Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation

Learn advanced techniques from award-winning faculty using the latest technology to bring your ideas to life.

Starting with its fundamental principles, you’ll learn everything you need to know about animation, including traditional techniques, character design, storyboarding, 3D modeling, rigging, texturing, animation, compositing, and final editing. Our faculty are industry professionals who have experience at nationally and internationally renowned animation and graphic design studios and continue to work in the marketplace. With small class sizes, you’ll have all the personal attention you need to succeed. You’ll have opportunities to work with companies like Fisher-Price Inc. and gain experience through internships at other organizations like the Buffalo Bills, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, and STRUCK-down Entertainment, and 8 Hats High Animation & Production. Collaboration is key to the animation program. Taking inspiration from other disciplines and new ideas, the curriculum encourages you to integrate other fine arts areas into your studies, like photography, music, printmaking, and fashion design.

Villa Maria College is the premier student-centered institution in Western New York. What does that mean? It means we put our students first, every day, and that everyone here has the ultimate goal of helping each of our students meet their academic, social, and career goals. It means our experienced faculty members bring their real-world experience into the classroom and spend time teaching students how to apply their talents to the real world. It means we have a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio, which gives our students almost unlimited access to faculty, facilities, and equipment. It means that we offer academic programs, athletic programs, and student life programs that give students a complete college experience and leaves them prepared to succeed after graduation.