72 hours
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Gaming and Animation prepares students to use emerging media for the purpose of game design, self-expression, and experimentation. Gaming and Animation students will have a grasp of industry-level skills and artistic techniques including texturing, UV mapping, animating and rigging 3D models, game level design, 2D animation techniques, audio production, and interactive design.
An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Gaming and Animation will:
- Demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, creative expression, and independent thought.
- Demonstrate effective visual problem solving skills.
- Produce an organized, coherent body of work and critically defend it.
- Demonstrate a working understanding of art-design history, genres, movements, and practitioners.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of faith in their personal creative expression.
- Analyze and respond to personal experience, professional standards, ethics, and global perspectives.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate peer and professional work in their discipline.
Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.
24 HOURS FOUNDATION
- ARTS-1103 Digital Imaging I
- ARTS-1113 Fundamentals of Drawing
- ARTS-1213 Figure Drawing
- ARTS-1413 Elements of Visual Thinking
- ARTS-2133 Introduction to Game Technology
- ARTS-2143 Digital Painting
- ARTS-2523 Digital Sculpting
- ARTS-2753 Texturing, Rendering, and Lighting
12 HOURS ART AND DESIGN HISTORY
- ARTS-2423 History of Photography and Motion Pictures
- ARTS-3333 History of Design
- ARTS-3353 Contemporary Art
- ARTS-3393 Game History and Development
33 HOURS GAMING AND ANIMATION
- ARTS-2243 Interactive Media Design I
- ARTS-2743 3D Modeling I
- ARTS-3163 Animation Principles
- ARTS-3173 3D Modeling and Animation II
- ARTS-3363 Photography I
- ARTS-3383 Motion Imagery
- ARTS-3423 History of Animation
- ARTS-3453 Team Game Production I
- ARTS-4223 Gaming and Animation Studio
- ARTS-4333 Photography II
- ARTS-4663 Gaming and Animation Capstone
3 HOURS MANAGEMENT CHOSEN FROM
University Core Curriculum
B.F.A. - 51 Hours - Courses May Not Be Repeated Within Core
COMMUNICATION, 9 HOURS
MATHEMATICS, 3 HOURS
- Appropriate to major
REQUIRED BIBLE, 6 HOURS
- BIBL-1023: Foundations: Introduction to the Good Life
- BIBL-1103: Story: Introduction to Christian Worldview
BIBLE ELECTIVES, 3 HOURS
CAPSTONE, 3 HOURS
POLITICAL SCIENCE, 3 HOURS
AMERICAN HISTORY, 3 HOURS
GREAT WORKS, 3 HOURS
- ARTS-2423: History of Photography and Motion Pictures
- ARTS-3343: Ancient to Modern Art History
- ARTS-3353: Contemporary Art
SCIENCE, 6 HOURS
- One course must include a lab
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 3 HOURS
LIBERAL ARTS, 9 HOURS
- 9 hours from any Liberal Arts except Art: Communication, English, Family Science, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Science.
