BA/BS in Animation

The Animation programme was set up to support the local push into the animation and comics industry and builds on the university's computer science and industrial design strengths. Students learn film studies, fine art and design alongside the core principles and skills of animation, comics and illustration. Typical work covers character design, scene design, storyboarding, animation production and illustration. The curriculum aims to build artistic judgement and aesthetic sense as well as production skills. Graduates find roles in media, advertising, film and animation studios, game and mobile game companies and government publicity offices, working as two-dimensional or three-dimensional animators, original artists and model designers. The university describes its undergraduate majors as training applied, innovation-oriented professionals, and it teaches on campuses in Fuxin and Huludao, in Liaoning province.