Bachelor of Animation - 241212

Bachelor of Animation

241212

Creative and Performing Arts

Launch your career in animation and visual effects with hands-on training in 2D, 3D, stop-motion, VFX, and more. Create original projects using industry tools and gain experience through client work and internships.

Full time Part time

Course Fee

CSP/$12200 (1st year contribution)

Griffith University - Brisbane City

Start Date

Mar 2027

Jul 2027

Duration

3 years Full time or 6 years Part time

Offer Rounds

23 Dec 2026, 3 Jun 2027

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

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 University 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, and writing and development. Access an exciting calendar of on-campus exhibitions, guest lectures, master classes and artist talks delivered by local and international experts, helping you to build industry-ready skills and critical global contacts to launch a career in animation and related fields. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Animation at GU.

Griffith University

Note

Griffith University will commence making offers on 20 November 2026, and additional offers may be considered in subsequent rounds should places still be available.

Majors

Character animation, art direction, post production, virtual production and VFX, 3D art and environments, writing and development.

Fee notes

This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges

Other requirements

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.

Prerequisites

Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.

Fixed closing date

Trimester 1 – applications and portfolios must be submitted by 30 October 2026.

Trimester 2 – applications and portfolios must be submitted by 14 May 2027.

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.

Additional entry requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Animation is via portfolio with limited offers made via ATAR/Rank. Portfolio offers to commence being made in November.

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.

Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee (Head Start Stream only) and VET Guarantee apply to this program. For more information visit Guaranteed Admission at GU.

Assumed knowledge

Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C).

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

Notes

* “<5" – indicates less than 5 ATAR/Selection Rank based offers were made

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.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

Percentage of all students

13.4%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

75.6%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5

Career opportunities

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.

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