Computer Animation Schools - Degrees

The Art Institutes

Media Arts & Animation Bachelor of Arts

Develop basic skills in drawing, color and basic computer applications. Study computer graphics, along with traditional animation. From there, learn how to tell a tale in storyboard and script animation courses. Become knowledgeable in background and scenic layout, plus audio and video tools and techniques.

Your advanced training includes building three-dimensional models, video editing and producing audio for animation. You’ll produce complete animated projects. At the same time, learn how to create a professional résumé and interview for a job like a pro. It all culminates in portfolio class, where your own, unique digital portfolio will be compiled and refined for prospective employers.

Full Sail Real World Education

Bachelor in Computer Animation

Full Sail University's Computer Animation Degree Program features real-world production techniques, getting you ready to make your mark on the growing 3D animation industry. You'll learn how to bring your own animations to life in the same software package used for major motion pictures and top selling video games - Autodesk Maya.

Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy

Animation and Visual Effects Certificate:

In Tribeca Flashpoint’s Animation & Visual Effects program, you'll use professional 3D and compositing software to animate amazing characters, design beautiful environments and create stunning computer-generated visual effects.

By the end of year two, students walk away with a reel of professional-quality work, hands-on experience in a wide range of Animation & Visual Effects applications, and a firm grasp of the professional skills they'll need to find a job in their field.

Vancouver College of Art and Design

3D Modeling Animation Art and Design Diploma:

If you are passionate about 3D animation and computer-generated effects, you should turn this passion into a fun-filled creative career! The 3D Modelling, Animation Art and Design diploma program at Vancouver College of Art and Design will teach you to use the tools and develop the skills to succeed in the Computer Generated animation industry. In this program, you will master the techniques used in 3D animation art and design.

You will learn about the game development process. You will learn to use storyboards, stage scenes and design game environments and levels. You will also create 3D characters and animate them using industry-standard software. By the end of the program, you will have built an impressive portfolio that showcases your skill set as well as the uniqueness of your work. As a graduate of the 3D Modelling, Animation Art and Design, you will find career opportunities in a variety of CGI-based industries, including computer animations studios, game development companies as well as post-production and special effects studios.

Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University

3D Animation Certificate

The 3D Animation Certificate is a 2 terms full time / 4 terms part time intensive program intended to give students the skills they'll need as a digital animator. In the 3D Animation Certificate students learn the most up-to-date and utilized software, the Alias/Wavefront Maya 3D program, through hands-on practice in creating 3D models, animations, and scenes. Emphasis is placed on practical, real-world application of their skills while not neglecting the fundamentals of concepting, composition, and figure drawing. Throughout the program, students will conceive a short animated subject and work on the many elements needed to create their vision.

By the end of the course, students will have a rendered short complete with associated models, textures, and animations suitable for a beginning portfolio or demo reel.

Westwood College

Bachelor Degree Program in Animation:

The Bachelor of Science in Animation equips students with the skills necessary to enter the field of animation. This program covers topics such as the laws of human motion, physics, psychology as applied to 2D or 3D characters, life drawing and rendering techniques, and the application of audio and video to an animation project.

International Academy of Design & Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Computer Animation

The Bachelor's Degree program in Computer Animation is designed to provide students with both the conceptual and technical skills needed to enter the field of computer animation. Strong foundations in storyboarding, drawing, characterization, modeling, and animation are coupled with education in digital video and audio, as well as professional post-production techniques. Additional coursework in interactive media and game design can provide further application of animation skills, and a foundation of general education course work to round out the student's knowledge base. As students work toward program completion, they produce projects for competition and a portfolio that can prepare them to start their careers.

Certificate - Computer Animation in Post Production

Computer Animation equipes students with an array of advanced computer skills with a big future leading to important new career options: TV production, film, video, interactive multimedia, computer gaming, industrial design, medical research, forensic sciences and an exciting and growing presence on the world-wide web! Computer animation is used extensively in television and motion pictures to create three-dimensional graphic designs and breathtaking special effects. The Academy has become a leading animation educator in Canada with its Computer Animation program. Program Features: Our industry-current Silicon Graphics workstations offer Avid Technology/SOFTIMAGE or Alias/Wavefront 3D animation software. Courses include education in the entire cycle of pre-production/visualization, production and post-production while focusing upon the art and design of classical animation principles. All students who successfully complete the program graduate with a diploma and a professionally produced portfolio/demo reel of their work.