BFA in Entertainment Design 2014
Animation Concentration
NOTE: This document is meant to display your degree requirements. The Academic Requirements Report must be used to track progress
toward fulfilling all degree requirements. The Academic Requirements Report must show all requirements “satisfied” before your degree is
awarded.
Name
Student ID
Concentration
Selectives (3 credits)
University Degree Requirements
(Selected from GE-approved courses)
Overall Credit and GPA Requirements
Total Credits (120)
Resident Credits (32)
Stout GPA (2.000)
Studio & Related Requirements (32 credits)
Racial and Ethnic Studies (6 credits)
(Select three credits from RES Category A)
(Select three credits from any RES area)
Global Perspective (6 credits)
(Complete a program of university-approved work or study abroad, or 6 credits
of global perspective approved courses)
NOTE: RES and GLP requirements may be met within GE or major course selection.
General Education Requirements (40 credits)
Communication Skills (9 credits)
ENGL-101 or ENGL-111 Composition 1
ENGL-102 or ENGL-112 Composition 2 or
ENGL-113 Honors Seminar I
SPCOM-100 Fundamentals of Speech
3
3
3
ART-100
ART-101
DES-176
PHOTO-130
ART-200
ART-103
DES-205
DES-220
DES-321
DES-390
DES-4XX
DES-490
(At least one math or statistics course and a natural science course with a lab
are required)
*DES-490 is a two semester, 6-credit capstone course that must be
taken in 2 separate semesters.
**Students may satisfy the Experiential Learning requirement by
participating in a Co-op, Internship, Field Experience, International
Study Abroad, or Other, as approved by Program Director.
Animation Concentration Requirements (18 credits)
DES-378
DES-372
DES-374
DES-373
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
3
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
(Must be from at least two categories: Anthropology, Economics, Geography,
Political Science, Psychology, Sociology)
Contemporary Issues (3 credits)
(Courses must be selected from the list of approved contemporary issues
courses)
Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)
(Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and
ethical reasoning courses)
Program Website: http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bfaed/index.cfm
Animation Studio (repeatable up to 12
credits)
3-D Modeling & Animation I
3-D Modeling & Animation II
3-D Digital Characters
3
3
3
3
Design Studio Selectives (12 credits)
(Must be from at least two categories: Art History/Music Appreciation,
Creative/Performing Arts, Foreign Language & Culture, History, Literature,
Philosophy)
Survey of Art: Ancient – Medieval
Creative Writing OR
Fiction into Film OR
American Cinema
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1**
6*
Choose 18 credits from the following:
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Science (10 credits)
ARTH-223
ENGL-245
LIT-208
LIT-230
Drawing I
2-Dimensional Design Foundations
Intro to Digital Narrative
Intro to Still & Moving Image Photography
Drawing II
3-Dimensional Design Foundations
Design Draw & Concept Visualization
Intro to 2D Digital Imaging
Digital Imagery Studio
Portfolio/Professional Practice
Co-op, Field Experience, or other
Senior Project Multimedia Design
(Select 12 credits from the following)
DES-379
DES-389
DES-310
PHOTO-330
DES-375
DES-3XX
Comics and Sequential Art Studio
Type in Motion
Graphic Design I
Video Production Fundamentals
Digital Cinema Studio
Interactive Environments
3
3
3
3
3
3
Art Studio Selectives (9 credits)
ART-209
ART-301
ART-XXX
Painting I (required)
Life Drawing I (required)
Select from Studio Art course
3
3
3
Art History Requirements (9 credits)
ARTH-224
ARTH-340
ARTH-XXX
Survey of Art: Renaissance-20th Cent
History of Interactive Media
Art History Selective
3
3
3
Kevin Pontuti, Program Director, 715/232-2548
190 Micheels Hall E-Mail: pontutik@uwstout.edu
See online course description for prerequisites
Revised 5/2014
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—STOUT
B.F.A. in Entertainment Design - ANIMATION CONCENTRATION
2014-2015
IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOTES:
1. Following the recommended course sequence is critical to your successful development in the BFA in Entertainment Design program.
