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Art Major: Animation Concentration, B.A.A.

B.A.A. degree 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

This art major consists of 57 semester hours arranged in consultation with a department advisor. Students must have an overall grade point average of 2.3 for all art courses counted toward the major. Because Core Courses I comprise a foundation of courses that form the basis for all successive courses in the major, it is expected that students complete ART 106, ART 117, ART 119, and ART 125 before enrolling in any 300+ studio course. It is mandatory that all Art Majors register for and complete fours semesters of ART 096. Students should seek advising assistance from the department upon arrival at the university and should select a major advisor.

As part of ART 125, a digital portfolio will be created and reviewed by faculty for feedback.

Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis, except for ART 096, may not be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for the art major or minor.

Program Requirements

Core Courses I (12 hours)

ART 106Introduction to Drawing

3(0-6)

ART 117Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Art

3(3-0)

ART 119Design Foundations

3(0-6)

ART 125Digital Design

3(0-6)

Core Courses II (6 hours)

ART 283Introduction to Western Art, Part I

3(3-0)

ART 285Introduction to Western Art, Part II

3(3-0)

Core Courses III (6 hours)

Select from the following:

ART 287Introduction to Non-Western Art

3(3-0)

ART 312Special Studies in Art History

3-9(3-0)

ART 317Digital Art History and Archaeology

3(2-3)

ART 319The Methods of Art History

3(3-0)

ART 341History of Photography

3(3-0)

ART 363History of Design: 1750-2010

3(3-0)

ART 380Greek Art and Architecture

3(3-0)

ART 381Early Christian and Byzantine Art

3(3-0)

ART 382/WGS 382Gender and Art

3(3-0)

ART 383Modern Architecture

3(3-0)

ART 384History of Animation

3(3-0)

ART 385European Art from 1890-1940

3(3-0)

ART 386American Art

3(3-0)

ART 387Baroque Art

3(3-0)

ART 388Eighteenth-Century Art

3(3-0)

ART 389Art of the Ancient Near East and Egypt

3(3-0)

ART 391African Art

3(3-0)

ART 480Roman Art and Architecture

3(3-0)

ART 481Western Medieval Art

3(3-0)

ART 482Italian Renaissance Art

3(3-0)

ART 483Nineteenth Century European Art

3(3-0)

ART 485Art After 1945

3(3-0)

ART 486Independent Study in Art History

1-6(Spec)

ART 488Northern Renaissance Art

3(3-0)

ART 489Islamic Art

3(3-0)

ART 495Art History Study Abroad

1-9(Spec)

ART 580Seminar in Ancient/Medieval Art History

3-6(3-0)

ART 581Seminar in Early Modern Art History

3-6(3-0)

ART 582Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Art History

3-6(3-0)

ART 586Special Topics Seminar in Art History

3-9(3-0)

Note: You may choose to take ART 341, ART 363, and ART 384, but may only count one of these courses toward the Core III requirement.

Core Courses IV (9 hours)

Select from the following:

ART 202Introduction to Digital Fabrication

3(0-6)

ART 207Introduction to Animation: Traditional Media

3(0-6)

ART 214Introduction to Ceramics

3(2-3)

ART 217Introduction to Figure Drawing

3(0-6)

ART 233Introduction to Painting

3(0-6)

ART 241Introduction to Photography

3(0-6)

ART 251Introduction to Printmaking

3(0-6)

ART 258Everyday Web Design

3(0-6)

ART 261Introduction to Sculpture

3(0-6)

Core Courses V (3 hours)

Animation Concentration students are required to take ART 399; Studio Concentration students are required to take ART 499:
ART 399BAA Animation Capstone

3(3-0)

ART 499BAA Senior Seminar

3(3-0)

Electives I (6 hours)

3 credits of each:

ART 2222D Digital Animation

3-6(Spec)

ART 308Storyboarding for Digital Media

3-6(Spec)

Electives II (12 hours)

Select from the following:

ART 220Animation Drawing I

3(0-6)

ART 2243D Computer Animation I: Foundations

3(0-6)

ART 309Concept Development: Characters and Environments

3-6(Spec)

ART 320Animation Drawing II

3-6(Spec)

ART 323Digital Sculpting for Animation

3-6(Spec)

ART 3243D Computer Animation II: Characters

3-6(Spec)

ART 3253D Computer Animation III: Environments

3-6(Spec)

ART 327Alternative Strategies in Animation

3-6(Spec)

ART 328Stop Motion Animation

3-6(Spec)

Electives III (3 hours)

Select any ART courses except ART 114 or ART 126.

Total: 57 semester hours