What will I learn?

Study this degree if you want to work in the visual effects industry as a visual effects artist. Join the rapidly growing visual effects industry thats worth over 714 million in Australia1. Study a degree designed in association with world-renowned visual effects studio Rising Sun Pictures (RSP). Learn from the World No. 17 Visual Effects School2 with UniSA and Rising Sun Pictures.Experience unparalleled industry-based learning opportunities when you spend 60% of your degree onsite at Rising Sun Pictures Adelaide studio. Learn from experienced visual effects (VFX) artists and supervisors in a simulated production environment. Gain specialist skills in compositing and tracking, dynamic effects and lighting, creature effects, 3D animation,3D modelling, and look development. Study at the only university in South Australia with a SideFX-certified curriculum and access the latest software and industry insights.

Which department am I in?

UniSA Creative

CRICOS

113889C

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$30,900.00 (17,18,098) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Magill Campus

UniSA Magill campus, Saint Bernards Road,

Magill,

South Australia,

5072, Australia

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$30,900.00 (17,18,098) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Magill Campus

UniSA Magill campus, Saint Bernards Road,

Magill,

South Australia,

5072, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result, and demonstrate that they
fulfill any prerequisite requirements and essential requirements for admission:

Recent secondary education
Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent
AND

Qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), and achieved a competitive Selection Rank (ATAR), or
Complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or
Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points

Applicants who have not achieved the Selection Rank required for automatic selection may be selected for any
remaining places based on the grades of their year 12 subjects.

OR
Higher education study

Complete or partly complete a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education
institution, or
Complete at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at undergraduate level or above

OR
Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Complete an award from a registered training organisation at Certificate IV or above

OR
Work and life experience

Qualify for Special Entry, or
Complete a 12-month UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent, or
Hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past

English language requirements:

IELTS score of 6.0; TOEFL iBT score of 60 with Reading and Writing not less than 18; TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) score of 550 with TWE of 4.5; Cambridge CAE/CPE score of 169; Pearson's test of English (Academic) (PTE) score of 50 with Reading and Writing communicative scores not less than 50; CELUSA score of AE4.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.