Students from all over the world have come to Full Sail’s Florida campus with the drive to succeed in the growing and fulfilling entertainment industry—-pursuing their interests in music, film, videogames, animation, digital design, and the web. And for over 28 years we have helped these artists turn their passion into successful careers in the fields they love.

Full Sail’s unique curriculum emphasizes intensive hands-on training using the latest industry equipment. Students learn to develop their skills in world class recording studios, spacious film soundstages, cutting-edge virtual reality labs, and a professional performing arts hall, all located on a 178-acre multimedia complex featuring over 110 specialized labs and studios. These production environments include such specialized facilities as an expansive backlot for film shoots, state-of-the-art virtual set, and a motion capture studio that gives students the practical experience and discipline to excel in their careers.

Graduates of Full Sail’s degree programs populate the world of entertainment media, working in many different roles for some of the top companies in the industry. A brief sampling of their most recent credits include films like Transformers, The Departed, and Saw IV, albums by Madonna, Ludacris, and the Deftones, and games like Madden NFL 2008, Blacksite: Area 51, and the Call of Duty series.

So if you’re dreaming of working behind the scenes on blockbuster movies, the latest hit albums, cutting-edge videogames, or any number of other entertainment media ventures, Full Sail can help get you on the road to fulfilling your career goals.



Full Sail's degree programs
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Computer Animation

Bachelor of Science Degree
The Computer Animation program focuses on the practical application of 3D computer graphics, teaching you the same software used throughout the entertainment media industry to develop games, commercials, and feature-length films. You'll bring your wildest creations to life while mastering the techniques and of professional artists and animators, including modeling, rigging, lighting, and shading.

Digital Art & Design

Bachelor of Science Degree
Much more than a design school or an art school, Full Sail's Digital Arts & Design Degree Program is carefully created to be a complete digital education. Digital art production, digital publishing, interactive media design, 3D computer graphics, DVD authoring, web design, digital video editing, and multimedia production are just a few of the courses that are available to prepare students for a career in Digital Art & Design.

Entertainment Business

Bachelor of Science (On Campus & Online)
The Entertainment Business Bachelor's Degree is a comprehensive business program that combines core courses in subjects like management, marketing, and statistics, with more advanced topics like data analysis, international business, and business law, as well as entertainment specific courses like Artist Management, Entertainment Media Distribution, and Intellectual Property. The course also requires students to develop a business proposal unique to their interests and develop it from start to finish.

Film

Bachelor of Science Degree
Full Sail's Film Degree Program covers the entire filmmaking experience, as students work united by their love of movies. Over the course of the program, the experienced, professional staff show students how to execute every position on a film production - from director, cinematographer, and producer, to key grip, set dresser, and electrician. The whole time, students use these newfound skills to actually create films.

Full Sail students work in groups that emulate a real world production crew, while shooting their projects with HD cameras, 16mm cameras, and professional 35mm film cameras like the Arricam Studio and Arricam Lite. Full Sail graduates have worked on films such as Star Wars, Talledega Nights and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and on hit shows like Lost, The Wire, and The Shield.

Game Art

Bachelor of Science Degree
Get ready to bring those game characters to life. Start with fundamental principles of computer-generated models, characters, and animation. Our program focuses on practical applications of 3D computer graphics and mirrors the processes used in the game industry to create cutting-edge game projects. Develop your talents while learning technighes like transferring real-life objects and motions into sketches and story-boards - then use these blueprints to create virtual models, animated characters and game levels.

Game Development

Bachelor of Science
The Game Design & Development program takes the mystery out of the game production industry by teaching students the skills necessary to design and create professional single and multi-player computer games for networks, consoles, and personal computers. Working in labs that mimic real world studio environments, you'll learn such industry building blocks as artificial intelligence, C++ programming, 3D graphics, and story development as you blend art and technology to make next cutting-edge titles.

Graphic Design

Associate of Science Degree
Graphic design is everywhere - from magazines, clothing apparel, and billboards to websites, corporate branding, and logo design. Over the course of 13 months, you'll study subjects and techniques like color theory, corporate branding, design and art theory, logos and symbols, typography and page layout, and much more. Develop a personal portfolio that represents your design strengths to employers, and be prepared to begin your career and lead the way to the future of graphic design.

Recording Arts


Full Sail's Recording Arts Degree Program is an intensive audio education that covers every facet of music and audio production - from tracking and overdubs to mixing and mastering - in a college environment unlike any other. Full Sail's professional recording studios allow students to record bands using the same microphones, mixing boards, and digital audio workstations used in studios all over the world.

Students learn from the best: Full Sail's instructors are studio professionals, and they bring years of audio engineering experience into the classroom, as they show how to run a professional recording session. In addition, students explore techniques for the growing world of audio for video games, and dive headfirst into the challenges of audio postproduction for movies and television shows. Full Sail grads have gone on to work with artists like Madonna, Mariah Carey, Black Eyed Peas, and Ludacris.

Show Production & Touring


Full Sail's Show Production & Touring Degree Program covers everything from the rigors of life on the road to lighting design for live production, all in the space of only 13 months. Students learn the ropes at Full Sail Live, a custom designed theater environment outfitted with the same gear that is installed in live sound venues and that travels the world with top touring acts. Students learn every aspect of live event production from experienced instructors who have spent much of their lives on tour. At the time of graduation, students are ready to start careers in event production. Full Sail grads have worked on shows like Madonna's Reinvention Tour, Staind, Cirque du Soleil, and Disney's Monsters on Ice.

Web Design & Development

Bachelor of Science
Become a part of the new age of information as we help you discover the secrets of web development in all of its many forms. Using the most current technology in the industry, discover the building blocks of development including XHTML, CSS, XML, Flash and ActionScript, server-side languages, database structures and JavaScript.

Internet Marketing (Online Only)

Bachelor of Science
Full Sail University's Internet Marketing Bachelor of Science Degree explores the constantly evolving world of integrated marketing and its role in steering the online power of successful 21st Century businesses. Providing the necessary tools for students to be able to sit ahead of the curve in the rapidly moving field of online branding, e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO), and the psychology of the online consumer, the program culminates with a final capstone project in which students create and produce their own Internet marketing campaign.
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