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École supérieure d'art et de design d'Amiens (ÉSAD Amiens) - Waide Somme · Waide Somme

DNA Images animées

LicenceDiplôme national d'art (DNA), images animéesFunding not verified

Overview

Three-year national art diploma conferring the licence grade, in animated digital images (2D and 3D), entered by competitive exam with 14 students per intake.

Official program name
DNA Images animées
Awarded degree
Diplôme national d'art (DNA), images animéesBachelor's · Licence / grade de licence
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification
Degree-equivalent qualificationNational framework: Grade de licence (bac+3)National diploma of the Ministry of Culture conferring the grade de licence.A differently titled qualification that official sources place in the bachelor's, master's or doctoral cycle or that confers a degree grade. It keeps its own official title.
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body
The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country
France
Teaching language
Application route
Entrance competition (concours)
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
School
Location
Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France
Delivery
On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
cycle de 3 ans, six semestres
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system
Not verified
Entry routes
Not verified

Specializations

SpecializationClassificationEvidence
General AnimationDedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
2D AnimationBroader degree with animationA broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
3D AnimationBroader degree with animationA broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Why this degree is listed

National diploma conferring grade de licence whose title is Images animées, in a department dedicated to animated digital images.

Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Team productionSecond-year students form groups around a collective project developed in the third year and defended before the DNA jury.

Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Published areas of study

  • Teaching is divided into six semesters and five modules including mise en scène, still image, animated image and technical image.
    Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Software, equipment and costs

Software and equipment are shown only as the school publishes them: required, taught, provided or bought by the student. Tuition does not include hardware, software or materials unless the school says so, and online students do not automatically share campus facilities.

Software

SoftwareStatusAs published
Adobe AnimateTaught2D animation introduction is given on Animate in first year.Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
ZBrushTaughtDigital sculpture with ZBrush is listed among first-year learning.Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
UnityTaughtSecond year includes the Unity game engine.Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Equipment, computers and facility access

Access policies
Annual enrolment fee is stated to include materials and software.
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Published equipment and software costs

Equipment and software costs: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

MaterialStatusInstructions as published
PortfolioRequiredPlastic portfolio as a single PDF file of 15 to 20 pages, plus a short questionnaire.Length: 15–20 piecesSource: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Prior qualification
RequiredHolders of a general or professional baccalauréat.
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Entrance exam / aptitude test
RequiredEntry by competitive exam: portfolio pre-selection, written tests and a 30-minute oral interview.
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Application fee
RequiredEntrance exam registration fee.
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

Test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Deadlines

Dates are shown with the year and intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its original currency, applicant category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures — and different currencies — are not comparable with each other. Equipment and software costs are listed separately above.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All studentsRule: Scholarship holders are exempt from enrolment fees.EUR 969per academic yearIncludes feesSource: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Mandatory institutional fees

Entrance exam registration fee
EUR 58 entire programMandatory
Source: ws.waide-somme.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. ws.waide-somme.fr/ecole-animation-3d-admission/ — Official funding / aid page, verified October 14, 2026
  2. ws.waide-somme.fr/ecole-animation-3d-dna/ — Official funding / aid page, verified October 14, 2026
  3. ws.waide-somme.fr/ecole-animation-3d/ — Official funding / aid page, verified October 14, 2026

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