M.Sc in multimedia and animation familiarizes students with practical training to work in a professional environment. This course provides knowledge of various topics like Animation Design and Visual effects, Character Animation, Character Rigging, Texture and Lighting, Visual Effects, etc. Students are trained in industry standard animation techniques and visual effects software applications like Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Autodesk Maya, Max, Z-Brush, Corel Draw and Fusion.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both the institutes:

Chandigarh University is a popular institution providing students with proper professional and academic excellence. MSc. in Multimedia and Animation is a two year full time course. It includes the following:

• One semester of the Foundation Process
• Two semesters of Intense 3D project-oriented training.
• One semester of an extensive live project.

There are four electives students can choose from in their second year. It includes: 3D Animation; VFX; Advertising and Documentary Filmmaking.

Lovely Professional University teaches excellence and professionalism and provides students with the highest quality of education. The M.Sc in Design - Multimedia is a two year program (4 semesters).

Career opportunities at Lovely Professional University are very high. It includes modeling, rigging, VFX technicians, lighting and texturing artists, 3D animators, camera trackers and compositors, also individual entrepreneurship. Students wanting to start their career can work as graphic designers, illustrators, comic artists, pre-press artists and educators before joining any leading company.

Chandigarh University is preferred by students because of the placements, faculty and affordability. Lovely Professional University is a much costlier institute. Good career opportunities are also provided by this institute but due to its fees, students often prefer Chandigarh University.