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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- VTAC Code: 3800639071
- International VTAC Code: 3800639073
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- Completed secondary education recently (within the past two years)
Applications are open to domestic students only.
- Applications for this course must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). There is an early closing date of 5.00pm on 31 August 2018 for this course
- Once the course application is submitted applicants must pay an additional, Faculty administration fee of $US55 and complete a selection test via SlideRoom. Applicants who are shortlisted from their selection test will also be required to attend an interview.
- Applicants who satisfy these requirements will be assessed to ensure they meet the minimum entry requirements of the University – completion of the VCE or a qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent and meeting the University’s English language requirement.
- Once these academic requirements have been satisfied applicants are ranked according to the selection test and interview.
Selection test
Instructions on how to complete the Selection Test are released in early September. Notifications will be sent to all applicants who have completed a VTAC application. The test assesses each applicant's creative potential and ability to express yourself clearly and distinctively. We strongly advise applicants allow at least two weeks to complete the Selection Test to ensure a competitive application.
Interviews
Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews will be held in Melbourne.
- Interviews held: Tuesday 20 - Thursday 22 November
Can't attend the interview?
Shortlisted applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the interview in person. However, applicants who may be overseas, interstate or in regional Victoria may alternatively attend a phone/Skype interview and submit samples of their work via SlideRoom. Please note, once a remote interview request has been made, the applicant will no longer be given an opportunity to attend the interview in person.
In the recorded interview, applicants are required to:
- Answer a series of questions, which will be emailed to you after the Selection Test closing date.
- Include a sample of your creative work. Any video work should be no longer than a maximum of 7 minutes. Whole works are preferable to show reels.
- "Pitch" two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
Applicants will be sent information on how to prepare and submit a recorded interview, please indicate your availability in the Selection Test. Phone interviews will be held during the live interview period.
Recorded interview due date: Monday 19 November 2018
Interview requirements
Shortlisted applicants will be expected to:
- Show recent examples of creative work at the interview. This may include previous animation work and/or other creative artwork that best demonstrates your ideas and interests.
- Be prepared to discuss in detail two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
The interview will run for approximately 30 minutes. Due to time restrictions the panel will not read scripts or writing samples during or after the interview. However, you are welcome to bring other additional relevant creative work and visual material to present to the panel, time permitting.
Conditions of enrolment
Successful applicants must meet the following conditions before commencing the course:
First Aid certification
Obtain a “Provide First Aid (HLTAID003)” certificate that will remain valid for the duration of your course.
Equipment bond
Pay a one-off $1000 bond prior to enrolment, refundable upon completion or withdrawal of the course. The bond encourages you to treat our equipment with care.
Terms and conditions
As part of your Selection Test or Supplementary Application Form submission (whichever is applicable) you will be required to read and accept the Terms and Conditions on which the offer of a place is made.
- Completed some or all of a higher education qualification
Applications are open to domestic students only.
- Applications for this course must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). There is an early closing date of 5.00pm on 31 August 2018 for this course
- Once the course application is submitted applicants must pay an additional, Faculty administration fee of $US55 and complete a selection test via SlideRoom. Applicants who are shortlisted from their selection test will also be required to attend an interview.
- Applicants who satisfy these requirements will be assessed to ensure they meet the minimum entry requirements of the University – completion of the VCE or a qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent and meeting the University’s English language requirement.
- Once these academic requirements have been satisfied applicants are ranked according to the selection test and interview.
Selection test
Instructions on how to complete the Selection Test are released in early September. Notifications will be sent to all applicants who have completed a VTAC application. The test assesses each applicant's creative potential and ability to express yourself clearly and distinctively. We strongly advise applicants allow at least two weeks to complete the Selection Test to ensure a competitive application.
Interviews
Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews will be held in Melbourne.
Interviews held: Tuesday 20 - Thursday 22 November
Can't attend the interview?
Shortlisted applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the interview in person. However, applicants who may be overseas, interstate or in regional Victoria may alternatively attend a phone/Skype interview and submit samples of their work via SlideRoom. Please note, once a remote interview request has been made, the applicant will no longer be given an opportunity to attend the interview in person.
In the recorded interview, applicants are required to:
- Answer a series of questions, which will be emailed to you after the Selection Test closing date.
