25 courses with the subject MI, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MI 521The History of American Illustration3
3 lecture hours This course will explore the role of the illustrator and the evolution and importance of illustration as a social barometer of our culture. The course will offer its history of illustration in the broader contexts of world art and of American history and popular culture, using slide shows, field trips and anecdotal lectures.
1 lecture and 2 lab hours This course is designed to give the opportunity to study intensively with high-profile, industry- active illustrators who are enjoying success within a variety of markets in the industry. 96 Graduate Catalog
1 lecture and 4 lab hours This course will explore new artistic possibilities in creating art by combining traditional with digital media. Using Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter and a Wacom tablet, students will be given the opportunity to unlock an image’s full potential by giving them the digital tools needed to create multiple versions of an idea.
This course is a weeklong workshop designed to introduce the new MFA in illustration student to the language and pace of graduate study in a studio environment. It will encourage and support experimentation in concept development and execution through "traditional media' and software programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
1 lecture and 6 lab hours This class is designed to not only explore the unique qualities of three traditional mediums appropriate for the execution of illustration assignments, but also disseminates information designed to familiarize the graduate student with the traditional practices, techniques and theories of artists and illustrators of the past.
1 lecture and 4 lab hours This course is concerned with building awareness of, and competence in, successfully telling stories with pictures. What is discussed are the ways in which arrangements of elements within imagery can connect with the cognitive process of the viewer, resulting in the telling of a story.
8 lab hours Enhances the ability to draw from life; to document people, environments, and events. Explores reportage theory, history and practice. Using location drawing sessions, students heighten their sense of observation and apply the practice of reportage drawing to illustration assignments. Prerequisite(s): MI 581.
3 lecture hours Students are guided on the planning, research, writing, and evaluation of their Qualifying Research Paper. Students complete and submit a topic, abstract, outline, a historical overview. Students also begin a current state of art section, and begin collecting imagery and illustrative examples.
3 lecture hours Students complete writing and prepare their qualifying paper for publication and presentation. Emphasis is placed on editing and evaluating the paper’s content, as well as design for print and public presentation. 2026–27 Graduate Catalog 97
2 lecture hours This course is a companion to MI 631 Studio Visits: Los Angeles. This course provides students with face-to-face interactions with East Coast-based professional illustrators, animators, and art directors through in-person meetings at studios and office visits in New York and Philadelphia.
3 lecture hours This course introduces students to contemporary illustration research methods and critical discourses, empowering them to consider their practices in a variety of theoretical frameworks. Students learn best practices in research and editorial writing and gain additional insight by interviewing contemporary experts on a topic relevant to their studio practice.
1 lecture and 4 lab hours This course will focus on the techniques and uses of digital illustration in its varied forms and styles with an emphasis on using appropriate software in a way that maximizes creative expression while taking into consideration the practical aspects of reproduction processes.
1 lecture and 4 lab hours This course is designed to explore the complete spectrum of premises needed to successfully create an illustrated character(s). The class will cover the ideas behind the research, concept and refinement necessary to build a character. 98 Graduate Catalog
2 lecture and 2 lab hours This course emphasizes experimentation and exploration of materials and studio practices. Students are encouraged to expand their artistic voices and develop their professional identity. They collaborate with classmates on a large scale public art project. The concepts and content of MI 792 are reinforced.
MI 731Business Practices and Self Promotion Strategies3
3 lecture hours This course addresses a myriad of best practices to successfully carry on the business of illustration. The course will be delivered in three separate units of study: Contracts, Copyright, Negotiation, Business Management and Taxes, Marketing, Grants and Self-Promotion Strategies, Licensing and Its Tools: Press Releases, Statements.
MI 782Art is Where You Look For It: Diversifying Illustration's Application3
2 lecture and 2 lab hours This course explores the ever-emerging and divergent paths an illustrator can take to use their skills in traditional and digital media, combined with a personal illustration style to expand into disciplines and areas of the arts not ordinarily considered.
