36 monthsProgramme duration
17,200 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This degree course will enable you to develop your creative and technical skills, ensuring you gain the experience you need to work in today's highly competitive and exciting animation industry. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a broad range of styles and processes, including traditional and digital 2D animation, stop motion, and 3D computer graphics. You’ll get to study all of the software and skills needed to succeed in these different forms of animation, as well as their underlying technical principles and artistic applications.
- High-spec animation facilities - In our state-of-the-art animation studios, we'll help you develop your animation skills including scriptwriting, character development, video and sound editing. You will use the latest software and work alongside specialist technicians with extensive professional experience. Our facilities feature stop motion studios, 3D printing, puppet and model making, and a brand-new 80-workstation digital media workshop.
- Career-ready outcomes - Graduates go on to work at some of the top animation studios in the UK and abroad including Aardman Animations, Netflix, Blink Ink, Lupus Films, Tiger Aspect Productions, Blue Zoo, Passion Pictures, Spa Studios and IOD Productions.
- Connections with industry partners - You will learn from award-winning animation directors who work closely with industry partners to share their knowledge and facilitate specialist workshops and lectures. Partners include art and design agencies, animation studios, visual effects companies, content providers and games developers. We'll help keep you ahead of the latest technological innovations and trends with regular workshops with guest speakers, such as award-winning directors Joanna Quinn, Kitty Taylor and Merlin Crossingham and prolific voice actor David Holt.
- Opportunities for further study - We have an excellent record of placing our students on Master’s programmes such as the Royal College of Art and the National Film & Television School, and some go on to undertake practice-based PhDs.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This degree course will enable you to develop your creative and technical skills, ensuring you gain the experience you need to work in today's highly competitive and exciting animation industry. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a broad range of styles and processes, including traditional and digital 2D animation, stop motion, and 3D computer graphics. You’ll get to study all of the software and skills needed to succeed in these different forms of animation, as well as their underlying technical principles and artistic applications.
- High-spec animation facilities - In our state-of-the-art animation studios, we'll help you develop your animation skills including scriptwriting, character development, video and sound editing. You will use the latest software and work alongside specialist technicians with extensive professional experience. Our facilities feature stop motion studios, 3D printing, puppet and model making, and a brand-new 80-workstation digital media workshop.
- Career-ready outcomes - Graduates go on to work at some of the top animation studios in the UK and abroad including Aardman Animations, Netflix, Blink Ink, Lupus Films, Tiger Aspect Productions, Blue Zoo, Passion Pictures, Spa Studios and IOD Productions.
- Connections with industry partners - You will learn from award-winning animation directors who work closely with industry partners to share their knowledge and facilitate specialist workshops and lectures. Partners include art and design agencies, animation studios, visual effects companies, content providers and games developers. We'll help keep you ahead of the latest technological innovations and trends with regular workshops with guest speakers, such as award-winning directors Joanna Quinn, Kitty Taylor and Merlin Crossingham and prolific voice actor David Holt.
- Opportunities for further study - We have an excellent record of placing our students on Master’s programmes such as the Royal College of Art and the National Film & Television School, and some go on to undertake practice-based PhDs.
Admission Requirements
59+
80+
4+
6+
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
17,200 GBP
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