MSc in Animation
Master of Science (M.Sc)
Animation
Eligibility
A student who has passed a 3-year undergraduate degree (level 5.5, a total of 120 credits) shall be eligible for admission to 2-year M.Sc. programmes.
Preference will be given to candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying examination.
However, students who have not studied requisite courses from the discipline related to the respective programmes will have to undertake the prescribed bridge course(s).
Overview
JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) offers an M.Sc in Animation to prepare students for the animation industry. The course teaches students the art of breathing life into characters and various concepts about visualisation, imagination, sketching, and colouring techniques through which they can bring out the expression and essence of the characters. The MSc in Animation in India curriculum has been carefully designed to help students master advanced animation techniques, storytelling, character design, visual effects (VFX), and 3D modelling while encouraging innovation and imaginative thinking.
Course Highlights
- Explore and experiment with ideas and communicating the same through narrative and non-narrative storytelling techniques at one of the top-rated MSc Animation colleges in Bangalore
- Real-world exposure is set through assignments and projects to simulate an industry experience.
- Cultivate artistic and technical skills in tandem with the industry at one of the best MSc in Animation colleges in Bangalore
- Workshops and seminars from industry professionals
Study Campus
JAIN Knowledge Campus
# 44/4, District Fund Road
Jayanagar 9th Block Campus
Bangalore - 5600 69
P: 080 46501773
Admissions Office
JAIN Knowledge Campus
# 44/4, District Fund Road
Jayanagar 9th Block Campus
Bangalore - 5600 69
P : +91 8951362405
Curriculum Structure
- Animation Principles
- Animation Drawing
- Scripting & Storyboard
- Fundamentals of Graphics & Animation
- Animation Drawing Lab
- Scripting & Storyboard Lab
- PCL 1 Research and Entrepreneurship project
- OE I
- UV Texturing
- 3D Modelling
- Compositing
- UV Texturing Lab
- 3D Modelling Lab
- Compositing Lab
- OE II
- Research publication 1
- PCL II Research and Entrepreneurship project
- Film Appreciation
- Acting for Animation
- Character Modelling
- Rigging & Animation
- Character Modelling lab
- Rigging & Animation lab
- OE III
- PCL III Research and Entrepreneurship project
- 3D Effects
- Digital Film making
- Sound design
- 3D Effects lab
- Digital Film making lab
- Sound design lab
- Project & Internship
- Research Publication II
- PCL IV Research and Entrepreneurship project
Career Outcomes
The animation industry has become dominant in movies, gaming, advertising, and digital content. The growing demand for animators has made it one of today's youth's most appealing career options. With an increasing demand for over 30,000 animators annually and India emerging as a key hub in Asia, the field offers a broad spectrum of opportunities. After post-graduation, students can pursue diverse roles such as 3D and 2D animators, Modelers, VFX Artists, Storyboard Writers, Lighting Artists, Image Editors, and Special Effects Creators.
Career pathways extend beyond entertainment into industries like education, advertising, digital marketing, web design, mobile gaming, and e-learning. Animation blends creativity with technology, drawing on design, computer science, engineering, and visual arts disciplines. The programme's versatility can open doors for roles in art direction, game development, content creation, publishing, and technical animation across domestic and global markets.