Accreditation National arts accreditation has been granted by The National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Biomedical Art & Visualization (BMAV) program combines art, design, science and medical based content using a variety of digital media and computer graphic technologies. The major allows the student to focus on future career possibilities in the areas of medical, scientific and technical design (engineering): visualization, information design, animation and Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) interactive educational games and applications. The major is based on the traditional field of scientific and medical illustration with the program curriculum employing leading-edge, innovative concepts and digital media techniques, which include: digital painting, drawing, and graphics; 3D modeling, 2D/3D animation, interactive design and visualizations. This program is designed to prepare students for a professional career in the field(s) of scientific and medical illustration, animation, information design, interactive simulation, and visualization. The degree is designed to have a comprehensive and broad interdisciplinary focus on applied arts and sciences. The Biomedical Art & Visualization major is at the forefront of newly emerging digital media markets, whereby scientific, medical and engineering visualizations are in demand in these areas: consumer health and pharmaceutical medical device and biotechnology media, veterinary medicine, television & film, publishers (magazines, journals, news, textbooks) medical & scientific advertising, hospitals & healthcare agencies, university service bureaus, research institutes, government agencies, medical legal firms, forensic reconstruction / criminal investigation visuals, museums and cultural institution exhibitions, serious gaming and simulation, and instructional design and e-learning. Please note, this is an interdisciplinary curriculum cross listed in both the Department of Art and the Department of Radio, Television, & Film.
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