Art Degrees Online

Studio Requirements
Core Studio
Drawing 1
3 units
Visual Dynamics (2D, 3D & 4D)
9 units
Photography Major Requirements
Tools 1: Black & White
3 units
Tools 2: Color
3 units
Investigations 1: Materials & Methods
3 units
Tools 3: Digital
3 units
Tools 4: Large Format & Lighting
3 units
Investigations 2: Sequence & Context
3 units
Media History: Contemporary Issues & Images
3 units
Advanced Workshops*
*Rotating topics include: documentary, narrative, installation, and alternative processes.
6 units
Junior Tutorial
Internship strongly recommended during Junior year
3 units
Senior Project: Photography
6 units
Additional Studio Requirements
Interdisciplinary Critique
3 units
Interdisciplinary Studio
3 units
Diversity Studies Studio
3 units
Studio Electives
18 units

75 total units
Humanities & Sciences Requirements
English 1: Language Dynamics
3 units
English 2: Literature and Writing
3 units
Introduction to the Arts: Antiquity to Early Modern
3 units
Introduction to the Modern Arts
3 units
Visual Studies Seminar (300 level)
3 units
Media History: Photography
3 units
Visual Studies Electives
3 units
Science
3 units
Mathematics
3 units
Philosophy/Social Science
3 units
Foundation in Critical Studies
3 units
Cultural History
3 units
Methods Of Knowledge Seminar
3 units
Literature Seminar (304 level)
3 units
Diversity Studies Seminar
3 units
Humanities & Science Electives
6 units

51 total units

Total Credits Required: 120

The three-dimensional animation major merges the creative process with technology driven skills. You will first gain mastery in life drawing, concept drawing, composition, and character design.

Then you’ll deal more extensively with modeling, texturing and lighting in a 3-D environment with the use of advanced software like PhotoShop, SoftImage, Alias/Wavefront, Maya, and others.

You may then want to push the boundaries of your creativity by exploring the field of game design. Or perhaps you’ll choose to dig deeper into the ideas of compositing and scripting.
Core Animation Classes: 54 credits
History of International Animation 3 Credits
Fundamentals of Animation 3 Credits
Creative Visualization 3 Credits
Tools + Techniques of Contemporary Animation 3 Credits
3-D Computer Animation Modeling 3 Credits
Animation Sound Design + Video Production 3 Credits
Animation Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review 0 Credits
Animation Media Delivery Techniques 3 Credits
3-D Animation Thesis 1 3 Credits
3-D Computer Animation Concepts + Techniques 3 Credits
3-D Computer Animation Lighting + Materials 3 Credits
3-D Computer Animation Motion Studies 3 Credits
2-D/3-D Animation Thesis 2 3 Credits
Animation Senior Portfolio Review Credits
Business, Ethics + Copyright for Animation 3 Credits
Animation Collective 1 3 Credits
3-D Advanced Dynamics + SFX 3 Credits
3-D Advanced Character Creation Methods 3 Credits
Animation Collective 2 3 Credits
2-D/3-D Advanced Compositing 3 Credits
AN 3-D Elective Classes
Animation Electives: 6 credits

We recommend any two of the following:
Scriptwriting for Animation 3 Credits
Animation Layout + Production Design 3 Credits
Design + Animation for Games 3 Credits
Experimental Computer Animation 3 Credits
Advanced Scripting 3 Credits
Foundation Studies: 21 credits
Digital Image Making 3 Credits
Visual Design 1 3 Credits
Drawing 1 3 Credits
Drawing 2 3 Credits
Life Drawing 1 3 Credits
Life Drawing 2 3 Credits
Freshman Portfolio Review 0 Credits
Visual Design 2 3 Credits
Communication and Critical Thought: 6 credits
Written + Oral Communication 3 Credits
Written + Oral Communication Lab 0 Credits
Philosophy of Art + Design 3 Credits
History of Art + Design: 12 credits
Art + Design History 1: Ancient to Medieval 3 Credits
Art + Design History 2: Renaissance to Contemporary 3 Credits
History of Art + Design in the Nonwestern World 3 Credits
Advanced Studies in the History of Art + Design 3 Credits
Humanities + Contemporary Thought: 9 credits
Seminar 1, Seminar 2 and one other course.

