Adjunct Major in Animate Arts
Through an adjunct major in animate arts, you’ll explore the expanding world of digital media. The program integrates the study of the arts and technology, with a strong focus on computer programming in the context of artistic creativity. The coursework can include art, music, film, theatre, and dance—giving you a rich knowledge base to pull from as you join in the creation of the next generation of media.
Bridging art and technology, you’ll construct games as works of art and feats of engineering, study groundbreaking films to learn how visual elements help the story unfold, and examine the interplay between sound and vision. Whatever your primary major—whether it’s engineering, art, literature, or biology—you’ll build a portfolio of work that expresses your view of the digital world.
An adjunct major in animate arts gives you a foundation for exploring careers in
- Film—creating computer-generated imagery and animation
- Digital art—using programming skills and/or software to create both interactive and non-interactive works of art
- Game design—constructing complex online worlds and stand-alone environments
- Theatre—devising computer-generated stagecraft
- GUI design—crafting graphical user interfaces for software
