Visual Effects, MFA

Select one of the following:5
Contemporary Art
Modern and Contemporary Critical Theory
Media Art
VFX 705Programming Concepts for Visual Effects5
VFX 708Modeling for Visual Effects5
VFX 709Visual Effects Theory and Application5
VFX 715Digital Compositing I: The Art and Science of Digital Integration5
VFX 721Procedural Modeling and Animation for Production5
Select one of the following:5
Particles and Procedural Effects: Stochastic and Calculated Methodologies
3D Color, Lighting, and Rendering
Digital Compositing II: Advanced Studies of Multi-layered Integration
VFX 735Visual Effects Studio I: Preproduction5
VFX 755Procedural 3D and Shader Programming5
VFX 775Visual Effects Studio II: Production5
Select one of the following:5
Graduate Teaching Internship
Teaching Art and Design
VFX 790Visual Effects M.F.A. Thesis5
Select one of the following:5
500-level SCADpro Elective
700-level ACT, ANIM, DWRI, FILM, GAME, ITGM, IXDS, MOME, PROD, SANM, SFLM, STEC, THED, or VFX elective
700-level ACT, ANIM, DWRI, FILM, GAME, ITGM, IXDS, MOME, PROD, SANM, SFLM, STEC, THED, or VFX elective5
500- to 700-level Elective5
500- to 700-level Elective5
500- to 700-level Elective5
500- to 700-level Elective5
Total Hours90

Note: At the time of admission, up to five additional graduate-level intensive courses may be assigned, bringing the student's required course of study to a total of 95 to 115 hours.