Suggested Course Animation at Mount Ida College Massachusetts
Prerequisites of program specific courses are listed in parentheses; prerequisites of all courses can be found in the Course Descriptions.)
First Year: (32 credits)
Math Elective
AD 101 – Traditional Animation I 3 credits
(Fall)
AD 102 – Traditional Animation II 3 credits
(Spring); Prerequisite: AR 102, AD 101
AR 102 – Basic Drawing Skills 3 credits
AR 109 – Color Theory 3 credits
AR 111 – Anatomy and Figure Drawing 3 credits
AR 112 – Two- and Three-Dimensional Design 3 credits
CC 101 – First-Year Seminar 3 credits
EN 101 – Composition and Literature I 3 credits
EN 102 – Composition and Literature II 3 credits
PE 100 – Concepts in Health Management 2 credits
Second Year: (30 credits)
Science Elective
Social World Elective
Historical Understanding Elective
AD 110 – Drawing for Animation 3 credits
(Spring)
AD 201 – Computer Animation I 3 credits
(Fall); Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
AD 202 – Computer Animation II 3 credits
(Spring); Prerequisite: AD 201
AD 210 – Textures, Lights and Rendering 3 credits
(Spring); Prerequisite: AR102, AR109, AD201
AD 220 – Concept Development 3 credits
(Spring)
AR 231 – History of Art I 3 credits
AR 232 – History of Art II 3 credits
Third Year: (30 credits)
Open Elective
JR 3XX
Two (2) Digital Media Electives
AD 205 – Digital Audio and Video 3 credits
(Fall)
AD 301 – Computer Animation III 3 credits
(Fall); Prerequisite: AD 202
AD 302 – Computer Animation IV 3 credits
(Spring); Prerequisite: AD 301
AD 322 – Animation Pre/Postproduction 3 credits
(Spring); Prerequisite: Junior Standing
AD 331 – History of Computer Animation 3 credits
(Fall); Prerequisite: EN 102
AR 433 – History of Modern and Contemporary Art 3 credits
Fourth Year: (30 credits)
Three (3) Open Electives
Literature Elective
AD 391 – Special Topics in Computer Animation 3 credits
(Fall); Prerequisite: Junior Standing and AD 202
AD 410 – Computer Animation Portfolio 3 credits
(Fall); Prerequisite: Junior Standing
AD 425 – Pre-thesis 3 credits
(Fall); Prerequisite: Senior Standing
AD 440 – Computer Animation Internship 3 credits
(Prerequisite: Senior Standing and CGPA of 3.0)
Or Approved Elective
AD 450 – Thesis 6 credits
(Spring); Prerequisite: AD 425