Art Degrees Online

Curriculum
First Quarter
ART111 Drawing show details
ART122 2D Design show details
CAA106 Introduction to Design Applications show details
EN101 English I show details
Second Quarter
ART123 Color Theory show details
ART211 Life Drawing show details
MT112 College Geometry show details
P104 Digital Photographic Production show details
Third Quarter
COM105 Public Speaking show details
MA131 Writing for Animation show details
MA141 Sculpture for Animations show details
MA211 Character and Object Design show details
Fourth Quarter
EN102 English II show details
GD214 Computer Illustration show details
MA110 History and Trends in Animation show details
MA133 Storyboarding and Animatics show details
Fifth Quarter
HA215 Art History I: Art of the Ancient World show details
MA201 Introduction to 3D modeling show details
MA231 Introduction to 2D Animation show details
MA241 Advanced Drawing For Animators show details
Sixth Quarter
HA216 Art History II: Art of the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds show details
MA238 Intermediate 2D Animation show details
MA251 Acting for Animators show details
MA302 Intermediate 3D Modeling show details
Seventh Quarter
HA217 Art History III: Art of the Modern World show details
MA304 Advanced 3D Modeling show details
MA305 Background Design and Layout show details
MA312 Introduction to 3D Animation show details
MA341 Digital Ink and Paint show details
Eighth Quarter
HU212 Introduction to Film Studies show details
MA321 Intermediate 3D Animation show details
MA322 Visual Development show details
MA344 Digital Video Editing show details
SC115 Science of Light show details
Ninth Quarter
HA301 Contemporary Art show details
MA324 Advanced 3D Animation show details
MA325 Advanced 2D Animation show details
MA345 Special Effects show details
MA346 Pre-Production Team show details
MA351 Materials and Lighting show details
MA352 Production 2D Studio Team show details
From above chose:
MA324 or MA325
MA345 or MA346
MA351 or MA352
Tenth Quarter
MA333 Animation for Interactive Production show details
MA430 Senior Project I show details
PS101 Introduction to Psychology show details
Program Elective I
Eleventh Quarter
HU305 Critical Thinking show details
MA424 Special Topics in Animation show details
MA440 Senior Project II show details
General Education Elective I
Twelfth Quarter
MA412 Buisness Fundamentals and Career Development show details
MA490 Portfolio Presentation show details
Program Elective II

Media Arts & Animation — Bachelor of Fine Arts
Location-based entertainment, film and video, architecture, virtual reality, broadcast television, advertising, education, gaming, medical sciences, and forensics are among the industries that benefit from the techniques of traditional and digital animation. The course of studies at The Art Institute develops students’ skills in design, illustration, compositing, 3D computer modeling, and other areas needed to enter the animation field. Students begin the media arts & animation program with a foundation in drawing, color, writing, and character design along with introductory computer applications. Under the guidance of industry-experienced faculty, students begin to learn advanced 2D and 3D animation principles as well as story development, background design, scenic layout, and special effects. In increasingly more advanced courses, students learn and become experienced with program-specific software, such as Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Autodesk Maya. At the end of the program, students take a sequence of portfolio courses in which they design and execute specialized projects that form a part of their digital portfolios to showcase their conceptual and creative skills and abilities in both traditional and digital 2D and 3D techniques. All students develop a Web site in order to present this portfolio to a wide audience of potential employers upon graduation.

During their studies at The Art Institute, students are encouraged to apply for internships, participate in active student and professional organizations, enter national contests and film festivals, and attend conferences, such as SIGGRAPH, all of which enable them to become familiar with a developing industry and with the people who make the industry such a vibrant one in today’s world of communications and entertainment.

Media arts & animation graduates enter various aspects of the animation industry, specializing in fields such as computer-generated lighting, compositing and rendering, storyboarding, texturing, special effects, motion graphics, and others. In addition, the need for 2D and Flash animators continues to grow in order to support Web-based corporate communications, e-commerce, and marketing.
Total Credit Hours: 192
12 Quarters

Curriculum
First Quarter
FS101 Fundamentals/Observational Drawing show details
FS102 Fundamentals of Design show details
FS103 Color Theory show details
FS104 Computer Applications show details
HU110 College English show details
Second Quarter
FS111 Drawing, Proportion & Perspective show details
FS122 Image Manipulation show details
FS131 Typography I — Traditional show details
HU111 Effective Speaking show details
MA1112 Drawing & Anatomy show details
Third Quarter
GA1121 Survey of the Game Industry show details
MA1122 Character & Object Design show details
MA1124 Sculpture for Animation show details
MA1132 Life Drawing & Gesture show details
Mathematics Elective Requirement
Fourth Quarter
GA2201 Game Design & Game Play show details
HU130 Visual Language & Culture show details
MA1131 Conceptual Storytelling show details
MA1133 2-D Animation Principles show details
MA1134 Principles of 3-D Modeling show details
Fifth Quarter
GA2212 Game Modeling & Animation show details
MA2201 Background Design & Layout show details
MA2202 Storyboarding for Animation show details
MA2204 3-D Animation show details
Mathematics & Sciences Elective Requirement
Sixth Quarter
FS239 Career Development show details
GA2211 Hard Surface & Organic Modeling show details
GA2502 Game Assets Development show details
MA2212 3-D Camera Techniques show details
*1st Elective Requirement
Seventh Quarter
GA3311 Material & Lighting show details
GA3312 Level Design show details
GA3313 Designing 3-D Environments show details
GA3314 3-D Character Rigging show details
Liberal Studies Elective Requirement
Eighth Quarter
GA3322 Advanced Level Design show details
GA3324 Character Modeling show details
GA3333 Introduction to Scripting Languages show details
MA3312 Advanced Lighting & Texture show details
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective Requirement
Ninth Quarter
GA3323 3-D Scripting show details
GA3331 Game Prototyping show details
GA3512 Mapping for Games show details
Humanities Art Elective Requirement
**Humanities Writing Elective Requirement
Tenth Quarter
GA4401 Advanced Game Prototyping show details
GA4402 Senior Project Planning show details
GA4403 Intermediate Scripting Languages show details
MA3324 Character Animation show details
**Liberal Studies Elective Requirement
Eleventh Quarter
GA4412 Senior Project I show details
GA4453 Advanced Game Modeling & Texturing
*2nd Elective Requirement
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective Requirement
**Humanities Elective Requirement
Twelfth Quarter
FS497 Portfolio II show details
GA4422 Senior Project II show details
*3rd Elective Requirement
**Liberal Studies Elective Requirement
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective Requirement
Electives
1st elective may be chosen from lower division (1000– or 2000–level courses) or from upper division courses (3000– or 4000–level courses). 2nd and 3rd electives must be selected from upper division courses (3000– or 4000–level courses). Electives may not be chosed from Liberal Studies classes. Prerequisites must be met.

