Dual Major: Animation/Illustration - Bachelor of Fine Arts

Degree Requirements

For a complete list of the core General Education curriculum please navigate to: College of Art & Design General Education

The Art and Design double major IBFA.8403 Animation/IBFA.8400 Illustration program requires 153 credits. Students complete this degree in five years. The credit load averages 30 credits in the first, third, and fifth years, and 33 credits in the second and fourth years. To fulfill 33 credits, students take 18 credits for one semester in the second and fourth years.

 

Required Foundation Courses (15 credits)

It is recommended that first time first-year students take INTGR 1650 and transfer students take INTGR 1637

IFINE 1220	Color and Composition	3
IFINE 1630	Drawing Intensive	3
INTGR 1650	Visual Culture Seminar	3
	or
INTGR 1637	Transfer Visual Culture Seminar	3
IFINE 1670	3D Concepts	3
IPHOT 1210	Digital Photography	3

Required Animation/Illustration Core Courses (69 credits)

IANIM 1250	Principles of Animation 1	3
	OR
IILLU 1240	Illustration Now	3
IANIM 1260	Principles of Animation 2	3
	or
IANIM 1261	Principles of Animation 2 for 3D	3
IANIM 1300	Animation Foundation Studio	3
IANIM 2115	Sophomore Studio	3
IANIM 2550	Introduction to 3D	3
IANIM 2610	Audio Production & Design	3
IANIM 3500	Junior Studio	3
IANIM 4200	Business of Animation	3
IANIM 4466	Animation Senior Studio 1	3
IANIM 4891	Animation Senior Studio 2	3
CCRWT 1400	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
	CCRWT Creative Writing Elective	3
IILLU 2300	Principles of Illustration	3
IILLU 2100	Anatomy and Figure Drawing	3
IILLU 2130	Sequential Projects	3
IILLU 2351	Digital Storytelling	3
	or
IILLU 3811	Editorial Illustration	3
IILLU 2910	Digital Image Making	3
IILLU	IILLU 2420/2430/2440 Techniques (choose two)	6
IILLU 3165	Junior Studio	3
IILLU 4315	Senior Studio	3
IILLU 4310	Portfolio for Illustration/Senior Jury	3
IILLU 4505	The Working Illustrator	3

Internship (3 credits)

IANIM 4882

Internal Internship Animation + VFX

3

Animation/Illustration Major Electives (12 credits)

Any IANIM non-required course

Any IILLU non-required course

IANIM	Animation Major Elective	3
IANIM	Animation Major Elective	3
IILLU	Illustration Major Elective	3
IILLU	Illustration Major Elective	3

Art History/Critical Studies Courses (18 credits)

IAHIS 1800	Art Across Borders	3
IAHIS 2400	Illustration Survey	3
IAHIS 2460	History of Animation	3
IAHIS 2465	The History of Women, Gender, Race and Animation	3
IAHIS 2625	Visual Narratives Across Time and Media	3
IAHIS 2750	Digital Culture	3

Free Electives (6 credits)

	Free Elective	3
	Free Elective	3