Animation/Illustration - San Jose State University

Animation/Illustration from San Jose State University is a Campus Bachelor Multimedia degree that prepares you for a Communications career. The award-winning Animation/Illustration program prepares students for challenging careers in print, feature film and television animation, and interactive entertainment by providing courses encouraging conceptual thinking and professional practice. The curriculum requires the development of exceptional proficiency in drawing, and students considering the major should love to draw and have significant aptitude in that area. Courses requiring the use of electronic media are offered to advanced students who, having mastered traditional animation and illustration techniques, are equipped to explore computer-generated imagery. The curriculum in Animation/Illustration is enhanced by a unique distance-learning classroom in which students are given the opportunity to show their work to leading professionals via closed-circuit television. Additionally, an active seminar series brings distinguished artists to campus to work with students on a variety of topics including advanced drawing, layout, special effects , and painting. Students are offered the chance to travel to animation and illustration studios and many join our yearly trips to Los Angeles, New York and London. Although any art student can take the beginning courses in animation or illustration, passage of a mandatory portfolio review is required for admission to the BFA program. Once admitted, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in all art and design courses. Animation/Illustration students are required to complete a 3-unit professional internship as part of their degree requirements. View more details on San Jose State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Multimedia courses.