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Digital Creature Animation – Technical Direction

    Country: Canada

    Duration: 1 - 2 Years

    Program Level: College Certificate

    Country: Canada

    Duration: 1 - 2 Years

    Program Level: College Certificate

Overview

Create characters and creatures audiences will remember

Working in the Sheridan Centre for Animation and Emerging Technologies (SCAET), you’ll advance in your ability to create memorable characters/creatures, from script to storyboard to modelling and advanced rigging, all the way through to post-production.

Develop career-ready skills

  • Study advanced computer animation techniques
  • Study and apply physically accurate and technical animation
  • Study advanced rigging and modelling
  • Expand your portfolio
  • Showcase your technical skills and creativity

Earn your master’s in 3D animation studying abroad

Sheridan has an arrangement with the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design (IADT) in Ireland. Graduates of Sheridan’s Digital Creature Animation post-grad certificate program from 2009 or later can apply to IADT to earn their master’s degree in 15 weeks.

Industry professionals as your professors

Sheridan’s professors, all longtime veterans of the industry, will do more than work with you on your skills. They’ll also teach you good work habits as well – the little things that can make the difference between mediocre work and outstanding creature computer animation, modeling and rigging.

Additional information

Sheridan’s Digital Creature Animation program offers you advanced training in a specialized, highly sought-after computer animation skill. Designed in response to industry demand, this post-graduate program offers an exciting opportunity: With just ten months of study and the proper amount of dedication, creature computer animation school graduates and young industry professionals can launch or advance their careers.

Requirements

  • Sheridan’s Computer Animation program.

or

  • A postsecondary diploma or degree in art and/or design.

or

  • Demonstrated competence through relevant educational and/or work experience.

Credentials earned at less than the equivalent of an Ontario College Diploma will not be considered as having met the academic entrance requirements.

Applicant Selection

Candidates to the program are selected on the basis of one of the following:

  • Applicants from Sheridan’s Computer Animation certificate with a minimum program GPA of 3.0 at the time of the application submission will not require a portfolio.
  • Applicants from Sheridan’s Computer Animation certificate with a GPA less than 3.0 at the time of the application submission will be required to submit a portfolio. The Office of the Registrar will update your application in the Sheridan Application Portal to include the portfolio requirement.
  • Applicants without Sheridan’s Computer Animation certificate who have demonstrated competence through other relevant educational and/or work experience will be required to submit a portfolio. The Office of the Registrar will update your Sheridan Application Portal to include the portfolio requirement.

Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program may be advised individually regarding other related programs.

Domestic applicants

  • Postsecondary transcripts indicating courses completed to date must be submitted to ontariocolleges.ca at the time of application.
  • Domestic applicants with education outside of Canada must have their transcripts assessed for equivalency through ICAS or WES.
  • Private career college courses and/or credentials are not accepted as admission requirements for Sheridan programs.

International applicants

  • Official postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, and credential must be submitted at the time of application. In case the transcripts/certificates are not in English, note that these documents must be accompanied by a notarized, official translation into English. Translated copies must also be accompanied by a copy of the original transcript.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:

Sheridan recognizes the following tests and considers their minimum scores for admission decisions. (Only one official result is required.) Note: For admission purposes, some programs require a higher score than the minimum scores stated below.

  • Test results must be completed within the past two years (24 months) of the first day of classes.
Test Certificate or Diploma program requirement Degree and Graduate Certificate program requirement
Sheridan’s ESL program EAP level (English for Academic Purposes) A minimum score of 70% in listening and speaking and 70% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%. A minimum score of 75% in listening and speaking and 75% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%.
Sheridan EPA test (English Proficiency Assessment) Listening Band – 4.0 Reading Combined Band – 4.0 Writing – CLB 7 Listening Band – 4.5 Reading Combined Band – 4.5 Writing – CLB 8
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) online or in person overall score 60 with no individual section below 50 overall score 70 with no individual section below 60
Cambridge English Test Exams (B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency score) overall Cambridge English Scale score 169 with no individual score below 162 overall Cambridge English Scale score 176 with no individual score below 169
Duolingo English Language Test overall score of 105 with no integrated subscore lower than 85 overall score of 115 with no integrated subscore lower than 95
IELTS Academic Level (International English Language Testing System) online or in person overall score 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5

One Skill Retake is acceptable

overall score 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0

One Skill Retake is acceptable

iTEP Academic-Plus overall score 3.7 overall score 3.9
LanguageCert Academic overall score 65 with no individual skill score below 60 overall score 70 with no individual skill score below 65
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) online or in person overall score 58 with no individual section below 49 overall score 60 with no individual section below 57
TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition (DI Code: 9117) overall score 80 with no individual section below 20

MyBest scores are acceptable

overall score 88 with no individual section below 21

MyBest scores are acceptable

NOTE:

  1. Pharmacy Technician program (PPHTO) English proficiency requirements are: TOEFL iBT overall score 91 (21L, 25W, 23S, 22R); IELTS Academic Module overall score 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0. No other tests above are accepted. We do not accept completion of ESL/EAP for admission to Pharmacy.
  2. Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing (PBNSG) English proficiency requirements are: Duolingo Overall score 115 (with no individual sub-score lower than 95); IELTS Overall Band 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 88 (with no individual section below 21). Test results must be completed within the past two years (24 months) of the first day of classes. No other tests above are accepted.
  3. Teaching English as a Second Language program (PTESL) English proficiency requirements are: TOEFL iBT – Listening: 24; Reading: 24; Writing: 27; Speaking: 27; IELTS Academic Module – Listening: 7; Reading: 7; Writing: 7; Speaking: 7. No other tests above are accepted.
  4. Sheridan does not guarantee acceptance of any tests above for any third-party regulatory body.

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Tuition:

CAD26,437.72 Approx.

Application Fee:
$250
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Duration

Program Level

School

Canada Information
Country

Living Costs

$11,800 - $15,750/Year

Application Fee

$100 - $200

IELTS Requirement

6.0 - 7.0

Work Opportunities

Yes; Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (up to 3 years)

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