RIT - School of Film and Animation

Course Requirements

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Animation Emphasis

First Year
201	F/V Production I	5
331	Intro to Animation	4
263	Single Frame Motion	3
202	F/V Production II	5
203	F/V Production III	5
206	Story & Structure	2
222	Film Language	4
342	Writing for Film/Video I	3
*Note: Students particularly interested in character animation may wish to take Foundations Drawing I & II(2013-211&212) fall & winter of their 1st year rather than the 2nd year to allow more room for advanced drawing work in later years.

Second Year
**F&A History & Aesthetics (12 credits minimum)
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311	Video Tools & Tech	5
382	Animation Pre-Production	4
332	Adv. Animation Tools -OR-	4
427	Intro 2D Comp. Anim -OR-
361	Intro 3D Comp. Anim (prereq 457)
333	Animation Prod. Wrkshp OR-	4
447	Exp. Animation Wkshp or
211	Foundation Dwg I	3
___	2D or 3D Design I or	3
213	Foundation Drawing III
Writing Competency Satisfied? __ Second Year Review: _______

Third Year
413	Senior Project Seminar	1
**F&A History & Aesthetics (3 credits minimum)
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332	Adv. Animation Tools -OR-	4
427	Intro 2D Comp. Anim -OR-
361	Intro 3D Comp. anim. (prereq 457)
437	Adv. Animation Wkshp I	4
438	Adv. Animation Wkshp II	4
___	Scriptwriting for Animation	3
***F&A Elective
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Fourth Year
507	Senior Project I	6
508	Senior Project II	4
509	Senior Project III	2
512	Senior Forum II	2
513	Senior Forum III	2
***F&A Elective (12 credit minimum)
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**F&A History & Aesthetics (3 credit minimum)
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Non-Film and Animation Credits:

Year 1 or 2
2076-	Foundations of Computer Imaging	4

Year 1&2 Liberal Arts Core(28 credits) (200/300 Level Courses)
0502-225	Writing & Literature I	4
0502-226	Writing & Literature II	4
0505-	Fine Art	4
0507-	History	4
0508-	Sci/Tech/Values OR-	4
0509-	Phil	4
Social Science (choose 2)
0511-	Economics	4
0513-	Political Science	4
0514-	Psychology	4
0515	Soc OR-	4
0510	Anthrop	4

Year 3&4 (400/500 Level Courses) LIBERAL ARTS CONCENTRATION / MINORS (Choose 1 Option)
Liberal Arts Minor 5 upper level courses in minor of choice and 1 upper level liberal arts elective course OR
Liberal Arts Concentration 3 upper level courses from concentration of choice and 3 upper level liberal arts elective course OR
0520-501	Lib Arts Sr. Seminar	2

Minimum of 181 credits required for BFA degree.
Note: Film and Animation students must maintain passing grades in listed courses for at least 15 credit hours per quarter to meet the 4 year degree schedule.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

First Year Enrichment (Freshman Only)	0
Wellness (Transfers Only)	0
1105-041 Total Fitness or 1105-045 Health: Mind/Body Connection
Phys.Ed. Courses (2 different courses)
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