Animation & Games

Digital technology pervades our culture, empowering individuals to transform the way we look at the world. The design and animation program prepares students to shape the digital landscape and pursue careers in animation, gaming and communication design, among other fields.

Animation and visual effects are essential to all modern forms of entertainment and commercial media. The bachelor of fine arts in animation and visual effects provides an immersive experience using professional industry tools, processes, creative skills, and collaborative workflows.

The bachelor of fine arts degree in animation at umass amherst provides students with the experience and training needed to excel in the animation and motion graphics industry and as independent animators. Grounded in the rigorous academics of traditional fine arts, students develop conceptually dr...

Earn your bachelor of science in animation. Students pursuing their bachelor’s degree choose a concentration suited to their specific interests in visual effects or game art. Both program concentrations build on the 12 principles of animation and applied in an experiential learning environment he...

Animation is magical it can speak across cultural, age, gender and language barriers. Because animation uses our own imagination, its images and narratives have a unique power to move people to laughter and tears sometimes at the same time.