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Major Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
First Quarter
ANI 105MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS4
or ART 105 TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
or GD 105 INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN
ANI 154DIGITAL PAINTING WORKSHOP2
ANI 206HISTORY OF ANIMATION4
ANI 315SOUND DESIGN FOR ANIMATION4
ANI 328ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I4
or ART 218 FIGURE DRAWING
ART 106BEGINNING DRAWING 14
Winter Quarter
ANI 150AFTER EFFECTS WORKSHOP2
ANI 201ANIMATION I4
ILL 200ILLUSTRATION FOUNDATIONS4
Spring Quarter
ANI 2303D DESIGN & MODELING4
ANI 321ANIMATION MECHANICS4
SCWR 101SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS4
1

Students may apply for portfolio review to substitute ART 206 Intermediate Drawing for the ART 106 requirement.

Second Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 220STORYBOARDING I4
ANI 2313D ANIMATION4
ANI 240INTRO TO ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 3003D CHARACTER ANIMATION4
ANI 3393D TEXTURING AND LIGHTING4
HAA 101INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART4
or HAA 115 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART
or HAA 130 INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN ART
or HAA 145 INTRODUCTION TO ARTS OF THE AMERICAS
POST 110EDITING I4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 301ADVANCED 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION4
ANI 324STORYBOARDING II4
ANI 326VISUAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT4
ANI 3323D RIGGING4
ANI 341ADVANCED ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 3423D ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 375PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATORS AND GAME ARTISTS2
FILM 233CINEMA & ART4
or ANI 363 CINEMA AND ART FOR ANIMATORS
One (1) CDM Elective4
Two (2) Studio Art Electives8

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 3303D CHARACTER MODELING4
ANI 376POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP2
or ANI 396 ANIMATION CAPSTONE WORKSHOP
ANI 394ANIMATION PROJECT I4
ANI 395ANIMATION PROJECT II4
Two (2) CDM Electives8

Studio Art Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
TRADITIONAL MATERIALS FOR ANIMATION
ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I (If not taken to satisfy a required major course)
ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY II
THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
BEGINNING SCULPTURE
COLOR THEORY AND APPLICATION
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE
FIGURE DRAWING (If not taken to satisfy a required major course)
BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
BEGINNING PRINTMAKING
SCREEN PRINTING
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ADVANCED DRAWING
ADVANCED PAINTING I
ADVANCED PAINTING II
FIGURE PAINTING
ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT
DRAWING PROJECTS
SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO
MAKING COMICS
MAKING COMICS II

CDM Electives

CDM electives can be any undergraduate course in the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media.

Open Electives

Open Elective credit hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 208 hours. Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.