Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in art and a minor in the biological sciences, although a major in the sciences with a minor in art is also acceptable. Training in art should include an emphasis on life drawing, design, and computer graphics as well as a variety of techniques like watercolor, acrylics, etc. Science requirements include zoology or biology, and premedical courses in embryology, physiology, and vertebrate anatomy, which must include the dissection of a mammal. You are encouraged to contact the program director with questions about our requirements and to arrange an informal review of your portfolio prior to submitting your application. New students are considered for the summer term only.
Students graduate in the spring.
All courses offered are required although there are individual choices of research drawings and techniques in many of the courses. A candidate for graduation must have acquired a foundation of medical knowledge through enrollment in the various preclinical courses. Training will prepare candidates for creating illustrations, graphics, animations, and images for books, journals, web sites, computer animations, television, interactive media, brochures, advertising, exhibits, and lecture presentations. Students will prepare drawings from direct observation of surgery, dissections, and from photography and library research. Students will be encouraged to develop original concepts and aesthetic presentations of scientific art.