The Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visual Effects is designed for graduates and professionals both within and outside of the animation and visual effects industry who aim to enter or upskill in this growing and evolving field.
This shortened and customisable program combines technical, conceptual, creative and professional skills to enable you to explore your interests and develop as an animation and VFX artist. With access to world-class facilities and a diverse community of artists and designers, you’ll be guided by academics with a wealth of industry experience.
- Join a global top 50 university (QS World University Rankings, 2023).
- Develop as an artist on campus at UNSW Art & Design, a campus dedicated to creativity at the centre of Sydney’s creative sector.
- Gain a prestigious Go8 education at a university dedicated to shaping a generation of socially conscious change-makers and leaders across art and design.
- Access flexible study options. Our timetables are designed to allow you to work while studying, with the added opportunity to gain industry feedback and real-world work experience through internship options. Depending on your experience, you can also fast-track your degree and graduate in one year.
- Our research in digital media has been rated well above world standard four times since 2010 by the Australian Research Council (ERA ranking 5).
- Tap into a diverse array of creative expertise with lectures from world-class companies featured at venues, festivals, museums and galleries in Australia and across the world, including Weta Digital, Animal Logic, DreamWorks Animation, Rising Sun Pictures, Cutting Edge and more.
- Be inspired by UNSW Art & Design's extensive alumni network of digital media trailblazers and innovators, including Duncan Ramson (CEO at The Endless Co.), Lynette Wallworth (Emmy award-winning filmmaker and artist), Jack Condon (Evangelist at Epic Games), Patrick Younis (3D interaction and VFX artist) and more.