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Catalog 2024 - 2025     Discontinued (2024-01-01)    
School: Visual Art and Design / Department: Visual Art and Design

Program Specific Info

The B.F.A. in Animation is designed for students who are pursuing a career in computer animation. The animation program concentrates on drawing, the fundamentals of motion, 3D design, collaborative work, and personal portfolio development. The curriculum focuses on computer-generated (CG) animation to develop professional skills for working in the animation industry and for graduate school placement. A student who develops the required working skills can pursue careers in character animation, visual effects, video game art, motion design, and visualization. Three concentrations are offered: Character Animation, Effects Animation, and Motion Design. In the Character Animation concentration, animators will develop advanced skills in animation performance, movement, story development, and acting. Animators in the Effects Animation concentration focus on 3D design, character setup, motion graphics, visual effects animation, compositing, and rendering techniques. Motion Design concentrates on commercial motion graphics.



Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (67 Total Credits)
  • Course(s):
    • AART104 - Principles of Animation I (3)
    • AART106 - Principles of Animation II (3)
    • AART108 - Introduction to 3D (3)
    • AART212 - Storyboarding and Previsualization (3)
    • AART218 - Character Animation II (3)
    • AART236 - Visual Development (3)
    • AART242 - Character Design (3)
    • AART246 - Environment Design (3)
    • AART326 - Collaborative Studio (4)
    • AART328 - Collaborative Studio (4)
    • AART322 - Motion Design (SERV-2) (3)
    • AART427 - Senior Studio (4)
    • AART429 - Senior Studio (4)
    • ART104 - Drawing I (3)
    • ART105 - Drawing II (3)
    • ART109 - 2D Foundations-Plane and Color (3)
    • ART110 - 3D Foundations-Form and Time (3)
    • ARTF220 - History of Cinema (3)
    • ARTH345 - Contemporary Art (IN-10) (W) (3)
    • ARTH346 - Art Theory, Criticism and the Christian Worldview (W) (3)
    • AART216 - Character Animation I (3)
EMPHASIS/CONCENTRATION (12 Total Credits)
  • Select one (1) Emphasis below.
  • Minimum 12 credits
GENERAL EDUCATION (42 Total Credits)
  • Minimum 42 credits
  • General Education requirements
  • Recommended General Education RELT 467
ELECTIVES TO = 124 (3 Total Credits)
  • Minimum 3 credits
Grand Total Credits: 124


Character Animation Emphasis

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Catalog 2021 - 2025    
Discontinued (2024-01-01)
REQUIRED COURSES (12 Total Credits)
  • Course(s):
    • ART107 - Drawing in Motion (3)
    • ART205 - Figure Drawing (3)
    • ARTF320 - Post Production (3)
  • Select 3 credits from AART (Animation) - or from the following courses: ARTF215 - Lighting (3)
Grand Total Credits: 12

Effects Animation Emphasis

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Catalog 2021 - 2025    
Discontinued (2024-01-01)
REQUIRED COURSES (12 Total Credits)
  • Course(s):
    • AART356 - Effects Animation (3)
    • AART366 - Compositing (3)
    • ARTI124 - Programming for Artists (3)
    • ARTF215 - Lighting (3)
Grand Total Credits: 12

Motion Design Emphasis

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BFA Animation

Catalog 2021 - 2025    
Discontinued (2024-01-01)
REQUIRED COURSES (12 Total Credits)
  • Course(s):
    • AART356 - Effects Animation (3)
    • AART366 - Compositing (3)
    • ARTG121 - Typography I (3)
    • ARTI230 - Sound Design (3)
Grand Total Credits: 12

Sample Degree Plan

Grand Total Credits: 124