C04212v2 Master of Animation
Award(s): Master of Animation (MAnim)UAC code: 942109 (Autumn semester)
CRICOS code: 051467J
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This course provides practising animators and graduates of animation or related fields the opportunity to achieve a master's degree by a combination of coursework and project work.
The course involves a cross-disciplinary study of animation offered by three course areas: UTS: Information Technology, UTS: Communication and UTS: Design, Architecture and Building. It reflects their teaching strengths in digital design, animation, programming and production. It is the first postgraduate course in Australia to offer a Master of Animation rather than just a major in animation.
Course aims
The course comprises a combination of coursework, research and project work. Coursework areas include traditional film animation, 2D and 3D digital animation, graphic visualisation, object-oriented programming and animation studies, culminating in the production of a short animated work. Animation production is undertaken as project work in the final semester and provides an opportunity for students to explore an area of particular interest or professional benefit. This may be undertaken as individual work or as part of a collaborative team.
Career options
Career options include positions in animation, including animation for the internet, architecture, character design, computer game software design, experimental animation, feature film production, film and television graphics, special effects and storyboard design.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Previous qualifications must be in an area of animation, design, media studies or production, information technology or visual arts. Applicants must also have a demonstrated interest in animation design, animation studies or animation production. Applicants with considerable professional experience but without formal qualifications may be admitted to the course on the basis of their professional experience.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Applications
Applicants must submit:
- A showreel of one or more animated/moving image works not longer than 10 minutes in total viewing time that demonstrates their capabilities in animation and/or video/film. The show-reel should be on DVD (able to play in all regions) and in an accessible file format, e.g. Quick-time/avi or Flash (.swf only). Alternatively, showreels viewable as a linked URL are also accepted. Applicants should include a list of the works and a brief synopsis (not more that 50 words each) for each work/sequence. If applicants worked collaboratively on the works/sequences, they should indicate the role played in the creation of the work/sequence.
- A print portfolio of images that demonstrates other aspects of their ideas and skills for animation and film making. It may include drawings, illustrations, storyboards, the design of 3D objects and visualisations, photomedia, scripts, and other form of visual expression that explore the moving image. The portfolio should consist of a maximum of 10 pages in either A4 printed form, or as an Adobe PDF Portfolio placed onto the showreel disc or linked to the URL.
- A CV, that must clearly articulate their design-related experience, with a personal statement that should be a maximum of 300 words and must address the reasons for wishing to undertake a Master of Animation, in either printed form, or as an Adobe PDF file placed onto the showreel disc or linked to the URL.
Course duration and attendance
The course may be completed in one-and-a-half years of full-time or three years of part-time study.
Course structure
The course comprises 72 credit points of study, made up of 24 credit points of project subjects, 30 credit points of core subjects and 18 credit points from an approved program of elective subjects.
Each student is assisted by the course coordinator to develop a pattern of study best suited to their needs.
Course completion requirements
| STM90581 Core subjects | 54cp | |
| CBK90464 Animation subjects choice | 18cp | |
| Total | 72cp |
Course program
The example program below is for a full-time student commencing in Autumn semester.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57130 Animation Concepts Seminar | 6cp | |
| 32543 3D Animation | 6cp | |
| 57108 Film Animation | 6cp | |
| 89200 Graphic Visualisation | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 89201 Animation Genres Seminar | 6cp | |
| Select 18 credit points from the following options: | 18cp | |
| 32501 Computer Graphics | 6cp | |
| 32510 Principles of Object-oriented Programming in C++ | 6cp | |
| 32003 Computer Game Design | 6cp | |
| 57169 Moving Image | 6cp | |
| 57171 Writing for the Screen | 6cp | |
| 57170 Sound and Interaction | 6cp | |
| 89204 2D Digital Animation | 6cp | |
| 89202 3D Digital Animation 1 | 6cp | |
| 89203 3D Digital Animation 2 | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn or Spring semester | ||
| Select 24 credit points from the following options: | 24cp | |
| 89990 Animation Project | 24cp | |
| 89991 Animation Project A | 12cp | |
| 89992 Animation Project B | 12cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from the Building 6 Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.dab.uts.edu.au
