Animation SCHOOL OF DIGITAL MEDIA B.F.A. DEGREE
35 hours
60 hours
ANIMATION
64
75 hours
10 hours
180 hours
M.A. DEGREE
ANIMATION
ANIMATION
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DRAW 200 Life Drawing I DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application DSGN 102 Design II: 3-D Form in Space — Studio elective
ANIM ANIM ANIM VSFX ANIM ANIM ANIM ANIM ANIM ANIM ANIM ANIM ANIM ARTH CLC
General education ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II ARTH 207 20th-century Art CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas ENGL 123 Composition LIBA 288 Media Literacy Theory — ARLH or ARTH elective — ENGL elective — General education elective * — Mathematics/natural sciences elective * — Social/behavioral sciences elective * Major curriculum ANIM 180 Action Analysis I ANIM 202 Principles of 2-D Animation ANIM 223 History of Animation ANIM 250 Digital Form, Space and Lighting ANIM 252 Principles of 3-D Animation ANIM 270 Principles of Screen Design ANIM 280 3-D Character Setup and Animation ANIM 312 2-D Animation Production † ANIM 313 3-D Animation Production † ANIM 385 Concept Development for Animation ANIM 390 Animation Professional Development ANIM 408 Senior Animation Project I ANIM 448 Senior Animation Project II ANIM 488 Animation Postproduction CLC 580 Collaboration ‡ — ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MUST, PERF, PREV, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, TECH, TELE, THED or VSFX elective ‡ — ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MUST, PERF, PREV, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, TECH, TELE, THED or VSFX elective Additional electives — Free elective — Free elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements. † Choose one of these two courses. ‡ Choose one course. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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SCAD.EDU / ANIMATION
45* hours
501 Animation Context and History * 504 Character Animation Basics * 505 Animation Character Set-up * 501 Digital 3-D Effects * 705 Animation Aesthetics and Practice 709 Computer-generated Modeling and Design 713 Drawing in Motion 714 3-D Cartoon Character Animation † 715 Character Look Development † 724 3-D Naturalistic Character Animation ‡ 725 Environment Look Development ‡ 737 Collaborative Project 748 Animation M.A. Final Project 702 Art Criticism 580 Collaboration § — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective §
* Up to three intensive courses may be assigned upon admission. Intensive courses are only available at the Atlanta and Savannah locations. † Choose one of these two courses. ‡ Choose one of these two courses. § Choose one course. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
M.F.A. DEGREE ANIMATION
90* hours
ANIM 501 Animation Context and History * ANIM 504 Character Animation Basics * ANIM 505 Animation Character Set-up * VSFX 501 Digital 3-D Effects * ANIM 705 Animation Aesthetics and Practice ANIM 709 Computer-generated Modeling and Design ANIM 713 Drawing in Motion ANIM 721 Storyboarding and Previsualization ANIM 737 Collaborative Project ANIM 753 Animation M.F.A. Thesis Exploration and Research ANIM 775 Animation M.F.A. Thesis Visual Component Production ANIM 779 Graduate Internship ANIM 790 Animation M.F.A. Thesis Completion ARTH 702 Art Criticism CLC 580 Collaboration † SFDM 719 Media Theory and Application — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective † — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective * Up to three intensive courses may be assigned upon admission. Intensive courses are only available at the Atlanta and Savannah locations. † Choose one course. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.