Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington · School of Design Innovation

Bachelor of Design Innovation (Animation and Visual Effects major)

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Overview

Three-year Bachelor of Design Innovation in which students choose an Animation and Visual Effects major with ANFX courses in character and 2D animation and a final-year capstone. No portfolio is required for first-year entry.

Official program name: Bachelor of Design Innovation (Animation and Visual Effects major)
Local-language title: Tohu Paetahi Hoahoa—Bachelor of Design Innovation
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Design InnovationBachelor's · Bachelor of Design
Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeThree-year bachelor's degree of 360 points; NZQF level not stated on the pages fetched.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body: The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country: New Zealand
Teaching language: Not verified
School: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington — School of Design Innovation
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Delivery: Format not verified
Required attendance: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published
Duration: Not verified
Credits and credit system: 360 pointsNZQF credit points — not directly interchangeable with other countries' systems.
Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
Entry routes: Not verified

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Animation and Visual EffectsAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
2D Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Animation and Visual EffectsAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
Character Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Animation and Visual EffectsAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
Animation and VFX	Official pathwayPathway: Animation and Visual EffectsAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Officially named Animation and Visual Effects major (ANFX course sequence ending in an Animation and Visual Effects Capstone) in the Bachelor of Design Innovation.

Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Animation and Visual Effects
Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Capstone projectThe major's 300-level sequence includes an Animation and Visual Effects Capstone course.

Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

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Software, equipment and costs

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Software

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Equipment, computers and facility access

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Explicitly not required	A portfolio is not required for entry to the first-year programme.Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

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Tests

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Deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Funding

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Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.

wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/2208431/bachelor-design-innovation.pdf — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
wgtn.ac.nz/design-innovation/study/courses/animation-and-visual-effects — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
wgtn.ac.nz/design-innovation/study/subjects — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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