Explore our Games and Animation courses

Why study Games and Animation with us?

Play at PAX! Students showcase their games for everyone to play

Access The Arcade, Australia's first games co-working space

Choose Games and Animation at Swinburne

We offer a range of gaming courses that:

  • combine design principles with practical learning 
  • offer hands-on production experience and test your creativity
  • showcase digital media's latest technologies 
  • explore society’s impact on the games and animations we produce
  • will start your future in the burgeoning digital media, media, and gaming industries.

Browse our courses to find detailed information, application dates, ATAR scores, fees, entry requirements and more.

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Featured Games and Animation courses

  • Bachelor of Animation

  • 100 credit points towards this degree

    Bachelor of Games and Interactivity

  • Bachelor of Games and Interactivity / Bachelor of Animation

  • Bachelor of Games and Interactivity / Bachelor of Computer Science

Student work in stop motion animation

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    Stop motion student work
  • Film production space featuring an abstract multi coloured forrest set
    Stop motion student work
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    Stop motion student work
Swinburne's game makers at PAX Australia

Swinburne's game makers at PAX Australia

Months of work comes together for Swinburne games students at PAX – Australia's biggest gaming convention. In their final year, students from a variety of courses get the chance to showcase their work to industry and fellow gamers.

Join student ambassador Sam on a tour of Swinburne's stand in the PAX Expo Hall and the student games on show, from destructive construction workers to escapee robots.

Press play on an exciting career in games – study games at Swinburne.

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