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Animation, games and interactive media - where art meets code.
Covers animation, game design, visual effects and interactive media – where art meets code, so degrees vary a lot in how much programming versus pure art/design they require. Portfolio work, even personal projects made before you apply, matters a lot in this industry – often more than the specific degree name.
This is our general description of the role and related jobs, not from an official source – it’s here to give you a fuller picture, not as a careers-counselling guarantee.
This is our general guidance about which school subjects suit this career. It is not an admission requirement and not from an official source – the real requirements are on the degrees below.
Counted from the requirements below (an “or” alternative counts for each subject named). Each degree links to the page it came from.
2 degrees at 2 universities. More are added as we verify them.
TUT APS 24 points
The only compulsory subject TUT states is English - a portfolio or similar creative requirement is likely but not confirmed on the page we read. Closes 31 July 2026. From TUT’s 2027 First-Year Course Information and General Information PDFs. Applications opened 1 April 2026 (fee R240).
Source: View the official page (tut.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Wits APS 42 points
This figure comes from the Wits schools-liaison Grade 12 guide, which is headed for 2026 entry. We have not yet found a 2027 course-finder page confirming it, so treat it as the most recent official figure rather than a confirmed 2027 one.
Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Put your subjects in once and we’ll check them against every degree above – scored each university’s own way.