Animation

Courses for a Degree in Animation

In addition to a focus on animation courses, colleges typically require completion of courses and electives in each of the Arts, Math, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences areas. Below are some sample courses:

Core Animation Courses:

• Animation Design
• Writing for Animation
• Animation Workshop
• Visual Thinking and Organization for Animation
• Interactive Animation
• Computer Animation for Film and Video
• Advanced Computer Animation Maya
• Classical Film Theory
• Culture, Media, and Society
• Narrative Sudies
• Film Criticism
• Visual Perception
• Cinematography
• History of Animation
• Animation Timing
• Legal Issues in Animation
• Film and Television Sound Recording
• Teal Time Animation - Puppetry Arts
• Advanced Animation

General Curriculum Requirements

• Arts Courses: Art, History, Languages, Literature, Music
• Math Courses: Algebra, Calculus, Computer Science, Logic, Statistics
• Natural Sciences Courses: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics
• Social Sciences Courses: Anthropology, Economics, Government, Psychology, Sociology