Animation

2016 - 17 Curriculum

Total credits required for a BFA in Animation: 120.0


The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2016 - 17 academic year. 

Course

Course #

Credits

first-year-experience REQUIREMENTS
Art Matters AH 100 3.0
Critical Inquiry HMST 101 3.0
Forum I FF 111 3.0
Forum II FF 112 3.0
Drawing: Tradition and Innovation FF 161 3.0
Drawing: Contemporary Practices FF 162 3.0
Choose one course from the following Color/Design category
Color/Design/Process
FF 120A 3.0
Color/Design/Pattern FF 120B 3.0
Choose one course from the following Form/Space category
Prototype/Situate/Fabricate
FF 130A 3.0
Body/World/Machine FF 130B 3.0
Choose one course from the following Systems/Time category
Haptics and Optics
FF 140A 3.0
Cartographies FF 140B 3.0
First-Year-Experience Elective 3.0
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Modernism and After AH 201 3.0
History of Animation AH 366 3.0
Art History Elective AH 6.0
Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level)   3.0
Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400 level)   3.0
Intellectual History I -IH1 3.0
Intellectual History II -IH2 3.0
Theory -TH 3.0
Science/Math NSCI 3.0
Academic Electives (or Writing Workshop, if required)   6.0
ANIMATION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The Principles of Animation AN 202 3.0
Animation Pre-Production AN 245 3.0
Digital Tools for Animation AN 255 3.0
Choose one course from the following
Introduction to 3D Animation
AN 203 3.0
Stop-Motion Animation AN 225 3.0
Choose one course from the following
Advanced Stop-Motion AN 340 3.0
2D Character Animation AN 363 3.0
3D Character Animation AN 364 3.0
Professional Practice for Animators AN 385 1.5
Professional Practice for Animators II AN 485 1.5
Animation Senior Thesis I AN 498 6.0
Animation Senior Thesis II AN 499 6.0
Project Course AN 9.0
Animation Studio Electives AN 9.0
Studio Electives   6.0