Course details

Summary

The Bachelor of Design is creative and practical, with strong input from industry partners like Weta Workshop, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Auckland Art Gallery, Creative New Zealand and Kate Sylvester.

As a Bachelor of Design student you have access to world-class facilities, collaborate with other art and design students, and in your final year you may be able to showcase your work at the AUT School of Art and Design festival or the AUT Rookie fashion show.

Digital design skills are in high demand in a range of moving image, interactive and immersive fields, including 3D animation, visual effects, gaming, cinematic production, motion graphics, motion capture, and augmented and virtual reality.

The Digital Design major focuses on four pathways:

• Animation
• Visual Effects
• Game Design
• Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR)

Career opportunities

3D animator
Games designer
Virtual reality artist
Interactive designer
Motion capture artist
Motion designer

Entry criteria

Applicants must be 18 years old and have obtained a qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13. They must have portfolio of art work. An interview may be required.

IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent; TOEFL iBT score of 80; Computer-based: Total score of 213 with a minimum essay rating of 4.0; Certificate in English for Academic Study (CertEAS) with B/B+ grade; GIE with B grade; CAE minimum overall score of 169; PTE minimum overall score of 50.