2. In particular, the suggested progression of ART and DES courses is very important if you aim to complete this degree in four years.
3. The senior level capstone course, DES-490, is a two-semester, six (6) credit course that must be taken in two separate semesters.
4. All Animation ‘Concentration Requirements’ must be completed before students can take the capstone course, DES-490.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS
A. It takes an average of 15 credits per semester to complete this degree in four (4) years.
B. Students must fulfill the Ethnic Studies and Global Perspective requirements according to UW-Stout criteria.
C A Mid-Program Portfolio Review is a requirement for graduation.
D. GRADE REQUIREMENTS: A grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each Art and Design class (those with an ART/ARTH/DES prefix) is required for
graduation. E. A grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better in School of Art and Design (ART/DES/ARTH) courses and a 2.0 overall GPA is required
for graduation.
RECOMMENDED EIGHT SEMESTER SEQUENCE
It takes an average of 15 credits per semester to complete this degree in four years.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ART-100: Drawing I ....................................................................................... 3
ART-101: 2-DimensionalDesign Foundations ................................................. 3
ARTH-223: Survey of Art – Ancient to Medieval (req. Arts & Humanities) ....... 3
DES-176: Intro to Digital Narrative ................................................................. 3
ENGL-101: Freshman English - Composition or
ENGL-111: Freshman English - Honors I .................................................. 3
ART-200: Drawing II ..................................................................................... 3
ART-103: 3-Dimensional Design Foundations .............................................. 3
DES-220: Intro to 2D Digital Imaging ........................................................... 3
ARTH-224: Survey of Art – Renaissance to 20th Century ................................ 3
ENGL-102: Freshman English: Composition II
or
ENGL-112: Freshman English: Honors II
or
ENGL-113: Freshman English: Honors Seminar I...................................... 3
...........................................................................................................................
Semester 3
DES-205: Design Drawing & Concept Visualization ......................................... 3
DES-XXX: Animation Concentration Requirement (DES-378 or DES-372) ........ 3
PHOTO-130: Intro to Still and Moving Image Photography .............................. 3
PHOTO-335: Film Appreciation ........................................................................ 3
SPCOM-100: Fundamentals of Speech ............................................................ 3
...........................................................................................................................
Semester 5
DES-XXX: Animation Concentration Requirement ......................................... 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective Requirement ............................................. 3
DES-321: Digital Imagery Studio .................................................................... 3
ARTH-340: History of Interactive Media …… ………………….…………………………….3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences ......................................................... 3
Semester 4
DES-XXX: Animation Concentration Requirement ......................................... 3
ART-209: Painting I (Art Studio Requirement) .............................................. 3
ART-301: Life Drawing I (Art Studio Requirement)......................................... 3
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences ......................................................... 3
Humanities (LIT-208, LIT-230 or ENG-245) ....................................................... 3
...........................................................................................................................
Semester 6
DES-XXX: Animation Concentration Requirement ........................................ 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective Requirement ............................................ 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective Requirement ............................................ 3
DES-390: Portfolio and Professional Practices Seminar ............................... 1
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (with lab) ......................................... 4
Summer
DES-XXX:
Coop, Field Exp. or other as approved by Program Director .......... 1
Semester 7
Semester 8
DES-490: Senior Project Entertainment Design.............................................. 3
DES-XXX: Design Studio Selective Requirement ............................................. 3
ART-XXX: Animation Concentration Requirement ......................................... 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences ........................................................................... 3
General Education Selective ............................................................................. 3
...........................................................................................................................
DES-490: Senior Project Entertainment Design ............................................ 3
ART-XXX: Art Studio Selective .................................................................... 3
Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning .................................................... 3
Contemporary Issues ...................................................................................... 3
Social and Behavior Sciences ........................................................................... 3