Bachelor of Animation/ Bachelor of Applied Innovation

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.
• Perceive organisational, social, legal and ethical issues, and address these within the development, production and distribution of animated productionss
• Apply a series of thinking systems, creativity toolkits and innovation frameworks to design contextually-relevant solutions addressing local and global challenges in and outside their discipline
• Identify and articulate opportunities to innovate and create impact informed by user-centred research and/or data
• Adapt their discipline skillsets in new situations in response to complex and changing contexts, including interdisciplinary environments
• Facilitate and contribute to innovation teams that seek solutions

Entry requirements

Applied Innovation career outcomes will vary depending on discipline focus and individual majors, and complement discipline employability skills through innovation capabilities. Graduates will have the skills and attributes for a range of professional innovation roles including Innovation Consultant, Innovation Lead, Innovation Analyst, Strategic Designer, Creative Producer, Start-up Founder, Human-Centred Researcher, Self-employed Entrepreneur, Product Manager, Transformation Lead, Innovation Strategist and Innovation Manager.