RIT - School of Film and Animation

Course Requirements

Master of Fine Arts
2D Animation Emphasis

Year 1 - Fall
721	Animation & Graphic Film	4
771	Graduate Seminar (Film Language)	2
754	Digital Audio Tools	2
7__	Intro to 3D	4
Total 12

Year 1 - Winter
737	2D Computer Animation	4
727	Scriptwriting for Animation	4
703	H & A: Animation	4
741	Drawing Anim: Dynamics	3
Total 15

Year 1 - Spring
738	2D Computer Anima II	4
731	Video Tools	4
711	Core (Spring Film)	4
742	Drawing for Anim: Seq	3
Total 15

Year 2 - Fall
841	Research Seminar (Winter Preproduction)	2
	Elective	3/4
	H & A Elective	3/4
	Programming	4
Total 12 - 14

Year 2 - Winter
712	Core (Winter Film)	4
	Liberal Arts/Elective	4
	Elective	4
Total 12

Year 2 - Spring
843	Research Seminar (Thesis Prep)	2
8__	Business of Animation	2
	Liberal Arts/Elective	4
	Elective	4
Total 12
Year 3
890	Research & Thesis	12
Total Credits 90 - 92

Suggested Electives

762	Stop Motion Animation	4
783	Alt. Proc: Particles	4
781	Digital Cinematography	4
7__	Compositing(Rays)	4
7__	3D Heavy	4
767	Directing for Animation	3
781	Alt. Proc.: Sound Rec.	4
761	Image, Movement & Sound	3
743	Drawing for Anim: Characters	3
723	Animation & Graphic Film III	4
786	Contemporary Issues	4

Any undergraduate SoFA courses (maximum total undergraduate credits that can be applied to the degree is 12. Bridge courses do not count as electives.)

Any graduate course in other SoFA tracks

Most Programming Courses from the IT department