Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) - Queensland University of Technology

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Why choose this course?
Animation is reaching into more and more industries because of the increasing virtualisation of cultural material, the application of visualisation in a range of settings, and the emergence of new industries which rely on animators. Animation, visual effects, computer graphics, gaming, visualisation and motion graphics are established professions, with new job descriptions emerging constantly.

Practical teaching
You will work in a studio setting with a select group of students. Being a studio based course, you will learn the techniques of idea development into timelines through to finished works, replicating real-world situations.

Through an emphasis on practice-led enquiry and studio critique, you will be encouraged to express and develop your ideas in creative and innovative ways. With our emphasis on current workflows and tools as well as traditional perspectives on the craft of filmmaking, design and animation, our students take a solid set of industry-ready practices with them on graduation.

Facilities / technology
You will learn in purpose-built animation studios in the award winning QUT Creative Industries Precinct. You will be trained in high-end software packages like Maya, ZBrush, Silo, Mudbox, Boujou and After Effects.

Career outcomes
Graduates are career-ready for a range of industries including animation, games, visual effects, visualization, architecture, industrial design, and real-time studios as well as traditional advertising and design agencies. QUT graduates are highly regarded in the animation industry, with many working in Australia and Internationally as visual effects producers, game artists, designers, concept artists, or storytellers in their own right.

What our students say
QUT graduate Dan Cotter wasn't sure that university was the best setting in which to pursue a career in Animation. After researching his options he chose QUT because of the prominence it gives the creative industries.

'QUT is a creative utopia! I developed a strong sense of independence. We were taught to be free thinkers, to value our own opinions. QUT teaches you to take charge. I have the confidence to believe in myself, the ability to self-evaluate, to actively seek to improve. I was taught to teach myself, which is especially invaluable in my industry, where tools and techniques are constantly evolving.'

Dan was promoted to a lead position at Photon VFX after less than a year the industry. His team works on Animalia, one of the most visually beautiful children's programs on television.

Addtional Entry Requirements
Applicants are selected on the basis of their portfolio and previous academic achievement.

Overview
This project-based course is designed to meet the technical, creative and conceptual development needs of the animation and 3D computer graphics industry. You will work within a studio environment learning how an animation studio is run, the various roles undertaken in a studio, and the flow of a production from pitch to delivery. Through exercising production roles, you will develop core work and communication skills, demonstrating these through exploration of form and character, design and development, and iteration through critique while following industry standards of presentation of design ideas in pitch, play and preproduction.

You will learn creative and technical skills within a contextual framework, which allows you to build your career in digital product and new media strategy.

Career Outcomes
Graduates can work in visual effects, direction or animation for film, television, advertising, or real-time games; visualisation for architecture, medicine and training simulation.

Course Structure
In order to complete this course, students must undertake two Creative Industries Foundation units, a maximum of 18 discipline or specified units relating to the chosen major and a minimum of four electives.

Course Structure