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Faculty
Professor Claudia Herbst
Professor Michael O’Rourke
Adjunct Assistant Professor Edward Darino
Adjunct Assistant Professor Chris Stewart
Assistant Adjunct Professor Sean Sullivan
Visiting Instructor Claudia Hart
Visiting Instructor Kay Hines
Visiting Instructor Rob O'Neill
Visiting Instructor Chris Waner
Visiting Instructor Lee Wolland
Courses
DDA 513 Lighting & Rendering
DDA 514 Storyboarding & Storytelling
DDA 515 3D CG Character Design
DDA 517 3D Character Animation
DDA 519 3D Character Rigging
DDA 584 9/10 MEL Scripting
DDA 590 Compositing & Special Effects
DDA 610 Fundamental Computer Graphics
DDA 614/300 3D Computer Modeling
DDA 624/310 3D Computer Animation
DDA 625/270 Video Editing
DDA 626/280 Audio for Digital Media
DDA 635 Motion Dynamics
To view the curricular structure of the BFA Digital Animation & Motion Arts
concentration, click here
To view the curricular structure of the MFA Digital Animation & Motion Arts
concentration, click here
For details on the courses offered under this concentration, visit the Course Websites section
To view examples of Digital Animation & Motion Arts works by Digital Arts
students, visit the Gallery
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| Digital Animation BFA Curriculum |
| REQUIRED STUDIO | Cr | ELECTIVE STUDIO | Cr | ACADEMICS | Cr | Semester Total |
| Sophomore Year |
| Fall |
| DDA 201 Digital Arts Tech Wkshop | 2 | Film 143 or ComD 201 | 2 | History of Art 215 | 2 | |
| DDA 300 Modeling | 3 | | |
Liberal Arts Elective |
3 | |
| DDA 310 Digital Animation | 3 | | |
CH 300 |
3 |
|
| | | | | | | |
| | 8 | |
2 |
|
8 |
18 |
| Spring |
| DDA270 Video Editing |
3 |
DDA 519 Rigging - R |
3 |
History of Art 216 |
2 | |
| DDA 514 Storyboarding |
3 |
Film 143 (Trad. Animation) |
2 |
CH 400 |
3 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | |
| |
6 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
16 |
| Junior Year |
| Fall |
| DDA 225 Digital Arts in Context |
3 |
DDA 515 Character Design - S |
3 |
Social Science/Philosophy |
3 |
|
| DDA 517 Character Animation |
3 |
|
|
Math/Science |
3 | |
| DDA 280 Audio For Electronic Media |
3 |
| |
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| | | | | | | |
| |
9 |
|
3 |
|
6 |
18 |
| Spring |
| DDA 390 Pre-Production for Sr Project |
3 |
DDA 590 Compositing SPX - S |
3 |
Liberal Arts Elective |
3 |
|
| |
|
DDA 513 Lighting & Rendering- S |
3 |
Social Science/Philosophy |
3 | |
| |
|
DDA 584-9/10 MEL Scripting - S |
3 |
|
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|
| | | | | | | |
| |
3 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
18 |
| Senior Year |
| Fall |
| DDA 400 Senior Project |
4 |
DDA 635 Motion Dynamics - S |
3 |
History of Art Elective |
2 | |
| |
|
DDA Elective | 3 |
Liberal Arts Elective |
3 |
|
| |
|
|
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|
| |
| | | | | | | |
| |
4 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
15 |
| Spring |
| DDA 410 Senior Project |
4 |
DDA Elective |
3 |
Liberal Arts Elective |
1 |
|
| |
|
DDA Elective |
3 |
Math/Science |
3 |
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| |
| | | | | | | |
| |
4 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
14 |
| Credit Totals |
34 |
|
31 |
| 34 |
99 |
| (R - required, S - suggested) |
Recommended Electives: DDA
250 Digital Imaging, DDA 320 Interactive Media I, DDA 330 Interactive Media
II, DDA 500 3D Game Prototyping, DDA 515 3D Character Design, DDA 520 Web Design,
DDA 565 VR & 3D Game Graphics, DDA 577 Advanced Video, DDA 580 Flash for
Animators, DDA 584-1/2 Actionscript, DDA 584-3/4
Adv. Actionscript, DDA 584-7/8 Flash for Web Design,
DDA 590 Compositing SPX,
DDA 595 Motion Graphics, DDA 635 Motion Dynamics.
Non-DDA Recommended Electives: COM312 Scripwriting, COMD511 Seq'l Art & GraphicNovel,
History of Animation
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| Digital Animation Concentration MFA Curriculum |
| REQUIRED STUDIO | Cr | ELECTIVE STUDIO | Cr | ACADEMICS | Cr | Semester Total |
| 1st Year |
| Fall |
| DDA 610 Fundamental Computer Graphics |
3 |
DDA 625 Video Editing - R |
3 |
|
|
|
| DDA 614 3D Modeling |
3 | | |
|
|
|
| DDA 624 3D Animation |
3 | | |
|
| |
| DDA 514 Storyboarding | 3 | | | | | |
| |
12 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
15 |
| Spring |
| DDA 600 Digital Arts in Context |
3 |
DDA 626 Audio for Elec. Media - R |
3 |
History of Art Elective |
3 |
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| DDA 643 Dig'l Animation Studio I |
3 |
DDA 519 Rigging - R |
3 |
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|
|
| |
|
DDA 517 Character Animation- S |
3 |
|
| |
| | | OR DDA Elective | | | | |
| |
6 |
|
9 |
|
3 |
18 |
| 2nd Year |
| Fall |
| DDA 650 Thesis Research |
3 |
DDA Elective |
3 |
Liberal Arts Elective |
3 |
|
| DDA 643 Dig'l Animation Studio I |
3 |
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|
| |
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| |
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| | | | | | | |
| |
6 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
12 |
| Spring |
| DDA 660-A/B Thesis I/II |
6 |
Non-DDA Studio Elective |
3 |
|
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| |
|
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| | | | | | | |
| |
6 |
|
3 |
|
|
9 |
| 3rd Year (Optional) |
| Fall |
| DDA 660-B Thesis II |
3 |
Non-DDA Studio Elective |
3 |
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| |
| | | | | | | |
| |
3 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
6 |
| Credit Totals |
33 |
|
21 |
|
6 |
60 |
| (R - required, S - suggested) |
| Recommended Electives: DDA
500 3D Game Prototyping, DDA 614 or 622 Modeling or Interactive Media, DDA
513 Lighting & Rendering, DDA 614 3D Modeling, DDA 517 Character Animation,
DDA 614 & 624 Modeling and Animation, DDA 519 Rigging, DDA 540/542 Internship,
DDA 565 VR &3D Game Graphics, DDA 614 or 622 Modeling or Interactive Media,
DDA 577 Adv. Video Editing, DDA 625 Video Editing, DDA 580 Flash for Animators,
DDA 250 Digital Imaging, DDA 584-9/10 MEL Scripting, DDA 622 Interactive Media,
DDA 590 Compositing SPX, DDA 635 Motion Dynamics. |
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