Major Requirements
First Year
Second Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ANI 220 | STORYBOARDING I | 4 |
ANI 231 | 3D ANIMATION | 4 |
ANI 240 | INTRO TO ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
ANI 300 | 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION | 4 |
ANI 339 | 3D TEXTURING AND LIGHTING | 4 |
HAA 101 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART | 4 |
or HAA 115 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART |
or HAA 130 | INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN ART |
or HAA 145 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS OF THE AMERICAS |
POST 110 | EDITING I | 4 |
Third Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ANI 301 | ADVANCED 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION | 4 |
ANI 324 | STORYBOARDING II | 4 |
ANI 326 | VISUAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
ANI 332 | 3D RIGGING | 4 |
ANI 341 | ADVANCED ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
ANI 342 | 3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
ANI 375 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATORS AND GAME ARTISTS | 2 |
FILM 233 | CINEMA & ART | 4 |
or ANI 363 | CINEMA AND ART FOR ANIMATORS |
| 4 |
| 8 |
Fourth Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ANI 330 | 3D CHARACTER MODELING | 4 |
ANI 376 | POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP | 2 |
or ANI 396 | ANIMATION CAPSTONE WORKSHOP |
ANI 394 | ANIMATION PROJECT I | 4 |
ANI 395 | ANIMATION PROJECT II | 4 |
| 8 |
Studio Art Electives
Course List 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.