Offered by University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada, 3D Graphics and Rendering Essentials for Video Games Micro-certificate is a micro-credential in Digital Media & Game Development programme. The programme runs for 2.5 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,800 per total for local students.
This micro-certificate builds on existing computer science knowledge to develop skills for the digital media and gaming industry. Coursework focuses on the fundamentals needed to build and edit advanced, interactive three-dimensional imagery, extending into skills used more broadly across the creative technology sector. Topics include video game design and development, the mathematics underlying graphics and animation, and tools used for collaborative development work.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This University of Victoria Continuing Studies micro-certificate states, under its own admission requirements heading, that there are "no admission requirements outside of the Division of Continuing Studies' requirement (e.g. age limit)". No secondary or post-secondary academic prerequisite, minimum grade point average, English-language test score, portfolio or interview is specified on the program page; enrolment is governed by the Division of Continuing Studies' general registration conditions rather than a competitive or reviewed admissions process, and no prior graphics or video-game background is required to register.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, which opens for 2027-entry applications on 1 October 2026: most degree programmes see September 2027 entry close 31 January 2027, January 2027 entry close 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry close 31 March 2027, though Teacher Education post-degree programmes close 2 January 2027, Indigenous Education post-degree admits on an ongoing basis, and Engineering's Summer entry (high-school graduates only) closes 31 December 2026. International applicants use the same portal and face identical dates, since UVic publishes no separate international deadline. UVic treats these as fixed annual dates rather than rolling admission, though it warns any programme can close early without notice. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
