Overview

The Animation (Honours) BA program offered at Sheridan College emphasizes classical principles of animation in a variety of forms, including 2D digital, 3D and stop motion. You’ll learn the art of storyboarding and hone your life drawing, layout and digital painting skills. Working collaboratively or individually on productions, you’ll have the opportunity to explore all aspects of animation filmmaking.

Career connections

After Year 3, you’ll gain professional experience during a three-month work placement. And at our annual Industry Day, employers will fly in from across North America to meet you, see your work and conduct interviews.

A reputation for excellence

Students come from all over the world to study animation at Sheridan. That’s because our Animation program has such a strong reputation. Michael Hirsh, co-founder of Nelvana, refers to Sheridan as the “Harvard of Animation.”
Our graduates go on to work in television and feature animation at major studios throughout North America.
Sheridan Animation courses are held in Oakville, Ontario.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Life Drawing
Story Development
Principles of Layout
Painting
Animation Principles
Character Design
Digital Tools
Composition and Rhetoric

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oakville, Canada

Disciplines

Animation View 21 other Bachelors in Animation in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:

English, Grade 12 (ENG4U)

plus

One Grade 11 or 12 Visual Arts credit at the M, or Open Level
Four other Grade 12 subjects at the U or M level
Minimum 65% overall average

Two semesters of postsecondary education including required courses with a minimum 65% overall average

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31566 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

9965 CAD / year

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Living costs

Oakville

Canada

1015 - 1615 CAD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Career connections

A reputation for excellence

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Oakville

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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