Bachelor of Science in Animation and Visual Effects
Program Length – 36 months
Total Credits: 120
Chronological Course order
| MONTH | COURSE CODE/TITLE | CREDITS |
| 1 | HUM 110 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSMEDIA DESIGN | 3 |
| 2 | ENG 101 FOUNDATIONS OF WRITING | 3 |
| 3 | CAN 101 OVERVIEW OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 3 |
| 4 | CAN 110 DIGITAL PAINTING 1 | 3 |
| MAT 121 QUANTITATIVE PRINCIPLES | 3 | |
| 5 | AVE 150 3D FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| 6 | AVE 160 MODEL CREATION | 3 |
| 7 | AVE 280 FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHTING AND SHADING | 3 |
| 8 | AVE 180 COMPOSITING FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| 9 | AVE 210 FUNDAMENTALS OF ANIMATION | 3 |
| 10 | AVE 130 STORYBOARDING & PREVISUALIZATION | 3 |
| 11 | AVE 320 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION 1 | 3 |
| 12 | CAN 295 FUNDAMENTALS OF SCRIPTING | 3 |
| 13 | AVE 340 COMPOSITING AND SCENE FINISHING 1 | 3 |
| 14 | AVE 290 VISUAL EFFECTS 1 | 3 |
| 15 | HUM 251 HISTORICAL ARCHETYPES AND MYTHOLOGY | 3 |
| 16 | AVE 100 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SURFACE ANATOMY | 3 |
| 17 | AVE 190 DIGITAL SCULPTING 1 | 3 |
| 18 | SPC 214 CREATIVE COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| AVE 298 PORTFOLIO AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 | |
| 19 | HUM 310 ART OF VISUAL NARRATIVE | 3 |
| 20 | AVE 355 MATCHMOVING AND INTEGRATION | 3 |
| 21 | FMP 140 CINEMATOGRAPHY I | 3 |
| 22 | ENG 326 PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 3 |
| 23 | AVE 420 ADVANCED LIGHTING, LENSING, AND COLOR THEORY | 3 |
| 24 | AVE 375 SPECIALIZED PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS METHODOLOGY | 3 |
| 25 | AVE 385 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION 2 | 3 |
| 26 | HUM 420 CONTEMPORARY ART | 3 |
| MAT 310 STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS | 3 | |
| 27 | AVE 310 VISUAL EFFECTS 2 | 3 |
| 28 | AVE 380 LIGHTING AND RENDERING | 3 |
| 29 | AVE 350 COMPOSITING AND SCENE FINISHING 2 | 3 |
| 30 | AVE 345 VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION 1 | 3 |
| 31 | AVE 346 VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION 2 | 3 |
| 32 | AVE 450 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCTION | 3 |
| 33 | ENG 331 ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE AVE 470 | 3 |
| PORTFOLIO PREPARATION | 3 | |
| 34 | AVE 480 PORTFOLIO CONTENT CREATION 1 | 3 |
| 35 | AVE 485 PORTFOLIO CONTENT CREATION 2 | 3 |
| 36 | AVE 490 PORTFOLIO CONTENT CREATION 3 | 3 |
Link: Animation Program
Please refer to the Current Academic Catalog for detailed course descriptions.