The DePaul Animation Program - Chicago

Our Story

The DePaul Animation Program is part of DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts. There are currently over 250 majors enrolled in our Animation MFA, MA, BFA and BA degrees, and we have 13 full-time Animation faculty members who have worked for studios including Walt Disney Animation Studios, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, JibJab, Sesame Street, Klasky Csupo, and Will Vinton. Past visiting artists include the Brothers Quay, Yuri Norstein, David OReilly, the Wachowskis, PES, Joanna Preistley, Chris Sasaki of Pixar, and Jesse Moynihan, Michael Deforge, and Sam Alden of Adventure Time.

We offer studies in hand-drawn animation, Maya, game art, motion graphics, experimental animation, technical art, and stop motion animation. Animation resources include two teaching labs with 25 Cintiqs each, a stop motion studio, two green screen stages, a sound recording and mixing studio, and a mocap studio.

Animation students have also been a part of game teams that have produced the IGF Student Showcase winning games Octodad and Devil’s Tuning Fork.

Learn more about our degrees:

Animation MFA http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/MFA-in-Animation.aspx
Animation MA http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/MA-in-Animation.aspx
Animation BFA http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/Current/Requirements-BFA-in-Animation-Cinema.aspx
Animation BFA - Game Art http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/Current/Requirements-BFA-in-Animation-Game-Art.aspx
Animation BA http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/BA-in-Animation.aspx