Animated Arts

Digital Skills

Has confidence and knowledge to complete projects and learn new skills as necessary.

Creative Development

Develops production skills and builds on their own creative work.

Authorship and Representation

View and create moving image work critically and with an understanding of who and what is being represented.

Communication and Professionalism

Is a reliable collaborator, can respectfully offer meaningful constructive criticism, and works within professional etiquette.

Foundation Year

A time to explore

In your Foundation Year, you’ll be immersed from day one in media and making of all kinds from drawing, design, and sculpture, to digital tools, video, and performance. It’s a year of discovery, a time to explore new ways of thinking and making, meet new friends, and get to know your new community.

Thesis

Preparing for graduation

Your senior year is an exciting time of transition from student to working artist or designer. The focus of your senior year is conceiving a thesis project of your own design and producing it with the support of faculty, your peers, and a mentor who works with you one-on-one.

Areas of Study

Freedom to focus

PNCA offers ten undergraduate majors, all of which offer you choices in your electives and liberal arts courses. This means that whatever your major, you have the freedom to focus many of your course choices around your particular area of interest. We've outlined the following Areas of Study to give you a sense of the scope of courses available at PNCA.

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts courses round out your education, helping you become a more thoughtful, well-rounded artist or designer. Explore widely or select your courses to focus on one of what we call Areas of Study.