Animation and Illustration Major (B.F.A.)
The Animation/Illustration Major is an interdisciplinary program balancing traditional forms of creative storytelling with state-of-the-art technology. This approach prepares students for challenging careers in areas such as 2-D and 3-D animation, advertising, book and editorial illustration, and comic and children’s book art. The program is based in the Department of Art and Design. For further information, go to: Animation/Illustration (BFA)
Program Requirements
Students must complete 22 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ARFD 121 | Foundations I: Concept, Process and Application | 3 |
| ARFD 122 | Foundations II: 2D Design | 3 |
| ARFD 123 | Foundations III: Visual Organization - 3D Design | 3 |
| ARFD 124 | Foundations IV: Figure Drawing | 3 |
| ARFD 125 | Foundations V: Color, Light and Time | 3 |
| Art and Design History | ||
| ARHT 105 | Art in Western Civilization: Ancient Through Medieval | 3 |
| ARHT 106 | Art in Western Civilization: Renaissance through Modern | 3 |
| ARHT 280 | Asian Art | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Field Trip in Art History | ||
| Modern Philosophies of Art | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| African Art: Sub-Saharan | ||
| American Art | ||
| History of the Print | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| History of Industrial Design | ||
| History of Textiles | ||
| Aegean Art and Archaeology | ||
| Greek Art | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval | ||
| Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Fifteenth Century | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Sixteenth Century | ||
| Northern Renaissance Painting | ||
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art | ||
| Art of the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Nineteenth Century American Painting | ||
| Twentieth-Century Art | ||
| Modern Architecture | ||
| The Critical Approach | ||
| Contemporary Art | ||
| Selected Problems in Art History | ||
| Independent Study: Art History | ||
| Independent Study: Senior Thesis (BA Art History) | ||
| Illustration/Animation Major Studio | ||
| Required Studio Courses | ||
| ARDW 200 | Drawing, Beginning I | 3 |
| ARIL 220 | Illustration, Beginning I | 3 |
| ARIL 230 | Illustration, Beginning II | 3 |
| ARIL 261 | Character Design for 2D Animation | 3 |
| ARIL 262 | Principles of 2D Animation | 3 |
| ARIL 264 | Digital Illustration | 3 |
| ARIL 320 | Illustration III, Art of the Visual Narrative | 3 |
| ARIL 321 | Intermediate 3D Computer Illustration and Animation Arts: Animation | 3 |
| ARIL 360 | Intermediate 3D II - Motion, Lighting and Texture Mapping | 3 |
| ARPA 200 | Painting, Beginning I | 3 |
| FILM 230 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| ARIL 221 | Intro 3D Computer Illustration and Animation Arts: Modeling | 3 |
| ARGD 211 | Fundamentals of Adobe Creative Suite - Mac 1 | 3 |
| Animation or Illustration Track | ||
| Select one of the following tracks: | 15 | |
| Animation Track | ||
| Animation Production | ||
| Animation for the Internet and Mobile Media | ||
| Animation: Broadcast Graphics | ||
| Advanced 3-D Computer Illustration and Animation Arts | ||
| Advanced Animation II: Interactive Media/Gaming | ||
| Illustration Track | ||
| Introduction to Cartooning | ||
| Editorial Illustration | ||
| Professional Business Practice for the Artist | ||
| Illustration IV: Advanced | ||
| Portfolio for Illustrators | ||
| Studio Electives | ||
| Select 3-6 credits from the following: | 3-6 | |
| Drawing, Beginning II | ||
| Graphic Design, Beginning I | ||
| Graphic Design, Beginning II | ||
| Web Page Design | ||
| Art Forum | ||
| Introduction to Cartooning | ||
| Animation Production | ||
| Animation for the Internet and Mobile Media | ||
| Editorial Illustration | ||
| Professional Business Practice for the Artist | ||
| Animation: Broadcast Graphics | ||
| Advanced 3-D Computer Illustration and Animation Arts | ||
| Illustration IV: Advanced | ||
| Portfolio for Illustrators | ||
| Advanced Animation II: Interactive Media/Gaming | ||
| Painting, Beginning II | ||
| Digital Photo and Imaging I | ||
| Printmaking, Beginning I | ||
| Sculpture, Beginning I | ||
| Sculpture: Clay, Introduction A | ||
| Film Making I | ||
| Digital Filmmaking I | ||
| Digital Filmmaking II | ||
| Audio Production for Film/Digital Media | ||
| Film Editing | ||
| Senior Year Requirements | ||
| ARIL 422 | Final Project I | 4 |
| ARIL 423 | Final Project II | 4 |
| Total Credits | 92 | |
| 1 | Students may test out of this course. An additional studio course must be taken. |