100-Level Courses
VAANM 131 : Figure Drawing for Animators.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Figure study in animation using a variety of media and methods. Readings, writing, and participation in course work exhibition required. |
VAANM 160 : Introduction to Two-Dimensional Animation Skills.
(1.5:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Foundational principles and techniques for animation, storyboarding, design, and a variety of two-dimensional animation skill sets. |
200-Level Courses
VAANM 262 : Two-Dimensional Animation.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 131 & VAANM 160 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental principles of two-dimensional animation: timing, acting, performance, overlapping action, volumes, etc. This is a traditional two-dimensional drawing course. |
VAANM 263 : Writing for Animation.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 160 & STANM 150; Acceptance into animation program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental principles of writing, creation, and telling of short animations. |
VAANM 265 : Drawing for Animation.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 131 & VAANM 160 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental skills of animation artists, namely design, composition, staging, value, color, etc. |
300-Level Courses
VAANM 360R : Advanced Storyboarding.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 160 & VAANM 250R & VAANM 260 & VAANM 265 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring the professional practices of storyboard artists in advertising, film, TV, and animation through individual and group projects. |
VAANM 361R : Visual Development and Character Design.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 250R & VAANM 265 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Design characters, props, and environments for various uses in animation and print. |
VAANM 363R : Two-Dimensional Animation Production.
(1.5:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 160 & VAANM 250R & VAANM 260 & VAANM 262 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Develop basic knowledge of two-dimensional animation; emphasizing acting and performance of individual projects. |
VAANM 365R : Digital Painting.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 250R & VAANM 265 & VAANM 361R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Tools and techniques of digital painting for concept design in the entertainment industry. |
400-Level Courses
VAANM 460 : Business and Ethics in Animation.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance to animation program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Learning the practical and ethical side to the entertainment industry through readings and discussions as preparation for expectations as artists, leaders, and members of the Church. |
VAANM 468R : Special Effects.
(1.5:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Blk 1 |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAANM 262 & VAANM 265 & STANM 350 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The principles of design, research, timing, and movement of effect animation in a traditional drawing format. |