Animation - Visual Effects Course List – The Los Angeles Film School

Bachelor of Science in Animation and Visual Effects

Program Length – 36 months

MONTH	COURSE CODE/TITLE	CREDITS
1	HUM 110 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSMEDIA DESIGN	3
2	HUM 251 HISTORICAL ARCHETYPES AND MYTHOLOGY	3
3	ENG 101 CREATIVE WRITING	3
4	HUM 222 AESTHETICS AND CULTURE	3
5	CAN 101 OVERVIEW OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION	3
6	CAN 110 DIGITAL PAINTING 1	3
7	AVE 280 SHADING AND LIGHTING	3
8	AVE 150 3D FOUNDATIONS	3
9	AVE 180 COMPOSITING FUNDAMENTALS	3
10	AVE 210 FUNDAMENTALS OF ANIMATION	3
11	AVE 130 STORYBOARDING AND STORYTELLING	3
12	AVE 240 CHARACTER ANIMATION 1	3
13	AVE 160 MODEL CREATION	3
14	AVE 100 FIGURE DRAWING FOR ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN	3
15	AVE 190 DIGITAL SCULPTING 1	3
16	AVE 230 CHARACTER RIGGING 1	3
17	AVE 260 CHARACTER ANIMATION 2	3
18	AVE 200 DIGITAL SCULPTING 2	3
19	SPC 214 CREATIVE PRESENTATION	3
19	AVE 298 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT	3
20	AVE 290 VISUAL EFFECTS 1	3
21	AVE 170 ART CREATION FOR GAMES	3
22	HUM 330 TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING	3
22	MAT 121 QUANTITATIVE PRINCIPLES	3
23	CAN 295 FUNDAMENTALS OF SCRIPTING	3
24	AVE 310 VISUAL EFFECTS 2	3
25	MTH 310 STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS	3
25	HUM 420 CONTEMPORARY ART	3
26	AVE 340 COMPOSITING AND SCENE FINISHING 1	3
27	AVE 355 MATCHMOVING AND INTEGRATION	3
28	AVE 350 COMPOSITING AND SCENE FINISHING 2	3
29	AVE 345 VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION 1	3
30	AVE 346 VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION 2	3
31	AVE 347 VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION 3	3
32	ENG 326 ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING	3
32	AVE 470 PREPRODUCTION	3
33	AVE 480 PORTFOLIO CONTENT CREATION 1	3
34	AVE 485 PORTFOLIO CONTENT CREATION 2	3
35	AVE 490 PORTFOLIO CONTENT CREATION 3	3
36	CAN 490 PROFESSIONAL BRANDING	3

Link: Animation Program
Please refer to the Current Academic Catalog for detailed course descriptions.