Higher Certificate in Animation and Visual Effects

Course Overview

In this course students acquire comprehensive skills in computer-generated 3D graphics and animation using the industry’s most widely used software.

The curriculum provides an understanding of the systems and equipment used for creating animation and the practical experience required for production techniques and design concepts. Students also gain expertise in business management, marketing and communications, and knowledge of the contemporary ‘infotainment’ industry.

Course Aims:

The Animation curriculum is vast in its scope and does not focus solely on the world of cartoons that is so synonymous with the term animation, in order to inform, educate and ultimately facilitate authentic employment opportunities for graduates.

Animation and visual effects (VFX) have become inseparable from motion picture in all of its shapes and forms and has consequently cemented itself as a critical element of the new media landscape commercially and creatively. This course addresses the intricacies of both the art and science of animation in its numerous guises.

QUALIFICATION
Higher Certificate in Animation and Visual Effects