Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you will develop a proficiency in anatomical studies and gestural sketching as it applies to figure drawing. Designed to provide a solid foundation, the course combines theoretical knowledge with practical exercises to enhance your artistic skills and prepare you for advanced studies in character design and animation. You will explore a traditional approach to anatomy, gaining essential knowledge for creating and rigging believable characters. The course structure introduces a variety of animation techniques for gestural life drawing, enhancing observational skills tailored to capturing the dynamics of moving bodies. Overall, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of figure drawing through both theory and practical application.

Language of instruction: English

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By the end of this class, you will be able to analyze works of art through the lens of design principles, exploring how composition, color, rhythm, and balance have been used throughout art history to tell visual stories. You'll develop skills in formal analysis, examining historical works to uncover how artists convey mood and create narrative tension through design. Additionally, you'll learn to select and adapt visual elements that resonate with specific narratives. Through discussions and hands-on exercises, you'll apply these principles to animation design, crafting compositions and visual styles that enhance storytelling and bring characters and worlds to life. As part of the course, you will design a visual narrative that reinterprets a modern or classic story. Focusing on composition, color, and visual elements, you will shape the narrative tone and demonstrate your ability to create a cohesive style that enhances and supports your chosen story.

Language of instruction: English

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In this course you will explore the fundamentals of 3D animation and CGI using industry-standard tools while gaining an overview of both the animation industry and this three-year technical program. You'll learn key techniques in modeling, sculpting, rigging, texturing, and animating 3D assets. Through guided exercises and creative challenges, you'll develop the technical and artistic skills needed to bring your ideas to life in digital 3D space. By the end of this course, you will have created several digital models, animated in 3D, worked with motion capture workflows, and sculpted, rigged, and brought a character to life. The final projects will showcase your creative and technical abilities, reflecting both your artistic vision and the practical skills you’ve developed.

Language of instruction: English

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By the end of this class, you will be able to create a cohesive visual development package that brings your storytelling ideas to life. You'll design compelling props, characters, and environments, focusing on style, functionality, and storytelling potential. Through a process of research, experimentation, curation, and revision, you'll refine your concepts to align with the narrative. The class will culminate in the creation of a short animatic, where you'll showcase your designs in action and demonstrate your ability to visualize a story from concept.

Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you’ll explore the fundamental principles of animation, focusing on timing, movement, and storytelling. Starting with key exercises like the bouncing ball and flour sack, you’ll apply concepts such as squash & stretch, anticipation, staging, and follow-through. These exercises help build an understanding of animation mechanics and how they influence character and object behavior. The course also includes creating a short team film, where collaboration will be key in planning, designing, and animating scenes. Throughout, you’ll gain insight into how animation conveys emotion, weight, and personality. By the end, you’ll have practical skills in animation techniques and valuable experience working as part of a team.

Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you will explore visual & narrative analysis across animation history. You will develop skills to analyze animation’s visual language, focusing on framing, design, movement, & storytelling principles. You will examine timing, spacing, and techniques like squash & stretch to convey emotion, weight, and speed, while analyzing character performance through poses, expressions, and movement. Scene analysis will include composition, lighting, editing, and color to understand their impact on story and emotion. You will also study animation history's major movements, influential works, and pioneering creators, with an emphasis on how these continue to shape modern animation. By the end of the course, you will have strengthened your visual & narrative analysis skills and learned design principles across animation history. Your final project will be a visual analysis portfolio of a short animated scene with a breakdown, character sheet, layout, storyboard, and historical context

Language of instruction: English

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For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 109-101-MQ - Physical Activity and Health
• 109-102-MQ - Physical Activity and Effectiveness

Language of instruction: French

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: French

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: English

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 603-101-MQ - Introduction to College English

Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you'll develop an understanding of the artistic principles and techniques that define cinematic aesthetics, including cinematography, composition, colour language, mise-en-scène, movement, editing, sound design, and direction. By the end of the course, you'll be able to analyze how these elements shape visual storytelling and audience perception. Through analytical exercises and creative projects, you'll apply cinematic principles to enhance the visual and narrative impact of your work in animation and CGI production. You'll also develop your ability to assess, refine, and respond to feedback in order to achieve visually coherent and polished results. The final project will be a short visual work that demonstrates your understanding and application of key cinematic aesthetics.

Language of instruction: English

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By the end of this class, you'll have developed a foundation in acting principles for creating compelling physical character performances in animation. You'll be able to convey motivation, emotion, and intention through body language, timing, and expression. Through practical exercises, you'll explore character objectives, emotional beats, and subtext, and apply these concepts to performance-driven animation work. The course emphasizes clear physical storytelling and expressive movement. As part of the course, you'll create a short, dialogue-free performance scene. This scene will integrate with the Motion Capture course, where it will be recorded and applied to a CG character, and will draw on skills developed in Animation and Previsualization I.

Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you'll learn to create basic 3D models with a focus on design principles for scene components. By the end of the course, you'll be able to block out forms, create strong silhouettes, and develop models that support visual clarity and storytelling. You'll progress from foundational modelling concepts to more detailed sculpting techniques, with an emphasis on structure, proportion, anatomy, and the integration of personality through design. Throughout the course, you'll refine characters and props that are visually appealing, functional, and suitable for animation. Your final project will be a modelled character with a prop that demonstrates cohesive design and effective use of the principles and techniques introduced in the course.

Language of instruction: English

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This hands-on course introduces you to the fundamentals of cinematic previsualization through the creation of 2D animatics. By the end of the course, you'll be able to plan narrative projects by applying story structure, themes, styles, and cinematic conventions, and translate these ideas into clear visual sequences. You'll draft shot compositions, pose characters, and block scene elements to establish continuity, screen direction, and timing. Through iteration and revision, you'll refine your animatic to strengthen narrative clarity, pacing, and visual impact, with particular attention to editing and deliberate framing of action. The course culminates in a complete animatic for a short film. This project will demonstrate your ability to plan, choreograph, and communicate cinematic ideas and will serve as the foundation for Previsualization II, where the work will be expanded into a 3D environment using Unreal Engine.

Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you'll develop your 3D animation skills through a series of progressive exercises designed to strengthen your understanding of timing, weight, and body mechanics. You'll create animations such as bouncing balls, pendulums, flour sack jumps, and walk cycles. Weekly exercises reinforce key concepts including pose-to-pose animation, arcs, squash and stretch, and the effective use of reference, while lectures and demonstrations support both technical and creative development. By the end of the course, you'll be able to animate believable, fluid movement that demonstrates control of timing, weight shifts, balance, and coordination. Your final assessment will be a polished walk cycle or side-step that integrates the animation principles introduced throughout the course.

Language of instruction: English

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By the end of this course, you'll be able to analyze visual references and create dynamic, storytelling-driven figurative poses within a staged environment. You'll develop skills in camera placement, focal length selection, and shot composition in order to frame character poses effectively. You'll also explore how performance choices, movement, and expression respond to narrative prompts and audio cues. As your final project, you'll create a rendered animatic that showcases character poses responding to audio-driven emotional changes. The work will demonstrate how pose, framing, and camera choices guide the audience's understanding of performance and story.

Language of instruction: English

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In this course, you'll learn to plan, direct, and process motion capture performances for use in animation. By the end of the course, you'll be able to manage the full motion capture pipeline, from previsualization and blocking to performance recording, cleanup, and retargeting. Working with real-time motion capture tools, you'll gain hands-on experience directing performers, capturing motion data, and integrating that data into a 3D animation workflow. Your final project will be a short motion capture scene that demonstrates your ability to combine technical precision with creative direction.

Language of instruction: English

Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 109-101-MQ - Physical Activity and Health
• 109-102-MQ - Physical Activity and Effectiveness

Language of instruction: French

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: French

Course hours per week:

Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: English

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 603-102-MQ - Literary Genres
• 603-103-MQ - Literary Themes

Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 109-103-MQ - Physical Activity and Autonomy

Language of instruction: English

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For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-101-MQ - Knowledge courses.

Language of instruction: English

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 603-102-MQ - Literary Genres
• 603-103-MQ - Literary Themes

Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-102-MQ - World Views courses.

Language of instruction: French

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: French

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For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: French

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Most programs include two complementary courses. These courses give you an opportunity to build a new skill or explore other areas of knowledge unrelated to your program. You can choose your complementary courses from the following domains (access to domains varies by program):

• Arts and Aesthetics
• Computer Science
• Contemporary Issues
• Mathematics Literacy
• Modern Languages
• Science and Technology
• Social Sciences

Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: French

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Language of instruction: English

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For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-BXH-MQ - Applied Ethics courses.

Language of instruction: French

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: French

Course hours per week:

Course Description:

Most programs include two complementary courses. These courses give you an opportunity to build a new skill or explore other areas of knowledge unrelated to your program. You can choose your complementary courses from the following domains (access to domains varies by program):

• Arts and Aesthetics
• Computer Science
• Contemporary Issues
• Mathematics Literacy
• Modern Languages
• Science and Technology
• Social Sciences

Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: English

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Language of instruction: French

Course hours per week:

Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses.

Language of instruction: English

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Course Description:

For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following:

• 603-BXE-MQ - Applied Themes in English