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Bachelor in animation and digital art

Are you creative and interested in drawing, animation, game development, and 3D visualization? After completing your bachelor's degree, you can work on creating content for games, animated films, as a 3D generalist, or as a concept developer for new video games.

Campus: Hamar
Duration: 3 years
Structure: Full time
Credits: 180
Teaching language: EN
Startup: August
Price: Semester fee
Application deadline: Apr. 15, 2024

About the Programme

This education is suitable for those who want to bring their ideas to life by creating movement and special effects in animated stories, films, video games, and advertising. The study provides a comprehensive introduction to the mechanics and applications of modeling, animation, and digital art.

The first year of study focuses on developing broad knowledge. You will have the opportunity to develop artistic visions with basic courses in design, drawing, animation, and production. During the second semester, you choose between two specializations:

3D Art & Generalization
3D Animation
Digital Art & Motion Design

This is a future-oriented program where you, as a student, will have your creativity challenged at the intersection of art and technology. 3D visualization, animation, and digital art play an increasingly important role in our contemporary world and are becoming more essential in education, entertainment, art, industry, and research. Animation and digital art are crucial elements in everything from game development, animated films, user interface design, special effects in films and games, digital installations, internet applications, art, architectural and interactive simulations, 3D visualization, TV commercials, and online advertising.

Bachelor in animation and digital art is a program under the Department of Game Development - Game School:

You can learn more about the Game School, student life, and view student works here.

Job opportunities

The Bachelor's in Animation and Digital Art is primarily directed towards various sectors within the experience industry. This will primarily involve work related to the development of content components for animations, games, films, and multimedia applications. It will also be facilitated for the knowledge to be applicable in other contexts, including the industry and the public sector through gamification projects and more technical 3D modeling and visualization. The education also provides knowledge that can serve as a foundation for continued work in the education sector and in research and development.

You will acquire competence in combining relevant digital tools, techniques, methods, expressions, and concepts in relation to creative processes in art and design production. The program offers a solid specialization within a field while also providing a breadth of knowledge to make students more attractive to the job market and equipped for the technological future.

This programme is open for international students

The Bachelor's in Animation and Digital Art is an international programme, and the language of instruction is English.

Are you interested in becoming a full degree student?

International students can apply to do the full three year study programme. See section below about application and requirements.

Are you interested in becoming an exchange student?

Exchange students from our partner institutions can select individual courses from the whole programme. Courses can be combined based on personal preferences. All courses in this programme are eligible for exchange students. We will assist in creating a learning agreement tailored to the students' preferences and abilities, and to avoid scheduling conflicts.

Some courses require prerequisite knowledge. Please refer to the study plan starting from 2024 for specific information for each course. The normal workload for one semester is 30 ECTS.

Application deadline and admission

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for the Bachelor's program in Animation and Digital Art consist of three parts, all of which must be successfully completed:

Applicants must meet the requirements for Higher Education Entrance Qualification, including the English language proficiency requirement. Applicants are exempted from the Norwegian language proficiency requirement.
Passed Entrance Exam. Information about the entrance exam can be found here
Interview (in cases where the committee requires additional information to assess the admission test, applicants may be called in for an interview)

Please note that if you have a Norwegian ID number and log in to the application portal using the ID number, you will not be able to register your application. Please contact us if you have a Norwegian ID number and wish to apply for admission at admission@inn.no.

For exchange students:

Contact the International Office/Department at your home institution to find out if you are eligible for exchange studies at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Nomination deadline: April 15th/October 1st. Application deadline: May 1st/October 15th.

How much does it cost?

This programme is free for exchange students from our partner institutions. Full degree students have to pay a semester fee of approximately NOK 1000,-. To obtain a study permit, sufficient money for subsistence is required. Please refer to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for more information.

Students from outside the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay tuition. The tuition fee for the programme is NOK 349 000 per academic year.

You can find more information about tuition here.

PC/MAC and Software

It is expected that students have their own laptop with updated software, see system requirements for PC and MAC for the academic year 2024-2025. The university can help advice students on what equipment and software to choose. Questions about equipment and software can be sent to spillskolen@inn.no.

Curricula and courses

In the study plan, you will find information about the program, including an overview of courses, learning objectives, and assessment methods. Choose the study plan for the year you will start the program to find information relevant to you.

Study plan starting 2024

Search all study plans search study plans and courses.

Why study at The Game School in Hamar?

Hamar is considered the game capital of Norway, hosting many companies specializing in game development. The Game School brings together a large interdisciplinary academic community within the fields of game technology, simulation, virtual reality, augmented reality, animation and digital art, and is part of the Faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technologies.

The Game School is situated at Campus Hamar. Hamar is the largest city in Innlandet county and has a central and idyllic location along the banks of Norway's largest lake, Mjøsa, close to the capital city and Oslo airport. The campus is conveniently located in the city centre. The local region has several historical sites and offers a large variety of cultural events and outdoor activities. Hamar is the proud host for the yearly VR/AR/XR conference, the Nordic VR Forum, and the largest annual computer gathering in Norway, the Gathering (external links).

This programme belongs to: Faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technologies

Contact us

If you have questions about application and admission requirements, you can contact our admissions office at opptak@inn.no or by phone at 62 43 00 04.

For other questions about the study program, you can get in touch with Spillskolen at spillskolen@inn.no or by phone at 62 43 00 00.

Bård R. Gunnerud

Head of Studies