HD in Animation (Hybrid) is a higher diploma in Film & Animation programme offered by Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,597 per semester (CAD 3,822 per semester for local students).
The animation programme follows a hands-on, cross-disciplinary training structure that the institution calls the Seneca Animation Model, built around intertwining several specialization streams. Students work across these combined streams through practical study designed to build broad experience across multiple areas of animation production, with graduates finishing the programme with well-rounded skills across the field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: DOMESTIC ACADEMIC ENTRY: an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status; English at Grade 12 C or U (or an equivalent course); and an art portfolio. Canadian citizens and permanent residents may satisfy the English and/or mathematics requirement through Seneca's pre-admission test.
PORTFOLIO: five pieces in total - a life drawing of the whole figure; a drawing of your own hand done from observation; an object drawing of a solid everyday item from your home; an environment drawing showing a room of your home in two-point perspective; and one further drawing or artwork of your own choosing that shows your interests and other skills.
International applicants must present credentials assessed as equivalent to the Ontario prerequisites above and meet Seneca's certificate/diploma English standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no skill under 5.5, PTE Academic 58, CAEL 60, Duolingo 105-110, Cambridge English 169 with no skill under 162, or TOEFL iBT with no skill under 4/6 (20/30). Tests must be less than two years old.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
