Curriculum Requirements

First Year

•  CSC 241 Introduction to Computer Science I and  CSC 242 Introduction to Computer Science II
  or  CSC 243 Introduction to Computer Science for Programmers and one CS major elective+
•  MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics I
•  ANI 105 Motion Graphics Foundations
•  ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
•  ANI 231 3D Animation

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Second Year

•  MAT 141 Discrete Mathematics II
•  CSC 300 Data Structures I
•  CSC 301 Data Structures II
•  CSC 373 Computer Systems I
•  ANI 240 Animation Production I
•  ANI 339 3D Modeling and Shading
• Four (4) Credit Hours selected from any courses in ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, GAM, POST, SCWR, or VFX

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Third Year

•  CSC 321 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
•  CSC 374 Computer Systems II
•  CSC 361 Optimized C++
•  GAM 325 Applied 3D Geometry
•  ANI 332 3D Rigging
•  ANI 342 3D Animation Production
• One 3D Animation course from the following list
  •  ANI 300 3D Character Animation
  •  ANI 310 Motion Capture
  •  ANI 330 3D Character Modeling
  •  ANI 333 Advanced 3D Rigging
  •  ANI 336 3D Modeling Studio
  •  ANI 337 Environment Modeling
  •  ANI 338 3D Organic Modeling
  •  ANI 346 Game Art Pipeline
  •  ANI 378 3D Dynamics
  •  ANI 351 Advanced Motion Capture Studio
• 1 Open Elective (4 credit hours)

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Fourth Year

•  GAM 370 Rendering and Graphics Programming
•  GAM 394 Game Development Project I and  GAM 395 Game Development Project II
  or  ANI 394 Animation Project I and  ANI 395 Animation Project II
  or  CSC 394 Software Projects and one 300-level ANI, CSC, or GAM course
• One CS course from the following list
  •  CSC 347 Concepts of Programming Languages
  •  CSC 376 Distributed Systems
  •  SE 350 Object-Oriented Software Development
  •  GAM 372 Object-Oriented Game Development
• One 3D Animation course from the following list:
  •  ANI 300 3D Character Animation
  •  ANI 310 Motion Capture
  •  ANI 330 3D Character Modeling
  •  ANI 333 Advanced 3D Rigging
  •  ANI 336 3D Modeling Studio
  •  ANI 337 Environment Modeling
  •  ANI 338 3D Organic Modeling
  •  ANI 346 Game Art Pipeline
  •  ANI 378 3D Dynamics
  •  ANI 351 Advanced Motion Capture Studio
• Four (4) Credit Hours selected from any courses in ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, GAM, POST, SCWR, or VFX
• 2 Open Electives (8 credit hours)

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+ CS major electives are courses labelled CSC, CSEC, DSC, or SE

 

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree program must meet the following requirements

• Complete a minimum of 80 graduate credit hours in the designated degree program.
• Complete all graduate courses and requirements listed in the designated degree program.
• Earn a grade of C- or better in all graduate courses of the designated degree program.
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• Satisfactorily complete the MFA thesis as determined by the student's MFA Advisor Committee.
• Students cannot count credit earned towards a previously awarded master's or MFA degree toward the completion of this MFA program.

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