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About The Animation Concentration

The animation program offers the experience of animation through hands-on access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities in the Animation Center. The student is urged to explore no singular approach to the art form, instead remaining open to the possibilities of this powerful communications tool. Whether enrolled in traditional or computer concentrations, students first learn the art of timing, movement, and storytelling by taking series of classes that teach both the skill and origin of the animation process.

ANIMATION CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Traditional Animation Core Curriculum
24-1700	Development and Preproduction	3 hours
24-1500	History of Cinema	3 hours
24-1010	Production I	6 hours
Total:		12 hours

Traditional Animation Requirements
Required Courses:
26-1000	Animation I	4 hours
26-3040	Animation II	4 hours
26-3060	Animation III	4 hours
26-2010	Animation Camera and Sound	3 hours
26-2025	Drawing for Animation I	3 hours
26-2030	Stop Motion Animation	3 hours
22-2214	Figure Drawing I (Art Department)	3 hours
26-2070	History of Animation	3 hours
26-2075	Digital Animation Techniques I	3 hours
26-2098	Alternative Strategies in Animation	3 hours
26-3085	Animation Production Studio I	4 hours
26-3090	Animation Production Studio II	4 hours
Total:		41 hours

Suggested Departmental Electives (Select 7 Hours)
24-1710	Screenwriting I	3 hours
26-3065	Animation Work-in-Progress	2 hours
24-2204	Visual Effects	3 hours
24-2403	Optical Printing I	3 hours
26-2076	Digital Animation Techniques II	3 hours
26-3031	Visual Audio	3 hours
24-4623	Stop Motion Animation II	3 hours
26-3026	Drawing for Animation II	3 hours
Total:		7 hours

Grand Total (including 12 core hours)		60 hours

Computer Animation Core Curriculum
24-1700	Development and Preproduction	3 hours
24-1500	History of Cinema	3 hours
24-1010	Production I	6 hours
Total:		12 hours

Computerl Animation Requirements
Required Courses:
26-1000	Animation I	4 hours
26-3040	Animation II	4 hours
26-2025	Drawing for Animation I or
26-2030	Stop Motion Animation	3 hours
26-3060	Animation III	4 hours
26-2015	Intro to Computer Modeling	3 hours
26-3045	Computer Animation I	4 hours
26-3055	Computer Animation II	4 hours
26-3059	Computer Animation III	4 hours
26-3085	Animation Production Studio I	4 hours
26-3090	Animation Production Studio II	4 hours
26-2070	History of Animation	3 hours
Total:		41 hours

Suggested Departmental Electives (Choose 7 hours):
26-3046	Advanced Computer Animation I	4 hours
26-3056	Advanced Computer Animation II	4 hours
26-3016	Advanced Computer Modeling	3 hours
24-1710	Screenwriting I	3 hours
24-2204	Visual Effects	3 hours
24-2403	Optical Printing I	3 hours
26-2076	Digital Animation Techniques I	3 hours
24-1100	Visual Audio	3 hours
26-3031	Stop Motion Animation II	3 hours
26-3026	Drawing for Animation II	3 hours
Total:		7 hours

Grand Total (including 12 core hours)		60 hours



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