Minors

Most Savannah College of Art and Design degree programs have corresponding undergraduate minors. Minors are also offered in the following areas.

Accessory Design

Accessory design focuses on the design and construction of items of personal use that accessorize the body. The accessory design minor concentrates on developing accessories such as shoes, handbags, scarves, jewelry, hats and other items.

Curriculum		40 hours
ACCE	205	Introduction to Fashion Accessory Design
ACCE	362	Handbag Design I
ACCE	364	Footwear Design I
FASH	100	Fashion Technology
FASH	110	Introduction to Fashion Design+
FIBR	101	Introduction to Fibers+
IDUS	213	Industrial Design Idea Visualization
MTJW	102	Introduction to Metals and Jewelry+
	**	School of Design Elective
	**	School of Design Elective

+ Select one of these three courses. Any course not used in this option may be used as an elective.    Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

** Select from the following: ACCE 360 Millinery Design, ACCE 372 Handbag Design II, ACCE 374 Footwear Design II, ACCE 366 Belt Design, FASH 219 Introduction to Fashion Sketching, FIBR 204 Repeat-pattern Design, IDUS 212 Model and Prototype Design, IDUS 215 Contextual Research Methods, MTJW 205 Rendering for Metals and Jewelry, MTJW 350 Costume Jewelry for Accessory Design.

British-American Studies

The British-American Studies minor provides undergraduate students an opportunity to examine historical and political connections as well as cultural and artistic influences exhibited in the works of British and American artists, architects, writers and designers. Coursework highlights outstanding achievements in the history of art and literature. Students benefit from access to the collections and resources of the SCAD Museum of Art and Earle W. Newton Center for British and American Art.

Curriculum		40 hours
ARTH	226	American Art
ARTH	245	British Portraiture
ARTH	366	British Literary Art of the 19th Century++
ARTH	367	Georgian Art and Design++
ARTH	368	British Modernism++
ENGL	137	Shakespeare+
ENGL	139	The Romantic Revolution+
ENGL	141	Arthurian Literature+
ENGL	168	American Moderns: 1900–1945+
ENGL	212	British Literature Since 1920+
ENGL	220	Victorian Literature+
	**	Elective
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

+		Select two of these six courses.
++		Select one of these three courses.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Select from the following: ARLH 307 American Architecture and Urbanism, ARLH 375 Savannah: Architectural and Urban History, ENGL 155 Literature by Women, ENGL 167 American Realists and Naturalists: 1850–1900, ENGL 169 Today’s Classics: 1945–Present, ENGL 170 Satire in Great Literature, ENGL 210 Anglo-Irish Literature, ENGL 227 A Literary Century in New York. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

Business Management and Entrepreneurship

The business management and entrepreneurship minor offers students the opportunity to explore fundamentals of business management, marketing and other matters critical to successful business practice. In addition, students consider legal matters involved in creating and running a business as well as other issues that impact effective development, communication and forecasting.

Curriculum		40 hours
BUSI	101	Introduction to Business
BUSI	201	Business Management Practices
WRIT	255	Business and Professional Writing
BUSI	265	Principles of Marketing
BUSI	355	Entrepreneurship
	**	Elective
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

**

Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Select from the following: AADM 201 Working for Arts Organizations, BCST 406 Social Issues Presented in Broadcast Media, BCST 408 Packaging for Broadcast Design, ENGL 355 Advanced Business and Professional Writing, ADVE 385 Business of Advertising Design, EXHI 331 Point-of-Purchase Merchandising, FASH 303 The Business of Fashion, FASH 419 Current Trends and Forecasting, GRDS 376 The Business of Graphic Design, HIPR 322 Preservation Economics, IDUS 387 Marketing and Industrial Design, ILLU 410 Getting Published, INDS 413 Professional Practices in Interior Design, ITGM 353 Interactive Web Design, MPRA 230 Professional Studies in Media Relations, MTJW 413 Professional Practices in Metals and Jewelry, MUSM 301 Museum Administration, PNTG 413 Professional Practices in Painting, SEQA 317 Getting Published and Self-publishing. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

Ceramic Arts

Students learn to produce technically and conceptually sound ceramic objects, both functional and non-functional. Coursework in architectural ceramics, ceramic surface design, hand-building, moldmaking and wheel throwing allows students to develop applications that complement other disciplines.

