Animation and Digital Arts
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Fall 2023 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. After the freshman year, students only take courses in the major and the curriculum is lock-step — i.e., the faculty determines which courses students take each semester and the sample schedule below is subject to change.
The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The Animation and Digital Arts program in the College of Motion Picture Arts is a Limited Access program. Admission is highly selective.
Mapping Coordinator: Mary Correia
Email: mcorreia@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule
Term 1 hrs |
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
1st GE Mathematics3 |
GE Core Natural Science and Lab4 |
GE Humanities/Cultural Practice (FIL2001 recommended)3 |
GE Social Science3 |
Milestones 1 |
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Term 2 hrs |
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
GE Natural Science3 |
GE Ethics (PHI2010 recommended)3 |
GE Core History (AMH2020 recommended)3 |
Milestones 2 |
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete GE statewide core courses |
Complete one Diversity course |
Complete Natural Science Lab |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Term 3 hrs |
FIL2110 -Story Development & Screenwriting I1 |
FIL2113L Screenwriting Workshop2 |
FIL2423 Filmmaking I3 |
FIL2557 Motion Picture Editing3 |
FIL2043 History & Practice of VFX and Animation2 |
FIL2090 Professional Communication1 |
FIL 3922 Film Genres & Filmmakers 1 |
Milestones 3 |
Complete FIL2090 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete FIL2043 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Term 4 hrs |
FIL3702L Lighting, Texturing, and Rendering2 |
FIL2730 Introduction to 3D Computer Graphics2 |
FIL2731 Introduction to 3D Computer Animation2 |
FIL2710 Visualization 13 |
IDS2453 Reality & Illusion in World Cinema3 |
Milestones 4 |
Complete IDS2453 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Summer hrs |
FIL4972 Thesis Film Production Management1 |
FIL3702 Lighting, Texturing, and Rendering2 |
FIL3736 Character Animation I2 |
FIL4713 Character Art2 |
FIL3932 Special Topics: Rigging 1 |
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Term 5 hrs |
FIL3132 Screenwriting II3 |
FIL2533 Motion Picture Sound2 |
FIL3971 Thesis Film Support3 |
TWO OF THE FOLLOWING THREE: |
FIL4737 Character Animation II2 |
FIL4713 Character Art2 |
FIL3932 Special Topics: Lighting & Texturing2 |
Milestones 5 |
Complete a Pre-graduation Check with College |
Civic Literacy requirement |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Term 6 hrs |
FIL4434 Advanced Filmmaking9 |
FIL 2533 Motion Picture Sound1 |
FIL3971 Thesis Film Support2 |
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Summer: |
FIL4135 Thesis Development3 |
FIL4923 Undergraduate Film Seminar2 |
Elective2 |
Elective2 |
Milestones 6 |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
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Summer: |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Term 7 hrs |
FIL4973 Thesis Film12 |
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FIL4973 Thesis Film11 |
FIL4975 Undergraduate Honors Thesis1 |
Milestones 7 |
Complete Pre-Graduation Check with Registrar |
Complete Upper Division Writing: FIL4135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete Formative Experience: FIL4973 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Term 8 hrs |
FIL4973 Thesis Film3 |
FIL4970 Thesis Defense0 |
FIL4933 Professional Development3 |
Elective (Marketing required for directors)3 |
Elective3 |
Milestones 8 |
Pass FIL4970 |
Apply for Graduation in 1st 2 weeks of semester |
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major (BFA or MFA): Director, Writer, Producer (Executive, Assistant, Unit), Editor, Modeler, Texture artist, Rigger, CG Lighter, Technical Director, Animator, Animation supervisor, Look development, Compositor, Production designer, Art director, Supervising art director, Production manager, Post-production supervisor, Post-production coordinator, Storyboard artist, Previz artist, Graphic designer, Visual development coordinator, Foley mixer, Sound effects recordist, Supervising sound editor, Sound editor, Dialogue Supervisor, Visual effects coordinator, Visual effects creative supervisor, Marketing coordinator.
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
View Animation and Digital Arts Program Guide