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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Animation concentration (Media Arts) (2026 - 2027)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I 1 010 3 ENGL 102: College English II 1 010 3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 070 3 MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 030 3
MART 101: Introduction to Media Arts 3 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3
MART 105: 2D Digital Foundation Design 3 MART 102: Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Analysis 3
MART 200: Introduction to Media Arts Software 3 MART 220: Computer Modeling 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 30

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 020 3
MART 222: Digital Animation I 5 3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3
MART 311: Introduction to Sound for Digital Media 3 MART 298: Mid Program Review 3 0
MART 392: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Business Development 1 MART 299: Media Arts Practicum I 1
ARTF 145: Foundation Drawing 3 MART 322: Digital Animation II 6 3
Choose one of the following:
  • MART 354: Clay Modeling
  • MART 355: Digital Sculpting
 3 MART 357: Rigging 3
Choose one of the following:
  • ARTS 240: Introduction to Life Drawing
  • MART 270: Figure Drawing for Animators
 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 2nd year: 32

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MART 352: Story Boarding 3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3
MART 393: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Legal Issues 1 MART 265: Acting for Digital Arts 3
ARTH 125_: Introduction to Art History 3 MART 353: Video Storytelling 3
ARTG 490: Graphic Design Applications 5 3 MART 399A: Media Arts Practicum II - Animation 2
THEA 516: Scriptwriting I 7 3 ARTH 1___: Art History Elective 3
Media Arts Elective 4 3 Media Arts Elective 4 2
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 3rd year: 32

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040 4 GEN ED: Additional GE Approved Course 070 3
MART 391: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Portfolio 1 MART 499A: Media Arts Practicum III - Animation 3
MART 422: Digital Animation III 5 3 ARTH 3___: Art History Elective 3
MART 424: Compositing and VFX I 5 3 Media Arts Elective 4 3
Media Arts Elective 4 3
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 26

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.
  2. Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at WSU as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
  3. All students must pass a mid-program review upon successful completion of 59 credit hours of coursework.
  4. Select any "MART" course or a course outside of Media Arts with school approval.
  5. Course taught fall only
  6. Course taught spring only
  7. Course taught fall odd years only

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated