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Stop Motion Requirements

The information here may reflect program requirements for future academic years. If you are a current student and would like to see the current or prior years’ requirements for this program, please see the University Catalog.


The Stop Motion minor requires the completion of 15 semester hours, which includes one three-credit required course and twelve additional credits from selected menus of courses. Taken together with a major, this minor contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.

Program Curriculum

Required Program Course

  • AA231 Animation I: Methods, Materials & Motion

Program Electives

  • Complete two courses from the following courses:

    • AA237 Stop Motion

    • AA238 Puppet Fabrication

    • AA335 Special Topics: Adv. Stop Motion

  • Complete two courses from the following courses:

    • AA236 Character & Identity

    • AA238 Puppet Fabrication

    • AA335 Animated Arts Special Topics: Production Col‐lab

    • AA336 2D to 3D Production

    • IS219 Art History Special Topics: History of Fashion

    • CW224 Scripting: Comics and Games and Stories

    • IL264 Character Design

    • IM251 Performance

    • IM351 Intermedia Studio

    • SC491 Experimenting With Materials

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