Medical and Biological Illustration, MA

About this programme

The Medical and Biological Illustration (MBI) program offers a robust curriculum designed to prepare future leaders in the medical illustration profession. Accredited since 1970, the MBI program offers courses in visual communication of medicine and life sciences as well as graduate-level science courses in the School of Medicine. Courses are directly related to technical, biological, or medical subject matter. Student assignments require problem-solving and individual research. Complete understanding of the topic is required. Expertise in all media communication utilized by clinicians, research scientists, health science personnel, students, patients, and the public is stressed. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with courses in premedical sciences and be able to demonstrate art skills and experience that they obtained through instruction in the fine and applied arts.