2024-2025 Catalog 
  
    May 29, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Art AAS - Computer Animation Program


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Code: AAS.ART.ANIM

This program gives students a strong foundation in the fundamentals of artistic design, story development, project management, digital content creation, and portfolio development. It also offers students an advanced skill set in 3D modeling, character design, animation, and video game simulation. The industries that employ the most multimedia artists and animators include motion picture and video industries, computer systems design, software publishers, advertising, public relations, among others.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. Apply principles of design.
  2. Demonstrate fundamentals of drawing.
  3. Demonstrate photographic/graphic image skills
  4. Demonstrate digital media skills.
  5. Develop/complete portfolio of time/frame based media.
  6. Demonstrate knowledge of the animation history and film analysis.

Career Pathways

3D Modeler/Tracker Color and Light Technician Illustrator
Director: Animation, Art Artist: Compositing, Computer Graphics, Concept, Layout, Texture, Storyboard Video Editor
Animator: Character, Forensic, Stop-motion Designer: Game, Special Effects  

Recommended Semester Sequence


Subtotal: 15 Credits


ART-105 : As an alternative to ART-105 History of Animation , students may take CIN-150 Special Topics in Cinema I  whenever the Special Topic is History of Animation.

Subtotal: 16 Credits


Third Semester


Subtotal: 15 Credits


Fourth Semester


Subtotal: 14 Credits


General Education Requirements


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Humanities Electives **


Two general education courses selected from the following fields, with no more than one course in any one field: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN).

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Social Science Elective **


One general education course selected from the following fields: Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT).

Subtotal: 3 Credits


Mathematics, Natural Science, and Technology **


One general education course to be selected from the following fields: Mathematics (MAT); Computer Science (CIS) Information Technology (INF); Biology (BIO); Chemistry (CHM); Physics (PHY).

Subtotal: 3-4 Credits


Additional General Education Course:


Subtotal: 3 Credits


Subtotal: 21-22 Credits


Subtotal: 32 Credits


Free Electives *


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 60


Specific Program Notes

Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.

Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.

**General Education Elective(s)  

*IST-123  will fulfill 3 credit Free Electives for students who place into the course

Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by Placement Testing.

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