Bachelor's in Animation

St. Edward's University is a distinguished private, Catholic university located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1877 by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts, sciences, business, education, and more. Known for its commitment to personalized education and social justice, the university provides students with a transformative learning experience that fosters critical thinking, ethical leadership, and global citizenship. With a close-knit campus community, dedicated faculty, and state-of-the-art facilities, St. Edward's offers a supportive and inclusive environment for intellectual growth and personal development. The university's emphasis on community engagement, service learning, and experiential opportunities further enriches the educational experience, preparing graduates to make a positive impact in their professions and society as a whole.

Your study of Animation at St. Edward’s will start with a solid foundation in drawing, script writing, and sequential art, then progress to visual design, storyboarding and sound design. You can then connect your new skills and build your portfolio by producing your very own animated films. Located in the Department of Visual Studies within the School of Arts and Humanities, Animation curriculum will expose you to a wide range of techniques, all aimed at helping you to express your ideas within a liberal arts context. You will create projects which reflect the skills critical to success in this growing field, including traditional hand-drawn or vector-art animation, stop-motion animation, kinestasis, rotoscoping and motion capture, motion graphics, computer-rendered three-dimensional animation, visual effects animation, and compositing animated elements over live-action video. Our graduates are prepared to work in a wide range of roles and disciplines in the technology, game development, commercial art, and filmed entertainment industries.