The Emerging Media BFA allows students to integrate multiple domains of art, design, storytelling, and technology in one of the three portfolio required tracks, Animation & Visualization, Character Animation or Graphic Design. The program is designed to provide: a solid foundation in techniques and theory in one of the listed tracks; a broad understanding of related disciplines including arts, humanities, and technology; and an extended experience in working in multidisciplinary teams on realistic problems. The program is administered through the School of Visual Arts and Design.
The Animation & Visualization track encourages students to explore expression through innovative and often hybrid, analog and digital practice(s). The track approaches animation from an artistic, individualized point of view. In the track, students engage in classic, current, and widely varied techniques and mediums making moving images, which may be narrative or non-narrative creative works. By graduation, each student has developed a unique creative vision which culminates in the completion of a B.F.A. capstone.
As part of the program, some courses study the form and proportion of the human figure. Nude models are used as reference.
Admission Requirements
- Admission into the Animation & Visualization track requires successful completion of the Animation & Visualization Portfolio review. The Animation & Visualization review process is held in the Spring semester. Portfolio information can be found at: https://cah.ucf.edu/svad/animation-visualization-portfolio/
- Students who do not pass the Animation & Visualization Portfolio review should contact SVAD Advising (cahsa@ucf.edu) to discuss options.
- Note: One-on-one portfolio reviews are not possible due to the large number of received portfolios.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog by filing a catalog year change with their degree change form.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 36 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design.
- Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in each required course except DIG 2000, which requires a "B" (3.0) or better.
- BFA students must achieve a 3.0 GPA in all major requirements.
- Co-op credit cannot be used in this major.
- Students should consult with their CAHSA Coach each semester.
- Note: Emerging Media majors must have continual access to a computer. Contact the UCF Technology Product Center or see the website (http://tpc.ucf.edu) for the minimum hardware and software specifications.
- No more than 6 hours of overlap allowed between courses used in the Emerging Media BFA and any minor. Please see CAHSA for permission to complete more than one major in SVAD. Certain restrictions apply and a plan of study must be approved.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
- ART2201C - Design Fundamentals-Two Dimensional (3)
- ART2203C - Design Fundamentals-Three Dimensional (3)
- ART2300C - Drawing Fundamentals I (3)
- ART2301C - Drawing Fundamentals II (3)
- GRA2101C - Introduction to Computer Art (3)
- ARH2051 - History of Western Art II (3)
- GEP Course: ARH 2051
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
33 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ART3026C - Procedural Animation (3)
- ART3857 - Professional Practices (3)
- ART3643C - Digital Effects & Compositing (3)
- ART3952 - Animation & Visualization Portfolio
- ART4027C - Stop Motion Animation (3)
- DIG4323C - Modeling for Visual Language (3)
- FIL3720C - Introduction to Animation (3)
- FIL3734C - Intermediate Animation (3)
- FIL4735C - Advanced Animation Thesis Production (3)
- FIL4750C - Animation & Visualization Workshop (3)
- GRA4802C - Motion Design (3)
- ART3666C - Pre-Production Design (3)
Restricted Electives
12 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: upper level courses from the following areas and the associated prefixes: Art History (ARH), Studio Art (ART), Digital Media (DIG), Film (FIL), Illustration (GRA*), and/or Photography (PGY).
- GRA courses does not include Graphic Design major restricted courses.
Capstone Requirements
3 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ART4971 - Animation Thesis Exhibition (3)
Grand Total Credits: 63
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Restricted Electives
Capstone Requirements
Elective
- Unrestricted electives - credit hours vary by track. A maximum of six hours of independent study, directed research, or internship permitted with prior approval. See CAHSA for relevant deadlines.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirement.
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a single foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.
Additional Requirements
- Signature Experience requirement is met by successful completion of the following course(s): ART 4971 - Animation Thesis Exhibit Credit Hours: 3. Offered in spring term.
Required Minors or Areas of Concentration
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in all courses used to satisfy major requirements.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed.
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded.
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Students interested in completing Honors in the Major should contact their program. More information about Honors in the Major can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/. Up to 6 hours can be used towards SVAD restricted electives and must be completed through SVAD.
Related Programs
Related Certificates
Related Minors
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
- Grades less than a "C" (2.0) are not accepted.
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $31.50 per term
- Full-Time Student: $63 per term
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- ARH 2050 - History of Western Art I Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2201C - Design Fundamentals-Two-Dimensional Credit Hours: 3
- MAC 1105C - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2300C - Drawing Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- ARH 2051 - History of Western Art II Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2203C - Design Fundamentals-Three-Dimensional Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2301C - Drawing Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
- DIG 2000 - Introduction to Digital Media Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)
- GRA 2101C - Introduction to Computer Art Credit Hours: 3
- DIG 2030 - Digital Video Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
- DIG 2109 - Digital Imaging Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Elementary I Credit Hours: 4
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
- DIG 2500 - Fundamentals of Interactive Design Credit Hours: 3
- CGS 2100C - Computer Fundamentals for Business Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Elementary II Credit Hours: 4
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 3952 – Animation & Visualization Portfolio Credit Hours: 0
- ART 3857 - Professional Practices Credit Hours: 3
- FIL 3720C - Introduction to Animation Credit Hours: 3
- DIG 4323C - Modeling for Visual Language Credit Hours: 3
- SVAD Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 3026C - Procedural Animation Credit Hours: 3
- ART3666C - Pre-Production Design Credit Hours: 3
- FIL 3734C - Intermediate Animation Credit Hours: 3
- SVAD Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (13 Credit Hours)
- ART 3643C - Digital Effects & Compositing Credit Hours: 3
- ART 4027C - Stop Motion Animation Credit Hours: 3
- FIL 4735C - Advanced Animation Thesis Production Credit Hours: 3
- GRA 4802C - Advanced Computer Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 1
Senior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- FIL 4750C - Animation & Visualization Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- ART 4971 - Animation Thesis Exhibition Credit Hours: 3
- SVAD Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- SVAD Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