Curriculum
First Quarter
FS101 Fundamentals/Observational Drawing show details
FS102 Fundamentals of Design show details
FS103 Color Theory show details
FS104 Computer Applications show details
HU110 College English show details
Second Quarter
FS111 Drawing, Proportion & Perspective show details
FS122 Image Manipulation show details
FS131 Typography I — Traditional show details
HU111 Effective Speaking show details
MA1112 Drawing & Anatomy show details
Third Quarter
MA1121 Language of Animation & Film show details
MA1122 Character & Object Design show details
MA1123 Acting & Movement show details
MA1124 Sculpture for Animation show details
Liberal Studies Elective Requirement
Fourth Quarter
HU130 Visual Language & Culture show details
MA1131 Conceptual Storytelling show details
MA1132 Life Drawing & Gesture show details
MA1133 2-D Animation Principles show details
MA1134 Principles of 3-D Modeling show details
Fifth Quarter
MA2201 Background Design & Layout show details
MA2202 Storyboarding for Animation show details
MA2203 2-D Animation show details
MA2204 3-D Animation show details
Mathematics Elective Requirement
Sixth Quarter
FS239 Career Development show details
GA2211 Hard Surface & Organic Modeling show details
MA2212 3-D Camera Techniques show details
MA2213 Digital Ink & Paint show details
MA2214 Audio for Animation show details
Seventh Quarter
GA3311 Material & Lighting show details
GA3314 3-D Character Rigging show details
MA2241 Motion Graphics show details
MA3306 Web Animation show details
Mathematics & Sciences Elective Requirement
Eighth Quarter
GA3324 Character Modeling show details
MA3303 Advanced 2-D Animation show details
MA3316 Compositing show details
*1st Elective Requirement
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective Requirement
Ninth Quarter
MA3312 Advanced Lighting & Texture show details
MA3313 2-D Animation Studio show details
MA3321 Portfolio Fundamentals show details
MA3324 Character Animation show details
**Humanities Writing Elective Requirement
Tenth Quarter
MA3322 3-D Visual Effects show details
MA3323 Pre-Production Team show details
MA4402 Editing Techniques show details
Humanities Art Elective Requirement
**Liberal Studies Elective Requirement
Eleventh Quarter
MA4403 Production Team show details
MA4411 Animation Portfolio Production show details
MA4413 3-D Animation Studio show details
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective Requirement
**Humanities Elective Requirement
Twelfth Quarter
FS497 Portfolio II show details
* 2nd Elective
*3rd Elective Requirement
**Liberal Studies Elective Requirement
Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective Requirement
Electives
1st elective may be chosen from lower division (1000– or 2000–level courses) or from upper division courses (3000– or 4000–level courses). 2nd and 3rd electives must be selected from upper division courses (3000– or 4000–level courses). Electives may not be chosed from Liberal Studies classes. Prerequisites must be met.
Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies electives designated with two asterisks must be chosen from upper division (300–400 level) Liberal Studies courses.

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
Code
Credit
Course Name
Semester 1
ANM110
5
Life Drawing I
ANM115
3
Intro. to Animation Fund.
ANM125
3
Experimental Animation
ANM130
3
Animation History
ANM140
4
Intro. to Digital Media
ENG100G
3
Literature: Short Exposition

Semester 2
ANM200
4
Animation I
ANM210
4
Life Drawing II
ANM220
4
Computer Animation I
ANM230
4

Character & Background
Design
ANM240
3
Film Theory
ELEC1030
3
Choose an Elective

Semester 3
ANM300
4
Animation II
ANM310
4
Life Drawing III
ANM320
4
Computer Animation II
ANM330
4
Layout
ANM340
3
Concept Development
ELEC1030
3
Choose an Elective
Code
Credit
Course Name
Semester 4
ANM400
5
Animation III
ANM410
3
Life Drawing IV
ANM420
5
Computer Animation III
ANM435
3
Modelling I
ANM445
3
Lighting & Rendering I
ELEC1030
3
Choose an Elective

Semester 5
ANM500
5
Animation IV
ANM510
3
Life Drawing V
ANM520
5
Computer Animation IV
ANM535
3
Modelling II
ANM545
3
Lighting & Rendering II
ELEC1030
3
Choose an Elective

Semester 6
ANM600
5
Animation V
ANM610
3
Life Drawing VI
ANM620
5
Computer Animation V
ANM635
3
Modelling III
ANM645
3
Lighting & Rendering III
ELEC1030
3
Choose an Elective