Overview

The Minor in Illustration and Emerging Media (IEM), facilitated by the Department of Design and Illustration at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, presents a unique opportunity for Temple University undergraduates across various disciplines to enrich their educational experience. While students majoring in Graphic and Interactive Design, User Experience and User Interface Design, and Illustration and Emerging Media are ineligible, this program is designed to complement and enhance the skill sets of students from other majors, offering them valuable insights into the illustration world.

Campus Location: Main

Contact Information

Dermot Mac Cormack, Chair
Tyler School of Art Building, Rooms 210T and 240L
610-653-8227
dermot@temple.edu

Kelly Holohan, Program Head
Tyler School of Art Building, Room 240M
215-777-9733
kholohan@temple.edu

Requirements

Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in courses satisfying minor requirements and must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average in the required 18 credits to earn the minor.

  • At least half of the courses for the minor must be taken at Temple University.
  • Courses for the minor must be completed prior to graduation.
  • A student may double count any course for the Minor in Illustration and Emerging Media towards any other major, minor, or certificate.
Foundation Requirements
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Visual Language, Design
Introduction to Visual Language, Drawing
Foundation Drawing
Foundation Drawing
2D Foundation Principles
2D Foundation Principles
Visual Literacy for Architects 1
Architectural Representation for Non-Majors
Landscape Architecture Foundation I
Illustration and Emerging Media Requirements
DES 2002Introduction to Digital Tools3
DES 2523Illustration for Beginners3
DES 3301Illustration 13
Electives
Select from the following for a total of six credits: 16
Brand Identity for Hospitality
Brand Identity for Sports
Brand Identity for Museums
Form Making
Design for Digital Marketing
Design for Advertising
Design Activism
Typeface Design
Packaging Design
Wayfinding
Design Sprints
Editorial Design
Lettering Design
Illustrated Book Design
Poster Design
Illustration for Design
Murals
Illustrated Journalism
Stylized Figure for Illustration
Illustrated Scenes and Settings
Icons and Illustration Systems
Motion Design
Creative Coding
Advanced Digital Tools
Accessible Design
Design Systems
Service Design
Designing for the User
Design Research Methods
3D Product Design and Animation
3D Product Design and Animation
Event Design
Entrepreneurial Design
Design Studio
Studio Management
DES 3651
Design and Illustration Workshop in Japan 2
Design and Illustration Workshop in Rome
Typography 1
User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) Design 1
Illustration 2
History of Illustration
History of Illustration
Survey of Lithography and Serigraphy
Survey of Etching and Relief
Serigraphy
Etching
Lithography
Artist Books, Zines and Independent Publishing
Book Structures
Painting
Painting
Intermediate Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing
Landscape
Landscape
Special Topics
Introduction to Visual Language, Painting
Philadelphia Sketchbook
Intermediate Drawing
Intermediate Drawing
Painting Workshop
Painting Workshop
Digital Drawing
Figure Painting
Figure Painting
Painting on Paper
Painting on Paper
Socially Engaged Arts Practices in Communities
Relief and Monoprint Workshop
Advanced Serigraphy
Advanced Etching
Advanced Lithography
Digital Photography I
Digital Imaging
Moving Image and Sound
Eco-Friendly Plant Based Photo Printing
Darkroom Photography
Photographic Lighting
Alternative Photographic Processes
Digital Photography II
The Photo Book: Making and Understanding
Introduction to Art Direction: Visual Communication
Total Credit Hours18
1

Other elective courses may be approved by the Program Head.

2

DES 3841 is a six-credit course; it may fulfill the six-credit elective requirement.