Here is a list of the area post-secondary animation programs and courses. I will update them and add to the list at a later date.
The
Website: http://www.cu3d.org/
Degree: 3D Graphics and Animation — Bachelor of Fine Arts
Main Software: MAYA
Main 2D/3D Animation Courses Offered:
Producing Animation, Introduction to Digital 3D, Surface Modeling, Surface Properties, Lighting, 3D Character Creation, Set/Environment Production, Rigging and Animation, Character Animation, Dynamic Simulation, Digital Animation Discovery & Preproduction Seminar, Animation Production I & II
Rocky Mountain
Website: http://www.rmcad.edu/animation
Degree: 3D Animation — Bachelor of Fine Arts
Main Software: MAYA
Main 2D/3D Animation Courses Offered:
History of International Animation, Fundamentals of Animation, Creative Visualization, Tools & Techniques of Contemporary Animation, 2D Computer Animation, 3D Computer Animation Modeling, Animation Sound Design & Video Production, Animation Media Delivery Techniques, 2D Animation Thesis I, 3D Animation Thesis I & II, 3D Computer Animation Concepts & Techniques, 3D Computer Animation Lighting & Materials, 3D Computer Animation Motion Studies, Business, Ethics & Copyright for Animation, Animation Collective I & II, 3D Advanced Dynamics & SFX, 3D Advanced Character Creation Methods, 2D/3D Advanced Compositing, Scriptwriting for Animation, Animation Layout & Production Design, Design & Animation for Games, Experimental Animation, Experimental Computer Animation, Advanced Scripting, Drawing + Acting for Animation, Stop Motion Animation
Art Institute
Degree: Media Arts & Animation — Bachelor of Arts
Main Software: MAYA & 3ds Max
Main 2D/3D Animation Courses Offered:
Language of Animation & Film, Life Drawing for Animation, Acting & Movement, Character/Object Design, Background Design and Layout, 2D Animation Principles, Camera Techniques, 2D Animation, Material and Lighting, Character Animation, Digital Sculpting, 2D Animation Studio, Digital 2D Animation, Engineering/Architectural, Production Team, Animation Studio, Animation Portfolio Fundamentals, Animation Portfolio Production, Animation Portfolio, Storyboards, 3D Modeling, Hard-Surface and Organic Modeling, Advanced Lighting and Texturing, 3D Animation, Conceptual Storytelling, Dynamics and Simulation, Advanced 3D Animation
