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Digital Design and Animation Bachelor’s Degree

 

Advance your skills and creativity with coursework that includes challenging, relevant, and real-world scenarios. Our Digital Design and Animation Bachelor’s degree curriculum incorporates techniques from both traditional art and multimedia design, and you master industry-leading software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Flash to build user-friendly websites, render motion graphics, and create interactive media projects. 

Curriculum is delivered by industry-experienced instructors and covers challenging, relevant, and real-world scenarios that incorporate techniques from both traditional art and multimedia design, including character animation, 3D modeling, and special visual effect techniques. 

Learn digital design with the most up-to-date software and hardware available

Today's digital design and animation world allows designers and animators to expand their talent far beyond basic website design. Whether you're producing award-winning advertising or helping law enforcement officers by creating 3D forensic animation, creating a virtual walk-through animation for home design or special effect movie graphics to so much more, our Digital Design and Animation Bachelor's degree can lead you to paths you may have never before thought possible.

We make sure that when you graduate, you have the skills and knowledge in the most current technologies available so you can hit the ground running in your career. As a Rasmussen College student, all your software is provided to you, including such top-of-the-line software as Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Master Collection Adobe® Creative Suite, and VisTablet® for digital drawing.

Learn more about our Digital Design and Animation Bachelor's degree by completing the form on the right or calling us at 888-549-6755. One of our program managers will be happy to answer all your questions.

Program Highlights
  • Experience first-hand classroom exercises that provide real-world design and animation skills, including traditional art and media design, website design, 3D animation, and special effect movie graphics
  • Create a digital design portfolio to highlight your talents to potential employers upon graduation
  • Work one-on-one with a career services advisor to help find the best graphic design career for you after graduation
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Digital Design and Animation Courses

After you earn your Digital Design and Animation Bachelor’s degree, you will have a basic understanding of visual design, project management, and portfolio development. Understanding how to harness these skills will help you to be successful when creating multimedia material.  Plus, your instructors can be your greatest resource as you dive into the material and create something truly amazing.

Sample Course List

Flash Animation
This course is an introduction to Macromedia's Flash. The course will cover the basics of Flash: importing, creating & editing vector graphics and creating simple animations, creating interactive elements and incorporating sound and video and testing Flash movies. Also, students explore the steps in creating Flash productions from start-to-finish, including site map and navigation building, button making and output.
Advanced Methods of Computer Graphics
This course is for photographers and artists, who wish to go well beyond the basics of Photoshop. In addition to covering more sophisticated methods of color correction, image manipulation and printing, students will learn scanning, digital camera usage, the mechanics of calibration and other more advanced sets of controls in Photoshop, all within a framework of artistically professional sensibility which will allow the student to develop their own professional work.
Digital Video/Audio Project
This advanced course in Audio/Video production is for students to create a final product that exemplifies the aesthetic and technical aspects of digital video recording, non-linear editing, special effect generation, and production of video (and associated audio) using After Effects, Premiere, Sound Forge and Director. Also considered will be the preparation of digital video for use in interactive media such as CD, DVD and Web casts. Students will produce a final project on DVD. Students may work as a team on this project.
3D Game Character Creation
This course is designed to equip digital media students with skills in 3D character creation and effects in a game environment. During this course students will explore advanced 3D modeling and animation theory and principles which focus on character animation as it applies to the gaming environment. Specifically, these principles and theories are applied to the context of interactive narratives and games. Advanced modeling will also be explored. Student will engage in the study of character posing and rigging for games, advanced animation, creative character animation as well as morphing and blending to create expressive characters.
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Estimated Program Cost

  •   Full Time Part Time

  • Upper division courses

    Upper division courses

    Upper Division courses are either listed as 300-400 or 3000-4000 level, depending on the state.

     $299 $310

  • Lower division courses

    Lower division courses

    Lower Division courses are either listed as 100-200 or 1000-2000 level, depending on the state.

     $299 $395

  • Estimated Price

    Estimated Price

    Price if you are continuously enrolled in your program of study until graduation. Estimated price does not include $150 course fee.

