Animation, B.A.

Media Arts
615-898-5628
Kevin McNulty, program coordinator
Kevin.Mcnulty@mtsu.edu

The Animation, B.A., offers a high degree of flexibility in major course requirements, allowing students to explore additional areas outside of animation. This provides them with a broader education and more varied experiences, and opens up more nontraditional avenues for applying animation skills to a wide variety of areas.

NOTE: Majors must complete all major course requirements with a grade of C (2.00) or better.

Academic Map

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

Animation, B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	41 hours
College Core Requirements	9 hours*
Major Requirements	32 hours
World Language Requirement	12 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	8-17 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 (HSSR)
World Language 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 (NWC)

Major Requirements (41 hours)

College Core (9 hours)

EMC 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours
(may be counted in the True Blue Core)
VFP 2020 - Scripts for Media 3 credit hours
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4250 - Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Media Law 3 credit hours

Animation Requirements (32 hours)

ANIM 1090 - Image and Video Foundations 4 credit hours
ANIM 1350 - Bodies in Motion 3 credit hours
ANIM 2300 - Introduction to 3D Animation 3 to 4 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
ANIM 2350 - 2D Animation I 3 to 4 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
ANIM 3000 - History of Animation 3 credit hours
ANIM 3310 - Texturing, Lighting, and Rendering 3 credit hours
ANIM 3340 - Animation Mechanics 3 credit hours
EMC 1010 - Orientation to Media Arts 1 credit hour
MODE 3040 - Motion Graphics I 4 credit hours
MODE 3320 - Visual Effects 3 credit hours

World Language Requirement (12 hours)

Students meet this requirement by successfully completing the 2020-level or a higher course in a single world language. Students may take 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 in sequence, or they may use the MTSU Language Placement Test to start at the appropriate level. See Bachelor of Arts Degree for additional details.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Minor choice for this major is open to any minor. Recommended minors include Art, Audio Production, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Law, Computer Science, Entertainment Technology, Graphic Design Print, Interactive/Illustration, Interactive Media, Live Video Production, Media Management, Motion Graphics, Motion Illustration, Photography, Recording Industry, Theatre, Typographic Motion, Video and Film Production, Video Post-Production, and Visual Communication.

Electives (8-17 hours)

Curriculum: Animation, B.A.

Freshman Fall

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
EMC 1010 - Orientation to Media Arts 1 credit hour
ANIM 1090 - Image and Video Foundations 4 credit hours
EMC 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - Introduction to Media and Entertainment 3 credit hours
(may be counted in the True Blue Core)

Subtotal: 14 hours

Freshman Spring

ANIM 1350 - Bodies in Motion 3 credit hours
MODE 3040 - Motion Graphics I 4 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 15 hours

Sophomore Fall

ANIM 2300 - Introduction to 3D Animation 3 to 4 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
ANIM 2350 - 2D Animation I 3 to 4 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
VFP 2020 - Scripts for Media 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Sophomore Spring

ANIM 3000 - History of Animation 3 credit hours
ANIM 3310 - Texturing, Lighting, and Rendering 3 credit hours
World Language 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour
MODE 3320 - Visual Effects 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16

Junior Fall

ANIM 3340 - Animation Mechanics 3 credit hours
World Language 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours OR
EMC 4250 - Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Media Law 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Junior Spring

World Language 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 credit hours

Senior Fall

World Language 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Senior Spring

Minor course 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Non-written communication/Elective 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships/Elective 3 credit hours
Minor course/Elective 3 credit hours