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Major Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
Fall Quarter
ANI 105MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS4
or ART 105 TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
or GD 105 INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN
ANI 206HISTORY OF ANIMATION4
ANI 315SOUND DESIGN FOR ANIMATION4
ANI 328ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I4
or ART 218 FIGURE DRAWING
ANI 368ADVANCED CINEMA 4D & REDSHIFT WORKSHOP2
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
POST 110EDITING I4
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 155CINEMA 4D WORKSHOP2
ANI 220STORYBOARDING I4
ANI 2313D ANIMATION4
ANI 240INTRO TO ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 361MOTION GRAPHICS4
ANI 367MOTION DESIGN STUDIO 4
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
GD 200GRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM4
GD 230TYPOGRAPHY: FORM4
VFX 200INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS4

Third Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 326VISUAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT4
ANI 341ADVANCED ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 356EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION4
ANI 3603D MOTION GRAPHICS4
ANI 375PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATORS AND GAME ARTISTS2
FILM 233CINEMA & ART4
or ANI 363 CINEMA AND ART FOR ANIMATORS
VFX 310GAME ENGINES FOR FILMMAKERS4
or ANI 342 3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION
Two (2) Motion Graphics Electives8

Fourth Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 362TITLE DESIGN4
ANI 376POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP2
or ANI 396 ANIMATION CAPSTONE WORKSHOP
ANI 394
ANI 395
ANIMATION PROJECT I
and ANIMATION PROJECT II
8
VFX 374COMPOSITING I4
One (1) Motion Graphics Elective4

Motion Graphics Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
TRADITIONAL MATERIALS FOR ANIMATION
ADVANCED 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION
STORYBOARDING II
HAND-DRAWN CHARACTER ANIMATION
ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I
3D RIGGING
3D TEXTURING AND LIGHTING
2D ANIMATION PRODUCTION
3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION
HYBRID ANIMATION
CHARACTER DESIGN
3D DYNAMICS
DIGITAL PUPPET ANIMATION
THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
BEGINNING SCULPTURE
COLOR THEORY AND APPLICATION
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
FIGURE DRAWING
BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
BEGINNING PRINTMAKING
SCREEN PRINTING
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ADVANCED DRAWING
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
DRAWING PROJECTS
CINEMATOGRAPHY I
EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I
MAKING COMICS
MAKING COMICS II
EDITING II
ABLETON LIVE WORKSHOP
SCORING FOR FILM AND VIDEO
SOUND & MUSIC SYNTHESIS FOR FILM
MAX CYCLING 74 WORKSHOP
ADVANCED TOPICS IN EDITING
GAME ENGINES FOR FILMMAKERS
FUNDAMENTALS OF VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
PREVISUALIZATION
COMPOSITING II
CG COMPOSITING
FLAME WORKSHOP
ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISUAL EFFECTS
VISUAL EFFECTS STUDIO

Open Electives

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