Major Requirements
First Year
Second Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 155 | CINEMA 4D WORKSHOP | 2 |
| ANI 220 | STORYBOARDING I | 4 |
| ANI 231 | 3D ANIMATION | 4 |
| ANI 240 | INTRO TO ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
| ANI 361 | MOTION GRAPHICS | 4 |
| ANI 367 | MOTION DESIGN STUDIO | 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 |
| GD 200 | GRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM | 4 |
| GD 230 | TYPOGRAPHY: FORM | 4 |
| VFX 200 | INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS | 4 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 326 | VISUAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| ANI 341 | ADVANCED ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
| ANI 356 | EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION | 4 |
| ANI 360 | 3D MOTION GRAPHICS | 4 |
| ANI 375 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATORS AND GAME ARTISTS | 2 |
| FILM 233 | CINEMA & ART | 4 |
| or ANI 363 | CINEMA AND ART FOR ANIMATORS |
| VFX 310 | GAME ENGINES FOR FILMMAKERS | 4 |
| or ANI 342 | 3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION |
| 8 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 362 | TITLE DESIGN | 4 |
| ANI 376 | POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP | 2 |
| or ANI 396 | ANIMATION CAPSTONE WORKSHOP |
ANI 394
& ANI 395 | ANIMATION PROJECT I
and ANIMATION PROJECT II | 8 |
| VFX 374 | COMPOSITING I | 4 |
| 4 |
Motion Graphics Electives
Course List | 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 (FORMERLY FILM 250) | |
| 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.