  • Grants
    None Partner Success

  • Discounts
    None Corporate Military

  • Transfer Credits

    How many credits can you transfer?

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FACT

Our programs are created to prepare students for careers projected to be in strong demand in the future-giving our graduates increased opportunity to land the job they want.

Job Growth

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 8% job growth for Multimedia Artists and Animators over the next 10 years.

  • 12%
  • 8%

Increased Affordability

Continuously enrolled students lock in their tuition rates. 93% of students receive financial aid assistance.

The Federal Pell Grant Program awards between $575 - $5,550 to eligible students based on financial need. The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants awards $100-$4,000 (based on availability) to eligible students based on financial need.

The Federal Pell Grant Program awards between $575 - $5,550 to eligible students based on financial need. The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants awards $100-$4,000 (based on availability) to eligible students based on financial need.

The FL Student Assistant grant is awarded to eligible undergraduate students with FL residency and based on financial need.

The ND state grant is valued at $1200/ year and is awarded to eligible undergraduate students with ND residency and is notified by the state regarding eligibility.

Credit Transfer

Transfer credits to Rasmussen College.

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GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE

Placement Rate Methodology: 85% of March 2011 to December 2011 graduates available for employment were employed in their field of study or continuing their education as of September 30, 2012. This rate includes graduates across all Rasmussen College programs and campuses working in their field of study or continuing their education at Rasmussen College or another institution. This rate does not specify that each graduate was placed by Rasmussen College in their current position; some graduates find jobs on their own while others maintain previously held employment.

Bureau Of Labor Statistics (BLS)

BLS salary data represents national, averaged earnings for the occupations listed and includes workers at all levels of education and experience. This data does not represent starting salaries. Employment conditions in your area may vary.

Tuition Lock

Tuition rate is locked in for continuously enrolled students. A change in the number of credits taken during enrollment in any quarter may lead to different prices if a student moves from part-time to full-time status or vice versa.

Federal And State Grants

Students must meet applicable eligibility requirements for state and federal grant programs—please speak with a financial aid advisor for details.

Time To Complete

Time to complete is dependent on accepted transfer credits and courses completed each quarter.

Credit Transfer

Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny credits based on policies listed in the college catalog.

Corporate Discounts

Discounts may vary by corporate partner and program. Please contact a program manager for more information.

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Estimated Potential Earnings

If you invested in your degree and started a career as a , the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states the median yearly salary for this career is . At that rate, your estimated return on investment would be over the course of a lifetime.

A career as a is just one career option you can pursue with your degree. Your income potential can vary based on your specialization or industry, and you should explore all your options to find the career that is right for you.

A Degree Matters

Earning an Associate's or Bachelor's degree—regardless of the field of study—can greatly improve your income potential in today's job market. In fact, according to the BLS, degree holders earn, on average, significantly more than high school diploma holders:

National Average Lifetime Earnings**
Unemployment Rate**
Bachelor's Degree
$2,281,040
4.9%
Associate's Degree
$1,763,440
6.8%
Some College
$1,622,240
8.7%
High School Diploma
$1,367,880
9.4%
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**http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-14.pdf, http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Potential earnings calculated by multiplying median full-time salaries by 40 years http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Seamless Transfer Policies

  • Transfer up to 67% of the credits required to complete your degree
  • Credits accepted from nationally and regionally accredited schools
  • Course-by-course evaluation of all courses with a grade of C or higher
  • No expiration of your previously-earned general education and certain degree-specific credits
  • Credit through prior learning, work, and military experience
    • Test out of courses where you can demonstrate specific knowledge
    • Complete advanced placement (AP) exams and achieve a score of 3 or higher
    • Successfully complete college exams (e.g., CLEP, DSST, DANTES, etc.)
    • Successfully submit course waivers for approval from Rasmussen College
    • Submit credits transcribed by the American Council of Education (ACE)
    • Submit a military transcript
  • Transfer all general education courses from your previously earned Associate's or Bachelor's degree, regardless of course of study

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Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny transfer credits based upon policies in course catalog.

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VisTablet is a registered trademark of VisTablet, Inc.
Autodesk and Autodesk 3ds Max are registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc.

 
 

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