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Bachelor of Fine Arts – Animation

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Bachelor of Fine Arts – Animation

BFA Degree Total

128

Filmmaking Total	86
Liberal Arts Total	42

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Fundamentals of Production Design

1

-

1

Fundamentals of Screenwriting I

2

-

2

Fundamentals of Screenwriting II [optional]

-

[2]

Fundamentals of Directing I & II

2

2

4

Short Film (Fall); American Cinema (Spring)

3

3

6

Fundamentals of Producing I & II

1

1

2

Fundamentals of Picture Editing I & II

1

2

3

Fundamentals of Sound Design

-

1

1

Fund of Cinematography

2

-

2

Introduction to Animation I & II [optional electives]¹

[1]

[1]

[2]

Composition I & II

3

3

6

Math or Science Elective

3

-

3

Art History Elective

-

3

3

Year One Total

19

15

34

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Animations Foundations I & II

3

3

6

Storyboarding I & II

2

2

4

Sketching for Communication

2

-

2

Life Drawing Studio [or DEP 3126 Life Drawing]

-

2

Classics of World Cinema (Fall); Cinema Studies (Spr)

3

3

6

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Literature or Writing Elective

3

-

3

Additional Math or Science Elective

-

3

3

Year Two Total

17

16

33

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Computer Animation I & II

3

3

6

Computer Graphics I & II

2

2

4

Animation Project I & II

3

3

6

FIM 33XX, FIM 37XX,

Cinema Studies, Film Electives,

2

2

4

FIM 4088, or FIM XX98

Independent Study, or Special Topics Courses¹

Philosophy or Psychology

3

-

3

Humanities or History

-

3

3

Liberal Arts Elective

3

-

3

Liberal Arts Elective

-

3

3

Year Three Total

17

16

33

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Advanced Computer Animation I & II

3

3

6

Animation Thesis Project I & II

3

3

6

FIM 3330 or 3340

Experimental Animation or International Animation

3

-

3

FIM 33XX, FIM 37XX

Cinema Studies, Film Electives,

3

3

5

FIM 4088, or FIM XX98

Independent Study, or Special Topics Electives¹

Liberal Arts Elective

-

3

3

Liberal Arts Elective

-

3

3

Year Four Total

13

15

28

¹ If you are interested in Animation, we strongly recommend that you take the FAN 1101, 1102: Introduction to Animation I & II elective classes in your first year. All Animation students must complete a minimum of 10 credit hours of arts elective coursework as part of the required 89 Filmmaking credit hours towards this degree. Strongly recommended: 2 Liberal Arts classes each semester in order to be on track towards degree.