HD in Animation - Digital Production at Durham College in Oshawa, Canada is a higher diploma in Film & Animation programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,489 per year (CAD 2,776 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Film & Animation
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,776 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,489 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Each animation course in your first semester helps build the foundation for the rest of your studies. Consisting of both 3D animation courses and a 2D animation course, your first semester curriculum will introduce you to the core techniques central to the animation industry. You will learn to produce and manipulate digital models, revisit the basics of human anatomy, explore the world of visual storytelling, and learn to convey your film animation ideas to others.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status, plus English at Grade 12 (C or U) and a portfolio. Senior-level visual arts credits are recommended. Unlike Durham's other art and design diplomas, the portfolio here is required of every applicant, with no course-credit alternative: it is how the program judges the drawing and creative ability it treats as central to 2D and 3D digital animation. Durham runs Portfolio Information Sessions covering how to submit one.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2026 entry the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2026 and offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2026; January 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 1 October 2026 (confirm by 1 November 2026); May 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 1 February 2027 (confirm by 1 March 2027) - applications after these dates are still assessed while seats remain, including for programs Durham lists as highly competitive (Paramedic, Practical Nursing, Dental Hygiene and similar), which share the same cycle rather than a distinct deadline. International applicants apply directly to Durham, not through ontariocolleges.ca, and are assessed on a rolling basis against each program's published intake availability; Durham publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