Curriculum		40 hours
DSGN	102	3-D Design
CERA	125	Introduction to Ceramics
CERA	215	Ceramic Techniques: Wheel Throwing I
CERA	218	Moldmaking and Slip Casting for Ceramics I+
CERA	300	Architectural Ceramics+
CERA	325	Intermediate Ceramics
CERA	499	Special Topic in Ceramics+
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

+		Select two of these three courses.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Select from the following: IDUS 100 Introduction to Industrial Design, ELDS 205 Computer-aided Product Design, SCPT 115 Beginning Sculptural Practices II, SCPT 204 Moldmaking and Casting Sculptural Processes, SCPT 205 Figure Modeling in Clay and Plaster. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

Creative Writing

Creative writing may complement any major program, providing students with coursework and assignments designed to enlarge the students’ knowledge and experience in written communication.

Curriculum		40 hours
ENGL	124	Composition and Literature
CREA	157	Poetry Writing I+
CREA	162	Fiction Writing I+
WRIT	177	Nonfiction Writing I+
CREA	178	The Short Story+
ENGL	180	Writing Fundamentals for Screen and Stage+
FILM	215	Screenwriting++
MPRA	215	Playwriting++
CREA	257	Poetry Writing II++
CREA	262	Fiction Writing II++
WRIT	277	Nonfiction Writing II++
FILM	315	Advanced Screenwriting+++
MPRA	315	Advanced Playwriting+++
CREA	357	Poetry Writing III+++
CREA	362	Fiction Writing III+++
WRIT	377	Nonfiction Writing III+++
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

+		Select two of these five courses.
++		Select one of these five courses.
+++		Select one of these five courses.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites. Select from the following: ENGL 137 Shakespeare, ENGL 145 World Masterpieces, CREA 157 Poetry Writing I, CREA 162 Fiction Writing I, ENGL 167 American Realists and Naturalists 1850–1900, ENGL 169 Today’s Classics: 1945 to Present, ENGL 176 Classics of Science Fiction, WRIT 177 Nonfiction Writing I, CREA 178 The Short Story, ENGL 180 Writing Fundamentals for Stage and Screen, ENGL 204 Creative Copywriting, FILM 215 Screenwriting, MPRA 215 Playwriting, MPRA 220 Media Criticism and News Writing, ENGL 229, SEQA 244 Comic Book Scripting, CREA 257 Poetry Writing II, CREA 262 Fiction Writing II, WRIT 277 Nonfiction Writing II, ENGL 310 Modern European Drama 1870-1920, FILM 315 Advanced Screenwriting, MPRA 315 Advanced Playwriting, ENGL 340 History of Literary Criticism, CREA 357 Poetry Writing III, CREA 362 Fiction Writing III, WRIT 377 Nonfiction Writing III.

Cultural Landscape

Cultural landscape includes any environment that is shaped or modified by human beings. The cultural landscape minor offers a complex, diverse and challenging study of space as it relates to both the built and natural environments.

Curriculum		40 hours
CULT	160	Fundamentals of Cultural Landscape
HIPR	101	Introduction to Historic Preservation
HIPR	203	Preservation Research
CULT	210	Historic Landscape Design
CULT	305	Culture of the Landscape
ARLH	308	History of Urban Form
	**	Elective+
	**	Elective

**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.
		For first elective, select from the following: ARCH 438 Urban Issues Seminar, ARLH 450 Research Methods in Architectural History, ARLH 461 American Cultural Landscape, CULT 320 Cultural Landscape Seminar, HIPR 410 Topics and Techniques in Historic Landscape Preservation. For second elective, select from the following: ARCH 481 Landscape Design, ARLH 472 Architectural Representations, DRAW 310 Landscape Drawing, INDS 321 Interior and Exterior Illustration, PHOT 323 The Contemporary Landscape.

Dance

The dance minor is a rigorous and balanced course of study including dance movement, composition and history. Students are challenged to develop the tools of technique and utilization of movement and body to perform in a variety of dance genres. The dance minor gives students in any program of study the opportunity to train and develop dance and movement skills.

Curriculum		40 hours
MPRA	103	Introduction to Performance
MPRA	210	Voice for Performance I
DANC	205	Dance History
DANC	213	Introduction to Ballet
DANC	290	Dance Composition
DANC	**	Dance Elective (200 level)
DANC	**	Dance Elective (200–300 level)
DANC	**	Dance Elective (300 level)

**

Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites. Select from the following: DANC 211 Introduction to Jazz Dance, DANC 212 Introduction to Modern Dance, DANC 311 Intermediate Jazz Dance, DANC 312 Intermediate Modern Dance, DANC 313 Intermediate Ballet, DANC 321 Dance Audition Techniques.

