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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington, New ZealandPublic universitySchool of Design Innovation · Te Kura Hoahoa / School of Design Innovation

Wellington university whose School of Design Innovation offers a three-year Bachelor of Design Innovation with an Animation and Visual Effects major, and a general PhD in Design with animation among supervised research topics.

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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Bachelor of Design Innovation (Animation and Visual Effects major)

BDesBachelor of Design Innovation
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Format: Format not verified
Specializations: General Animation (Animation and Visual Effects concentration) · 2D Animation (Animation and Visual Effects concentration) · Character Animation (Animation and Visual Effects concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists animation degrees at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (for example short courses, certificates, minors or degrees in which animation is not a verified central component).
  • Master of Design Technology (MDT) (Master of Design Technology)Described as digital technologies for animation and VFX storytelling, but no officially named animation pathway or official programme page could be fetched (JavaScript-rendered); left out pending verification.Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Doctoral opportunities

Research and doctoral routes the school describes. They are listed for orientation and are not individual program listings.
  • PhD in Design (School of Design Innovation) (Doctor of Philosophy in Design) · PhDGeneral design PhD; the Film, Animation, and VFX research group lists 3D animation and hybrid/mixed-media animation among supervised research topics. No dedicated animation doctorate or named animation pathway.Source: wgtn.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Institution

Official name
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Also known as
Victoria University of Wellington; VUW
Country and city
Wellington, 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.
  1. wgtn.ac.nz/design-innovation/research/film-animation-and-visual-effects — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
  2. wgtn.ac.nz/design-innovation/study/courses/animation-and-visual-effects — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
  3. wgtn.ac.nz/design-innovation/study/postgraduate-study — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Animation Programs (BDes)