3D Modeling, Art & Animation Diploma at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada is a diploma in Film & Animation programme. The programme runs for 18 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 45,323 per total (CAD 26,917 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Film & Animation
Duration: 18 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 26,917 / total
International tuition: CAD 45,323 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The 3D Modeling, Art and Animation Diploma focuses on the essential skills to enter the game, film, and television industries as a 3D Artist. You will get hands on experience with the entire 3D workflow including modeling, animating, texturing, rigging, lighting, rendering, and compositing. You will be trained by working industry professionals from the game, film, and television industries providing the most up to date methods and techniques used today. In the last term, you will apply all of these learned skills, alongside direction and feedback from your instructors, to produce a marketable and appealing demo reel to get you a job in your chosen career path.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is two-step: applicants must first meet BCIT's academic entrance requirements, then submit a departmental portfolio for competitive review. Academically the program sits in BCIT's Category 2 English band, met by English Studies 12 at 67% or equivalent, or by Category 2 international-language scores (IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 5.5, TOEFL iBT 86 with no section under 20, PTE Academic 60 with no skill under 60, or Duolingo 120 with no integrated subscore under 95), per BCIT's institution-wide English Language Proficiency page. The mandatory Applicant Questionnaire must accompany the online application. The portfolio must contain 5-7 pieces of the applicant's best work — 3D rendering, graphic design, drawing, painting, photography, or video of animation, dance or acting — labelled with name and BCIT applicant number and presented professionally, with a preference for 3D work. BCIT ranks portfolios competitively once the academic requirement is met, weighing prior project quality, material clarity, presentation and the applicant's understanding of the program.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September each year — note the middle intake is May, not April.
Application Deadline:This program runs its OWN application table, not BCIT's common credential dates. January intake: applications open 1 March, close 2 January for domestic and 1 November for international applicants. May intake: opens 1 June, closes 1 May domestic and 1 March international. September intake: opens 1 October, closes 1 September domestic and 2 July international. Openings are 9:00 am PT and deadlines 11:59 pm PT, and a date falling on a weekend moves to the next business day. The September 2026, January 2027 and May 2027 intakes are now closed to new applications (re-admission applications are still accepted) and applications for September 2027 open on 1 October 2026. BCIT lists this program as currently under review, which may change the curriculum.
