School of Animation & Visual Effects

MFA Animation - Visual Effects

First Year - 24.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

• MPT_625: MS: Editing Concepts
  [Core]
• GLA_622: History & Techniques of VFX
  [Graduate Studies: Elective category]
• ANM_615: MS: Modeling & Animation for VFX
  [Core]
• ANM_604: MS: VFX: Cinematography
  [Core]

Second Semester 12.0 Units

• ANM_642: MS: Production Compositing Principles
  [Core]
• ANM_629: MS: Fundamentals of Texturing & Lighting
  [Core]
• (ANM_650: MS: Matchmoving, OR ANM_651: MS: Rotoscoping)
  [Core] [Core]
• OR ANM_699: MS: Special Topics
  [Core] (take ANM 699 MS: Dynamics: Particles)
• GLA_***:
  [Graduate Liberal Arts Elective: Art Historical Awareness & Aesthetic Sensitivity]

Second Year - 21.0 Units

Third Semester 9.0 Units

• ANM_670: MS: Preproduction
  [Core]
• (ANM_640: MS: Advanced Texturing & Lighting, ANM_650: MS: Matchmoving, ANM_631: MS: Matte Painting, OR ANM_699: MS: Special Topics)
  [Core] [Core] [Core] [Core] (take ANM 699 Dynamics 2: Fluids)
• (ANM_630: MS: Node-Based Compositing 1, OR ANM_655: MS: Scripting)
  [Core] [Core]

Fourth Semester 12.0 Units

• ***_***:
  [Elective By Advisement Course]
• ANM_800: MS: Directed Study
• ANM_800: MS: Directed Study
• GLA_***:
  [Graduate Liberal Arts: Cross Cultural Understanding category]

Third Year - 18.0 Units

Fifth Semester 9.0 Units

• ***_***:
  [Elective By Advisement Course]
• ANM_800: MS: Directed Study
• ANM_800: MS: Directed Study

Sixth Semester 9.0 Units

• ANM_800: MS: Directed Study
• ANM_800: MS: Directed Study
• GLA_670: Professional Practices for Animation, VFX, & Games
  [Graduate Liberal Arts: Professional Practices category]