Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The AIE Sydney campus is located at Level 1, 33 Mountain Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, in the heart of Sydney's games industry. 

The campus is situated in Ultimo, a suburb in the heart of Sydney's games industry, surrounded by established developers and independent studios. 

A few of the career services such as job search strategies, LinkedIn profile review, resume or cover letter reviews, interview preparation, etc. Additionally, students must also attend workshops and networking events. As per the details available on the web, some of the industries where the graduates of Academy of Interactive Entertainment work are Arts and Design, Business Development, Operations, Engineering, Sales, Media and Communication, etc.

AIE Academic Excellence Award is offered to students on the basis of academic merit. It is a 2-year scholarship awarded to incoming first-year students. The documents required to be considered for the scholarship availability are:

• Completed high school or current-in-progress if current senior
• Resume
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume
• A written statement on How will you be better positioned for industry based on your academic or community achievements as well as the degree/certificate you are interested in pursuing here at AIE?

As a part of entry into the AIE course, as applicable, the authority will conduct an interview with a teacher to assess the students' suitability to the course including any specific requirements that a student may have. During the interview, students are going to look at the portfolio to see what knowledge and skills students are bringing to the course.

As a general entry requirement, the applicants at AIE must be 18 years of age. To take admission to this course, the applicants are required to have one of the following:

• A Bachelor's of Game Development major in Game Art or Game Design or Game Programming OR
• Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media OR
• Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development

An English language proficiency score must also be submitted. For the same purpose, an IELTS score of 6.0 is required.

The entry into AIE Advanced Diploma of Filmmaking course is based on an interview to evaluate the students' suitability to the course. Students should have either completed Year 12 or achieved an Exit Level 3 score within the Australian Core Skills Framework Assessments in reading and numeracy. Also, international applicants are required to submit an IELTS score of 6.0.

Here are the tuition fee details for AIE international students:

• Diploma courses: AUD 15,475 for Year 1 (Around INR 8.3 lakh)
• Graduate Diploma course: AUD 24,475 for 2025 (Around INR 13.4 lakh)
• Bachelor of Game Development course: AUD 124,435.36

The course-wise fees as given on Shiksha Study Abroad can be checked from the table given below:

Academy of Interactive Entertainment is an Australian Video Games and Computer Animation School. This school was created 20 years ago with a vision to help group the video games, animation, and visual effects industries. It is one of the Australia's most awarded 3D Animation, Game Design, and Visual FX educators. It accepts international students too. The courses are offered at the Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Diploma, and Bachelor's levels.  

The duration of the AIE Advanced Diploma of Filmmaking is 2 years. Learners of this course will get real experience in traditional film making and virtual production methodologies. During these 2 years, students are going to create their own extensive portfolio of work that can impress potential employers. A plethora of career options open up after pursuing this course such as Director of Photography, Creative Director, Motion Control, Film Editor, etc.