Animation Degree Online

What is Animation?

Animation is the art and science of creating the illusion of motion. To major in Animation (sometimes called “Animation and Special Effects” or “Computer Animation”) is to learn how to create animation for movies, television, and video games.

Is Animation a Good Major / Degree for Me?

Do you love art? Do you love a good story? Do you love to work with computers? Are you a creative person? Do you enjoy watching animated films and/or playing video games? Do you like to entertain people? If so, a degree in Animation might just be for you!

High School Classes Needed for an Animation Degree in College:

• 4 English Credits
• 3 Math Credits
• 3 Science Credits
• 3 Social Studies Credits
• 2 Foreign Language Credits
• If your high school offers the following courses, take advantage!
  • AP Studio Art
  • AP English Literature
  • Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)
  • Creative Writing
• If your high school offers any of the following co-curricular activities, take advantage!
  • Student Government
  • Drama/Theatre Club

Common Animation Courses in College:

• 3D Design
• Animation Pre-production
• Computer Animation
• Concept Development
• Contextual Figures
• Creative Writing
• Drawing for Animators
• History of Animation
• Observational Color
• Sound Design
• Stop-motion Animation
• Traditional Animation

Similar Degree Programs You Might Want to Explore:

• Art History: the study of the history of art
• Cinematography and Film Production: the study of how to make movies
• Commercial Art: an art major that focuses on using art in advertising
• Creative Writing: the study of creating poems, fiction, nonfiction, scripts, mixed media art, and the avante-garde
• Digital Media: the study of electronic mass communications
• Graphic Design: a course of study that teaches students how to communicate via images and language in print, computer, and multimedia formats
• Illustration: an art major that trains artists to add visual components to text or ideas
• Photography: the study of photographs as art, documentation, and communication
• Video Game Design: a course of study that teaches students how to design, program, and create video games

Animation Careers:

Animation majors have gone on to work as:

• 2-D Animators
• 3-D Animators
• Animation Directors
• Art Directors
• Color and Light Technicians
• Computer Graphics Artists
• Illustrators
• Stop-motion Animators
• Technical Directors