Academic Map

Motion Picture Arts (Animation & Digital Arts)

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Fall 2025 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. After the freshman year, students only take courses in the major, and the curriculum is lock-step — i.e., the faculty determines which courses students take each semester. The sample schedule below is subject to change.

The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

The Animation and Digital Arts program in the College of Motion Picture Arts is a Specialized Admission program. Admission is highly selective.

Mapping Coordinator: Mary Correia
Email: mcorreia@fsu.edu

Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term

Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3
1st GE Mathematics3
GE Core Natural Science and Lab4
GE Humanities/Cultural Practice (FIL2001 recommended)3
GE Social Science3
Required Milestones: Term 1
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus )
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3
2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3
GE Natural Science3
GE Ethics (PHI2010 recommended)3
GE Core History (AMH2020 recommended)3
Required Milestones: Term 2
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus )
Complete GE statewide core courses
Complete one Diversity course
Complete Natural Science Lab
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs
FIL2110 Story Development & Screenwriting I1
FIL2710 Visualization I2
FIL2730 Intro. to 3D Computer Graphics2
FIL2557 Motion Picture Editing2
FIL2731 Intro. to 3D Computer Animation1
FIL2090 Professional Communication1
FIL2860 Film Styles 3
FIL3702L Lighting, Texturing, & Rendering I                                1
Required Milestones: Term 3
Complete FIL2090 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete FIL2043 ( ≥ C minus )
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs
FIL3702L Lighting, Texturing, and Rendering2
FIL2113L Screenwriting Workshop1
FIL2533 Motion Picture Sound1
FIL3711 Visualization II1
FIL3736 Character Animation I                                                     2
FIL4713 Character Art                                                                  2
IDS2453 Reality & Illusion in World Cinema3
Required Milestones: Term 4
Complete IDS2453 ( ≥ C minus )
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Summer hrs
FIL3132 Screenwriting II2
FIL4737 Character Animation II2
FIL4713 Character Art2
FIL3971 Capstone Film Support 1
Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs
FIL4434 Advanced Filmmaking2
FIL2533 Motion Picture Sound2
FIL2732 Intro to Rigging2
FIL3971 Capstone Film Support2
FIL3641L Motion Picture Production Management 1
Elective2
Elective2
Required Milestones: Term 5
Complete a Pre-graduation Check with College
Civic Literacy requirement
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs
FIL4434 Advanced Filmmaking8
FIL 2533 Motion Picture Sound1
FIL4xxx Capstone Development2
FIL4xxx Professional Readiness                                                  1
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Summer:
FIL4xxx Capstone Pre-production4
FIL4973 Capstone Production5
Required Milestones: Term 6
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
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Summer:
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs
FIL4973 Capstone Production12
Required Milestones: Term 7
Complete Pre-Graduation Check with Registrar
Complete Formative Experience: FIL4973 ( ≥ C minus )
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs
FIL4973 Capstone Production3
FIL4933 Professional Development3
FIL4952 Portfolio Production6
Required Milestones: Term 8
Complete Upper Division Writing: FIL4135 ( ≥ C minus )
Apply for Graduation in 1st 2 weeks of semester
Maintain 3.00 or higher GPA
Employment Information

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: (BFA or MFA): Director, Writer, Producer (Executive, Assistant, Unit), Editor, Modeler, Texture artist, Rigger, CG Lighter, Technical Director, Animator, Animation supervisor, Look development, Compositor, Production designer, Art director, Supervising art director, Production manager, Post-production supervisor, Post-production coordinator, Storyboard artist, Previz artist, Graphic designer, Visual development coordinator, Foley mixer, Sound effects recordist, Supervising sound editor, Sound editor, Dialogue Supervisor, Visual effects coordinator, Visual effects creative supervisor, Marketing coordinator.