Minor in Animation and Visual Effects
About the Minor
The Animation and Visual Effects minor provides a foundation in the technological, design, and practical skills used in three-dimensional animation and visual effects. Students develop core competencies in digital asset creation and animation principles while selecting from elective coursework to explore areas such as modeling, animation, visual effects, and other production workflows.
Admission Requirements
Students are required to declare a major before declaring a minor. Students admitted directly into a specific major at the time of matriculation may declare a minor beginning in their second semester. All requirements for the minor must be completed either concurrently with or prior to the completion of the primary major requirements. This ensures that students fulfill the expectations of their primary field of study while completing any additional areas of academic specialization.
Minor Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| Core Foundation | ||
| ANIM 1110 | Computer Graphics Imagery I | 3.0 |
| ANIM 1210 | Animation Fundamentals | 3.0 |
| Animation Electives | ||
| Select three (3) of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Tool Building for Animation and VFX | ||
| Computer Graphics Imagery II | ||
| Character Rigging | ||
| Digital Compositing | ||
| Previsualization | ||
| Character Animation | ||
| Technical Directing for Animation and VFX | ||
| Procedural Animation | ||
| Explorations in Surfacing | ||
| Explorations in Lighting | ||
| 3D World Building | ||
| Organic Modeling | ||
| Advanced Character Animation | ||
| Advanced Compositing | ||
| Advanced Visual Effects | ||
| Total Credits | 15.0 | |
Additional Information
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.
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