Animation, BS
About the Program
Computer animation is everywhere, not only in entertainment but also in education, product and packaging, construction, healthcare and courtrooms as well as new applications yet to be discovered. When you major in animation at Purdue University, you will focus on six areas of animation: 3-D modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering and character rigging (creating a digital skeleton) and motion. Your primary tool will be the powerful animation software, Maya, and you will experiment with other options.
Animation Website
Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information
The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Computer Graphics Technology/Animation include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.
Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.
ANIM
PICGT-BS
120 Credit Hours to Graduate
“C-” or better required in all major courses
Departmental/Program Major Courses (41 credits)
Required Major Courses (29 credits)
Major Selectives* - Select 4 of the following courses (12 credits)
http://www.tech.purdue.edu/CGT/academics/coursepages.cfm
- CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- CGT Selective - 30000 Level or higher - Credit Hours: 3.00
- CGT Selective - 40000 Level Selective (CGT 44200 or CGT 44600) Credit Hours: 3.00
Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (64 credits)
Human Cultures (satisfies Humanities for Core)- Credit Hours: 3.00
Humanities Elective - Credit Hours: 6.00
Science Selective (satisfies Science Selective for Core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Advanced English Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Statistics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
CGT Global Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Technical Electives - Credit Hours: 9.00
Electives (15 credits)
- Free Electives - Credit Hours: 15.00
University Core Requirements
- Human Cultures Humanities
- Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
- Information Literacy
- Science #1
- Science #2
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Written Communication
- Oral Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
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For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website or click here.
Program Requirements
Fall 1st Year
English Selective* - Credit Hours: 3.00
14 Credits
Spring 1st Year
15 Credits
Fall 2nd Year
Human Cultures: Humanities Core* - Credit Hours: 3.00
Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
16 Credits
Spring 2nd Year
CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Science Foundational Selective Core* - Credit Hours: 3.00
Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
16 Credits
Fall 3rd Year
CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Humanities Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Advanced English Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
15 Credits
Spring 3rd Year
CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
CGT Globalization Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Statistics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
15 Credits
Fall 4th Year
CGT Selective (40000 Level) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Humanities Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
17 Credits
Spring 4th Year
Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
12 Credits
Notes
*Satisfies a University Core Requirement
Students must earn a “C-” or better in all CGT courses.
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.
2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
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