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Animation Lab

Animation & Visual Effects Program Curriculum



Typically, the Animation and Visual Effects program follows the Course Sequence outlined below. However, Ex’pression College for Digital Arts reserves the right to modify or change the school calendar, curriculum, class schedules and/or course sequence as it deems necessary to ensure that student and institutional goals are met.

2511 total contact hours are required for completion of the Animation and Visual Effects BAS program.

As part of the Animation and Visual Effects program students are required to have completed 30 credits in General Education (see the General Education section for more details), and must take all Common Core courses (see the Common Core section for more details).

Code Courses Total Hours Total Semester Credits

CC101

Media Sound and Visual 1

87

4.0

ENG112

American Literature

30

2.0

CC102

Media Sound and Visual 2

87

4.0

ENG114

Analytical Writing

30

2.0

PSY111

Introduction to Psychology

45

3.0

ANTH110

Cultural Anthropology

30

2.0

SOC121

Sociology

30

2.0

CC113

Living in a Media World 1

81

4.0

HIS151

Modern Western Civilization

45

3.0

CC114

Living in a Media World 2

90

4.0

SOC131

Popular Culture

45

3.0

MAT160

Mathematical Concepts

30

2.0

SCI141

Concepts in Science

45

3.0

MAT260

Geometry

30

2.0

ART101

Drawing Bootcamp

84

4.0

HIS221

American History

45

3.0

ART103

Design Basics

63

3.0

AVE201

Compositing 1

63

3.0

AVE104

Concept and Imaging for Visual Effects

63

3.0

AVE202

3D Modeling 1

84

4.0

ART102

Concept Art

63

3.0

AVE203

Introduction to Animation

63

3.0

AVE204

Animation 1

84

4.0

AVE205

Texture and Lighting 1

84

4.0

ENG120

Creative Writing

45

3.0

AVE302

Creative Pre-Production

63

3.0

AVE303

3D Modeling 2

84

4.0

AVE417

Current Industry Techniques

63

3.0

AVE315

Character Rigging

84

4.0

AVE304

Texture and Lighting 2

84

4.0

AVE401

Motion Studies

63

3.0

AVE306

Animation 2

84

4.0

AVE403

Compositing 2

84

4.0

AVE412

Dynamic Effects

63

3.0

AVE406

Group Project

84

4.0

AVE404

Advanced Production

84

4.0

AVE405

Final Project

84

4.0

CC402

Business of Media

45

3.0

CC411

Digital Portfolio

96

4.0

   

Total Hours

Total Semester Credits

   

2511

128