HD in Animation and Game Development at Loyalist College in Belleville, Canada is a higher diploma in Digital Media & Game Development programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,722 per semester for local students.
Teaching uses industry-standard tools including ZBrush, Maya, Unreal Engine 5, Godot and Adobe Creative Cloud, with work carried out in studios set up with production software. Students complete individual and collaborative projects, including a group production in the second year and a capstone project in the third year, developing an animation, game or visual effects concept through to completion. The programme includes a four-week internship placement, pairs students with alumni mentors, and has them build a professional portfolio.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an OSSD/OSSGD or equivalent with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U) or (M) level, including Grade 12 English at the (C) level or equivalent, or mature-student status; prior coursework in communications technology, IT, media arts, fine arts or presentation techniques is recommended but not mandatory. The programme page sets no language-test scores itself, so Loyalist's institution-wide diploma requirement applies to international applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL 550 paper-based or 80 iBT (no section below 20), CAEL 60 overall/60 writing, Duolingo 105+ (no band below 90), Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency, or Oxford ELLT 6. No portfolio, interview or criminal-record check is listed; industry placement partners may require additional materials, training or certifications.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 (Loyalist's own page describes this loosely as "early October"), the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027 - particularly important for competitive programmes - and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain; offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027 with a tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly through Loyalist's International Application Service or an agent and are assessed on a rolling, individual basis; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and each Letter of Acceptance states its own accept-and-pay deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
