Animation
Animation
BFA in Studio Art with Specialization in Animation
Animation and animation-related technologies such as games, immersive media, and interaction design have enjoyed an explosive growth worldwide in innumerable industries including media and entertainment, interactive media, E-sports, architecture, engineering, education, web development, VR, AR, XR, and training. The skill sets involved in animation production are in high demand, not only for those who wish to focus on animation as a career and a growing variety of additional industries. Animation by definition, is fundamentally a model for interdisciplinary study and practice. The industry has seen continuous and steady growth, particularly as remote work methods have grown in recent years. Animation studies serve a variety of departments and majors including Art, Media, Communications, Advertising, and Computer Programming.
BFA IN STUDIO ART with a CONCENTRATION IN ANIMATION
Summary of Major Requirements- 15sh of Art Department Foundation Core Courses
- 21sh of Animation Concentration-Specific Requirements (this includes 3 non-program writing requirement credits)
- 21sh of Support Studios
- 9sh of Additional Required Support Studios for Animation Concentration
- 12sh of Art History
- 78sh Total Major Requirements including 0sh of Art Department Foundation Reviews
- ART 02.100 Drawing I: Rep Drawing 3
- ART 02.200 Expressive Drawing. 3
- ART 02.105 Color & Design 2-D 3
- ART 02.240 Intro to Sculpture: 3D 3
- ART 03.301 Digital Media & Techniques 3
- ART/BMV 09.360 Intro to Animation 3
- ART/BMV 09.253 Intro to 3D Modeling 3
- ART/BMV 09.366 Color & Design 2-D 3
- ART 09.320 Visual Narrative 3
- ART 09.365 Time Based Media-Animation 3
- ART 09.420 Animation Practicum 3
- Writing Requirement (3 credits total)
- WA 07.390 Writing Children’s Stories
- OR - - RTF 03.393 Screenwriting 1: Writing the Short 3
- WA 07.390 Writing Children’s Stories
*Required for Concentration (9sh Part A + 21sh Part B)
- PART A Required Support Studio
- ART 02.110 Figure Drawing 3
- ART 09.308 Color Theory 3
- ART 09.303 Professional Practices in Art 3
- PART B Support Studio (21sh) – Students must take 21 Studio credit hours in addition to the 9sh listed above (PART A) and may choose from course catalog. However, the following courses are strongly suggested. (Choose 7)
- ART 09.453 Intro to Game Media Design 3
- ART 09.343 Intro to Graphic Design I 3
- ART 09.359 Design: Interactivity and Motion Graphics 3
- ART 09.304 Digital Painting 3
- ART 09:356 Intro to Digital Rendering/Illustration Methods 3
- ART 09.228 Intro to Illustration 3
- ART 01.450 Internship 3
- ART 09.375 Time Based Media: Video. 3
- ART 09.375. Designing for the World Wide Web 3
- ART 09.346 CAD: 3D Modeling for Artists and Designers 3
- ART 03.103 AH Survey 1: Prehistory to Medieval 3
- ART 03.104 AH Survey 2: Renaissance to Modern 3
- ART 09.XXX AH Choice 3
- ART 09.XX AH Choice 3
