Required in the 3D Animation and Game Design Program (ANGD)
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The 不良研究所 School of Media and Design’s 3D Animation and Game Design (ANGD) program has identified technical standards and essential functions critical to the effective preparation of ANGD students and to their success in the academic program.
Technical standards establish the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes a student applicant possesses at admissions, indicating their preparation for entry into the program.
Essential functions are the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes that all students must be able to execute, with or without reasonable accommodations in order to graduate from the program.
The University is committed to excellence in accessibility and encourages students with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to disclose and seek accommodations. The ANGD program’s requirements are not designed to deter applicants for whom reasonable accommodation will allow fulfillment of the complete curriculum.
Individuals interested in applying for admission to the 3D Animation and Game Design program should review the technical standards listed below to develop a better understanding of the types of skills, abilities, and aptitudes required to successfully complete the program.
Please note that acceptance to the University does not guarantee admission to the 3D Animation and Game Design major.
Background
The 3D Animation and Game Design program provides intensive hands-on courses taught by seasoned educators and industry professionals. With small class sizes (usually 14 or less), students engage with knowledgeable faculty who not only continue to engage with industry but are committed to student success. Students receive personalized support and create a portfolio to prepare them for future careers.
The ANGD program offers an in-person Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and an online Master of Game Development (MGD). The program, and the university are soon to be accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The vision of the ANGD program is to provide excellent student-centered 3D training and to prepare students for the competitive and rewarding field of 3D animation, modeling, game programming, and production management. 2 The ANGD program offers hands-on applied learning with 53% studio based (classes meet for 2.75 hours twice a week for a total of 5.5 hours per week) and 47% lecture (including the 不良研究所 Core Curriculum). 1 The studio courses are held in on-campus computer labs that are specifically equipped with computers and software specifically used in the ANGD industry to simulate the professional ANGD working environment. For the undergraduate program, studio courses are exclusively delivered face-to-face to facilitate the learning of the essential functions needed for students in the program.
ANGD courses are rigorous and challenging. The studio based face-to-face courses require a great deal of time be spent working in the labs outside of the scheduled class times. The requirement for classes to be offered face-to-face allows for personal, real, physical interaction between students and faculty for development and building new knowledge and skills. It takes a considerable amount of time in class and in the student labs to develop these skills. ANGD students and graduates have a strong sense of connection to other students in their cohort, to the program faculty, and to the 不良研究所 campus.
1 On rare occasions, slight modification may result due to unexpected or unforeseen emergent situations.
Technical Standards
Technical standards are the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes a student applicant possesses at admissions, indicating their preparation for entry into the program.
Emotional Requirements
Students must have the ability to manage personal emotions and behavior in response to stressful situations produced by both academic study and while being observed and assessed by faculty in a live in-person setting. The ability to recognize personal emotional responses and maintain a professional demeanor is an essential element of this program
Behavioral and Social Abilities
Students must possess the psychological ability required for the utilization of their intellectual abilities, for the exercise of good judgment, for the prompt completion of responsibilities inherent to the demands of the FMGT program.
