | Introduction to Visual Design | 3 |
| FDTN-132 | 3D Design II | 3 |
| DDDD-103 | Imaging For 3D | 3 |
| ARTH-136 | LAS Perspective 2: Survey of Western Art and Architecture II | 3 |
| ENGL-150 | LAS Foundation 2: Writing Seminar | 3 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| DDDD-201 | Modeling Strategies | 3 |
| DDDD-202 | Layers and Effects | 3 |
| FDTN-121 | 2D Design 1 | 3 |
| DDDD-203 | Scripting | 3 |
| LAS Perspective 3, 4 | 6 | |
| DDDD-206 | Service Project | 3 |
| DDDD-207 | Lighting, Materials, and Rendering | 3 |
| DDDD-208 | Anatomical Figure Drawing | 3 |
| Programming Elective | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| DDDD-301 | Professional Practice (WI) | 3 |
| 3DDD Major Electives | 6 | |
| DDDD-302 | History of Digital Graphics | 3 |
| Open Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 1, 2 | 6 | |
| DDDD-306 | Project Planning and Production | 3 |
| Art/Design/Crafts/Photo/Film History Elective† | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| DDDD-401 | Senior Thesis Testing and Documentation | 3 |
| DDDD-402 | Senior Thesis I | 3 |
| Open Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 3 | 3 | |
| DDDD-403 | Senior Thesis II | 3 |
| 3DDD Major Electives | 9 | |
| LAS Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
(WI) Refers to a writing intensive course within the major.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† Art history electives are non-studio courses offered in the colleges of Imaging Arts and Sciences or Liberal Arts that examine the historical aspects of art, design, crafts, photography, or film.
Art history electives
Students are required to select three art history electives to broaden their understanding of the historical development of the arts. Art history electives include:
2039-300 History of Design
2039-306 Architecture Interior and Furniture Design I
2039-307 Architecture Interior and Furniture Design II
2039-308 Architecture Interior and Furniture Design III
2039-310 History of Crafts
2039-315 Pre-Columbian Art
2039-316 Florence and Rome 1400-1470
2039-317 Florence and Rome 1470-1520
2039-318 Florence and Rome 1520-1590
2039-320 History of Art Criticism
2039-330 Philosophy in Art
2039-340 Symbols and Symbol Making
2039-355 Latin American Art
2039-360 18th and 19th Century Art
2039-368 Scandinavian Modernism
2039-375 20th Century Art Since 1950
2039-376 Renaissance Painting in Flanders
2039-385 Installation Art
2039-390 Native American Art and Culture
2039-395 Theory and Criticism of 20th Century Art
2039-410 The Art of Art History
2039-415 Thinking About Making
2039-425 Public Art/Public Spaces
2039-430 Dada and Surrealism
2039-433 What Is Post Modernism?
2039-435 Art of the Last Decade
2039-438 Body in Art
2039-440 Conceptual Art
2039-443 Art and Technology: From the Machine Aesthetic to the Cyborg Age
2039-452 Art and Activism
2039-459 Art Central Italy 1250-1400
2039-469 Baroque Rome