Online Animation Degrees

Online Degrees in Animation

The Art Institute Online

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Students interested in pursuing a degree or diploma in the creative arts or media design have a variety of options at the Art Institute Online. A broad range of academic programs from fashion and retail management to residential planning qualify students for an entry-level position in their choice of creative careers. more

Animation Degrees Offered:

• Game Art & Design

  The Game Art and Design program concentrates on the artistic side of games -- not computer programming. You will strengthen your basic art and design skills, and then you'll learn how to design game play and background, create characters and their environments, and apply your knowledge of video and computer games to evaluate game products. You will also learn to plan the game environment and determine choices for characters.

• Interactive Media Design

  This program was created to prepare you for careers involving the Internet with a focus on marketing and design. It integrates the elements of audio, video, still images, animation, text, and data for the delivery of interactive content. Coursework begins with drawing and design, digital image manipulation, multimedia system design, scriptwriting, sound, video, and animation.

• Media Arts & Animation

  This program begins with a foundation in drawing, color, character design, and computer applications. Under the guidance of an industry-experienced faculty, you'll examine advanced 2-D and 3-D animation principles as well as story development, background design, scenic layout, and special effects. You will work with program-specific software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Discreet's 3D Studio Max.

• Computer Animation

  In this program, you will be trained in creative problem-solving and learn to offer solutions that are effective in the business world. Emphasis is placed on learning skills and techniques of computer graphics, electronic imaging, and production. By graduation, you will have acquired the training and portfolio necessary to interview for an entry-level position as a production artist, graphic designer, computer animator, corporate communications coordinator, or assistant art director.

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Kaplan University

There are countless specialties of study available at Kaplan University. The major departments include: more

Animation Degrees Offered:

• B.S. in Information Technology/Multimedia & Animation

  This degree program is ideal if you are looking to advance your current technology career or seeking entry-level employment in a field that requires a bachelor's degree. You’ll learn how to develop cutting-edge websites that blend interactive media with consumer-targeted information. You’ll also learn animation and producing games and virtual tours.

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High-Tech Institute

Animation Degrees Offered:

• Graphic Design and Animation

  People in this profession create or design things on computers. Though this sounds simple enough, their work requires them to know several software programs in order to create images, sounds and video files, websites, 3D images, CD's and multimedia presentations. This program teaches students to do all of this. Some specific jobs in Graphic Design & Animation include Web Designers, Web Developers, Desktop Publishers, and Multimedia Developers.

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Westwood College Online

Westwood College Online offers 17 degree programs, ranging from Business Administration to Game Art and Design. Their curriculum provides hands-on projects, incorporating some of the latest skills and technologies which you'll learn during your coursework. more

Animation Degrees Offered:

• Animation

  This program provides training in the creative and the practical aspects of animation careers. In addition to technical career training, the combination of management and general education courses help students apply skills in general management, critical thinking, logic, communication, and problem solving to workplace challenges. Graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions including graphic artist and assistant animator and multimedia designer/artist

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Penn Foster Schools

Penn Foster Schools, the largest accredited school of independent home study, offers more than 80 distance education career diploma programs. Students enrolled in these programs have the option of studying online, in print, or through a combination of the two. In addition, Penn Foster Schools offers high school diplomas and 22 different associate degrees. more

Animation Degrees Offered:

• Computer Graphic Artist

  Put your creativity to work for you as a graphic designer. With this program, you can learn the graphic design skills you need quickly and conveniently. You’ll learn page layout techniques, illustration and painting, photo retouching and image editing, preparing your graphic design portfolio, and how to start your own graphic design business.

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Most Requested Programs for Art & Design

• Media Arts & Animation
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications
• B.S. in Information Technology/Multimedia & Animation
• Associate of Arts in Information Technology/Visual Communication