Games and Animation
Open your mind to creating for the digital space and play a role bringing new stories, characters and worlds to life with a course in games and animation.
Explore our Games and Animation courses
Why study Games and Animation with us?
Play at PAX! Students showcase their games for everyone to play
Access The Arcade, Australia's first games co-working space
Choose Games and Animation at Swinburne
We offer a range of gaming courses that:
- combine design principles with practical learning
- offer hands-on production experience and test your creativity
- showcase digital media's latest technologies
- explore society’s impact on the games and animations we produce
- will start your future in the burgeoning digital media, media, and gaming industries.
Browse our courses to find detailed information, application dates, ATAR scores, fees, entry requirements and more.
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Become a video game designer
Want to know how to become a game designer? Read on to discover the pathway to becoming a game designer or developer and how you can enter the game industry.
Featured Games and Animation courses
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Bachelor of Animation
65.0
Guaranteed Entry ATAR or more entry options3 years full-time or equivalent part-time 3 years full-timeHawthornSemester 1 -
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity
65.0
Guaranteed Entry ATAR or more entry options3 years full-time or equivalent part-time 3 years full-timeHawthornSemester 1 -
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity/ Bachelor of Animation
65.0
Guaranteed Entry ATAR or more entry options4 years full-time or equivalent part-time 4 years full-timeHawthornSemester 1 -
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity/Bachelor of Computer Science
70.0
Guaranteed Entry ATAR or more entry options4 years full-time or equivalent part-time 4 years full-timeHawthornSemester 2Semester 1Choose your major
Artificial Intelligence
Learn how to apply machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) engineering techniques to tackle challenges typically solved by the human mind.
Cyber Security
The Cyber Security industry is huge and growing quickly. For an in-demand and well-paid career, get qualified to hack the hackers.
Data Science
Learn the statistical methods and tools needed to manage big data sets and the visualisation techniques needed to represent and understand that data.
Games Development
Learn how to design and program computer games and other interactive software, plus gain skills in software development.
Internet of Things
The internet pervades almost everything - from fridges to light fittings. Gain the core skills needed to program a host of devices and develop software solutions that will impact people every day.
Software Development
Learn how to architect big systems, write phone and tablet apps and produce software that is better than industry standard.
Student work in stop motion animation
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Stop motion student work
Discover The Arcade
Australia’s first games co-working space, The Arcade houses some of the country’s most exciting developers. Learn how The Arcade is giving Swinburne students access to industry and hear about some of its biggest success stories.
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