Animation Program of Study
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) in Illustration: Animation Track
| FYE: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE | |
| Required Major Courses: Fall | credits |
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FYE100: Systems of Drawing
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3.0 |
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FYE150: Digital 2D
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3.0 |
| Required Major Courses: Spring | |
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FYE199: IAS: Visual Development & Storytelling
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3.0 |
| Required in fall or spring; completed in first year | |
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FYE110: Visual Language
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3.0 |
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FYE130: Fabrication
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3.0 |
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FYE121: RPC: Research, Process and Connection
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3.0 |
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FYE151: Digital 4D
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3.0 |
| Liberal Studies: FYE | |
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WRTG120: Processes of Inquiry
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3.0 |
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ARTH151: Intro to the Practice of Art & Design History
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3.0 |
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HUMT121: Intro to Humanities
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3.0 |
| Students complete 15 credits each semester first year to complete degree requirements in four years | |
| SOPHOMORE | |
| Required Major Courses: Fall | credits |
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IL210: Illustration I
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3.0 |
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IL214: Figure Drawing for Illustrators
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3.0 |
| Required Major Courses: Spring | |
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IL211: Illustration II
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3.0 |
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IL202: Typography I
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3.0 |
| Animation Basics: Take all three before spring, junior year | |
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IMAT207: 2D Motion Fundamentals
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3.0 |
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IMAT209: 3D Modeling & Animation
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3.0 |
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IMAT213: Interactive & New Media
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3.0 |
| Liberal Studies: Sophomore | |
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WRTG200: Critical Conversations
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3.0 |
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NASC220: Patterns in Nature
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3.0 |
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ARTH214: History of Illustration & Communication Design Since 1850
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3.0 |
| Students complete 15 credits each semester second year to complete degree requirements in four years | |
| JUNIOR | |
| Required Major Courses: Fall | credits |
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IL310: Illustration III
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3.0 |
| Required Major Courses: Spring | |
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IMAT313: Animation Professional Practice
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3.0 |
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IL215: Adv. Fig Drawing Or CD203: Type II
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3.0 |
| Studio Electives | |
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3cr design studio elective
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3.0 |
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3cr studio elective
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3.0 |
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3cr studio elective
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3.0 |
| Liberal Studies: Junior | |
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WRTG300: The Creative Professional in Context
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3.0 |
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ARTH318: Art History Elective
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3.0 |
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NASC320/350/321:NS Elect.
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3.0 |
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HUMT380: Service Learning
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3.0 |
| Students complete 15 each semester third year to complete degree requirements | |
| SENIOR | |
| Required Major Courses: Fall | credits |
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IMAT414: Animation Thesis: Preproduction
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3.0 |
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IL412: Illustration Seminar I
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3.0 |
| Required Major Courses: Spring | credits |
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IMAT415: Animation Thesis: Production
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3.0 |
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IL413: Illustration Seminar II
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3.0 |
| Studio Electives | |
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3cr studio elective:
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3.0 |
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3cr studio elective:
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3.0 |
| Liberal Studies: Senior | |
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WRTG400: Senior Writing Seminar
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3.0 |
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ARTH318: AH Elective
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3.0 |
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HUMT340: Topic in Humanities
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3.0 |
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HUMT340: Topic in Humanities
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3.0 |
| Students complete 15 credits each semester fourth year to complete degree requirements | |
| 120 credits minimum required to complete degree |
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Illustration and Animation faculty publishes book
Associate Professor Adam Osgood, who teaches Illustration and Animation courses at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), will publish Motion Illustration: How to Use Animation Techniques to Make Illustrations Move through Bloomsbury in August 2024.