BFA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects

Programme Outline

Programme Title	BFA (Hons) in Animation and Visual Effects
Programme Code	JSSU14 (For JUPAS) BFAHAVEJ1 (For Non-JUPAS Year 1 Entry) BFAHAVEJS (For Non-JUPAS Senior Year Entry)
Mode of Study	Full Time
Number of Credits	160 credits (4 Year Curriculum) 80~120 (Senior year Curriculum)
Normal Period of Study	4 years (4 Year Curriculum) 2~3 years (Senior year Curriculum)
SSSDP	Yes

Aims

The programme aims to provide students with an in-depth education and professional training in Animation and Visual Effects.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon completion of the programme, students should be able to:

(a)	Apply knowledge and skills professionally showing a thorough understanding of the works of animation and digital visual effects;
(b)	Critically analyze and evaluate the global development of animation and digital visual effects;
(c)	Create, design and produce original works of animation and digital visual effects with creative imagination, and professional quality;
(d)	Master the techniques and skills for artistic creation in animation and digital visual effects to a level of sophistication.

Programme Structure

Please click here to view the programme structure.

For Senior Entry, please view the senior programme structure.

2019-20 & Before
Year 2 Senior Entry
Year 3 Senior Entry

For a complete program structure, please refer to the following table. Students must complete 120 credits of cores courses in the programme, plus 40 credits of elective courses in General Education, English Language Enhancement and Outside Discipline Subjects.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 1
AMVE A100F	History of Animation and Visual Effects	5
AMVE A101F	Studio Art I: Drawing and Life Drawing	5
AMVE A102F	Studio Art II: Painting	5
AMVE A201F	Animation Principles Workshop	5
CCA A100BF	Introduction to Film Art	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 2
AMVE A200F	Alternative Animation	5
AMVE A203BF	Character and Graphic Design	5
AMVE A205BF	World Art	5
AMVE A206F	Animation Production	10
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
5 credits of General Education courses		5


Year 3
AMVE A202BF	Pre-visualization	5
AMVE A204BF	Storytelling for Animators	5
AMVE A300BF	Character Animation	10
AMVE A301F	Digital Visual Effects and Compositing	10
5 credits of General Education courses		5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 4
AMVE A302F	Particles and Procedural Effects	5
AMVE A303BF	Cinematic Sound Design	5
AMVE A304BF	Motion Graphics	5
AMVE A305BF	Producing and Production Management	5
AMVE A306BF	Production Design for Animation and VFX	5
AMVE A400BF	Animation Project	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 2 entry Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

1. 100 credits of compulsory core courses;
2. 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
3. 5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
4. 5 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
AMVE A200F	Alternative Animation	5
AMVE A201F	Animation Principles Workshop	5
AMVE A203BF	Character and Graphic Design	5
AMVE A205BF	World Art	5
AMVE A206F	Animation Production	10
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5

Year 3 (40 Credits)
AMVE A202BF	Pre-visualization	5
AMVE A204BF	Storytelling for Animators	5
AMVE A300BF	Character Animation	10
AMVE A301BF	Digital Visual Effects and Compositing	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5
5 credits of General Education courses		5

Year 4 (40 Credits)
AMVE A302F	Particles and Procedural Effects	5
AMVE A303BF	Cinematic Sound Design	5
AMVE A304BF	Motion Graphics	5
AMVE A305BF	Producing and Production Management	5
AMVE A306BF	Production Design for Animation and VFX	5
AMVE A400BF	Animation Project	10
5 credits of General Education courses		5

Students have to obtain a total of 80 credits of compulsory core courses.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 3 (40 Credits)
AMVE A202BF	Pre-visualization	5
AMVE A204BF	Storytelling for Animators	5
AMVE A206F	Animation Production	10
AMVE A300BF	Character Animation	10
AMVE A301BF	Digital Visual Effects and Compositing	10

Year 4 (40 Credits)
AMVE A200F	Alternative Animation	5
AMVE A302F	Particles and Procedural Effects	5
AMVE A303BF	Cinematic Sound Design	5
AMVE A304BF	Motion Graphics	5
AMVE A305BF	Producing and Production Management	5
AMVE A306BF	Production Design for Animation and VFX	5
AMVE A400BF	Animation Project	10

2020-21 & theafter
Year 2 Senior Entry
Year 3 Senior Entry

For a complete program structure, please refer to the following table. Students must complete 120 credits of cores courses in the programme, plus 40 credits of elective courses in General Education, English Language Enhancement and Outside Discipline Subjects.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 1
AMVE A100F	History of Animation and Visual Effects	5
AMVE A101F	Studio Art I: Drawing and Life Drawing	5
AMVE A102F	Studio Art II: Painting	5
AMVE A201F	Animation Principles Workshop	5
AMVE A209F	Art Direction for Animation and Visual Effects	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 2
AMVE A200F	Alternative Animation	5
AMVE A203F	Character and Graphic Design	5
AMVE A206F	Animation Production	10
AMVE A207F	Motion Graphics Design	5
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
5 credits of General Education courses		5


Year 3
AMVE A300BF	Character Animation	10
AMVE A301BF	Digital Visual Effects and Compositing	10
AMVE A302F	Particles and Procedural Effects	5
AMVE A311BF	Storytelling and Pre-visualization	5
5 credits of General Education courses		5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 4
AMVE A303BF	Cinematic Sound Design	5
AMVE A305F	Producing and Production Management	5
AMVE A312BF	Advanced Animation Production	5
AMVE A313BF	Advanced Visual Effects Production	5
AMVE A314BF	Innovations in Animation and Visual Effects	5
AMVE A400BF	Animation Project	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 2 entry Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

