3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
This degree is the ideal launching pad for you to play a significant role in the animation and visual effects industries in Australia and abroad. Using top-of-the-line hardware and premium industry-recognised software, you’ll produce original animated projects from concept to delivery. Griffith University is an officially recognised Toon Boom Centre of Excellence, which verifies the Griffith Film School Bachelor of Animation meets a high standard of depth, breadth and quality. Learn skills in concept development, storyboarding, 2D, 3D and stop motion character animation, editing, sound recording, visual effects, virtual production, post-production and motion capture. Develop a strong foundation of drawing, screen analysis, scriptwriting and animation principles, and enhance or diversify your skillset by pursuing one of the following majors: character animation; art direction; post production, virtual production and VFX, 3D art and environments, writing and development. Access an exciting calendar of on-campus exhibitions, guest lectures, master classes and artist talks delivered by local and international experts.
Client work and internships that are part of this degree will help you sketch out your future career. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Animation at GU.
Griffith University
Griffith University will commence making offers on 21 November 2025, and additional offers may be considered in subsequent rounds should places still be available.
Character animation, art direction, post production, virtual production and VFX, 3D art and environments, writing and development.
This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges
Important offer advice: Should you receive an offer into this program you will be required to enrol into classes* within a short timeframe. This information will be included in your Starting@Griffith email and expressed in the number of days from the day of issue of your email and is in line with the offer response date in your QTAC offer email. Please note that the number of days can vary depending on when the offer was made. This requirement applies irrespective of whether you accepted conditionally or unconditionally. If you do not enrol* into at least one class for your program by 5pm on the response day your offer will lapse. Lapsed offers are not automatically reinstated and reinstatement is subject to available places. *Enrolling into classes means that you are advising when you are attending class/es. Enrolment must be submitted.
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.
Trimester 1 – applications and portfolios must be submitted by 31 October 2025.
Trimester 2 – applications and portfolios must be submitted by 15 May 2026.
Applicants who apply after these dates may be considered via ATAR/Rank should places still be available. Late applicants should refer to the Portfolio Admission website.
Admission to the Bachelor of Animation is via portfolio or ATAR/Rank. Offers are made on an ongoing basis, subject to available places.
Admission via portfolio requires applicants to submit a portfolio directly to Griffith University via an online submission portal. Visit the Portfolio Admission website for up to date messaging and information on portfolio requirements including how to pay for and submit your portfolio to Griffith University.
Guaranteed Admission Schemes do not apply to this program.
Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C).
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Depending on your areas of specialisation, you may find roles in 2D, 3D/CGI and stop-motion character animation; visual effects for film, television, computer games and interactive media; scriptwriting; storyboarding and pre-visualisation; illustration; graphic art; compositing; and matte painting.