Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation - Game Art Concentration

Bachelor of Fine Arts 2025 through2026

Animation

About the Program

Game Art Concentration

Students majoring in the BFA Animation program with a Game Art concentration are forbidden from double-majoring in the BFA Animation with a Cinema concentration, as well as from minoring in Animation.

Curriculum Requirements

First Year

Fall Quarter

  • ANI 154 (2 credit hours)
  • ANI 206
  • ANI 105
    OR ART 105
    OR GD 105
  • ART 106*
  • Select eight (8) Credit Hours from the following list:
    • ANI 328
    • ANI 348
    • ART 218
    • ART 317
    • ART 318

*Students may apply for portfolio review to substitute ART 206 Intermediate Drawing for the ART 106 requirement.

Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 110
    OR LSP 111

Winter Quarter

  • ANI 150 (2 credit hours)
  • ANI 230
  • ILL 200
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • WRD 103

Spring Quarter

  • ANI 201
  • ANI 231
  • GAM 226
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • WRD 104

Second Year

  • ANI 220
  • ANI 240
  • ANI 300
  • ANI 321
  • ANI 339
  • GAM 244
  • HAA 101
    OR HAA 115
    OR HAA 130
    OR HAA 145
  • One (1) Studio Art Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 200
  • 1 Philosophical Inquiry
  • 1 Arts & Literature*
    *NOTE: Arts & Literature requirements must be chosen from the following list:
    • Any HAA course with an Arts & Literature designation
    • ART 200
    • ART 220
    • GD 220
    • ILL 206
    • MPOP 207
    • MPOP 208
    • MPOP 209

Third Year

  • ANI 326
  • ANI 342
  • ANI 344
  • ANI 347
  • ANI 375 (2 credit hours)
  • GAM 341
  • GAM 344
  • GAM 392
  • Two (2) Studio Art Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Experiential Learning
  • MAT 120
  • 1 Arts & Literature*
    *NOTE: Arts & Literature requirements must be chosen from the following list:
    • Any HAA course with an Arts & Literature designation
    • ART 200
    • ART 220
    • GD 220
    • ILL 206
    • MPOP 207
    • MPOP 208
    • MPOP 209

Fourth Year

  • ANI 394
    AND ANI 395 (Capstone) *
  • OR GAM 394
    AND GAM 395 (Capstone) *
  • 4 Focus Area Electives

Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Historical Inquiry
  • 1 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Scientific Inquiry Lab
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

*Note: Students choosing the Animation Capstone option are required to complete ANI 341 Animation Production III as one of their Focus Area Electives.

Major Electives

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.

Studio Art Courses

Students in the Game Art concentration must take the 12 Credit Hours of Studio Art Major Elective courses from the following list as part of their major elective requirements:

  • ANI 226
  • ANI 328
  • ANI 348
  • ART 110
  • ART 113
  • ART 115
  • ART 205
  • ART 206
  • ART 210
  • ART 212
  • ART 215
  • ART 218 (if not taken to satisfy a major requirement)
  • ART 219
  • ART 229
  • ART 231
  • ART 245
  • ART 306
  • ART 310
  • ART 311
  • ART 312
  • ART 318
  • ART 324
  • ILL 320
  • ILL 321

Focus Area Courses

Students can customize their curriculum by choosing a Focus Area. Students in the Game Art concentration must take the 16 Credit Hours of Focus Area Major Elective courses as part of their major elective requirements. Students are encouraged, but not required, to select their Focus Area courses from one of the below groups.

Animation Focus
  • ANI 301
  • ANI 310
  • ANI 320
  • ANI 327
  • ANI 328
  • ANI 329
  • ANI 330
  • ANI 333
  • ANI 340
  • ANI 341
  • ANI 349
  • ANI 351
  • ANI 352
  • ANI 353
  • ANI 355
  • ANI 360
  • ANI 378
  • ANI 393
  • GAM 240
  • ILL 320
  • VFX 310
  • VFX 320
  • VFX 334
Modeling and Rigging Focus
  • ANI 332
  • ANI 333
  • ANI 336
  • ANI 337
  • ANI 338
  • ANI 345
  • ANI 352
  • ANI 353
  • GD 200

Open Electives

Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 208 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.


Liberal Studies

The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.

Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.

Students in the BFA Animation program must choose classes to fulfill their Arts & Literature learning domain requirements from the following list:

  • Any History of Art and Architecture (HAA) Arts & Literature course. Choose 4 credit hours.
  • GD 220
  • ILL 206
  • MPOP 207
  • MPOP 208
  • MPOP 209
  • ART 200
  • ART 220

Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements

  • Complete a minimum of 208 credit hours
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA

  • Between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate Cum Laude
  • Between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate Magna Cum Laude
  • of at least 3.850 will graduate Summa Cum Laude

For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.