Master of Animation and Visual Effects

Program Overview

The Master of Animation and Visual Effects at UNSW is a two-year postgraduate program that combines technical, conceptual, creative, and professional skills to prepare graduates for the rapidly growing animation and visual effects industry. Students will develop animation and visual effects projects, building their experience and profile in the field. Graduates will be highly sought after in the industry and will have the skills to drive and lead change in a broad range of fields that draw on new visualization technologies.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Animation and Visual Effects is a two-year (full-time equivalent) postgraduate program designed for graduates and professionals who aim to thrive in the rapidly growing and evolving field of animation and visual effects production and beyond. The program combines technical, conceptual, creative, and professional skills to enable you to work independently and collaboratively to realize your artistic vision. 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. Creative experimentation and skills development are at the core of the program, giving you the freedom and support to explore your interests and refine your techniques for the creative production pipelines of today and tomorrow.

Outline:

Working from concept art and pre-visualisation to production and output, you’ll develop animation and visual effects projects that will build your experience and profile in the field.

Careers:

As a UNSW Master of Animation and Visual Effects graduate, you’ll be highly sought after across the rapidly growing animation and visual effects industry in Australia and globally. You’ll also graduate from this master’s degree with the creative and technical skills that will make you adaptable and able to drive and lead change in a broad range of fields that draw on new visualisation technologies used in a breadth of fields including:

• Business
• Health and medical visualisation
• Urban environments
• Video game design
• Entertainment
• Events and festivals
• Advertising
• Product design
• Architectural visualisation