1. 100 credits of compulsory core courses;
2. 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
3. 5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
4. 5 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
AMVE A20BF	Alternative Animation	5
AMVE A201F	Animation Principles Workshop	5
AMVE A203F	Character and Set Design	5
AMVE A206F	Animation Production	10
AMVE A207F	Motion Graphics Design	5
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
5 credits of General Education course		5

Year 3 (40 Credits)
AMVE A300BF	Character Animation	10
AMVE A301BF	Digital Visual Effects and Compositing	10
AMVE A302F	Particles and Procedural Effects	5
AMVE A311BF	Storytelling and Pre-visualization	5
10 credits of Outside Discipline courses		10

Year 4 (40 Credits)
AMVE A303BF	Cinematic Sound Design	5
AMVE A305F	Producing and Production Management	5
AMVE A312BF	Advanced Animation Production	5
AMVE A313BF	Advanced Visual Effects Production	5
AMVE A314F	Innovations in Animation and Visual Effects	5
AMVE A400BF	Animation Project	10

Students have to obtain a total of 80 credits of compulsory core courses.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 3 (40 Credits)
AMVE A206F	Animation Production	10
AMVE A207F	Motion Graphics Design	5
AMVE A300BF	Character Animation	10
AMVE A301BF	Digital Visual Effects and Compositing	10
AMVE A311BF	Storytelling and Pre-visualization	5

Year 4 (40 Credits)
AMVE A302F	Particles and Procedural Effects	5
AMVE A303BF	Cinematic Sound Design	5
AMVE A305F	Producing and Production Management	5
AMVE A312BF	Advanced Animation Production	5
AMVE A313BF	Advanced Visual Effects Production	5
AMVE A314F	Innovations in Animation and Visual Effects	5
AMVE A400BF	Animation Project	10

English Language Enhancement Courses, such as:
ENGL A101F	University English Writing Skills	5
ENGL A102F	Classic American Films	5
ENGL A103F	British and American Short Stories	5
ENGL A104F	World Englishes and Cultures	5
ENGL A105F	Hong Kong Literature in English	5
ENGL A106F	English in Media and Popular Culture	5
ENGL A107F	Children's Literature in English	5
ENGL A108F	English and Popular Song Lyrics	5
ENGL A122F	Presentation Skills	5
ENGL A131F	Introduction to English Fiction	5
ENGL A132F	Introduction to English Drama and Poetry	5
ENGL A203F	Hitchcock Films	5
ENGL A204F	Modern British and American Drama	5
ENGL A205F	Folktales and Children's Literature in English	5
ENGL A206F	Asian Writings in English	5
ENGL A231F	English Literature in the Modern World	5
ENGL A235F	World Englishes and Globalization	5

Outside Discipline courses, such as:
CHIN A165CF	Chinese Studies Foundation: History of Chinese Literature	5
CHIN A275CF	Classical Chinese Shi Poetry	5
CHIN A276CF	Classical Chinese Ci Poetry	5
CHIN A277CF	Introduction to Chinese Literature	5
CHIN A353CF	Writing for Multi-media	5
CHIN A356CF	Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature	5
CHIN A363CF	Introduction to News Writing	5
CHIN A365CF	Selected Topics in Contemporary Chinese Literature	5
ECON A231F	Introduction to Microeconomics	5
ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
PSYC A221F	Introductory Psychology	5
PTH A201CF	Intermediate Putonghua I	5
PTH A202CF	Intermediate Putonghua II	5
PUAD A222F	Introduction to Public Administration	5
SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5
SOCI A325F	Understanding Chinese Society	5
TRAN A261CF	Introduction to Translation (English-Chinese)	5
TRAN A271CF	Introduction to Translation (Chinese-English)	5

Career and Further Studies

Graduates of the programme have a broad range of employment opportunities in creative industries, such as:

Animation Studio
Film and Television
Advertising
Post-production House
Interactive Media
Game Design
Toy / Product Design
Creative Art Education

Graduates of the programme are prepared to undertake postgraduate study in Hong Kong or overseas.

Programme website

For further information, please visit the programme website
https://ca.hkmu.edu.hk/programmes/undergraduate-programmes/bfa-hons-animation-and-visual-effects/

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to this programme, students shall have to satisfy the General Admission Requirements set by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the specific requirements of the programme.

There are no specific subject requirements for this programme.

For Senior Entry, please refer to Senior Entry Requirement and Non-JUPAS Local Application Procedures

Ms. LAU Sin Yee Berry

Assistant Academic Support Officer,
BFA (Hons) in Animation & Visual Effects
BA (Hons) in Computing & Interactive Entertainment

vwsyeung@hkmu.edu.hk

Programme Outline

Aims

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Programme Structure

Career and Further Studies

Programme website

Admission Requirements

Programme Team

Mr. WONG Shu Kei Walter

Mr. MAK Shing Fung Vincent

Mr. CHAN Yat Ming Anthony

Mr. CHAN Tsz Kei Jacky

Mr. CHUI Pak Chuen Patrick

Mr. SIU Kiu San John

Mr. YIP Wing Kit Ray

Ms. YUEN Yiu Ping Patsy

Ms. LAU Sin Yee Berry