The Art Institute Online

Media Arts and Animation
Bachelor of Science

Interested in developing animation and art work that stirs an audience and spurs a response?

Art Institute Online's Media Arts & Animation program will develop your creative skills in this wide-ranging field.

The Media Arts & Animation program begins with a foundation in drawing, color, character design and computer applications. Under the guidance of an industry-experienced faculty, you'll examine advanced 2-D and 3-D animation principles as well as story development, background design, scenic layout and special effects.

You'll work with program specific software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Discreet’s 3D Studio Max.

At graduation, you will have an individualized digital portfolio to showcase your creative skills in traditional and digital 2-D and 3-D techniques and abilities. Entry-level opportunities exist for Media Art & Animation graduates in computer generated lighting, compositing and rendering, as storyboard artist; texture artist; computer modeler; computer-generated special effects artist; broadcast graphic artist; background painter, forensic artist and video post-production artist.

Find out how you can become part of this creative force!

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