The BFA Studio Arts Animation Track is a professional degree track that will prepare students for a career in the animation and media industry. Students will learn how to proficiently draw, effectively communicate stories and use state of the art digital tools to bring worlds and characters to life through animation. Students leave the program having honed their rendering skills, telling stories through their art and advanced techniques of animation with the core ability to manipulate space and time. Students will expand their artistic and stylistic practice while making connections with the histories, processes, concepts and contemporary issues in animation.
This innovative curricular collaboration across many areas will leverage NKU’s strategic goals by developing talent and innovation in the region and by expanding access and increasing student educational opportunities. The experiential Bachelor of Fine Arts Animation degree track is based in the Art & Design Program in the School of the Arts, with significant integration of curricular experiences in the 3D Digital Design and Visual Effects (VFX) area in the Department of Communication that is part of the College of Informatics. The curriculum follows a strong mix of sequential courses for the development of skills, techniques and ideas across the Arts and Informatics.
Students wishing to pursue a BFA Animation track should declare Visual Arts as their major and will start with a BA Studio Arts track.
Careers in art & design and animation are ripe with opportunities. The 21st century multi-media explosion along with the emergence of the web, smart phones and digital tablets has created opportunities for designers and artists like never before. Business and cultural organizations across the planet need compelling animated visual content for these modern technologies. Here are possible paths your NKU Art & Design BFA Animation will prepare you for...
