Majors Animation
Biomedical Art
Ceramics
Animation is a medium that breathes life into concept through movement. As an Animation student you’ll discover how the dialogue of an otherwise stagnant image or object changes and evolves when put to motion.
One of only a few undergraduate degrees of its kind in the United States, our Biomedical Art program combines applied art, science, and technology to create visual education materials on scientific and medical topics.
In the Ceramics program at CIA we build on the long-standing tradition of ceramic art by teaching both the art and science of its two major traditions: works of sculpture and works of utility. We expose students to the rich history and contemporary potential of ceramics as a vehicle for expression of personal ideas and concepts.
Study the Craft of Storytelling As a student in our program, you will create narrative and experimental animation that bring both characters and environments to life. Our integrated curriculum focuses on sequential narrative storytelling, conceptual development, storyboarding, methods of animation, framing and staging, animatics, layers, and motion studies. You will work with innovative production technologies in: nn 2D and 3D digital media and animation; nn film; video production; nn and stop-motion animation. To enhance your skills in character development and set design, you will study the development of: nn personality in motion; nn lighting of small-scale digital environments; nn sound related to motion and sync; nn and the broad scope of tactile sculpture media. In addition, we emphasize presentation and public speaking skills, which help prepare you for pitching your ideas and directing a team.
Merging Tradition with New Technology Based on the traditional field of scientific and medical illustration, our curriculum incorporates leading-edge digital media techniques, interactivity, and animation. As a Biomedical Art major, we blend your artistic talent with knowledge of natural science, a biomedical intellect, and strong visual communication skills. You will learn about illustration, information design, 3D modeling, and animation through conventional and digital methods. With a flexible course of study, you can take courses in: nn nn nn nn nn nn
Computer imaging and animation Editorial illustration Instructional design and multimedia Medical sculpture Surgical and natural science Business and professional practices
Benefit from a Wealth of Resources Our dedicated, highly trained faculty is one of our greatest assets. Each Biomedical Art instructor is accredited by the Association of Medical Illustrators as a Certified Medical Illustrator. In addition to their expertise, our faculty have established great connections with the region’s extraordinary medical, scientific, and cultural communities. Our professional partnerships with Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic, as well as the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Cleveland Botanical Garden will provide you with amazing exhibition opportunities and medical illustration projects.
Develop a Wide Range of Techniques As a Ceramics major you will study all aspects of ceramic work, including traditional techniques such as hand building and pottery wheel throwing, clay and glaze making, glazing techniques, and loading and firing gas, electric, and wood-fired kilns. You will expand your conceptual ideas with the use of 3D modeling, industrial moldmaking techniques, and ideation. Be Part of a Community The Ceramics department offers an interactive, open studio environment in which we encourage collaboration and communication among students, peers and professors. Our curriculum exposes all Ceramics majors to the entire Craft + Design faculty, who are all practicing, professional artists. We stress conceptualization, technology, entrepreneurship, and career development throughout the Ceramics and Craft + Design programs.
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