Decorative Arts

The decorative arts minor examines the development of decoration and design as manifested through objects, styles and ornamentation. Courses examine the history of art and material culture, as well as connoisseurship of the decorative arts.

Curriculum		40 hours
ARTH	110	Survey of Western Art II
INDS	202	History of Interior Design I+
INDS	203	History of Interior Design II+
DECA	305	Decorative Arts and Design I: Antiquity Through the Renaissance
DECA	310	Decorative Arts and Design II: 17th and 18th Centuries
DECA	315	Decorative Arts and Design III: Neoclassicism Through Early Modernism
DECA	320	Decorative Arts and Design IV: Modern and Contemporary
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

+		Select one of these two courses.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites. Select from the following courses: ARLH 309 Villa and Garden, DECA 402 Decorative Art Methods and Approaches, DECA 410 Advanced Decorative Arts Seminar, FASH 247 History of Fashion, FIBR 306 History of Fabric, FURN 201 Introduction to Furniture.

Drawing

The drawing minor focuses on drawing as a visual language. Required classes help students develop work that is communicative, analytical and expressive, while electives allow students to explore multiple areas of interest. Coursework encourages experimentation and self-discovery.

Curriculum		40 hours
DRAW	101	Drawing II
DRAW	102	Drawing III
DRAW	200	Life Drawing I
DRAW	201	Life Drawing II
	**	Elective
	**	Elective
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites. For first elective, select from the following: ANIM 230 Action Analysis, DRAW 223 Perspective, FURN 111 Technical Drawing and Visualization for Furniture Design, ILLU 200 Drawing and Design for Illustrators, IDUS 213 Industrial Design Idea Visualization, MTJW 205 Rendering for Metals and Jewelry, PRMK 200 Introduction to Printmaking, SEQA 104 Drawing for Sequential Art.
+		For remaining electives, select from the following: DRAW 106 Drawing for Storyboarding, DRAW 209 Medical Illustration, DRAW 210 Portrait Drawing, DRAW 215 Animal Anatomy and Motion, DRAW 220 Special Topics in Drawing, DRAW 300 Advanced Drawing and Painting, DRAW 302 Alternative Drawing Methods, DRAW 310 Landscape Drawing, DRAW 312 Color Drawing, DRAW 341 Travel Portfolio, DRAW 342 Interpretive Approaches to the Figure, DRAW 350 Classical Rendering or DRAW 499 Special Topics in Drawing.

Electronic Design

The electronic design minor allows students to expand the intellectual and technical skills needed to design, analyze and synthesize effective 2-D and 3-D form typology, utilizing rapid prototyping techniques in the design process and effective collaboration and communication skills. Coursework includes 2-D and 3-D design, visualization and communication, animation and virtual representation, multimedia and interactive design as they relate to the building arts professions.

Curriculum		40 hours
ELDS	205	Computer-aided Product Design
ELDS	225	Electronic Design I
ELDS	325	Electronic Design II
ELDS	330	Visualization in Electronic Design I
ELDS	425	Electronic Design Practice and Project Management
ELDS	475	Electronic Design Simulation and Communication
	**	Electronic Design Elective
	**	Electronic Design Elective

**

Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites. Select from the following: ELDS 306 Electronic Implementation for Urban Design, ELDS 430 Visualization in Electronic Design II, GRDS 312 Vector Graphics for Designers, GRDS 343 Digital Page Design, HIPR 202 Recording and Interpretation for Historical Buildings, or other electronic design courses.

Exhibition Design

The exhibition design minor focuses on the role of the exhibition designer to impart information, create atmosphere for effective merchandising, elevate consumer awareness, and create and express specific product identity. Coursework challenges students to integrate graphic design within exacting spatial configurations and other considerations to produce effective exhibitions.

