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National code: CUA60620 Advanced diploma (TAFE) Hawthorn Send me a link to this course

You’ve begun to build your animation skills in a diploma course or have industry experience and a portfolio to show it. Sounds like you’re ready for Swinburne’s Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation.

This advanced diploma course furthers your understanding and skills in the creation of animated content across a variety of screen and media platforms. The emphasis is on conceptual and technical aspects of production, enabling you to develop projects in a chosen area, work independently and collaboratively with others, and manage projects from concept to screen.

Major study areas include:

Pre-visualisation
Script writing
Storyboarding
Character design and modelling
2D and 3D animation
Motion graphics, and more

You’ll also benefit from invaluable real-world experience in a broad range of production industry operations, offering hands-on training using the latest screen technologies.

Graduate job-ready and pursue work in the screen and media industries as an animator, 3D modeller, concept artist, compositing artist, or web animator – or any role that might bring your career aspirations to life.

Duration

1 year full-time

Intakes

Hawthorn (March) - View application and start dates

Study mode

Full-time

VTAC course codes

3400278984
Animation (fee type determined by provider)
3400278064
Film and Television

This course allows you to pathway to another qualification.

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.

Student work

Swinburne's Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media -Animation students have worked on some amazing projects recently! Check out their latest pieces in this showreel.

Course information in detail

- Course detail, course structure and units of study.

Course description

The Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation provides students with an inspired approach to the creation of animation content for screen, media and design industries, placing emphasis on conceptual and technical aspects of the production process for animation. Major study areas focus on pre-visualisation, script writing, storyboarding, production pipeline for animation, including 2D and 3D animation, 3D modeling and character design, motion graphics, video and sound design, post-production and visual effects. Students at this level will be able to creatively develop projects and work both independently and collaboratively with others, focus on a chosen area of interest and manage projects from conception to completion. The course is committed to providing students with immersive real-world industry experiences and work ready focused learning. Dependent on COVID-19 impacts, the course provides students industry collaboration opportunities with hands-on training using the latest screen technologies and best practice approach to a broad range of creative media production industry operations.

Year 12 applicants will typically apply for the Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation, structured to provide students with basic knowledge of animation for screen, media and design industries, and then progress to the Advanced Diploma, designed to further develop and refine one's knowledge and skills in the key areas of curriculum: concept development; script writing; 2D animation; 3D animation; character modeling and animation; production for screen; post-production; sound design; editing.

Course structure

Students must complete the four core and twelve elective units listed

Technical Requirements

To engage fully in your studies, you are required to purchase or access the following equipment and technologies.

Computer
Headphone with microphone
Camera through a computer connected to the internet to use “Collaborate Ultra” within the CANVAS Learning Management System
Internet access
External Hard Drive (1TB minimum)

When purchasing or accessing a computer we highly recommend the below specifications are considered either Apple Macintosh or Windows PC.

COMPUTER RECOMMENDATIONS:

Component Minimum Performance Top Performance

GPU 1080p: 4GB VRAM or 4K: 8GB VRAM 6K-8K: 20GB VRAM

CPU 4 Cores 18 Cores

RAM HD: 16GB 4K: 32GB 6K-8K: 64GB

Internal Storage 1TB SSD 4TB SSD

Units of study

Core Units

Work professionally in the creative arts industry (CUAIND611)

Establish and maintain safe creative practice (CUAPPR515)

Engage in the business of creative practice (CUAPPR613)

Evolve ideas for professional creative work (CUAPPR615)

Elective Units

Lead innovative thinking and practice (BSBSTR801)

Create 3D digital character animations (CUAANM511)

Design specifications for animation and digital visual effects (CUAANM513)

Realise production designs (CUADES522)

Direct performers for screen productions (CUADRT512)

Establish creative vision for screen productions (CUADRT611)

Edit complex media productions (CUAPOS511)

Plan and manage pre-production activities (CUAPPM613)

Collaborate in professional creative projects (CUAPPR612)

Extend expertise in a specialist art form to professional level (CUAPPR616)

Develop sound designs (CUASOU513)

Write scripts (CUAWRT601)

Careers and graduate outcomes

- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.

Career opportunities

The Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills necessary for working in screen and media industry. Graduates may find a career as either an independent media artist, or within a production house or design studio in the role of: animator, motion designer, production designer, storyboard artist, 3D modeler, editor or visual effects artist, roto artist, compositor.

Aims and objectives

The Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation aims to provide students with high level skills in pre-production, production and post-production within screen and media. Course content and projects are designed to allow conceptual and technical autonomy and to encourage creative thinking, innovation and collaborative work practices anchored in broad cultural contexts. Projects are conceived and designed to emulate industry practices with a focus on communication skills, use of technology, team work, deadlines, industry standards and regulations, whilst developing engaging creative content.

Pathways and scholarships

- Pathways.

Pathways

Pathways allow students to progress from one qualification to another where the first course is recognised as an entry requirement and/or provides advanced standing to the second.

Successful completion of Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation allows you to progress to this course	Maximum amount of credit available
Bachelor of Animation	12 units

This information should be used as a guide for those who have completed a course and are seeking credit into another course. For those yet to commence their course, during the time taken to complete, this information may change. Credit available may vary depending on the major selected within any given degree. Progression to professional degrees may be subject to additional criteria or academic performance.

Learn more about pathways.

Course fees and requirements

- Entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.

Course fees

A VET Student Loan is available for this course – allowing you to defer part of your fees if you're eligible.

The maximum VET Student Loan amount for this course is $16,788. You must start repaying this loan once you earn above the compulsory repayment threshold.

Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation Estimated course fees for 2023*
*You will need to pay this amount if you do not* receive a VET Student Loan**	$18,690	$12,200	This course is not eligible for Free TAFE
You will need to pay this amount if you do receive a VET Student Loan	$1,902	Fully Covered	This course is not eligible for Free TAFE

Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Animation

Estimated course fees for 2023*

For students who are not granted a Skills First government-subsidised place

For students who are granted a Skills First government-subsidised place

Is this a Free TAFE course?

You will need to pay this amount if you do not receive a VET Student Loan

$18,690

$12,200

This course is not eligible for Free TAFE

You will need to pay this amount if you do receive a VET Student Loan

$1,902

Fully Covered

This course is not eligible for Free TAFE

Fees published on this page are estimates only and are subject to change depending on individual circumstances at the time of enrolment. The above fees apply for units studied in 2023 only and may change for units studied in future years. There may be additional costs related to learning material and equipment.

This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding.

Skills First Government-subsidised place
You could be granted a Skills First government-subsidised place when you apply for this course. Check your eligibility now.

Concession rates for vocational students
Concession rates for Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs are also available if you self-identify as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and qualify for a government-subsidised training place under the Indigenous Completions Initiative.

The eligibility criteria are set by the Victorian Government and assessed by Swinburne in accordance with government directives, which are subject to change at any time.

Find out if you’re eligible for a fee concession here.

Full course fee
If you are not granted a government subsidised place, the full course fee will apply. Check your eligibility now.

Indicative nominal course hours: 1,010.

Entry requirements

Successful completion of relevant diploma level qualification. Applicants with 18 months full-time relevant industry experience can provide a CV and submit a portfolio of work demonstrating evidence of the following skills/knowledge:

preproduction for screen and media, including storyboarding, concept development and script writing
stages of production in the screen and media industry
2D and 3D animation software
sound production and sound recording
video recording and editing.