Animation Program

Faculty of Arts and Design — University of Tripoli

VANProgram Code

Bachelor's DegreeDegree Awarded

8 SemestersDuration

8Semesters

Program Overview

The Animation Program is an applied-creative track within the Department of Cinema and Television, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Tripoli. It prepares specialists in the art of animation across its various techniques: 2D, 3D, traditional animation, and stop-motion.

After the general stage and the shared department (VA) courses, students progress from the principles of art, design, and color theory to character design, then various animation techniques and screenwriting for animation, culminating in animation production and a graduation project.

Detailed Study Plan

Animation Program — VAN | Total: 105 credit units over 8 semesters

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite	Requirement Type
University Requirement
GS101	Arabic Language 1	2	None	University Requirement
GS103	Psychology	2	None	University Requirement
GS104	English Language	2	None	University Requirement
College Requirement
AR101	General Art History	2	None	College Requirement
AR102	Free Drawing	2	None	College Requirement
AR103	Music Appreciation	2	None	College Requirement
AR104	Technical Drawing	2	None	College Requirement
Total units — Semester 1:		14 units

University: 6 units · College: 8 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite	Requirement Type
University Requirement
GS102	Arabic Language 2	2	GS101	University Requirement
GS105	Islamic Culture	2	None	University Requirement
College Requirement
AR105	Introduction to Visual Arts	2	None	College Requirement
AR106	Introduction to Drama	2	None	College Requirement
AR107	Artistic Perspective	2	None	College Requirement
AR108	Design Fundamentals	2	None	College Requirement
AR109	Photography Principles	2	None	College Requirement
Total units — Semester 2:		14 units

University: 4 units · College: 10 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite
VA101	Introduction to Animation	3	None
VA102	History of World Cinema	2	None
VA103	Fundamentals of Screenwriting	3	None
VA104	Fundamentals of Film & TV Cinematography	3	None
VA105	Computer Fundamentals	3	None
VA106	Fundamentals of Graphic Design	3	None
VA107	Fundamentals of Video Editing	3	VA105
VA108	Fundamentals of Photographic Lighting	3	AR109
VA109	Film Analysis	3	VA105
VAN101	Principles of Art & Design for Animation	2	None
VAN102	Fundamentals of Animation	3	None
Total units — Semester 3:		31 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite
VA201	Motion Graphic Design	3	VA106
VA202	Fundamentals of Filmmaking	3	VA103, VA104
VA203	Fundamentals of Sound Editing	3	VA107
VA204	Fundamentals of Film & TV Directing	3	VA103, VA104, VA109
VAN201	Color Theory	3	None
VAN202	Drawing and Character Design	3	None
Total units — Semester 4:		18 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite
VAN203	2D Animation	3	None
VAN204	3D Animation	3	None
VAN301	Traditional Animation	3	None
Total units — Semester 5:		9 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite
VAN302	3D Modeling	3	None
VAN303	Screenwriting for Animation	3	None
VAN304	Animation Production	3	None
Total units — Semester 6:		9 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite
VAN305	Lighting for Animation	3	None
VAN401	Stop Motion Animation	3	None
Total units — Semester 7:		6 units

Course Code	Course Name	Units	Prerequisite
VAN430	Graduation Project	4	None
Total units — Semester 8:		4 units

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