Apr 28, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration, B.S.

Media Arts
615-898-5118
Richard Lewis, program coordinator
Richard.Lewis@mtsu.edu

Motion Design fuses the technical skills, artistic aesthetics, and creativity of animation, graphic design, and video/film production to create
compelling and moving visual imagery that can entertain, educate, inform, influence, or inspire. This kind of work can be seen anywhere that
production design really matters.

Motion Design students build extensive knowledge working with cutting-edge tools for an ever expanding field, encompassing title and credit
sequences for films and television, informational graphics for news and social media, animations for music videos and live events, animated
advertisements, motion branding, VR/AR/MR/XR visual experiences, and much more. Hands-on opportunities begin the first year with
foundational art and postproduction techniques and progress through a sequence of classes learning not only about the creation of
cinematic moving art but how to operate motion design pieces in a variety of production environments including our 40-foot mobile television
production lab and state of the art XR stage.

Admission to Candidacy

To be admitted to candidacy in the Video and Film Production, Motion Design program, the student must meet the following requirements:

45 hours completed before applying for candidacy
Passing grade for EMC 1010
Grade of B- (2.67) or better in each of the following:

Grade of C (2.00) or better in each of the following:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020

ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020

Math course satisfying General Education requirements.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	60 hours*
College Core	9 hours
Department Core	2 hours
Motion Design Concentration	49 hours
Interactive/Illustration Minor	18 hours
Electives	1-4 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (60 hours)

Interactive/Illustration Minor (18 hours)

Electives (1-4 credits)

Curriculum: Video and Film Production, Motion Design

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours
EMC 1010 - Orientation to Media Arts 1 credit hour
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
EMC 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
RIM 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) OR
JOUR 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Freshman Spring

ART 1640 - Drawing II 3 credit hours
ART 1650 - Foundations of Digital Art and Design 3 credit hours
VFP 1080 - Post-Production I 3 credit hours
VFP 2121 - Media Aesthetics in Film and TV 3 credit hours
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ART 2310 - Graphic Design Technologies 3 credit hours
IAM 3060 - Writing for Interactive Experiences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
ANIM 2040 - Motion Graphics I 3 to 4 credit hours (4 credit hours required) OR
VFP 2040 - Motion Graphics I 3 to 4 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
VFP 2130 - Single Cam I 3 credit hours OR
VFP 2131 - Multi Cam I 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
ART 2325 - Typographic Design 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
ANIM 3320 - Visual Effects 3 credit hours OR
VFP 3320 - Visual Effects 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
EMC 3001 - Success in Media Arts 1 credit hour
VFP 3045 - Live Production Graphics 3 credit hours
VFP 3080 - Post Production II 3 credit hours
VFP 2410 - History of American Television 3 credit hours OR
VFP 2510 - History of American Cinema 3 credit hours OR
VFP 3610 - Theory and History of Motion Design 3 credit hours
ILLU 4280 - Digital Illustration 3 credit hours OR
IXD 4410 - Typography in Motion 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Spring

VFP 3091 - XR, Live Event, and LED Virtual Production I 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
IXD 3400 - Interface Design 3 credit hours OR
IXD 3930 - Introduction to Interaction Design 3 credit hours OR
ART 4890 - Design History 3 credit hours OR
VFP 4940 - Advanced Seminar-Filmmaking 3 credit hours OR
ANIM 4910 - Advanced Seminar - Animation 3 credit hours
ILLU 4280 - Digital Illustration 3 credit hours OR
IXD 4410 - Typography in Motion 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Senior Fall

ANIM 4040 - Motion Graphics II 3 credit hours OR
VFP 4040 - Motion Graphics II 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

ANIM 4405 - Professional Practices in Animation 2 credit hours
VFP 4985 - Motion Design Capstone 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration, B.S.

Admission to Candidacy

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education

Major Requirements (60 hours)

College Core (9 hours)

Department Core (2 hours)

Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration (49 hours)

Interactive/Illustration Minor (18 hours)

Electives (1-4 credits)

Curriculum: Video and Film Production, Motion Design

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours