Bachelor of Fine Arts – Animation
Undergraduate Filmmaking Bachelor of Fine Arts – Animation
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Fall | Spring | Course Title |
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FIM 1001 | Fundamentals of Production Design |
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FIM 1101 | Fundamentals of Screenwriting I |
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FIM 1102 | Fundamentals of Screenwriting II [optional] |
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FIM 1201 | FIM 1202 | Fundamentals of Directing I & II |
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FIM 1311 | FIM 1312 | Short Film (Fall); American Cinema (Spring) |
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FIM 1401 | FIM 1402 | Fundamentals of Producing I & II |
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FIM 1611 | FIM 1612 | Fundamentals of Picture Editing I & II |
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FIM 1622 | Fundamentals of Sound Design |
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FIM 1801 | Fund of Cinematography |
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FAN 1101 | FAN 1102 | Introduction to Animation I & II [optional electives]3 |
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FYS 1000 | Making & Reflecting |
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ENG 1200 | Writing About... |
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General Education Requirement1 |
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Year One Total |
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Year Two | ||||||
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FAN 2101 | FAN 2102 | Animations Foundations I & II |
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FAN 2151 | FAN 2152 | Storyboarding I & II |
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FAN 2171 | FAN 2172 | Year 2 Animation Practicum I & II |
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FAR 2050 | Sketching for Communication |
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FAR 2070 | Life Drawing Studio |
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FIM 2311 | Classics of World Cinema |
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HUM 2100 | Critical Dialogues |
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HUM 2200 | Paths to the Present |
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General Education Requirements1 |
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Year Two Total |
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Year Three | ||||||
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FAN 3101 | FAN 3102 | Computer Animation I & II |
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FAN 3111 | FAN 3112 | Computer Graphics I & II |
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FAN 3171 | FAN 3172 | Year 3 Animation Practicum I & II |
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FIM 3330 or | Exp Stop-Motion Animation5 |
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FIM 3340 | International Animation5 |
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Cinema Studies, Film Electives, Independent Study, or Special Topics Courses4 |
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General Education Requirements1 |
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General Education Requirements1 |
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Year Three Total |
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Year Four | ||||||
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FAN 4101 | FAN 4102 | Advanced Computer Animation I & II |
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FAN 4171 | FAN 4172 | Year 4 Animation Practicum I & II |
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Cinema Studies, Film Electives, Independent Study, or Special Topics Courses4 |
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Designated Arts or Liberal Arts Courses2 |
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Year Four Total |
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1 General Education
UNCSA Liberal Arts Core:
3 credits FYS 1000: Making & Reflecting
3 credits ENG 1200: Writing About …
3 credits HUM 2100: Critical Dialogues
3 credits HUM 2200: Paths to the Present
3 credits Social or Behavioral Sciences
(Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology)
3 credits Language, Literature, and Culture
(Writing, Literature, English, Foreign Language, Communication)
3 credits Humanities
(History, Humanities, Art History, Philosophy, Theater History)
3 credits Math or Science (Math, Science)
6 credits General Education Electives/Interdisciplinary courses(ARH, ARM, ATY, COM, ENG, FRE, GER, HIS, HUM, ITA, LIT, MAT, MST, PHI, PSY, SCI, SOC, TAI, THH, WRI) This includes courses offered by the Division of Liberal Arts, and with specific permission by the Dean of Liberal Arts, can include courses offered by one of the Art Schools, provided that the course is outside the student's major area of concentration (Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, or Music).
2 The School of Filmmaking requires a total of 6 additional credits earned from Liberal Arts or Designated Arts courses outside of the student’s Major. These may be taken earlier than Year Four, but we strongly recommend that they only be taken in semesters when the student is registered for one Gen Ed requirement.
3 If you are interested in Animation, we strongly recommend that you take the FAN 1101 and FAN 1102: Introduction to Animation I & II elective classes in your first year.
4 All Animation students must complete a minimum of 10 credit hours of film/arts elective coursework as part of the required credit hours towards this degree. Elective course credits may be fulfilled by any of the following: FIM 33XX, FIM 37XX, FIM 4088, FAN XX98, FAR XX98, FIM XX98, as well as permitted Arts classes outside of the student’s concentration.
5 All Animation students must also take EITHER FIM 3330: Experimental Animation OR FIM 3340: International Animation at some point during their four years.