- Include a sample of your creative work. Any video work should be no longer than a maximum of 7 minutes. Whole works are preferable to show reels.
- "Pitch" two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
Applicants will be sent information on how to prepare and submit a recorded interview, please indicate your availability in the Selection Test. Phone interviews will be held during the live interview period.
Recorded interview due date: Monday 19 November 2018
Interview requirements
Shortlisted applicants will be expected to:
- Show recent examples of creative work at the interview. This may include previous animation work and/or other creative artwork that best demonstrates your ideas and interests.
- Be prepared to discuss in detail two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
The interview will run for approximately 30 minutes. Due to time restrictions the panel will not read scripts or writing samples during or after the interview. However, you are welcome to bring other additional relevant creative work and visual material to present to the panel, time permitting.
Conditions of enrolment
Successful applicants must meet the following conditions before commencing the course:
First Aid certification
Obtain a “Provide First Aid (HLTAID003)” certificate that will remain valid for the duration of your course.
Equipment bond
Pay a one-off $1000 bond prior to enrolment, refundable upon completion or withdrawal of the course. The bond encourages you to treat our equipment with care.
Terms and conditions
As part of your Selection Test or Supplementary Application Form submission (whichever is applicable) you will be required to read and accept the Terms and Conditions on which the offer of a place is made.
- Completed some or all of a VET qualification
Applications are open to domestic students only.
- Applications for this course must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). There is an early closing date of 5.00pm on 31 August 2018 for this course
- Once the course application is submitted applicants must pay an additional, Faculty administration fee of $US55 and complete a selection test via SlideRoom. Applicants who are shortlisted from their selection test will also be required to attend an interview.
- Applicants who satisfy these requirements will be assessed to ensure they meet the minimum entry requirements of the University – completion of the VCE or a qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent and meeting the University’s English language requirement.
- Once these academic requirements have been satisfied applicants are ranked according to the selection test and interview.
Selection test
Instructions on how to complete the Selection Test are released in early September. Notifications will be sent to all applicants who have completed a VTAC application. The test assesses each applicant's creative potential and ability to express yourself clearly and distinctively. We strongly advise applicants allow at least two weeks to complete the Selection Test to ensure a competitive application.
Interviews
Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews will be held in Melbourne.
Interviews held: Tuesday 20 - Thursday 22 November
Can't attend the interview?
Shortlisted applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the interview in person. However, applicants who may be overseas, interstate or in regional Victoria may alternatively attend a phone/Skype interview and submit samples of their work via SlideRoom. Please note, once a remote interview request has been made, the applicant will no longer be given an opportunity to attend the interview in person.
In the recorded interview, applicants are required to:
- Answer a series of questions, which will be emailed to you after the Selection Test closing date.
- Include a sample of your creative work. Any video work should be no longer than a maximum of 7 minutes. Whole works are preferable to show reels.
- "Pitch" two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
Applicants will be sent information on how to prepare and submit a recorded interview, please indicate your availability in the Selection Test. Phone interviews will be held during the live interview period.
Recorded interview due date: Monday 19 November 2018
Interview requirements
Shortlisted applicants will be expected to:
- Show recent examples of creative work at the interview. This may include previous animation work and/or other creative artwork that best demonstrates your ideas and interests.
- Be prepared to discuss in detail two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
The interview will run for approximately 30 minutes. Due to time restrictions the panel will not read scripts or writing samples during or after the interview. However, you are welcome to bring other additional relevant creative work and visual material to present to the panel, time permitting.
Conditions of enrolment
Successful applicants must meet the following conditions before commencing the course:
First Aid certification
Obtain a “Provide First Aid (HLTAID003)” certificate that will remain valid for the duration of your course.
Equipment bond
Pay a one-off $1000 bond prior to enrolment, refundable upon completion or withdrawal of the course. The bond encourages you to treat our equipment with care.
Terms and conditions
As part of your Selection Test or Supplementary Application Form submission (whichever is applicable) you will be required to read and accept the Terms and Conditions on which the offer of a place is made.
- Applicants with work and/or life experience
Applications are open to domestic students only.
- Applications for this course must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). There is an early closing date of 5.00pm on 31 August 2018 for this course
- Once the course application is submitted applicants must pay an additional, Faculty administration fee of $US55 and complete a selection test via SlideRoom. Applicants who are shortlisted from their selection test will also be required to attend an interview.