Curriculum		40 hours
EXHI	200	Exhibition Design Fundamentals
EXHI	210	Small-scale Exhibition Design
EXHI	220	Large-scale Exhibition Design
EXHI	311	Design for Permanent Installation
EXHI	321	Design for Educational Exhibition+
EXHI	331	Point-of-purchase Merchandising+
	**	Elective++
	**	Elective+++
	**	Elective+++

+		Select one of these two courses.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.
++		Select from the following courses: ADVE 304 Art Direction I, BCST 130 Design for Moving Media, DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts, FILM 101 Introduction to Video Production, FILM 102 Introduction to Film Production, FURN 232 Rendering and Presentation for Furniture Design, GRDS 205 Typography I, IDUS 213 Industrial Design Idea Visualization, MUSM 201 Introduction to Museum Principles and Methods, SNDS 201 Introduction to Sound Design, PNTG 302 Intermediate Painting.
+++		Select from the following courses: ARCH 241 Construction Technology I, ADVE 334 Art Direction II: Direct Response, ADVE 348 Advertising Design Production, BCST 206 Digital Media Studies for Broadcast Design, EXHI 331 Point-of-purchase Merchandising, FILM 105 Preproduction, IDUS 221 Human Factors in Industrial Design, INDS 204 Rendering for the Interior, ITGM 260 Interactive Design, PROD 220 Lighting Design for Stage and Screen I, PROD 221 Scenic Design for Stage and Screen I, MUSM 303 Museum Education, PNTG 333 Mural Painting, SNDS 301 Recording Studio I.

Interaction Design

Interaction design involves the creation of a representational dialogue between people and intelligent products, environments and communications encountered in everyday human experience. The interaction design minor focuses on the convergence and integration of digital media and traditional product design. The curriculum covers aesthetics, usability and creativity.

Curriculum		40 hours
ANTH	101	Introduction to Anthropology
IACT	315	Human/Computer Interaction
IACT	317	Interactive Product Design+
IACT	370	Information Architecture
IACT	375	Perceptual and Cognitive Human Factors
IACT	435	Interaction Design Studio
IDUS	**	Industrial Design Elective
IDUS	**	Industrial Design Elective

+		ITGM 260 Interactive Design may substitute for this course.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

Marine Design

The marine design minor emphasizes research, user needs, development of hull forms, exteriors and interiors of a variety of watercraft, and encourages students to combine aspects of naval architecture, human factors, interior design, CAD and material exploration to create innovative solutions that are visually appealing and functional.

Curriculum		40 hours
ELDS	205	Computer-aided Product Design
IDUS	221	Human Factors in Industrial Design
MARI	302	Principles and Theories of Marine Design
MARI	310	Survey of Composites
MARI	335	Marine Design Studio I
MARI	340	Marine Design Studio II
MARI	480	Marine Design Final Project
	**	Elective

+		ELDS 225 Electronic Design I, FURN 232 Rendering and Presentation for Furniture Design or INDS 204 Rendering for the Interior may substitute for this course.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

Museum Studies

The museum studies minor seeks to familiarize students with various aspects of museum management and curation. The curriculum covers a range of museums, from art collections to historic houses, open-air forts, aquariums and zoos. Classroom lectures from professionals allow students to gain insight into real-world practices, while visits to local museums highlight education, the role of boards of trustees, administration, conservation and other areas of specialization in the field.

Curriculum		40 hours
ARTH	100	Survey of Western Art I
ARTH	110	Survey of Western Art II
MUSM	201	Introduction to Museum Principles and Methods
MUSM	301	Museum Administration
MUSM	302	Museum Curation and Collection Management
MUSM	303	Museum Education
MUSM	304	Museum Conservation
MUSM	405	Museum Internship

Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.

Music Performance

The music performance minor provides strong theoretical and practical experiences to augment preparation for careers in performance and entertainment. The music performance minor challenges the student to develop the tools of technique through the study and exploration of a variety of music performance genres.

Curriculum		40 hours
MUSC	101	Music Appreciation
MUSC	140	Music Theory I
MPRA	210	Voice and Movement I
MUST	220	Sight Singing
MUST	260	Musical Theater Repertoire I
MUST	312	Musical Scene Study+
MUST	360	Musical Theater Repertoire II+
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

+		Select one of these two courses.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Select from the following: MPRA 211 Voice for Peformance II, MUST 103 Introduction to String Playing, MUST 203 Intermediate String Playing, MUSC 124 History of Jazz, MUST 440 Auditioning for Musical Performance.

New Media Art

The new media art minor explores the history of new media forms, including computer-based and computer-enhanced communications, media-based performance, video, installation, sound art, digitally altered photography, telematics, robotics and other practices. Coursework explores the history, theory and practice of new media art.

