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Computer Art and Animation B.F.A.

The computer art and animation program is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of digital media within a fine art, exploratory and culturally aware setting.
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About this Program

  • Learn 3D computer animation, electronic object creation, code-based art, sound design and sonic art.
  • Receive mentoring to become a highly skilled critical thinker producing art in individual and collaborative contexts.
  • Build a strong foundation for working within the digital realm in your first year while developing an artistic voice engaged in the language of the medium.
  • Investigate the diverse possibilities of computer art in your second year, the intensity of which is oriented by your interest and tailored through mentorship.
  • Bring the skills you’ve developed into creative focus in your third and fourth years, demonstrating a professional art practice that is both technically sophisticated and critically engaged.
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Program Information

Degree Type

Major

Outcome

B.F.A.

Modality

In-person

College or School

Career Path

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College of Visual and Performing Arts

Home to the visual and performing arts at Syracuse University, VPA supports the creative process and professional development of its students. VPA is divided into seven areas: the School of Art; the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies; the School of Design; the Department of Drama; the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music; the Department of Film and Media Arts; and the Department of Creative Arts Therapy.
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Curriculum

Within the Department of Film and Media Arts, computer art is integrated with film and art photography, allowing for a practice that is tightly focused, but leaves you free to explore a network of related disciplines. This network expands into the rest of Syracuse University, challenging you to further develop the intellectual resources needed to inform your work. Through this process you synthesize a perspective shaped within a web of mutual influence and discourse.

  • Technical Skills: Demonstrate a subset of technical skills in computer art and animation.
  • Conceptual Skills: Demonstrate a broad set of conceptual skills in computer art and animation sub-disciplines.
  • Critical Thinking: Articulate thoughts and concepts clearly and effectively through computer art and animation projects.
  • Integration of Skills: Conceptualize and realize computer art and animation projects/artworks.
  • Collaboration Skills: Realize projects in computer art and animation as part of creative teams.

Extracurricular Opportunities

Study abroad opportunity

Florence Semester

Spend a semester at Syracuse University’s center in Florence, Italy, or explore another study abroad destination through Syracuse Abroad, which offers more than 100 programs in over 60 countries.

Study away opportunity

VPA LA Semester

The VPA LA Semester is an immersive professional development program that provides you with the opportunity to work as an intern in Los Angeles while taking academic courses taught by LA professionals with expertise in their given disciplines. The program is designed to broaden your understanding of career opportunities and gain skills to network and succeed in your career.

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