SCAD CORE
Foundation studies SCHOOL OF FOUNDATION STUDIES Every undergraduate student’s educational experience is anchored by SCAD Core, which includes rigorous courses in drawing and design that provide students with studio experience to build visual, conceptual and creative abilities. In these courses, students gain a foundation in the utilization of visual language, the development of creative solutions, and art and design critique. Students advance to foundation studies courses that move in the direction of their professional aspirations. For example, in DSGN 115 Creative Thinking Strategies, students who enter the accessory design and industrial design programs learn to develop concepts independently and collaboratively. In DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts,
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students who pursue architecture, interior design and preservation design learn to use drawing as a way to express sequence of images to tell a story. Dramatic writing, performing arts and sound design students explore the design and organization of time-based work, which includes video, interactive multimedia and performance in DSGN 204 Design III: Time. The organization of foundation studies courses into a two-year sequence allows students to complete necessary courses in preparation for upper-level coursework. Students should consult their programs of study for specific curriculum requirements. Through foundation studies, SCAD offers students a remarkable array of support and tutoring services. The SCAD Drawing and Design Center offers peer tutoring and workshops that include “Color and Light,” where students learn to recognize colors under various lighting conditions, and “Planar Analysis,” where students learn about structural planes of objects and the human form. Open model sessions offer weekly opportunities for drawing from the figure, which cover gesture and quick and long poses, while open drawing sessions explore interdisciplinary qualities of gestural sketch approaches with professors from a variety of majors who host each event. Located in Fahm Hall, the digital prototyping center SCADlab supports many of the DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization courses for both large-scale digital printing and laser cutting. The lecture series “Ideas in Sight” brings in professionals from many disciplines to discuss how they generate their ideas, which helps first-year students see the connection between research, drawing, design process, and environmental and cultural influences. Students then recognize how the combination of these elements builds to a final work. First-year students also have the opportunity to hear from students across disciplines in the lecture series “Major Connections,” where upper-level students talk about their current work and its connection to their foundation studies experience. Foundation studies faculty members hold terminal degrees and high acclaim in their professions. They include a U.S. Artists Fellow, a Hudgens Prize recipient, a MacDowell Fellow, a Clio Award winner, a Kennedy Center Faculty Fellow, a Ford Foundation Grant recipient and Fulbright Scholars. Their work has been commissioned and sponsored by governments and institutions around the globe, and has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Dublin Biennial and Prague Quadrennial, as well as countless other galleries, museums and art fairs.
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the built environment. In DRAW 206 Drawing for Storyboarding, students interested in sequential art learn to use a