RMIT University (RMIT) houses the College of Design and Social Context (DSC), home to eight schools, 21,000 students, and more than 1,000 academics and teachers. DSC Programs range from Certificates to PhDs in Art, Design, Media and Communication, Fashion, Architecture, Education, Property Management, and Social Studies.
The School of Design at RMIT University (RMIT) is part of the College of DSC. The School has several paths to study Animation. At the undergraduate level, RMIT has an Animation and Interactive Media BDes. Graduate students may enroll in the Master of Animation, Games and Interactivity or the Graduate Certificate in this area.
The Animation and Interactive Media BDes is a full-time, studio-based program that explores 2D and 3D Animation, Interactive Media, and Special Effects (SFX). Courses are hands-on and include Animation and Interactive Media Studio 1-4, Animation and Interactive Media Design for Movement, 2D and 3D Animation, Sound Design for animation, Advanced Visual Effects, and 3D Animation Practice, among others. Students will also have opportunities to take electives to develop skills in Sound Design, Experimental Video, Alternative Animation, and more.
In the final year of this three-year program, Animation students will collaborate on projects with peers, and produce a major industry-ready work on their own.
Graduates of the RMIT Animation and Interactive Media BDes Program are Animators, 3D Visualizers and Modelers, Digital Artists, Art Directors, Character Designers, Motion Graphic Designers, Pre-Production Artists, and Visual Effects (VFX) Artists. Some program graduates teach, while others have launched their own studios and freelance businesses.
Program alumni have exhibited at festivals and conferences such as Annecy, London International Animation Festival (LIAF), ACM SIGGRAPH (Association for Computing Machinery-Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques), and Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF). They have also been hired at major studios and agencies such as LucasArts, Viskatoons, and Method Studios (formerly Iloura).
The Graduate Certificate in Animation, Games, and Interactivity at RMIT University consist of three courses: Professional Preproduction; Animation, Games and Interactivity Studio 1; and The Illusion of Life. This six-month program prepares students for careers in Animation and Games, and it guarantees entry into the Master of Animation, Games, and Interactivity.
The RMIT Master of Animation, Games, and Interactivity features access to industry-standard technology and contemporary studios; a collaborative learning and production environment with access to industry professionals, academic staff, and research centers such as the Centre for Games Design Research; the opportunity to work alongside the creative co-working community ACMI X; and the chance to exhibit at Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
Course examples include Animation, Games and Interactivity Studio 1-3; Advanced Play Design; Character, Place and Simulation; Animated Narratives; Research Methods for Design and Digital Media; and Professional Preproduction. In year two of the program, students will complete the Professional Research Project (Animation, Games and Interactivity) worth 24 credit points, and the Animation, Games and Interactivity Industry Portfolio, worth 12 credit points.
The Master of Animation, Games and Interactivity can be completed in two years full-time or four years part-time. Graduates are prepared for advanced technical careers in all areas of Animation, Games, and Interactive Media.
Founded in 1887, RMIT University employs nearly 10,000 global staff members that serve more than 90,000 students across three campuses and two sites in Australia, two campuses in Vietnam, and a research and industry collaboration center in Spain. RMIT also provides programs to students through partners in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. The undergraduate and graduate programs at EMIT are housed across four academic colleges and 16 academic schools.