2D Animation and Stop Motion (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons)

Integrated masters Work placement

You learn essential animation skills including drawing and pre-visualisation, cinematography, hand drawn 2D animation and stop motion techniques.

Gain experience of the animation pre-production and production pipelines by working with other animation students on team projects as specialist 2D animators, stop motion animators, stop motion compositors, prop makers, set builders or character designers.

This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree.

Top reasons to study 2D animation and stop motion at Teesside

• International acclaim: ranked 15th in the world in the Animation Career Review International Animation School Rankings 2021 (178 colleges considered) . (tees.ac.uk/source).
• Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.
• Career-ready: our ExpoSeries of events allow you to showcase your skills to industry professionals who are seeking to recruit new and rising talent.

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Our graduates find roles as 2D/stop motion animators, assistant animators and production designers for animation.

Our ExpoSeries of events are an opportunity for you to interact with employers. Each event is open to the public and industry guests, allowing you to showcase your work to peers and potential future placements or employers.

Including work experience on your CV makes you a much more attractive applicant. You have a higher chance of improving your degree classification and the boost in confidence gives you the edge in job interviews.

Placements are not compulsory but are assessed and contribute to your final degree award.

Our placements team gives you help and support, including guidance on applications and interviews, to help you get a placement that suits you.

• 1) Apply for an undergraduate or postgraduate course
• 2) Apply for a visa
• 3) Prepare for arrival
• 4) When you arrive
• 5) While you are here