Curriculum		40 hours
ARTH	207	20th-century Art
ARTH	265	Survey of New Media Art
ARTH	340	Art Since 1945
ARTH	356	Digital Art and Culture
ARTH	420	Visual Culture
ARTH	491	Topics in New Media Art
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credit to complete the minor. Consult course description to ascertain prerequisites.
		Select from the following: FILM 101 Introduction to Video Production, ITGM 120 Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development, ANIM 130 Motion Studies, ANIM 223 Survey of Animation, BCST 130 Design for Moving Media, BCST 305 Time-based Media for the Art Gallery, BCST 309 Motion Graphics, DSGN 204 4-D Design, GRDS 382 Design for Multimedia, SNDS 201 Introduction to Sound Design, SNDS 405 Sound Art, VSFX 210 Digital 3-D Visual Effects, VSFX 310 Matte Painting.

Portrait Arts

The portrait arts minor allows students to strengthen their portfolios and advance their skills in the rich tradition and specialized area of figurative art. Students learn to create technically and conceptually sound portraits in both traditional and contemporary contexts.

Curriculum		40 hours
DRAW	200	Life Drawing I
DRAW	210	Portrait Drawing
DRAW	325	Advanced Portrait Drawing
PNTG	310	Life Painting+
PNTG	321	Portrait Painting++
PNTG	332	Advanced Portrait Painting+++
SCPT	205	Figure Modeling in Clay and Plaster+
SCPT	305	Portrait Sculpture++
SCPT	306	Intermediate Figurative Sculpture+++
SFIN	412	Approaches in Contemporary Portraiture
	**	Elective

+		Select one of these two courses. The course not used in this option can be used as an elective.
++		Select one of these two courses. The course not used in this option can be used as an elective.
+++		Select one of these two courses. The course not used in this option can be used as an elective.
**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credit to complete the minor. Consult course description to ascertain prerequisites. Select from the following: PNTG 325 Narrative Painting, PNTG 340 Realist Painting, PNTG 355 Human Image and Metaphor, PNTG 410 Advanced Life Painting, SCPT 405 Sculpture in Context: Body as Concept, SCPT 406 Advanced Figurative Sculpture.

Storyboarding

Storyboard artists may pursue careers in film, television, animation, advertising and video game production, among other areas. Students learn to interpret scripts, plan shots, visualize a story before drawing it, and understand the importance of visual continuity by using quick sketching, perspective and composition. The minor also emphasizes story development and interpretation.

Curriculum		40 hours
DRAW	106	Drawing for Storyboards
ENGL	178	The Short Story
ENGL	180	Writing Fundamentals for Screen and Stage
ANIM	130	Motion Studies
SEQA	224	Character Design and Storyboarding for Animation
SEQA	312	Advanced Storyboarding
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

**

Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credits to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites. Select from the following: ANIM 202 Animation I, ANIM 230 Action Analysis, ANIM 322 Acting and Motion for Animators, ANIM 330 Animation Layout and Character Design, DRAW 200 Life Drawing I, DRAW 201 Life Drawing II, DRAW 223 Perspective, DRAW 230 Drawing for Design, SEQA 104 Drawing for Sequential Art, SEQA 220 Cartooning.

Technical Direction

The technical direction minor focuses on creation of film, animation or game effects artwork through the integration of custom computer software and technical skill. This interdisciplinary minor helps students utilize digital tools and problem-solving techniques to create the illusion of fire, smoke, water, realistic cloth, dynamic simulations and other digital effects that require innovative uses of technology.

Curriculum		40 hours
ANIM	250	Digital Form, Space and Lighting+
BCST	401	3-D Motion Graphics+
ITGM	258	Modeling for Game Development+
ITGM	315	C++ Programming I
VSFX	210	Digital 3-D Visual Effects+
VSFX	319	Programming Models and Shaders I
TECH	311	Digital Materials and Textures
TECH	316	Digital Lighting and Rendering
TECH	420	Technical Direction for Compositing
	**	Elective
	**	Elective

**		Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Some courses have prerequisites that may require additional credit to complete the minor. Consult course descriptions to ascertain prerequisites.
		Select from the following: ANIM 350 Advanced Rigging for Computer Animation, ANIM 351 Advanced Modeling for Computer Animation, ANIM 411 Dynamic Simulation and Secondary Motion, ITGM 415 C++ Programming II, ITGM 420 Creativity for Algorithms, VSFX 160 Introduction to Visual Effects Programming, VSFX 350 Procedural Modeling and Animation, VSFX 419 Programming Models and Shaders II, VSFX 428 Particles and Procedural Effects.