42909 The Connected Studio, 15 Jan – 13 Apr 2018
Participants engage with professional grade assets in an industry-level dynamic workflow environment. They are challenged to expand their craft and technical practices.

42910 The Collaboration Studio, 23 Apr – 20 Jul 2018
Participants use digital assets in innovative ways and engage with emergent technologies to develop the next generation of visualisation. In the process, they extend their skills in critical thinking and collaborative problem solving for professional practice.

42911 The Challenge Studio, 30 Jul – 30 Nov 2018
Participants respond to challenges identified by industry leaders. They envision creative solutions to address an industry guided brief, build and extend the digital visual and animation workflow, and engage stakeholders to identify original solutions.

The Master of Animation and Visualisation is a post-graduate degree that helps students build on existing skills and experience in animation, visualisation, visual effects, game production, IT and the use of emerging technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. Learning takes place in a purpose-built studio that operates in a real-world production environment.

The UTS Animal Logic Academy (UTS ALA) is where the Master of Animation and Visualisation is offered. Located in Building 15 of the UTS city campus, it represents a unique collaboration between the University of Technology and leading digital production studio Animal Logic. The Master of Animation and Visualisation course has been co-created by educators at UTS and working professionals at Animal Logic. It is designed to be taught by UTS and Animal Logic staff, as well as mentors drawn from industry.

The course is designed to be completed over 3 sessions in 2018. Sessions 1 and 2 are 13 weeks each, and Session 3 is 18 weeks. Each session consists of an intensive studio subject of 24 credit points.

In session, the hours will be 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, with an hour for lunch. There will be no out-of-hours study or homework required.

As the course works within a cohort system, the course is only offered full-time.

A cohort model is a system of group and shared learning. The applicants accepted into this course at the start of each calendar year are your ‘cohort’ for the duration of that year. As in a real world production studio, you will work together as group with each person having production responsibilities suited to their area of specialisation and learning goals. By the end of the year, the cohort will have created group projects with every team member having made a contribution.

Approximately 50-80 students

Applicants will need to submit their academic qualifications, professional qualifications, CV, a personal statement, and a digital portfolio or documented experience in programming for digital production. Applicants who meet the academic and additional requirements may be invited for interviews as part of the selection process.

Students complete 42909 The Connected Studio (24cps), 42910 The Collaboration Studio (24cps) and 42911 The Challenge Studio (24cps) in sequence.

International and domestic fees for the full course (72cps) for 2018 is $48,015.

Participants may be eligible for assistance. Please see http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/general/financial.html for further information.

No. Animal Logic and other industry partners have worked with UTS to design a new approach to educating industry-ready graduates who are adept at industry practice and innovation. Animal Logic continues to be involved with the UTS ALA as an industry mentor, participates in the delivery of the program and provides expert input to the development of authentic projects for students to apply their knowledge and skills. As with all University degrees, future employment opportunities will be dependent upon the individual’s own ambition, focus and preparedness as well as industry conditions upon graduation.

Graduates of the Master of Animation and Visualisation should be able to apply for jobs in a range of industries globally, including but not limited to film, TV, games and digital entertainment across established and emerging platforms. As the demand for computer graphics skills become embedded across industries more generally, it is anticipated that there will be continuing growth in opportunities in IT and computing including emerging technologies, software development, science and medical research, architecture, urban planning, mining and engineering.

Yes, there is no restriction on your country of origin and the Academy has enjoyed strong international participation. You must however, be proficient in English to an Academic level of 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: 176-184

The closing date for applications is Friday 11th November 2016.

Yes, if you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview. If you are located interstate or overseas, arrangements will be made to interview with you via video conferencing or other suitable means.

This course requires that you can demonstrate your level of skill and/or experience in animation, visualisation or related technologies so showing a portfolio of work is essential unless you are providing documentation of your programming skills and experience in a digital content production environment.

We are unable to accept personal portfolio websites as part of an application. Websites are a very fluid medium and are changed regularly and updated. For the purposes of assessing applications, we need to have something fixed so that we can demonstrate that we compared ‘like with like’. We are also required by law to retain documents relating to a student’s application for a period of 7 years – in which time, a website could change dramatically. You may include your website information on your CV, but it will not a determining factor in the assessment process.

We hold regular information sessions for the programs offered at UTS ALA. The next Information Evening is on Thursday 25th May 2017 at 5:30pm. Registration for these events is essential as spaces are limited. RSVP to animallogicacademy@uts.edu.au.