The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Digital Animation degree at Missouri Western offers an art student the opportunity to become proficient in skills that are useful for producing a wide range of animation for cinema, broadcast television, gaming and interactive media.  Students will gain a broad foundation in animation from traditional hand-drawn to 3D animation. Balancing theory and practice, the educational emphasis will be on developing creative problem-solving skills and processes; honing artistic identity; spatial and temporal thinking and analysis; mastering digital animation technologies; and, research of new strategies for learning through digital advances. The Digital Animation degree reflects the convergence of computers and art, and emphasizes working with 2D and 3D graphics in a computer based, graphics-intensive environment. While the flexible curriculum allows you to specialize in an area based on your interests and talents.

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Career Opportunities

Digital Animation majors may be self-employed or work for public or private businesses. The degree focuses on the preparation of design professionals in the animation and visualization industries, small-scale animation houses, media design firms, and fine art studios. Students who graduate with a B.F.A. degree in Digital Animation will be qualified for positions in the digital art industry including motion graphic designer, illustrative animator, character animator, character modeler, texture and lighting artist, background painter, medical and scientific visualization artist, product designer, visual effects artist, environment artists, and level designer. An increasing number of Digital Animators also are developing material for internet web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects.

Because the digital arts are an ever-growing area, opportunities abound for the exceptionally talented. The environment tends to be highly charged and fast-paced. In much of the field, working as part of a team is the norm. For more information see Occupational Employment Statistics.

Student Stories

Digital Animation student participating in the Senior Animation Showcase event

Requirements

  • Grade of C or higher must be earned in all classes required of the major.