School of Computing
The Minor in Digital Production Arts
| The undergraduate minor
in Digital Production
Arts is designed so that students receive significant training
across
the artistic and technical disciplines that underlie computer
animation, visual
effects, and computer games. The Minor’s core is a new course in studio
methods
for 3D graphics and animation that will be centered on the open-source Blender system. The Minor also features
new two-semester course sequences that teach computer scientists and
engineers
relevant foundation concepts in art, and that teach artists and
architects
relevant foundation concepts in computer science and mathematics.
Students in
other majors complete a subset of these courses. The DPA Minor will be
officially
offered beginning in the Fall of 2011. However, students wishing to
select this
minor may begin their coursework immediately. |
| The Minor in Digital Production Arts assists the student to develop the entry-level artistic and technical expertise necessary for effective production of 3D computer graphics and animation. The Minor is especially well suited for students wishing to pursue graduate study in Digital Production Arts. |  |
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The Minor augments a
core course in 3D modeling
and animation,
by technical and artistic tracks complementary to the student's major
course of study.
|
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| Group I |
Computer
Science,
Computer Engineering, or Computer Information Systems Majors |
DPA 402, 403 | DPA 307 | 2 of: GC 102, 340 ART 205, 213, 421 |
| Group II |
Art,
or
Architecture Majors |
DPA 400, 401 | DPA 307 | 2 of: CPSC 404, 405, 416, 419 |
| Group III |
All other Majors | DPA 400, 401, 402 | DPA 307 | 1
of: CPSC 404, 405, 416, 419 |
 DPA 307 - Studio Methods for Digital Procuction |
 DPA 403 - Visual Foundations for Digital Production II |
 DPA 401 - Technical Foundations for Digital Production II |
 DPA 402 - Visual Foundations for Digital Production I |
 ART 421 Two-Dimensional Digital Animation |
CPSC 404 - Computer Graphics Images
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