Master of Fine Arts - Animation - 3D Character Animation

A Master of Fine Arts is the highest degree in animation. The MFA in Animation offers three concentrations (3D Character Animation, Visual Effects, Video Games) that center around gaining intensive hands-on skills in the chosen concentration. This major focuses on increasing practical, visual, and creative skills to the highest level and provides students an opportunity to enhance their portfolios using twenty-first-century media and technologies. Prior to graduation, students are required to execute rigorous, in-depth thesis projects that demonstrate the skills learned in all of the classes in the curriculum. Upon completion, the thesis projects are exhibited in a public venue. Additionally, MFA students prepare portfolios and other materials necessary for job applications and interviews.

In this concentration, students study in-depth techniques that focus on every aspect of animating characters. Through the use of software techniques, acute observation skills, and motion capture technology, they master the skills needed to portray a high level of detail in animating believable characters and creatures.