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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
ART 106BEGINNING DRAWING 14
ANI 154DIGITAL PAINTING WORKSHOP2
ANI 206HISTORY OF ANIMATION4
Select two (2) of the following:8
ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I
ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY II
FIGURE DRAWING
ADVANCED FIGURE SCULPTURE
ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING
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 240INTRO TO ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 327HAND-DRAWN CHARACTER ANIMATION4
ART 110BEGINNING PAINTING4
or ART 206 INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
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
One (1) Animation Elective4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 324STORYBOARDING II4
ANI 326VISUAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT4
ANI 345CHARACTER DESIGN4
ANI 329STORYBOARDING III4
or ANI 344 VISUAL DESIGN FOR GAMES
or ANI 349 ADVANCED CHARACTER DESIGN
ANI 3402D ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
or ANI 342 3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION
or ANI 358 ADVANCED STOP MOTION ANIMATION
or ANI 360 3D MOTION GRAPHICS
or ANI 371 ANIMATED SERIES DEVELOPMENT
or ANI 382 DIGITAL PUPPET ANIMATION
ANI 375PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATORS AND GAME ARTISTS2
Select one (1) from
FILM 233CINEMA & ART4
or ANI 363 CINEMA AND ART FOR ANIMATORS
ILL 320MAKING COMICS4
One (1) Animation Elective4
One (1) Studio Art Elective4

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 341ADVANCED ANIMATION PRODUCTION4
ANI 394ANIMATION PROJECT I4
ANI 395ANIMATION PROJECT II4
Two (2) Animation Electives8
One (1) Studio Art Elective4

Major Electives

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.

Studio Art Major Electives

Students in the Storyboarding and Character Design concentration must select the eight (8) credit hours of Studio Art Major Elective courses from the following list as part of their Major Elective requirements:

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 (If not taken to satisfy a required major course)
BEGINNING PAINTING
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 (If not taken to satisfy a required major course)
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT
DRAWING PROJECTS
SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO
MAKING COMICS II

Animation Major Electives

Students in the Storyboarding and Character Design concentration must select the 16 credit hours of Animation Major Elective courses from the following list as part of their Major Elective requirements:

Course Title Quarter Hours
3D ANIMATION
3D CHARACTER ANIMATION
ADVANCED 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION
HAND-DRAWN ANIMATION
ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I
STORYBOARDING III
3D CHARACTER MODELING
3D RIGGING
3D MODELING STUDIO
ENVIRONMENT MODELING
3D ORGANIC MODELING
3D TEXTURING AND LIGHTING
2D ANIMATION PRODUCTION
ADVANCED CHARACTER DESIGN
STOP MOTION ANIMATION
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION
HYBRID ANIMATION
ADVANCED STOP MOTION ANIMATION
MOTION GRAPHICS
ANIMATED SERIES DEVELOPMENT
POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
DIGITAL PUPPET ANIMATION
VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
PREVISUALIZATION

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduate requirements of 208 hours.​​​