Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

    Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    AUD 27,378 / per year
    Next IntakeJuly 28, 2026

    Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

    About

    Highlights

    • Develop practical skills in motion graphics, 3D graphics, character animation, drawing and real-time modelling for virtual environments.
    • Gain real-world experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects.
    • Choose independent study options where you can design and implement creative work.
    • Tailor your animation degree to suit you with a second major, minors and/or extensions and electives.

    If you have a passion for animation and a desire to create and tell stories through this exciting visual medium, then a career in animation is for you. With employment expected to grow by 21% by 2026 (Labour Market Insights), there has never been a better time to study animation at QUT.

    Animation is an important part of filmmaking, TV production and creative advertising and marketing; it's also integral to games production.

    You will graduate with a highly skilled degree with the ability to create, build worlds and animate characters which will open doors to a variety of exciting careers.

    This degree allows you to learn the various creative aspects and techniques involved in animated filmmaking, visual effects and games by providing a solid grounding in the fundamental practices, theory, techniques and art of animation.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Minimum English language requirements

    We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

    English TestOverallListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
    IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake 6.5 6 6 6 6
    Cambridge English Score
    You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.
    176 169 169 169 169
    PTE Academic 58 50 50 50 50
    TOEFL iBT 79 16 16 21 18

    Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

    We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

    When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

    Career

    Careers and outcomes

    The ability to create, build worlds and animate characters opens doors to a variety of careers. The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation) degree will develop your confidence to pursue a career in a variety of areas such as character animation, motion design, preproduction, and emerging fields such as virtual production for games and visual effects.

    Graduates of the animation major are employed in various industries and fields locally and globally ranging from film, games and education to architecture, engineering and medical research for assisting with product previsualisation.

    QUT Animation graduates have worked on award-winning films including:

    • Bluey
    • Spider-Man: Far From Home
    • Avengers: Endgame
    • Guardians of the Galaxy
    • I, Robot
    • King Kong
    • Godzilla
    • How to Train Your Dragon.

    They have also been part of teams that developed games such as Hellblade and Disney Infinity 3.0 at major studios such as:

    • Animal Logic
    • Disney Animation
    • Lucasfilm
    • Double Negative
    • Rising Sun Pictures
    • Weta Digital.

    Possible careers

    • Advertising specialist
    • Animator
    • Artist
    • Computer games developer
    • Film/television producer
    • Illustrator
    • Media industry specialist
    • Motion capture specialist
    • Motion graphics designer
    • Multimedia designer
    • Post-production specialist
    • Procurement specialist
    • Producer
    • Virtual production specialist
    • Visual artist
    • Web designer

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    27,378 / per year

    Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

    Queensland University of Technology

    Queensland University of Technology

    Australia

    Australia, Brisbane