Curriculum

Please note: this curriculum is subject to change.

• Term 1

  Overview of Digital Production
  Language Arts 1
  Figure Drawing
  Earth Science
  Cultural Studies
  Visual Communications 1

• Term 2

  Art History 1
  Storyboarding
  Color Theory & Light
  Perspective
  Character Sculpture 1
  Anatomy

• Term 3

  Introduction to 3D with Maya
  Texturing & Shading 1
  Photoshop for Digital Production
  Quantitative Principles 1
  Digital Photography

• Term 4

  Art History 2
  Texturing & Shading 2
  Animation & Visual Effects 1
  Hard Surface Modeling 1
  History & Principles of Animation
  Digital Painting

• Term 5

  Digital Sculpting
  Lighting & Rendering 1
  Animation & Visual Effects 2
  Introduction to Compositing
  Animal Drawing

• Term 6

  Character Animation 1
  HD Digital Filmmaking for VFX
  Hard Surface Modeling 2
  Art of Compositing
  Language Arts 2

• Term 7

  Dynamic Effects 1
  Matchmoving and Integration
  Advanced Compositing
  Lighting and Rendering 2
  Introduction to Unreal

• Term 8

  Character Animation 2
  Digital Sets
  Texturing and Shading 3
  Lighting and Rendering 3
  Dynamic Effects 2

• Term 9

  Quantitative Principles 2
  Character Rigging Fundamentals
  Look Development
  Houdini 1
  Elective 300 (choose one):

  • Digital Matte Painting
  • Character Animation 3
  • Props and Weapons for Games

• Term 10

  Narrative Structure
  Character Rigging for Production
  Social Science
  Lighting & Rendering 4
  Elective 400 (choose one):

  • Character Modeling and Sculpting
  • Creature Animation 1
  • Texturing and Shading 4

• Term 11

  Oral Communication
  Demo Reel 1
  Demo Reel 2
  Elective 410 (choose one):

  • Houdini 2
  • Previsualization and Animatics
  • Creature Modeling and Sculpting

• Term 12

  Portfolio Preparation
  Demo Reel 3
  Demo Reel 4
  Elective 420 (choose one):

  • Character Animation 4
  • Advanced Digital Sculpting
  • Maya Modules

Highlighted courses are unique to the Game Art Concentration grid. Please note: this curriculum is subject to change.

• Term 1

  Overview of Digital Production
  Language Arts 1
  Figure Drawing
  Earth Science
  Cultural Studies
  Visual Communications 1

• Term 2

  Art History 1
  Storyboarding
  Color Theory & Light
  Perspective
  Character Sculpture 1
  Anatomy

• Term 3

  Introduction to 3D with Maya
  Texturing & Shading 1
  Photoshop for Digital Production
  Quantitative Principles 1
  Digital Photography

• Term 4

  Art History 2
  Texturing and Shading 2
  Animation & Visual Effects 1
  Hard Surface Modeling 1
  History & Principles of Animation
  Digital Painting

• Term 5

  Digital Sculpting
  Introduction to Unreal
  Animation & Visual Effects 2
  Introduction to Compositing
  Hard Surface Modeling 2

• Term 6

  Props & Weapons for Games
  Animal Drawing
  Lighting & Rendering 1
  Game Creation 1
  Game Design

• Term 7

  Character Modeling & Sculpting
  Character Animation 1
  Level Design
  Environment Creation for Games
  Texturing & Shading for Games

• Term 8

  Language Arts 2
  Character Creation for Games
  Game Creation 2
  Animation for Games
  Dynamic Effects 1

• Term 9

  Quantitative Principles 2
  Character Rigging Fundamentals
  Game Creation 3
  Houdini 1
  Elective 300 (choose one):

  • Digital Matte Painting
  • Character Animation 2
  • Lighting & Rendering 2

• Term 10

  Narrative Structure
  Game Creation 4
  Social Science
  Visual Effects for Games 1
  Elective 400 (choose one):

  • Dynamic Effects 2
  • Creature Animation 1
  • Character Animation 3

• Term 11

  Oral Communication
  Demo Reel 1
  Demo Reel 2
  Elective 410 (choose one):

  • Houdini 2
  • Character Rigging for Production
  • Creature Modeling & Sculpting

• Term 12

  Portfolio Preparation
  Demo Reel 3
  Demo Reel 4
  Elective 420 (choose one):

  • Character Animation 4
  • Advanced Digital Sculpting
  • Maya Modules

Highlighted courses are unique to the Visual Effects Animation Concentration grid. Please note: this curriculum is subject to change.

• Term 1

  Overview of Digital Production
  Language Arts 1
  Figure Drawing
  Earth Science
  Cultural Studies
  Visual Communications 1

• Term 2

  Art History 1
  Storyboarding
  Color Theory & Light
  Perspective
  Character Sculpture 1
  Anatomy

• Term 3

  Introduction to 3D with Maya
  Texturing & Shading 1
  Photoshop for Digital Production
  Quantitative Principles 1
  Digital Photography

• Term 4

  Art History 2
  Texturing & Shading 2
  Animation & Visual Effects 1
  Hard Surface Modeling 1
  History & Principles of Animation
  Digital Painting

• Term 5

  Principles of VFX
  Lighting & Rendering 1
  Animation & Visual Effects 2
  Introduction to Compositing
  Character Animation 1

• Term 6

  Art of Compositing
  HD Digital Filmmaking for VFX
  Dynamic Effects 1
  Houdini 1
  Language Arts 2

• Term 7

  Houdini 2
  Matchmoving & Integration
  Introduction to Unreal
  Lighting & Rendering 2
  Dynamic Effects 2

• Term 8

  Dynamic Effects 3
  Houdini 3
  Character Rigging Fundamentals
  Advanced Compositing
  Motion Capture

• Term 9

  Quantitative Principles 2
  Houdini 4
  Dynamic Effects 4
  Virtual Production
  Elective 300 (choose one):

  • Digital Matte Painting
  • Character Animation 2
  • Digital Sculpting

• Term 10

  Narrative Structure
  VFX Design
  Social Science
  Liquid Simulations
  Elective 400 (choose one):

  • Character Modeling & Sculpting
  • Lighting & Rendering 3
  • Visual Effects for Games

• Term 11

  Oral Communication
  Demo Reel 1
  Demo Reel 2
  Elective 410 (choose one):

  • Lighting & Rendering 4
  • Previsualization & Animatics
  • Character Rigging for Production

• Term 12

  Portfolio Preparation
  Demo Reel 3
  Demo Reel 4
  Elective 420 (choose one):

  • Character Animation 3
  • Advanced Digital Sculpting
  • Maya Modules