Animation is pure imagination. Few industries allow you to create what has never been seen before, which is very, very cool. Animation is also a profession where technical expertise and application is as important as raw talent, and this is where SAE come in.
Our Bachelor degree is all about building your character and credentials by giving you hands-on experience in a broad range of topics related to the Animation and Computer Graphics industries, such as:
- Character animation (2D/3D)
- Visual storytelling
- 3D modelling & computer graphics
- Visual effects & motion graphics
At SAE you won’t find yourself in a lecture with 300 people or even in a traditional lecture at all. You’ll be in a studio environment using software like Maya, Autodesk 3D MAX, ToonBoom, Substance painter, Z-Brush and Adobe Creative Suite to help bring your ideas to life.
Your growth and development will be assessed through the completion of industry-based projects, not theoretical based essays. This will ultimately help you build up a body of work and portfolio to share with potential employers or first client.
In preparation for an industry that commands agility and adaptability, you’ll cut your creative teeth on projects initially in partnership with your course peers. As your skills develop and you work on more dynamic projects, you’ll apply your capabilities on cross-discipline projects. By the end of your course you could be collaborating with fellow students across SAE’s global network.
Ultimately, this is all about a qualification that will expand your career. There is work placement as part of your course, to provide practical experience and help build your network. We’ll also equip you with employability skills, giving you professional strategies in communication and self-promotion.
For those wanting to go the extra, and thousands of miles, you can complete up to two trimesters of your course at selected SAE campuses across the planet. Suddenly, real-world experience just went worldwide.
SAE Bachelor of Animation offers:
Learn in a collaborative, studio-based environment where your teachers are also your mentors.
SAE has a range of approaches to learning and teaching to provide flexibility in the face of changing circumstances as required.
Learn advanced-level industry-standard animation tools, such as Autodesk 3DS Max and Maya and the Adobe Creative Suite.
Develop advanced skills in industry-standard software packages: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, ToonBoom Harmony, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine 4, Unity, SideFX Houdini, Foundry NukeX, Pixologic ZBrush and Adobe Creative Suite.
Practical, immersive training: All work is project based, with no exams. Graduate with a portfolio to share with an employer or first client.
Cross discipline collaboration: Work across film, gaming and audio projects at SAE.
Expand your career: Graduate with a portfolio, work experience, employability and entrepreneurial skills and a network of fellow creatives.
Career Outcomes
What jobs will this course lead to?
- 3D Generalist
- 3D or 2D Animator
- Concept Artist
- Motion Graphics
- Designer
- Storyboard Artist
- Media Industry Specialist
- FX Artist
- Technical Artist
- 3D Asset Modeler
- 3D Character Modeler
- Junior Rigging TD
- Surfacing Artist
- Junior Lighting TD
- Production Coordinator
- Junior Assembly & Layout Artist
- Roto Artist
- Junior Matchmover and Cleanup
- Junior Compositor