Information Technology Program

Specialization in 3D Animation and Special Effects

Specialization in 3D Animation and Special Effects

Description

Animation with an edge.

Learn how to create powerful, interactive virtual worlds with the industry’s most innovative design and animation tools. Whether your medium of choice is CD-ROM, television, film or web, you’ll gain the foundational knowledge necessary to build interactive 3D environments and dazzling special effects. Through this program you’ll discover which aspects of 3D animation excite you the most and learn whether or not merging live action with computer-generated imagery makes your heart beat just a little bit faster.

Target Audience

(Tech Experience Needed, Majors/Minors)

BUAD, ACCT, IR, POSC, COMM, JOUR and students in the sciences, architecture, medicine, geriatrics, education and many other disciplines that may utilize animation for visualization, demonstration or learning.

Companies Hiring

Digital Domain
Rhythm & Hues
Dreamworks Animation
Sony Imageworks
ILM

Industry & Career Info

Predicted to become a $30 billion industry within years, the animation industry is growing on a global scale.