Humanities Seminar 1 3 Credits
Humanities Seminar 2 3 Credits
Seminar in Contemporary Thought: History and Theory of the Body 3 Credits
Seminar in Contemporary Thought: Theatre Studies 3 Credits
Seminar in Contemporary Thought: Identity and Power 3 Credits
Seminar in Contemporary Thought: The Cultural Politics of Consumption 3 Credits
Mathematics: 3 credits

Choose one of the following:
Basic Mathematics 3 Credits
Applied Mathematics 3 Credits
Financial Principles + Practices 3 Credits
Physical + Natural Science: 3 credits

Choose any one of the following:
Climate Change 3 Credits
Earth Science 3 Credits
Life Science 3 Credits
Human Ecology 3 Credits
Social + Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits

Choose two of the following:
Anthropology 3 Credits
Social Psychology 3 Credits
World Belief Systems 3 Credits
Biological Anthropology 3 Credits

Studio Requirements
Core Studio
Drawing 1
3 units
Visual Dynamics (2D, 3D & 4D)
9 units
Photography Major Requirements
Tools 1: Black & White
3 units
Tools 2: Color
3 units
Investigations 1: Materials & Methods
3 units
Tools 3: Digital
3 units
Tools 4: Large Format & Lighting
3 units
Investigations 2: Sequence & Context
3 units
Media History: Contemporary Issues & Images
3 units
Advanced Workshops*
*Rotating topics include: documentary, narrative, installation, and alternative processes.
6 units
Junior Tutorial
Internship strongly recommended during Junior year
3 units
Senior Project: Photography
6 units
Additional Studio Requirements
Interdisciplinary Critique
3 units
Interdisciplinary Studio
3 units
Diversity Studies Studio
3 units
Studio Electives
18 units

75 total units
Humanities & Sciences Requirements
English 1: Language Dynamics
3 units
English 2: Literature and Writing
3 units
Introduction to the Arts: Antiquity to Early Modern
3 units
Introduction to the Modern Arts
3 units
Visual Studies Seminar (300 level)
3 units
Media History: Photography
3 units
Visual Studies Electives
3 units
Science
3 units
Mathematics
3 units
Philosophy/Social Science
3 units
Foundation in Critical Studies
3 units
Cultural History
3 units
Methods Of Knowledge Seminar
3 units
Literature Seminar (304 level)
3 units
Diversity Studies Seminar
3 units
Humanities & Science Electives
6 units

51 total units

Studio Requirements
Core Studio
Drawing 1
3 units
Visual Dynamics (2D, 3D & 4D)
9 units
Illustration Major Requirements
Illustration Studios 1–6
18 units
Illustration Tools A
3 units
Illustration Tools J
3 units
Selected Courses from Illustration Tools and/or Approved Fine Arts Electives
15 units
Studio Electives: Approved Drawing Electives
6 units
Additional Studio Requirements
Diversity Studies Studio
3 units
Interdisciplinary Studio
3 units
Studio Electives
12 units

75 total units
Humanities & Sciences Requirements
English 1: Language Dynamics
3 units
English 2: Literature and Writing
3 units
Introduction to the Arts: Antiquity to Early Modern
3 units
Introduction to the Modern Arts
3 units
Visual Studies Seminar (300 level)
3 units
Media History: History of Illustration
3 units
Visual Studies Elective
3 units
Science
3 units
Mathematics
3 units
Philosophy / Social Science
3 units
Foundation in Critical Studies
3 units
Cultural History
3 units
Methods Of Knowledge Seminar
3 units
Literature Seminar (304 level)
3 units
Diversity Studies Seminar
3 units
Humanities & Science Electives
6 units

