This degree allows you to explore creative fields including animated filmmaking, visual effects, game development and the visual arts by providing a solid grounding in the fundamental concepts, practices and history of animation. You can tailor your learning to the industry areas of most interest to you. From the first year you will develop your knowledge and skills of 2D and 3D animation, introducing you to the methods and processes involved in animating computer-generated characters to achieve convincing and appealing actions.

You will be encouraged to experiment with a range of animation styles and techniques while producing your own animations, graphics and visual effects. Studies in industry workflows, tools, process and skills will equip you with a strong understanding of current industry practices—from concept development to timelines and finished works. Later in your degree your studies will include CGI production in preparation for final-year projects and work integrated learning opportunities.

The ability to create, build worlds and animate characters opens doors to a variety of careers. Animation is an important part of filmmaking, TV production and creative advertising and marketing. It’s also integral to games production.

Graduates find employment in the many Brisbane-based animation companies, or throughout Australia and across the globe. Graduate  are employed in various roles as animators, concept artists, producers, teachers,visual effects artists, game artists and designers across a range of industries including animation and film production studios, computer games companies, advertising and design agencies as well as in companies specialised in visualisation for architecture, research and education.

Recent graduates have worked on award-winning films including I Robot, King Kong, Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla and How to Train Your Dragon and developing games including Hellblade and Disney Infinity 3.0.

This course can be also followed with a graduate-entry teacher education course* which enables you to become a qualified teacher. Pathways also exist to prepare you for further study including research.

* Entry to graduate-entry teacher education courses usually requires that you have studied a range of units in a different subject area to the main focus of your degree. This forms the basis of your second teaching area. Check the entry requirements for specific teaching courses at www.qut.edu.au/study

Possible careers

• Advertising Professional
• Animator
• Artist
• Computer Game Programmer
• Computer Games Developer
• Film/Television Producer
• Internet Professional
• Media Industry Specialist
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Multimedia Designer
• Post-production specialist
• Visual Artist
• Web Designer