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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)

  • Bachelor

Combine business and animation to gain business knowledge and hands-on experience in animated filmmaking, visual effects, game development and the visual arts.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
409002, 064813M
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb
ATAR
70

About this course

Highlights
  • Develop practical skills in motion graphics, 3D graphics, drawing and real-time modelling for virtual environments, and highly developed business knowledge.
  • Gain experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects.
  • Choose independent study options where you can design and implement creative work.
  • Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
  • Complement your animation skills with a business major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing or public relations.
Highlights
  • Develop practical skills in motion graphics, 3D graphics, drawing and real-time modelling for virtual environments, and highly developed business knowledge.
  • Gain experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects.
  • Choose independent study options where you can design and implement creative work.
  • Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
  • Complement your animation skills with a business major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing or public relations.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

Gardens Point

What you will learn

Throughout the course you will work in a studio setting responding to creative briefs that help you to develop a robust set of skills and knowledge that can be used for the expression of creative and innovative ideas. As you explore both 2D and 3D animation you will gain an understanding of animation for filmmaking game development visual effects motion graphics and virtual production.

Immerse yourself in the fine arts animation major with up to 16 discipline units and gain in-depth knowledge in your specialisation. Your business degree component comprises eight business core units and eight business major units.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

QUT graduates are employed as animators concept artists visual effects artists game artists and designers across a range of industries and wide diversity of employers including animation studios and traditional film production houses computer games companies visual effects and post-production companies advertising and design agencies and information visualisation and real-time studios.

Our graduates find employment in the many Brisbane-based animation companies or throughout Australia and across the globe. Several are award-winning storytellers successfully producing animated short films that screen at festivals globally.

A double degree with business will broaden your skill set and make you stand out to employers or give you the abilities to start your own creative enterprise.

Professional recognition

Students may be eligible for membership to a number of professional bodies depending on choice of major and unit selection in their business degree. Details on professional recognition can be found under the individual majors of the Bachelor of Business (BS05).

Research pathways Bachelor of Business (Honours) option

High-achieving students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).

Possible careers
  • Account executive
  • Administrator
  • Advertising professional
  • Animator
  • Artist
  • Computer game programmer
  • Computer games developer
  • Creative entrepreneur
  • Entrepreneur
  • Film/television producer
  • Internet professional
  • Manager
  • Marketing officer/manager
  • Media industry specialist
  • Multimedia designer
  • Post-production specialist
  • Producer
  • Project manager
  • Public relations officer/consultant
  • Publishing professional
  • Visual artist
  • Web designer

Course structure

Your course

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Fine Arts. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

The business component is made up of 96 credit points of Business School core units and 96 credit points of units from a business major. The business majors are accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing and public relations. Accounting students will complete 10 major units and six Business School core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Fine arts component

You will complete two common units (24 credit points) and a fine arts major (168 credit points) in animation.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

Your course

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Fine Arts. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

The business component is made up of 96 credit points of Business School core units and 96 credit points of units from a business major. The business majors are accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing and public relations. Accounting students will complete 10 major units and six Business School core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Fine arts component

You will complete two common units (24 credit points) and a fine arts major (168 credit points) in animation.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.