Bachelor of Animation Swinburne University of Technology

The Bachelor of Animation is designed to provide students with practical, hands-on experience in 2D, 3D and stop-motion animation for film and television, visual effects and games. Develop an understanding of animation and production techniques. Choose to specialise in character animation, production design, production management, story development or direction. Learn about film, television and animation history and theory; and the development of narrative structures as applied to animation. Gain access to state-of-the-art workstations; a purpose-built animation studio; interactive pen displays; high-end cameras; and render farms for processing 3D computer animation.

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Animation requires students to complete units of study to the value of 300 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Course learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• exercise critical thinking and judgement to articulate concepts and solve problems across a range of animation media and contexts
• analyse, critically review, consolidate and synthesise knowledge of animation to inform creative and technical decision-making
• apply cognitive and technical skills to pre-visualise and produce animation within linear or interactive narrative structures
• demonstrate a breadth of creative and production techniques to craft high quality characters, objects, environments and their animation
• present a clear, coherent and independent articulation of animation topics, genres and trends within the field of animation
• show initiative and judgement during the development, production and management of animated concepts
• compare, select and apply best-practice production techniques and workflows to different animation mediums and contexts
• extend communication and organisational skills to manage animation projects and tasks with personal responsibility and accountability
• perceive organisational, social, legal and ethical issues, and address these within the development, production and distribution of animated productions.

Career opportunities

The program provides a range of opportunities within the film, television and animation industries as well as allied creative industries such as the games, web broadcasting, education and digital media areas.