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Image may be everything, but a moving image can be even better.
The human eyes affinity for motion is doing wonders for the animation job market. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in animation will grow 15% through 2014, more than other art professions.
Animation is no longer limited to cartoons. According to the Animation School Review, youll see it on mobile devices and futuristic highway billboards. It is also used in CD-ROM production, illustrating body processes, flight and migration patterns, architecture, interior design, and in the classroom.
Your career avenues are endless whether you ply your trade in 2D animation - creating frame-by-frame depictions by hand - or by using software to create 3D animation. You may even use puppets or clay for stop-motion animation.
Getting an online Animation degree will help you get started, or polish what you already know.
Broadly speaking, youll learn the "best practices" of life drawing and rendering techniques, special effects; 3D animation; and how to apply audio and video production techniques. Depending on which program you apply to, youll also learn critical industry standard tools and packages: PhotoShop, SoftImage, Maya, Macromedia Flash, 3-D Studio Max, Adobe AfterEffects and more.
Because of animations increasingly interconnected role in corporations, most Animation programs wont gloss over courses in business-building, business law and e-business models. Nor will it skimp on interdisciplinary fundamentals required in your artist toolkit: laws of human motion, physics, and psychology.
Explore the animation programs below and request more information today.
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- IT/Multimedia & Animation (Bachelor's)
The objective of this online degree program is to prepare you for career advancement in information technology and visual arts with the knowledge, communication skills, critical thinking, creative skill... 
- Animation (Bachelor's)
The Bachelor of Science in Animation equips students with the skills necessary to enter the field of animation. Westwood's animation training covers topics such as the laws of human motion, physics, psy...
- Animation & Media Arts (Bachelor's)
Interested in developing animation and art work that stirs an audience and spurs a response? Our Media Art & Animation program will develop your creative skills in this wide-ranging field.
The Medi...
- Digital Design (Bachelor's)
If you are seeking a BFA degree completion program in Visual Communication with a concentration in Digital Design online, the School of Visual Communication can help.For those considering a Bachelor of ...
- Animation and Visual Effects (Associate)
In the School of Animation and Visual Effects, students attain traditional skills and storytelling abilities that can then be applied to digital technology.
Study traditional or 3D animation, Video G...
- Illustration (Associate)
Illustration careers span a broad range, from the edge of fine art to cartoons and animation.
Prepares students for the ever-changing needs of the business of creativity
Students learn how to repre...
- Motion Pictures and Television (Associate)
At the School of Motion Pictures & Television, students learn in a "real world" movie studio setting where momentum brings people together to turn the theoretical into the practical.
Learn under ...
- Animation and Visual Effects (Bachelor's)
In the School of Animation and Visual Effects, students attain traditional skills and storytelling abilities that can then be applied to digital technology.
Study traditional or 3D animation, Video G...
- Illustration (Bachelor's)
Illustration careers span a broad range, from the edge of fine art to cartoons and animation.
Prepares students for the ever-changing needs of the business of creativity
Students learn how to repre...
- Motion Pictures and Television (Bachelor's)
At the School of Motion Pictures & Television, students learn in a "real world" movie studio setting where momentum brings people together to turn the theoretical into the practical.
Learn under ...
- Animation and Visual Effects (Master's)
In the School of Animation and Visual Effects, students attain traditional skills and storytelling abilities that can then be applied to digital technology.
Study traditional or 3D animation, Video G...
- Illustration (Master's)
Illustration careers span a broad range, from the edge of fine art to cartoons and animation.
Prepares students for the ever-changing needs of the business of creativity
Students learn how to repre...
- Motion Picture and Television (Master's)
At the School of Motion Pictures & Television, students learn in a "real world" movie studio setting where momentum brings people together to turn the theoretical into the practical.
Learn under ...
