EDUCATIONAL information Web sites - where to get an education in scientific illustration, where to get a degree in medical illustration, etc.
There are six universities in north america which offer a masters degree in medical illustration; there are not many more schools to choose between if you are looking for a certificate in scientific illustration. If you are interested in taking classes to round out your knowledge, you can find classes in specialized areas of scientific illustration in most cities. Also, GNSI and the AMI offer great workshops.
Report: Becoming a Scientific or Medical Illustrator. I've gotten some great feedback on the report: “Thank you very much for the advice in your report, the best one I found about scientific illustration.”
Manchester, UK - Unit of Art in Medicine (school)
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Scientific illustration certificate programs
There are several schools that offer certificates in scientific illustration. They’re not all the same, so do some investigation. Find out what you’ll learn, and what kinds of jobs their graduates have, and how long it took them to get those jobs. Some of the schools have better track records than others.
1. The best one seems to be the graduate certificate program in Science Illustration at Santa Cruz, CA. http://scicom.ucsc.edu/illus/grad.html
After UC Santa Cruz, there are a lot of certificate programs in natural science illustration at universities and colleges, and there are a lot of certificate programs in botanical illustration at arboretums. If I have not listed a program in your area, call your local botanical garden and university. (And let me know.)
2. Seattle, WA. University of Washington Evening Degree Program - http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/sci/sci_gen.asp
3. Lisle, IL. The Morton Arboretum’s Certificate Programs in Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate - http://www.mortonarb.org/education/cert_botart.htm
4. Bronx, NY. Botanical Art and Illustration, Botany (I’m not sure what their degree is) - http://www.nybg.org/edu/conted/
5. Saint Paul, Minnesota. Como Zoo and Conservatory Botanical Arts and Illustration Program - http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/depts/parks/comopark/education/baic/baicofferings.htm
6. Denver, CO. Denver Botanic Gardens’ Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration - http://www.botanicgardens.org/pageinpage/botanicalillustration.cfm
7. Providence, RI.RISD – http://www.risd.edu/ce_natsci.cfm
8. North Carolina Botanical Gardens - http://www.ncbg.unc.edu/program.htm
9. Pittsburgh, PA. Botanical Garden Conservation International - http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/learn/education/ccourse/botanical.html
Scientific illustration bachelors degree programs
1. University of Georgia at Athens, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Scientific Illustration Program - http://www.visart.uga.edu/pos/sci_ill/index/sci_ill.html
2. Iowa State University, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Biological/Pre-medical Illustration Program - http://www.bpmi.iastate.edu/BPMIHomepage.html
3. State University of West Georgia, Department of Art, Pre-medical Illustration Program - http://www.westga.edu/~artdept/
4. North Georgia College & State University, Fine Arts Department, Visual Arts, Pre-medical Illustration Program, Dr. Catherine Chastain - mailto:[email protected]
Medical illustration masters degree programs
This is the complete list of programs that are accredited by the AMA for medical illustration. They are all graduate level programs.
The one that people seem to agree has the most prestige is, of course:
1. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
They are all great programs, and have different focuses.
2. University of Toronto
3. The Medical College of Georgia
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
5. The University of Michigan
6. The University of Texas
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