Bachelor of Design (3d Animation)

2019 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2019 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Design (3D Animation)
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2019. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2019. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2019. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser.
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Cloud Campus	No
Duration	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	095255B Burwood (Melbourne)
Deakin course code	A343
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Let your imagination run free and create the unexpected with the Bachelor of Design (3D Animation) at Deakin. Explore how animation is used across film, television, advertising, web, motion capture and game design – and learn to draw or digitally create characters that leap off the page.

Do you dream of working with Pixar, Dreamworks or Studio Ghibli?

During your degree, you’ll learn the tools, strategies and design methodologies required to develop your creative, technical and analytical skills in animation production. You’ll also explore design histories and theories and gain expertise in animation methods like computer graphic animation (3D CG modelling, character design and rigging, CG lighting and rendering) and motion- capture techniques.

Throughout your course, you’ll work on real client briefs and ongoing creative projects. What better way to kickstart your career than by working with industry professionals from the moment you start university – tackling on-the-job challenges you’ll face in the real world.

If you’re creative, and love moving picture, this course could be for you. You can even specialise in design areas you’re interested in by choosing elective units in your second and third year.

Professional recognition

Deakin’s Bachelor of Design (3D Animation) is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), so you’ll be up-to-date with the current industry practices and developments. The DIA also offers student membership and access to some of the biggest design events and experts in the nation.

Career opportunities

As a graduate, you’ll be a well-equipped multidisciplinary designer ready to work in motion design, animation, film, television, web design, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). Roles include:

2D or 3D animator
augmented realities designer
arts editor
cartoonist
digital designer
game developer
illustrator
modeller
motion capture technician
motion graphics designer
multimedia developer
VR designer.

For more information go to DeakinTALENT

Participation requirements

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.

Mandatory student checks

Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit www.deakin.edu.au/fees.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the forms, functions, processes, languages and materials of annimation. Developing the capacity to meet client requirements in a rapidly changing industry setting.
Communication	Effectively communicate a range of conceptual, and aesthetic ideas through written, digital and oral formats for a range of audiences in scholarly and professional contexts.
Digital literacy	Utilize theoretical knowledge and practical skills with digital technology to achieve animation outcomes.
Critical thinking	Acquire skills in critical thinking and the analytical evaluation of design. Critically engaging a range of strategies to achieve professional industry based outcomes.
Problem solving	Employ creative methods to resolve real world complex problems through analysis, critical thinking, prototyping and alternative approaches.
Self-management	Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility, accountability and a continued commitment to learning and skills development in animation and design
Teamwork	Lead, deliver and perform within a collaborative professional team to deliver industry standard outcomes
Global citizenship	Critically engage animation’s capacity to act as an agent of change in multiple contexts. To identify and develop proposals for personal and corporate social, cultural and ethical responsibilities in a global and domestic context.
Approved by Faculty Board March 2017

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Design (3D Animation), a student must complete 24 credit points including:

10 x common core units (totalling 11 credit points)
2 x level 1 3D Animation Core units
1 x level 2 3D Animation unit
2 x level 1 3D Animation Course electives (from list A)
2 x level 2 3D Animation Course electives (from list B)
6 x open elective units
no more than 12 credit points at level 1
AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

Course structure

Units

Level 1

ADD101

Design Thinking

ADD102

Design Skills and Technologies 1

ADA102

Designing 3D Environments

ADD104

Design Laboratory

ADD103

Design Skills and Technologies 2

ADA101

Designing 3D Motion

Plus two Level 1 course elective units from list A

Level 2

ADD201

Designing User Experience

ADD202

Design Strategies

ADD203

Professional Practice in Design

ADA203

Interactive Animation Design Studio

Plus two Level 2 course elective units from list B

Plus two open electives

Level 3

ADD302

Individual Design Portfolio

ADD303

Design to Change the World

ADD301

Collaborative Design Project (2 credit points)

Plus four open electives

Course structure

Course electives

Level 1

Students to select 2 from list A below:

ADV101

Drawing and Illustration

ACF107

Principles of Animation

ACI102

Digital Photography

IND101

Introduction to Aboriginal Studies

SIT110

Creative Coding

SIT183

Application and Design of Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems

Level 2

Students to select 2 from list B below:

ADA201

Creating 3D Characters

ADA202

Animation, Performance and Capture

ADA204

Advanced Motion Graphics

IND201

Aboriginal Knowledges and Experiences: Historical Journeys-Contemporary Perspectives

Work experience

Elective units may provide the opportunity for Work Integrated Learning experiences.

Other course information

Course duration - additional information

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.

Other learning experiences

Visual Communication Design have successfully conducted a Design/Animation study tour program to Japan for over seven years. This study tour includes visits to industry and university partners, workshops with Japanese students and academics.

Students can choose to complete one or two internship units as an elective.

Visual Communication Design, in the past, has students involved with Deakin Marketing department, Verandah magazine, small work based projects that have come from the community and participating in exhibitions. The program is a rich program with many opportunities for students to expand on their learning experiences.