^ Good point above about the fashion majors being segregated. Pratt goes further by having a separate foundation program for fashion, even though you are in the School of Design along with ComD, ID, and interior. Those latter three majors take the same foundation year with one anothe and with the School of Art (fine arts, animation, film, etc.). But fashion has separate first year courses. Another reason might be that the major is at capacity and/or piority registration is given to major; thus, no one outside of it can take those courses. A lot depends on how the particular school is run.
OP and son might also look into SAIC as they have a LOT of areas of focus: fibers, fashion, designed objects, etc. SAIC is a lot more fluid in its curricula. A studio degree can involve study of one discipline, or several.
http://www.saic.edu/t4/academics/areasofstudy/#saic
Check out NC State – fabulous College of Textiles. Will lean more toward the tech side of things. This part of NC State grew from the state’s huge textile presence over the years.
https://textiles.ncsu.edu/academics/undergraduate/
Hi everyone,
So sorry I’ve been absent. I’m the OP. I appreciate everyone’s advice so much. Just wanted to update you all that my son has decided to direct his focus toward digital art/game art/design and technology.
He is looking forward to National Portfolio Day and a local meeting with SCAD here in Los Angeles.
Still haven’t made final decisions as to where he will apply. Strong contenders are Otis, LCAD, SCAD, Parsons, Ringling, RIT, and SVA. There are some others on the list, but people don’t seem to discuss them as much on this board with regard to digital art, etc, so we’re not sure what to think yet. Schools on that secondary list are College for Creative Studies, FIT, Maine College of Art, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, and The University of the Arts.
I’m open to all of your comments and opinions.
TIA!
OP, my daughter is in the School of Digital Media at SCAD (2D animation/storyboarding). Not quite your son’s major but all those kids hang out/work together. She’s been in Savannah for the past 3 years. Don’t hesitate to PM me with any questions.
@JBStillFlying Thank you so much!
Just thought I would pop in here and give you all an update. Since my son will be applying as a transfer for Fall 2020, he’s just about to get started on his apps now. He had a really good experience at NPD. He has decided to apply to the following schools:
SCAD - Interactive Design and Game Development
Otis - Toy Design
Ringling - Game Art
Parsons - Design and Technology
University of the Arts, Philadelphia - Game Art
At the moment, I think I listed the schools in order of his current preference.
Hope you are all well.
If you have more questions as you go through the process, my youngest is a freshman at Parsons (Illustration major) and so far we’ve all been happy with the school, classes etc.
@ArtAngst That’s great to hear. Thank you!