- Applicants who satisfy these requirements will be assessed to ensure they meet the minimum entry requirements of the University – completion of the VCE or a qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent and meeting the University’s English language requirement.
- Once these academic requirements have been satisfied applicants are ranked according to the selection test and interview.
Selection test
Instructions on how to complete the Selection Test are released in early September. Notifications will be sent to all applicants who have completed a VTAC application. The test assesses each applicant's creative potential and ability to express yourself clearly and distinctively. We strongly advise applicants allow at least two weeks to complete the Selection Test to ensure a competitive application.
Interviews
Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews will be held in Melbourne.
Interviews held: Tuesday 20 - Thursday 22 November
Can't attend the interview?
Shortlisted applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the interview in person. However, applicants who may be overseas, interstate or in regional Victoria may alternatively attend a phone/Skype interview and submit samples of their work via SlideRoom. Please note, once a remote interview request has been made, the applicant will no longer be given an opportunity to attend the interview in person.
In the recorded interview, applicants are required to:
- Answer a series of questions, which will be emailed to you after the Selection Test closing date.
- Include a sample of your creative work. Any video work should be no longer than a maximum of 7 minutes. Whole works are preferable to show reels.
- "Pitch" two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
Applicants will be sent information on how to prepare and submit a recorded interview, please indicate your availability in the Selection Test. Phone interviews will be held during the live interview period.
Recorded interview due date: Monday 19 November 2018
Interview requirements
Shortlisted applicants will be expected to:
- Show recent examples of creative work at the interview. This may include previous animation work and/or other creative artwork that best demonstrates your ideas and interests.
- Be prepared to discuss in detail two original film or television ideas that may be developed during your time at VCA.
The interview will run for approximately 30 minutes. Due to time restrictions the panel will not read scripts or writing samples during or after the interview. However, you are welcome to bring other additional relevant creative work and visual material to present to the panel, time permitting.
Conditions of enrolment
Successful applicants must meet the following conditions before commencing the course:
First Aid certification
Obtain a “Provide First Aid (HLTAID003)” certificate that will remain valid for the duration of your course.
Equipment bond
Pay a one-off $1000 bond prior to enrolment, refundable upon completion or withdrawal of the course. The bond encourages you to treat our equipment with care.
Terms and conditions
As part of your Selection Test or Supplementary Application Form submission (whichever is applicable) you will be required to read and accept the Terms and Conditions on which the offer of a place is made.
Additional information
- Advanced standing
Advanced standing (sometimes known as credit or recognition of prior learning) may be awarded based on prior study. Advanced standing is not awarded for work experience in undergraduate degrees.
- Domestic applicants with overseas qualifications
If you are currently completing your secondary school studies outside Australia, review more information about your application process.
Information for domestic applicants with overseas qualifications
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
We are committed to improving participation in higher education by Indigenous students. If you tell us you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent (through the VTAC course application and/or the VTAC SEAS application), your status will be verified by Murrup Barak, the Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development.
Once verified, an assessment will be made to determine whether you are likely to succeed in the course you apply for. The usual entry requirements and entry standards for the course will not necessarily apply. However, they will be considered as part of the assessment of whether you are ‘likely to succeed’. When determining your ‘likelihood to succeed’, the additional support available through Murrup Barak and the Wilin Centre will be taken into consideration.
For some applicants, an Indigenous selection guarantee may apply. Indigenous applicants regularly receive offers when their ATAR (or notional ATAR) is significantly below the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made and the minimum ATAR for a course
- Student profile of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) in 2018
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) students at the University of Melbourne. It provides data on students who commenced undergraduate study and were enrolled after the census date in Semester 1, 2018. It includes those admitted through all offer rounds and includes all students offered.
Applicant background Semester 1, 2018
Number of studentsSemester 1, 2018
Percentage of all studentsHigher education study <5 N/P Vocational education and training (VET) study 0 0.0% Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories) 0 0.0% Recent secondary education (within the past two years): - Admitted on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the impact of adjustment factors such as equity schemes) N/A N/A - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. audition, interview etc) N/A N/A - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. audition, folio etc) 9 81.8% - Overseas secondary qualification 0 0.0% International students <5 N/P All students 11 100.0% N/A – students not accepted in this category
N/P – not published – the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students