51 total units

One course from the following Foundation courses (to be completed in first semester of major) (1)
ARTS 112 (CA) Color and Composition (1)
ARTS 113 (CA) Fundamentals of Design (1)
ARTS 114 (CA) Three-Dimensional Design (1)
ARTS 116 (CA) Ways of Drawing (1)
ARTS 117 (CA) Exploring Visual Art (1)
ARTS 121 (CA) New Media Art Fundamentals (1)
One course from the following Art History courses (1)
ARTH 215 (IT; TH) Monuments and Themes of Western Art History I: Prehistoric to Gothic (1)
ARTH 216 (IT; TH) Monuments and Themes of Western Art History II: 1300 – 1600 (1)
ARTH 217 (IT; TH) Monuments and Themes of Western Art History III: 1600 – 1900 (1)
One course from the following Two Dimensional Media: Painting courses (1)
ARTS 235 Painting (1)
ARTS 236 Contemporary Painting Techniques and Concepts (1)
One course from the following Two Dimensional Media: Printmaking courses (1)
ARTS 131 Etching I (1)
ARTS 216 Video Art I (1)
ARTS 232 Photography I (1)
ARTS 242 Woodcuts and Collagraphs (1)
ARTS 243 Monoprinting (1)
One course from the following Three Dimensional Media courses (1)
ARTS 210 (CA) Introduction to Sculpture (1)
ARTS 244 (CA) Topics in Sculpture (1)
ARTS 245 Introduction to Ceramics (1)
Additional Advanced Studio Art and Art History courses required
ARTH 357 Twentieth Century Art (1)
ARTS 241 Figure Drawing (1)
ARTS 381 Advanced Media and Design (1)
ARTS 440 (W) Writing for Artists (1)
ARTS 496 Senior Seminar (1)
Two additional credits in Studio Art above 100-level courses (2) (Both credits to be in either Two Dimensional Media or Three Dimensional Media)

Course overview

This cutting edge course is taught by award-winning staff with a reputation for high standards within the industry. You will have the chance to excel in different areas of animation, from drawn pieces to puppet or digital moving images.

You will use industry-standard studio facilities, equipped with the latest digital applications, to put together professional creative portfolios. You will learn and experiment with different techniques, including squash and stretch, moving holds and timing. Your creative progression will be monitored through a blend of studio projects and workshops, as well as group and individual case studies and assignments.

Underpinned by sound animation principles, you will explore themes like scriptwriting and acting for animation, sounds and dialogue, and storyboarding. In Year 3 you will make your own film, which will be publicly screened at Southampton’s Harbour Lights Picturehouse.
Course content

Year 1
Animation Principles
Drawing 1
Animation History
Animation Principles 2
Scriptwriting and Acting for Animation
CGI in Animation.

Year 2
Sounds and Dialogue
Computer Animation**
Drawing 2
Layout and Storyboard for Animation
From Script to Screen
Critical Discourse 1.

**Options in: 2D Animation; 3D Computer Animation; Stop Motion Animation

Year 3
Critical Discourse 2
Final Film Pilot
Final Script
Final Film.
Assessment

Assessment includes studio projects, workshop and media outcomes, group and individual case studies and written assignments.
Entry level

160 points from 6-unit or 12-unit awards.

You will normally be invited to a portfolio viewing and briefing and maybe to a formal interview.
Career opportunities

Careers include animators and character designers in 2D or 3D model making, or computer generated animation for film, TV and the games industry.
Special features

Our students have won Royal Television Society JVC Best Student Animation awards for three years running, and many other national and international contests in student and professional categories.

To receive your free Animation DVD, featuring short films by our Animation students, please send an e-mail to fmas@solent.ac.uk stating that you would like an Animation DVD posted to you with your name and address listed on the e-mail.

This course is also available with an Art, Design and Media Foundation year (Level 0) which is delivered full-time in one academic year at Southampton City College. There are different UCAS codes for the main degree and the degree with a Foundation Year. Please make sure the correct UCAS code, as listed below, is entered on your UCAS application form.