Savannah College of Art and Design
B.F.A. in Immersive Reality
Savannah, USA
BA
DURATION
180 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 43,155 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Key Summary
About: The B.F.A. in Immersive Reality at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) trains students to design and produce narrative-driven experiences across augmented, virtual, and mixed reality platforms. You’ll use pioneering technology, industry partnerships, and campus and online resources in the US and France. SCAD reports 99% of graduates find success within a year. Keywords: immersive reality, AR, VR, MR, XR, spatial design, interactive media, simulation, storytelling.
Career Outcomes: Graduates launch careers as mixed reality designers, VR engineers, creative developers, technical artists, UX designers, environment artists, game designers, virtual production technical directors. Employers include Adobe, Epic Games, Google, Microsoft.
From architecture to health care, travel to entertainment, immersive reality is a revolutionary force on the precipice of changing the way we interact with each other and the world. With a comprehensive suite of pioneering technology and collaborative professional resources at your fingertips, you’ll prepare to chart the as-yet-unexplored territories of this expanding industry. With an understanding of all facets of the design process, you’ll develop and produce narrative-driven experiences and programs across immersive reality platforms at a university that is at the vanguard of the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality space.
Foundation studies: 30 hours
- DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
- DSGN 102 Design II: 3D Form in Space
Select one of these two options:
- DSGN 115 Creative Thinking Strategies
- DSGN 204 Design III: Time
- DSGN 208 Storyboarding Essentials
General Education: 55 hours
- MATH 104 Mathematics of Computer Science
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- ENGL 142 Foundations of Story
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- ARLH or ARTH elective
- General education elective
Major curriculum: 80 hours
- MOME 105 Principles of Motion Media Design
- ARVR 110 Immersive Revolution: Augmented to Virtual Reality
- SNDS 208 Immersive Sound Design
- Select one of these three options:
- VSFX 210 Digital Visual Effects
- GAME 236 Core Principles: Game Art
- ANIM 249 Core Principles of Technical Animation
- GAME 220 Core Principles: Programming
- MOME 221 Virtual Reality for Motion Media
- GAME 266 Core Principles: Game Tech
- ARVR 300 Game Engine Applications for Immersive Computing
- Select one of these two options:
- ARVR 305 Visual Effects for Immersive Environments
- FILM 343 Visual Storytelling: Virtual Reality to Interactive
- ARVR 310 Integration of Immersive Realities
- Select one of these three options:
- VSFX 313 Advanced Application Scripting
- GAME 347 Applied Principles: Physical Computing
- VSFX 375 Advanced Programming for Visual Effects
- ARVR 440 Immersive Reality Professional Portfolio
- ARVR 455 Studio I: Storytelling and Spatial Interaction
- ARVR 465 Studio II: Production and Project Management
- ARVR 475 Immersive Studio Postproduction
Select one of these three options:
- ARVR 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
Total course of study: 180 hours
Become a mixed reality designer. Become a virtual reality engineer. Become a VR scenario developer. SCAD has established a preeminent reputation at the vanguard of the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality space. Students graduate prepared to create original content that supports the vision and breadth of their virtual designs, encompassing applications in advertising, education, fashion, industrial design, journalism, manufacturing, real estate, retail, science, travel, and more.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Creative developer
- VR content producer
- Technical artist
- Creative/UX designer
- Environment artist
- Game designer
- Mixed reality artist
- AR designer
- Virtual production technical director
And get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Adobe
- Autodesk
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Epic Games
- Magic Leap
- Microsoft
- ZeniMax Online Studios