BFA in AnimationCurriculum & Major Requirements
Important Note About Requirements
The list below is based on the 2023-2024 academic catalog and is intended to illustrate the kind of curriculum you could expect as a student within this program. Requirements can change from year to year. If you have questions about your degree progress, please contactAcademic Advising.
BFA Animation
The major in Animation leading to the BFA degree is designed to provide those students passionate about using the computer to breathe life into their artwork with the creative and technical skill sets to do so. Storytelling through sound animation principles is the underlying principle in all that we do, from design, to modeling and through animation to rendering.
Major Requirements for the BFA in Animation
| Course Code | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARH XXX | Art History Elective | 3 |
| ARH XXX | Art History Elective | 3 |
| ART 100 | 2-D Art Foundations | 4 |
| ART 101 | 3-D Art Foundations | 4 |
| ART 107 | Drawing I | 3 |
| MART 212 | Foundations Seminar | 2 |
| MART 201 | Digital Art | 3 |
| MART 261 | 3D Modeling and Design | 3 |
| MART 262 | Basic Computer Animation | 3 |
| MART 283 | Editing | 3 |
| MART 361 | Character Modeling and Animation | 3 |
| MART 362 | Animation Production | 3 |
| MART 363 | Animation Rendering | 3 |
| MART 364 | Animation Effects | 3 |
| MART 365 | Animation Drawing | 3 |
| MART 384 | Time Based Arts | 3 |
| MART 450WR | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| MART 451SR | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| MART 483 | Advanced Production | 3 |
| MART 490 | Internship | 3 |
Department of Media ArtsMajors & Programs
Learn more about the Animation programs offered through Jacksonville University.