BACHELOR OF ARTS
DIGITAL ART & ANIMATION With USV’s Bachelor of Arts in Digital Art and Animation program, you’ll learn 3D Modeling, 3D Animation, Entertainment Design, and Technical Art to bridge your pathway from student to professional. In this program, you will bring vivid characters, worlds, and creatures to life by working from start to finish on animation projects that are ready to hit the festival circuits. You’ll gain the digital arts and animation skills you need to kick off your career in this dynamic and growing industry.
FOCUS AREAS 3D Modeling
Entertainment Design
The 3D Modeling focus offers the most relevant training and access to modern industry tools taught by subject matter experts. You’ll learn professional workflows and create your own 3D models for films, video games, and more.
The Entertainment Design focus will give you the ability to bring stories, characters, and landscapes to life. Taught by industry professionals, you learn drawing, rendering, model building, sculpting, and use of 3D tools.
Technical Art
3D Animation
The Technical Art focus will teach you how to integrate art assets into a project while staying within the technical limits of the platform.
The 3D Animation focus delivers premium instruction by skilled industry mentors. You’ll master the fundamentals of animation, learn character rigging, and so much more.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING USV focuses on Project-Based Learning — a teaching method by which students gain knowledge and skills by investigating and responding to authentic, engaging and complex challenges. As a result, you’ll not only develop technical knowledge and skills, but you’ll develop critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills. These unique projects are an integral part of USV’s curriculum:
REAL WORLD STUDIOS: MEDIAWORKS
REAL WORLD STUDIOS: PROJECT X STUDIO
Work as part of a team to meet with and interview real clients, develop and present proposals, execute an informational or promotional piece, and receive actual client feedback. MediaWorks will prepare you to spec and deliver professional grade audio visual works.
Over the course of one year, you’ll work as part of a team to design and complete a short film, complete with score and sound design, for exhibition in film festivals around the world.
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USV & PROGRAM FEATURES “UNIVERSITY OF SILICON
ABOUT
VALLEY STUDENTS BUILD ON A
• USV is regionally accredited by WSCUC. • Financial aid, scholarships, and housing are available to those who qualify.
TRADITIONAL ART
• Fully immersive learning environment that mimics real business situations.
FOUNDATION TO MASTER
• Faculty is comprised of industry professionals across each field.
THE MODERN TOOLS AND
TIMEFRAME
TECHNOLOGY USED IN
While typical bachelor’s programs span four years, you can complete USV’s Bachelor of Arts in Digital Art & Animation in less than three years.
ANIMATED FILM, VIDEO GAME, AND
KEY SOFTWARE TAUGHT
AVAILABILITY
• Maya
• Nuke
• Silicon Valley Campus
• ZBrush
• Houdini
• Substance
• After Effects
PROJECT DRIVEN
MOTION GRAPHIC PROJECTS AND BRING CREATIVE IDEAS TO LIFE.” — MICHAEL KACZMAREK, DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
TECHNICAL ARTISTS
3D ANIMATORS
DESIGNERS
3D MODELERS
Technical Artists will learn rigging and advanced rigging, tools programming, and real-time visual effects.
Animators will learn animation, quadruped/ creature animation.
Entertainment Designers will learn matte painting, storyboarding, advanced motion graphics.
3D Modelers will learn digital sculpture, asset creation, and environment art.
POTENTIAL CAREER OPTIONS A Bachelor of Arts in Digital Art and Animation can open the door to the following careers: • Animator
• Character Artist
• Modeler
• Rigging Artist
• Technical Director/Artist
• Lighting Artist
• Compositor
• Environment Artist
• Concept Artist
• Surfacing Artist
REAL WORLD PROJECT STUDIOS™
HISTORY & CONNECTIONS
Students have the opportunity to not only collaborate between
Established in 1887, USV has a strong history of collaborating with
majors, but to work directly with industry on real-world
Silicon Valley industries. Advisory Boards are filled with industry
deliverables that allow them to leave with an exceptional and
leaders that offer internships, course content, guest lecturers, and
desirable portfolio.
career placement.
INDUSTRY FACULTY
RELEVANT CONTENT
Distinguished faculty with extensive industry experience teach
Inspired by the spirit of our Silicon Valley location, we quickly
the latest techniques and practices used by professionals in
adapt our curriculum to the latest needs of employers by being
the field.
forward-thinking and agile.
PERSONAL ATTENTION
GRADUATE FASTER
As a private college, our small class sizes enable our faculty to
Our innovative program structure was designed with efficiency
help students who need more personal attention and mentor
and effectiveness in mind. Our full-time students can finish faster,
those who are driven to excel.
save money, and graduate with real-world skills and experience.
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