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Willamette University

Curriculum for Animated Arts

Courses

The Animated Arts curriculum combines the hand crafted with the digital to help you grow your unique vision. You'll find you have plenty of options to tailor your experience.

ID Course Title Credit Req
Liberal Arts (6 cr. required)
LA225 Perspectives on Society and Culture 3
LA122 Writing in Context 3
Art History (6 cr. required)
AH125 Exploring Visual Culture 3
AH210 Intro to World Art History 3
Studio Courses (3 cr. required)
Studio Elective 3
Studio Courses (3 cr. required)
FD100 **First Year Seminar 1
Foundation Studio (15 cr. required)
FD101 Visual Elements: 2D 3
FD102 Visual Elements: Digital Tools 3
FD105 Drawing 1 3
FD111 3D Design 3
FD112 Time Arts 3
TOTAL 31
At the completion of First Year: 31 cr. earned to date 31

**FD100 First Year Seminar is required of all freshman with fewer than 30 transfer credits.

ID Course Title Credit Req
Art History (3 cr. required)
AH216 History of the Moving Image or AH 219 History of Animation 3
Liberal Arts (9 cr. required)
LA225 Perspectives on Society & Culture 3
MTH101 Math or SCI223 Science 3
MTH101 Math or SCI223 Science 3
Studio Courses (18 cr. required)
AA231 Animation I: Materials, Methods & Motion 3
AA232 Animation II: Hybrid Moving Image 3
VID212 Beginning Sound 3
VID211 Beginning Video, AA236 Character & Identity, or AA237 Stop Motion, AA238 Puppet Fab. 3
VID211 Beginning Video, AA236 Character & Identity, or AA237 Stop Motion, AA238 Puppet Fab. 3
IM201 IM201 Theory & Practice 200-level 3
TOTAL 30

At the completion of Second Year: 61 cr. earned to date

 61
ID Course Title Credit Req
Art History (3 cr. required)
Art History 200/300-level 3
Liberal Arts (6 cr. required)
LA321 Social Science Seminar 3
Liberal Arts 300/400-level elective 3
Seminar (3 cr. required)
TH300 Media Arts Professional Practice 3
Studio Courses (18 cr. required)
AA331 Animated Short Film 3
AA332 Animated Installation 3
AA333 Narrative Strategies 3
AA301 Animated Doc. or IM301 Theory & Practice 3
Studio Elective or AA336 2D-3D 3
Studio Elective 3
TOTAL 30
At the completion of Third Year: 91 cr. earned to date 91
ID Course Title Credit Req
Art History (3 cr. required)
Art History 300/400-level 3
Liberal Arts (9 cr. required)
LA325 Literature Seminar 3
LA421 Research for a Creative Practice 3
Liberal Arts 300/400-level elective 3
Studio Courses (12 cr. required)
400-level studio course (from any major dept 400 level) AA436 AA. Project Incubator 3
Studio Elective 3
Studio Elective 3
Studio Elective 3
Thesis (6 cr. required)
TH401  Thesis Critique Seminar (Semester 1) 3
TH499 Thesis (Semester 2) 3
TOTAL 30
At the completion of Fourth Year: 121 cr. earned to date 121

Willamette University

Animated Arts