Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation

The major in Animation leading to the BFA degree is designed to provide those students passionate about using the computer to breathe life into their artwork with the creative and technical skill sets to do so. Storytelling through sound animation principles is the underlying principle in all that we do, from design, to modeling and through animation to rendering. Majoring in Animation will prepare the successful student to enter the field of Animation in the areas of independent narrative filmmaking, commercial animation and/or animation for games.

Major Requirements

University Core

Core University Core Requirements

37

All BFA Animation majors will complete the following:

ARH xxxArt History Elective

3

ARH xxxArt History Elective

3

ART 1022D Art Foundations

3

ART 1033D Art Foundations

3

ART 107Drawing I

3

ART 207Drawing II

3

MART 212Foundations Seminar

2

MART 201Digital Art

3

MART 2613D Modeling and Design

3

MART 262 Basic Computer Animation

3

MART 283Editing

3

MART 361Character Modeling and Animation

3

MART 362Animation Production

3

MART 363Animation Rendering

3

MART 364Animation Effects

3

MART 384Time Based Arts

3

MART 450WRSenior Thesis

3

MART 451SRSenior Thesis

3

MART 483Advanced Production

3

MART 490Internship

3

Total Credit Hours:59

MART 450WR: See Important Notes 1

MART 451SR: See Important Notes 2

 

Important Notes:

1. Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement for Animation majors.

2. Satisfies Core Curriculum speech-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement for Animation majors. 

General Electives

General ElectivesRequirement

24

 

Total Credit Hours: 120