Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation

A Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation degree information session will be held:

• 6:00 pm Thursday, 19 January 2012 in the Exhibition Space at the Design Centre Enmore.

The Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation is a three-year professional degree that prepares graduates for careers as 3D and visual effects artists and animators in areas such as feature filmmaking, game production, television, online content development, advertising and visualisation.

Building upon the success of our Diploma of 3D Animation and Digital Effects program, this career-orientated higher education program represents a convergence of practical and theoretical aspects of 3D art and animation production.

It offers a focused, industry relevant educational experience, exploring the scope of local and international 3D and visual effects production practices.

The degree has been developed by experts with extensive experience in 3D art, animation and visual effects. It places emphasis on design in the real world. The result is a specialist degree geared towards preparing students for the practical demands of the 3D and visual effects industry.

Additional information

Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation prospectus. (PDF 1.23 MB)
TAFE NSW Higher Education.

How to apply

Prospective students must meet the degree eligibility and entry requirements for their application to be considered.

The course is designed to prepare students for the 3D art and animation production environments and international standards that operate in the creation of entertainment products and communications media.

The course will ensure that students have the skills needed to work across the production pipeline and have the knowledge needed to integrate their understanding of visual communication to serve the diverse and changing requirements of the digital media entertainment and communication industries.

The course will provide students with the foundation needed to work at the highest creative levels in these fields. Graduates will have a theoretical grounding in art and animation principles which will be supported by technical skill sets and artistic sensibilities needed to advance the industries’ technical and creative standards.

Students will be adept at contributing to collaborative and creative work processes and will possess the communication skills and technical expertise needed to meet the professional demands of industry leaders such as internationally acclaimed filmmakers, games designers and multinational communications campaigns. They will have a meaningful understanding of production in the deadline-driven commercial environment of industry and be skilled in the problem-solving and critical analysis needed to work effectively and creatively to meet international 3D and visual effects production standards.

Download our Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation course brochure. (PDF 365 KB)

This course is for people who want to work in visual media fields that currently include feature filmmaking, game design and development, television, online content development, advertising and visualisation. Possible job roles related to the skills and knowledge developed in this course include:

• 3D animator
• 3D data wrangler
• 3D lighting artist
• 3D modeller
• 3D programmer
• 3D renderer
• 3D rigger
• 3D texture artist
• 3D tracker/match-mover
• art director
• character designer designer
• compositor
• concept artist
• digital matte painter
• pre-visualisation artist
• production designer
• rotoscoper
• storyboard and layout artist
• technical assistant/director
• visual effects artist.

Graduates of the TAFE NSW Diploma of 3D Animation and Digital Effects (Course 19200) will be entitled to credit for eight (8) subjects across levels 100 and 200 in the Bachelor and Associate Degree of 3D Art and Animation.

In addition, applicants who have formally studied or who have experience in 3D, digital media, design or fine arts may apply for advanced standing where there is a substantial overlap with content and/or learning outcomes of a subject in the Bachelor of 3D Art and Animation and other subjects that the student has studied or learned from work or life experiences.

You can contact us on (02) 9217 5366 or via email Sydney.degree (AT) tafensw.edu.au.