Program Overview
The Animation Minor at Central Michigan University introduces students to the fundamentals of animation production through cross-disciplinary courses, collaborating with the Theatre Arts Department. Comprising 24 semester hours of specific coursework, the minor enhances skills for careers in arts, design, entertainment, and more, while requiring at least 33% of courses to be at the upper level and 25% to be taken at CMU.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Animation Minor acquaints students with core elements related to animation production. It's a cross-disciplinary collaboration, including a course with the Theatre Arts Department. The minor aims to provide an additional skill set useful for employment and enhancing professional opportunities in arts, design, entertainment, film, animation, TV, video editing, graphic design, game design, computer science, marketing, and advertising.
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- The minor consists of 15-24 semester hours.
- Prerequisites may be required, increasing the total credit hours.
- Courses taken to satisfy Essential Learning, major requirements, or electives can count toward the minor.
- At least 33% of the credit hours required for the minor must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
- At least 25% of the classes must be taken at CMU.
- A 2.00 cumulative GPA or higher is required for the courses used for the minor.
- A minor is not a degree by itself and must be earned at the same time as a baccalaureate degree.
- A minor must be outside the major field of study.
- A student may earn up to five minors with any baccalaureate degree at CMU.
- The Catalog Year determines which program sheet and degree requirements a student must fulfill to graduate.
- Students should consult with their advisor or academic department to determine which catalog year and program requirements sheet they should follow.
- The program consists of 7 specific courses, totaling 24 semester credit hours.
- The course ARTA 224 has a prerequisite that could increase the total credits for the minor to 42 credit hours.
