Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation - Motion Graphics

Bachelor of Fine Arts 2024 through2025

Animation

About the Program

Motion Graphics Concentration


Curriculum Requirements

First Year

Fall Quarter

  • ANI 105
    OR ART 105
    OR GD 105
  • ANI 206
  • ANI 315
  • ANI 328
    OR ART 218
  • ANI 368 (2 credit hours)
  • ART 106*

*Students may apply for portfolio review to substitute ART 206 Intermediate Drawing for the ART 106 requirement.

Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 110
    OR LSP 111

Winter Quarter

  • ANI 150 (2 credit hours)
  • ANI 201
  • ILL 200
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • WRD 103

Spring Quarter

  • ANI 230
  • ANI 321
  • POST 110
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • WRD 104

Second Year

  • ANI 155 (2 credit hours)
  • ANI 220
  • ANI 231
  • ANI 240
  • ANI 361
  • ANI 367
  • HAA 101
    OR HAA 115
    OR HAA 130
    OR HAA 145
  • GD 200
  • GD 230
  • VFX 200
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 200
  • 1 Philosophical Inquiry
  • 1 Arts & Literature*
    *NOTE: Arts & Literature requirements must be chosen from the following list:
    • Any HAA course with an Arts & Literature designation
    • ART 200
    • ART 220
    • GD 220
    • ILL 206
    • MPOP 207
    • MPOP 208
    • MPOP 209

Third Year

  • ANI 326
  • ANI 341
  • ANI 356
  • ANI 360
  • ANI 375 (2 credit hours)
  • FILM 233
    OR ANI 363
  • VFX 310
    OR ANI 342
  • 2 Motion Graphics Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Experiential Learning
  • MAT 120
  • 1 Arts & Literature*
    *NOTE: Arts & Literature requirements must be chosen from the following list:
    • Any HAA course with an Arts & Literature designation
    • ART 200
    • ART 220
    • GD 220
    • ILL 206
    • MPOP 207
    • MPOP 208
    • MPOP 209

Fourth Year

  • ANI 362
  • ANI 376 (2 credit hours)
    OR ANI 396
  • ANI 394
    AND ANI 395 (Capstone)
  • VFX 374
  • One (1) Motion Graphics Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Historical Inquiry
  • 1 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Scientific Inquiry Lab
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

Major Electives

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.

Motion Graphics Electives

Students in the Motion Graphics concentration must take two (2) Motion Graphics courses from the following list as part of their major elective requirements:

  • ANI 226
  • ANI 301
  • ANI 324
  • ANI 327
  • ANI 328
  • ANI 332
  • ANI 339
  • ANI 340
  • ANI 342
  • ANI 345
  • ANI 357
  • ANI 378
  • ANI 382
  • ART 113
  • ART 115
  • ART 205
  • ART 206
  • ART 218
  • ART 219
  • ART 229
  • ART 231
  • ART 245
  • ART 306
  • ART 324
  • ART 376
  • FILM 250
  • FILM 325
  • ILL 320
  • ILL 321
  • POST 200
  • POST 322
  • POST 328
  • POST 360
  • POST 364
  • POST 391
  • VFX 310
  • VFX 320
  • VFX 334
  • VFX 340
  • VFX 378
  • VFX 380
  • VFX 382
  • VFX 390
  • VFX 391

Open Electives

Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 208 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.


Liberal Studies

The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.

Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.

Students in the BFA Animation program must choose classes to fulfill their Arts & Literature learning domain requirements from the following list:

  • Any History of Art and Architecture (HAA) Arts & Literature course approved for A&L designation. Choose 4 credit hours.
  • GD 220
  • ILL 206
  • MPOP 207
  • MPOP 208
  • MPOP 209
  • ART 200
  • ART 220

Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements

  • Complete a minimum of 208 credit hours
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA

  • Between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate Cum Laude
  • Between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate Magna Cum Laude
  • of at least 3.850 will graduate Summa Cum Laude

For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.