The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Digital Animation degree at Missouri Western offers an art student the opportunity to become proficient in skills that are useful for producing a wide range of animation for cinema, broadcast television, gaming and interactive media. Students will gain a broad foundation in animation from traditional hand-drawn to 3D animation. Balancing theory and practice, the educational emphasis will be on developing creative problem-solving skills and processes; honing artistic identity; spatial and temporal thinking and analysis; mastering digital animation technologies; and, research of new strategies for learning through digital advances. The Digital Animation degree reflects the convergence of computers and art, and emphasizes working with 2D and 3D graphics in a computer based, graphics-intensive environment. While the flexible curriculum allows you to specialize in an area based on your interests and talents.
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| 42-47 | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| ART 110 | Beginning Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 129 | Design Software Applications | 3 |
| ART 160 | Beginning Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 170 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 190 | Digital 3D Fundamentals | 3 |
| ART 205 | Survey of Art History I | 3 |
| ART 210 | Animation Fundamentals | 3 |
| ART 221 | Digital 3D Modeling | 3 |
| ART 250 | Motion Graphics | 3 |
| ART 255 | Survey of Art History II | 3 |
| ART 315 | Illustration I | 3 |
| ART 325 | Digital 3D Lighting | 3 |
| ART 326 | Introduction to Game Design | 3 |
| ART 353 | Digital Animation | 3 |
| ART 358 | Character Animation | 3 |
| ART 485 | Digital Animation Portfolio | 3 |
| Select twelve additional credit hours of advance study in major | 12 | |
| Animation Fundamentals | ||
| Digital 3D Modeling | ||
| Motion Graphics | ||
| Digital 3D Lighting | ||
| Introduction to Game Design | ||
| Advance Motion Graphics | ||
| Digital Animation | ||
| Advance Digital Lighting | ||
| Character Animation | ||
| Advance Digital Sculpting | ||
| Digital Animation Production | ||
| Select six additional credit hours of guided electives | 6 | |
| Graphic Design I | ||
| Typography | ||
| Photography I | ||
| Topics in Ancient/Medieval Art | ||
| Topics in Modern/Contemporary Art | ||
| Independent Research/Project | ||
| Topics in Renaissance/Baroque Art | ||
| Topics in Non-Western Art | ||
| Internship In Art | ||
| Audio Production | ||
| Greenscreen & Rotoscoping | ||
| CGI Integration | ||
| Dynamics | ||
| Motion Capture | ||
| Matchmoving | ||
| Introduction to Computer Programming | ||
Or any Advanced Study course listed above | ||
| Select six additional credit hours of Art History | 6 | |
| Topics in Ancient/Medieval Art | ||
| Topics in Modern/Contemporary Art | ||
| Topics in Renaissance/Baroque Art | ||
| Topics in Non-Western Art | ||
Program Graduation Requirements
- Earn a grade of C or higher in all major coursework.
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.
Requirements
Grade of C or higher must be earned in all classes required of the major.