3d animation major/minor?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>hi everyone,
I was just wondering, does ucla have any majors any/or minors dealing with 3d animation (i.e. game developement, etc..). and, if so, how good are the classes in this area.<br>
thanks for any responses in advance</p>

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<p>dunno about 3D but I hear UCLA has a very coveted animation workshop...</p>

<p><a href="http://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Yes. UCLA offers 3D animation courses in two majors: Film and Television, and Computer Science. Film and Television majors can take the FILM TV 181A/B/C "Animation" cluster for their Senior Concentration requirement; the courses teach 2D/3D animation techniques and theory in film-making. Computer Science majors can take the CS 174A/B/C "Computer Graphics" cluster for their CS elective requirement; the courses teach rendering and simulation for industry. Both majors are recruited by the game development sector for their expertise in animation. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>thanks for the info flopsy, that CS 174 sounds interesting. Is that with that greek Professor who was at the engineering open house?</p>

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<p>CS 174A sounds very interesting....I really want to take classes like these but stupid EE program is too damn big</p>

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<p>

Yes, that is correct. CS 174A/B/C are taught by two of the CS professors who lectured about their research at Engineering Open House: Prof. Faloutsos, who spoke about the DANCE system (involving the skeleton kinematics) and Prof. Soatto, who spoke about the UCLA team in the DARPA Grand Challenge (involving the autonomous off-road driving system). :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Oh, I thought the DARPA guy was a grad student. Maybe I didn't stay for the end.</p>