Licenciatura en Bellas Artes (BFA) en Ilustración

The School of Illustration's BFA program embraces the art of visual and conceptual storytelling in any medium. Students develop the skills necessary to transform themselves into skilled, distinctive, professional illustrators able to meet the marketplace’s growing need for artists trained in visual problem-solving in both traditional and digital media. Exciting career paths await in comics and graphic novels, children's books, advertising, editorial illustration, and interactive illustration.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

BFA Illustration Degree Requirements

• Minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, and LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist or 108 Composition for the Artist

• Minimum 2.0 GPA and the following general education requirements:

• 1 Written Communication: Composition

• 1 Written Communication: Critical Thinking

• 1 Written Communication: Context & Style

• 2 Art Historical Awareness: Western Art

• 2 Art Historical Awareness: Surveys

• 1 Historical Awareness

• 1 Quantitative Literacy

• 1 Cultural Ideas & Influences

• 1 Employment Communications & Practices

After the above general education requirements are met, take Liberal Arts electives as needed to fulfill the Liberal Arts unit requirement.

About Academy of Art University

Academy of Art University aims to defy the ordinary and create the extraordinary. We offer over 120+ degree programs in art and design, and 29 degrees that intersect with the world of innovative technology qualifying for STEM OPT. Through our career-centered curriculum, award-winning faculty, and real-world projects, we prepare our talented students for exciting and rewarding creative careers.