BFA in Art - Animation in Mount Pleasant United States | Central Michigan University

Elevate your visual storytelling skills through Central Michigan University's animation program. Here, you'll cultivate both artistic creativity and technical expertise to craft compelling characters and impactful visual narratives. The program offers diverse media options including hand-drawn animation, classic stop-motion methods, and modern 3D computer animation. Your studies will encompass character development, storyboard creation, 3D modeling and lighting techniques, character movement, and special effects animation. Throughout the program, you'll have multiple chances to assemble an impressive professional portfolio. Animation combines various skills, methods, and technologies to communicate through movement, design, and visual storytelling. At CMU, animation students grow their artistic perspective and technical abilities within an encouraging, creative environment. The program introduces students to animation as both a professional field and globally recognized art form. Media options range from hand-drawn techniques to stop-motion and digital 3D animation. Coursework includes character creation, storyboarding, modeling, character animation, visual effects, and additional specialized topics. As students advance, they can concentrate on particular interests while participating in sophisticated production projects. Graduates earning a BFA in Animation will possess versatile skills applicable to entertainment, illustration, advertising, product design, medical visualization, and other fields.
The Art and Design Department hosts an engaged student group (Animation Super Station) that regularly convenes for film screenings, guest presentations, and project collaboration.