Animation Minor
Program Description
The Animation Minor is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and processes of animation. Students will explore a wide range of media and processes of animation; learn the animation workflow from storyboarding to animating and editing; and develop technical proficiency, critical thinking skills, and sensibility as multimedia composers, moving image artists, and storytellers. Through a wide selection of elective classes in Studio Art, Game Design, Music, Film Studies, and Creative Writing, students will broaden their knowledge and career possibilities.
Eligibility
A minimum 2.75 GPA is required for admittance to the minor.
Contact
Joomi Chung, Coordinator & Advisor, chungj@miamioh.edu; 513-529-2920
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Foundation - complete all of the following: | ||
| ART 121 | Observational Drawing | 3 |
| ART 350 | Experimental Animation | 3 |
| ART 351 | 2D Digital Animation | 3 |
| Advanced - repeat one of the following for three additional hours: | ||
| ART 350 | Experimental Animation | 3 |
| or ART 351 | 2D Digital Animation | |
| Electives | ||
| Select six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Film & Mixed+MultiMedia | ||
| Drawing Projects | ||
| 3D Digital Sculpting | ||
| 3D Shading and Texturing | ||
| Intermediate Drawing 1 | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Printmaking I | ||
| Photography | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals I | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| 3D Character Design | ||
| Thematic Studio | ||
| Art and Digital Tools II: Video Post Production | ||
| Moving Image Art | ||
| Introduction to Fiction | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry | ||
| Film Theory | ||
| Foundations in Digital 3-D Modeling and Animation | ||
| Immersive & Reactive 1: Tools | ||
| Cinematic Listening: Film Music | ||
| Music Technologies | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |