Certificate in Animation & Motion Design

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The Certificate in Animation & Motion Design provides students with a path to developing professional animation-based portfolios emphasizing visual storytelling and movement. Students will gain experience in a range of digital animation approaches and techniques.

Certificate Requirements

Core Courses (16 credits)

EMDA 342 - Motion Graphics 4 credits
EMDA 352 - Animation 4 credits
EMDA 353 - 3D Modeling 4 credits
EMDA 354 - 3D Character Animation 4 credits

Preproduction and Narrative (12 credits)

EMDA 347 - Storyboarding 4 credits
EMDA 440 - Rendering and Digital Design Skills 4 credits / TA 440
EMDA 441 - Design Communication and Collaboration 4 credits / TA 441

Production (4 credits)

EMDA 447 - Animation and Environmental Production 4 credits

Electives (8 credits)

Choose 8 credits from the following:

ART 133 - Introduction to Drawing 4 credits
ART 327 - Figurative Drawing Methods 1-4 credits
ART 349 - Comic and Picture Book Methods 1-4 credits
COMM 327 - Creative Careers Bootcamp 4 credits
DCIN 101 - Production Tools: Audio 2 credits
DCIN 102 - Production Tools: DSLR Video 2 credits
DCIN 103 - Production Tools: Non-Linear Editing 2 credits
DCIN 313 - Design Problems in Sound & Light 4 credits
DCIN 321 - Cinematography 4 credits
DCIN 322 - Advanced Editing for Film & Television 4 credits
EMDA 350 - Projects in Digital Media 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 355 - Introduction to Unreal 4 credits
EMDA 407 - Seminar in Digital Media 4 credits
TA 445 - Lighting Design I: Creating the Aesthetic 4 credits
EMDA 442 - Modeling & Motion in Cinema 4D 4 credits