Programme Structure: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Digital Animation 

Year 1

  • 2D Animation Techniques​
  • Acting for Animation
  • Animation Drawing and Composition 
  • Animation Techniques​
  • Art Direction for Animation​
  • Audio Design for Animation​
  • Digital Transformation and E-Commerce​
  • Film Studies​
  • MPU1* 
  • National Language/Other Languages 
  • Principles of Animation 
  • Project Pitch for Animation​
  • Scriptwriting and Storyboarding 

Year 2

  • 3D Animation I 
  • 3D Animation II 
  • 3D Character Visualization​
  • Art Law and Cyber Law​
  • Communicative English​
  • Design Research​
  • Digital Video Production 
  • Elective I
  • Elective II 
  • Figures Studies for Animation​
  • Final Project​
  • Motion Graphics​
  • Video Compositing and Special Effects 

Year 3

  • Co-Curriculum​
  • Design Reflective Practice​
  • Elective III​
  • Ethics and Professional Conduct 
  • Final Project 
  • History of Art & Animation​
  • Industrial Training 
  • MPU I**
  • Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies​ 

Elective I - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Creative Thinking and Idea Generation 
  • Digital Photography 

  • Elective II - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Creative Writing 
    • Public Speaking 

  • Elective III - Choose 1 course

    • Digital Entreprise 
    • Fundamentals of Psychology 
    • Sociology in Malaysia Context

MPU 1* - Choose 1 course

      • Falsafah dan Isu Semasa - For Local Students 

      • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 - For International Students 

  • MPU 1** - Choose 1 course

      • Philosophy and Current Issues - For International Students 
      • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban  - For Local Students 

National Language/Other Languages - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan (A) - For Malaysian only, without SPM-BM credit
  • Communication Tamil For Health Sciences
  • Introduction to French
  • Introduction to German Language
  • Introduction to Japanese
  • Introduction to Korean
  • Introduction to Tamil Language
  • Introduction to Thai Language

    Co-curriculum - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Art, Craft, and Design
    • Arts and Cultural Performance
    • Community Project
    • Music Performance

    Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.