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Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Animation is designed to provide students with the advanced conceptual and technical skills needed to enter the field of animation.

Utilizing industry standard hardware and software, the animation student will be exposed to a comprehensive course of study in the processes of 2D animation, 3D animation, character development, game art, and special effects animation. Strong foundations in the principles of storyboarding, drawing, modeling, and animation are coupled with training in digital video and professional post-production techniques. Students in our Animation degree program are exposed to a comprehensive course of study that can provide them with opportunities to:

  • Analyze and develop solutions to design problems;
  • Collaborate as a productive team member, assuming a variety of roles throughout the program of study;
  • Create and manipulate 2D and 3D assets;
  • Plan and manage a project from concept through implementation with an understanding of the multiple roles within the production pipeline;
  • Apply key concepts learned through the exploration of the economic and creative history of the industry;
  • Develop and apply professional standards for communication using industry terminology appropriate for multiple audiences; and
  • Develop and present a portfolio of work that demonstrates readiness to contribute to an employer and to the industry.

This career-focused Animation degree program explores professional principles and practices in the animation and game industry. Students in our Animation training program will be instructed in the principles of drawing, character development in both 2D and 3D. Students will have an opportunity to develop characters, animations, amazing worlds and special effects like those used in feature films, television and games.

Animation Degree Program

Your Animation training includes the following courses:

  • Animation Fundamentals
  • Data Structures
  • 2D Animation I
  • 2D Animation II
  • 2D Animation III
  • Movement for Animators
  • Storyboards and Scripts
  • 3D Animation I
  • 3D Animation II
  • 3D Animation III
  • Animation Physics
  • Studio Techniques I
  • Studio Techniques II
  • Special Topics in Animation I
  • Special Topics in Animation II
  • Special Topics in Animation III
  • Special Topics in Animation IV
  • History and Business of Animation
  • Advanced Modeling
  • Production Studio I
  • Production Studio II
  • Digital Imaging
  • Drawing Techniques I
  • Drawing Techniques II
  • Principles of Design
  • Texture and Lighting
  • Modeling I
  • Modeling II
  • Animation Internship or Animation Capstone
  • Senior Animation Portfolio

* Animation curriculum subject to change.

What You Can Learn in the Animation Degree Program

Successful graduates of the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Animation will have had the opportunity to:
  • Analyze films with an emphasis on production techniques, visual elements, character and story.
  • Understand scale, form, line, color, texture and pattern in conjunction with principles of balance, harmony, rhythm, emphasis/focus, proportion and contrast.
  • Develop techniques for drawing the human form, expression, perspective and other fundamentals.
  • Use Adobe Photoshop for creating and altering images used for backgrounds, texture maps, and color maps as they apply to 3D animation programs.
  • Understand the basics of an Ink and Paint system.
  • Learn and apply the 12 principles of animation.
  • Understand methods of object construction and basic animation implemented in Maya.
  • Learn the principles of good character modeling and animation.
  • Understand various mathematical methods of producing simulations of natural phenomenon in virtual space.
  • Some students will complete courses in game design, scripting for games and game engine usage.
  • Prepare materials and strategies for self-promotion.
  • Complete storyboards, scripts and group projects.
  • Work in a professional environment where they assist in daily activities.
  • Understand techniques of hand drawn animation, pencil tests and character development.
  • Organize, implement and produce storyboards and scripts for animation.
  • Complete a group project where a script is conceived, scripted, storyboarded and put to DVD.
  • Composite computer generated elements with live shot video footage.

Career Opportunities for Those with a Bachelor's Degree in Animation

Obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation can prepare you for such employment opportunities as:
  • 3D Character Modeler;
  • 3D Environment Modeler;
  • 3D Prop Modeler;
  • Texture Artist;
  • 3D Lighting Artist;
  • Character Rigger;
  • 3D Animator;
  • 2D Animator;
  • Flash/Web Animator;
  • Concept Artist;
  • Illustrator;
  • Motion Graphics Technician;
  • Game Level Designer;
  • 2D/3D Scripter;
  • Composite Artist;
  • Assistant/Associate/Junior Producer; and
  • Asset Manager.

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