Animation
Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Animation
University Core Requirements specific to this major: Students are required to take one of the following courses in fulfillment of the University Core requirement in Critical Arts. Please consult the University Core requirements page for additional courses as required by the School of Film and Television.
| LMU COURSE |
VENTURA COLLEGE COURSE |
Core Requirement Fulfilled |
| ARHS 200: Art of the Western World I |
ART 2A: Introduction to the History of Western Art I |
Critical Arts |
| OR |
OR |
| ARHS 201: Art of the Western World II |
ART 2B: Introduction to the History of Western Art II |
Critical Arts |
| OR |
OR |
|
| ARHS 202: Modernism |
ART 6: Introduction to Modern Art |
Critical Arts |
Lower Division Major Requirements:
| LMU COURSE |
VENTURA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ANIM 100: History of Animation* |
None |
| ANIM 110: Visual Story Development for Animation |
None |
| ANIM 120: Beginning Animation* |
None |
| ANIM 220: Intermediate Animation |
None |
| ANIM 230: Introduction to 3D Computer Animation I |
MM 61: Introduction to 3D Animation and Modeling for Multimedia
OR
MM 67: Multimedia Programming: 3D Graphics and Animation with C++ |
| ANIM 250: Introduction to Interactive Animation |
None |
| ANIM 260: Digital Toolbox |
None |
| ART 153: Drawing I** |
ART 12B: Drawing and Composition II |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 13A: Life Drawing I |
| ART 200: Figure Drawing Workshop I |
None |
| ART 201: Figure Drawing Workshop II |
None |
| FTVS 100: Storytelling |
None |
| FTVS 210: Art of the Cinema |
THA 29: History of Motion Pictures |
| FTVS 211: Art of the Cinema Laboratory |
None |
| SCWR 220: Beginning Screenwriting |
THA 30A: Fundamentals of Screenwriting |
*These courses must be completed with a grade of B [3.0] or better.
**This course fulfills the University Core requirement in Creative Arts.