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University of Canterbury

Christchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandPublic universityDigital Screen

Christchurch university offering Animation as a major (and minor) within the four-year Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours.

Animation degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, equipment and software, funding and sources. Tuition (and its currency), admissions, equipment access and facilities of one program are not applied to the others.

General Animation2D Animation3D Animation

Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full- or part-time
Specializations: General Animation (Animation concentration) · 2D Animation (Animation concentration) · 3D Animation (Animation concentration)
Duration: 4 years full-time, up to 10 years part-time
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: NZD 8,256 per academic year · Domestic students · 2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Facilities and student showcases

Only what the school documents on its own pages. Access to facilities can differ by program, level and delivery mode; online students are not assumed to share campus facilities — see each program page.

Verified facilities

  • Sound stages, motion capture labs and editing studiosDigital Screen students have access to industry-level sound stages, motion capture labs, film editing studios and a virtual screen production theatre.Source: canterbury.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
  • Computer and stop motion studioAnimation students work in a computer and stop motion studio.Source: canterbury.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Canterbury
Also known as
UC; Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Country and city
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Institution type
Public university
Control
Not verified
Address
Not verified
Website

Sources

Last verified October 14, 2026. Program facts, their sources and verification dates are on each program page.
University of Canterbury Animation Programs (Bachelor)