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Animation - BA (Hons)

University of Staffordshire

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University of Staffordshire
UCAS CODE: W616

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Stoke-on-Trent Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Now you can pursue your own career as a character animator by taking our BA (Hons) in Animation. It’s an ideal platform for working in feature or short film production, games, VFX, advertising or other creative industries.Our focus on employability skills means you’ll develop a professional showreel. We’ll also give you lots of other opportunities, such as entering competitions like the RTS Awards and British Animation Awards, attending public screening events, and visiting studios and galleries. We also work with animation festivals, giving you the chance to exhibit your projects.During the first year, you will cover a wide range of animation techniques, including 2D digital, 3D digital, stop motion, motion capture and the growing trend for hybrid animation. You can then specialise as you progress through the course.Drawing skills are at the heart of animation and are highly sought after by industry. We’ll get you involved in lots of observational drawing to help you understand depth, pose and other artistic concepts. We’ll also cover life sculptures so you can develop a character from clay through to CGI.CareersStudents from our BA (Hons) Animation course have gone on to work in a diverse range of careers within series animation, adverts, games and film.We’ve had graduates work on projects including: Scream Street, Dirk Gently, Skyfall, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, and Chuck Steel: Night.They have also landed work with international studios, such as: Blue Zoo Animation, TT Games & TT Fusion, Jellyfish Pictures, Sky, Giant AnimationSecond Home Studios, Disney Europe, Sony Entertainment, Valve, ILM, One6th, Moving Picture Company, Rocksteady Studios, Cloud Imperium GamesTeam 17, Playdemic, Factory Create, Studio Liddell

Tuition fees

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£ 16,750per year

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University information

University of Staffordshire

University of Staffordshire

  • University League Table

    94th

  • Campus address

    Stoke-on-Trent Campus, College Road, University Quarter, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    31st out of 83 15

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    120 53%

    58th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    42nd

    20

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.30 83%

    16th

    4

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