Course overview
Specially designed in consultation with industry experts from Technicolor and Ubisoft, SAE’s Associate Degree of VFX and Virtual Production will nurture your creativity, empower you to experiment, and enhance your technical skill set.
As a student of VFX and Virtual Production at SAE University College, you’ll learn in small classes with one-on-one mentoring opportunities not often found in larger universities. Guided by our industry experts, you’ll learn to apply theoretical knowledge and current best practices while utilising cutting-edge equipment such as virtual production studios, motion capture suits, high-end digital film cameras and green screens.
Develop in-demand skills in VFX, compositing, real-time engines, procedural graphics, 3D modelling, virtual environments, animation, texturing and shading. In addition to your core units, you’ll choose from a pool of electives to develop a specialisation in one of three areas: Virtual Production, VFX, and Technical Art.
Course record
Career Opportunities
Graduate roles may include:
Virtual Set Builder/Environment Artist Virtual Camera Operator (VCO) 2D or 3D Modeler Texture Artist Graphics Programmer Storyboard Artist Virtual Production Supervisor VFX Assistant
Majors
2D and 3D Asset Production, Cinematography, Contextual Inquiry, Introduction to Compositing, Introduction to Real-Time Engines, Motion Capture, Procedural and Generative Systems, Programming Foundations, Project Design and the Entrepreneur, Real-Time VFX, Systems and Design Thinking, Textures & Shaders, VFX Compositing & Post-Production, World Building for Virtual Environments.
Entry requirements
Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
- Current Year 12 graduates Educational outcomes considered for selection Satisfactory completion of an Australian Year 12 or equivalent. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Recent Year 12 graduates Educational outcomes considered for selection Satisfactory completion of an Australian Year 12 or equivalent. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants with Higher Education study Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants with VET study Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants with work and life experience Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
Student profile
No de-identified past offer cases are available for this course yet.
Campuses & intake dates
- SAE MelbourneVIC

