Animation and Illustration BA (Hons)

What makes Animation and Illustration at Worcester special?

In today's world of multimedia communication and publishing, illustrators and animators work together in a wide variety of contexts.

Studying Animation and Illustration as joint honours is full of possibility. Both courses will be mutually informing and could lead to an innovative, interdisciplinary final year project that draws all your interests together.

Both subject areas place emphasis on drawing as a tool for thinking and visualisation. They nurture your creative development alongside building your craft and digital skills. These skills are highly prized throughout the fast-moving and dominant digital/visual culture of today's world.

If your creative interests span working in moving image and other visual contexts, studying these two subject areas in combination could be right for you. This course is a good match if your curiosity is fired by the possibilities of 21st century media and communication.

104 UCAS Tariff points

Undergraduate courses usually require a minimum IELTS of 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any component) or Pearson 59 (with no less than 51 in each component) or various Cambridge certificates. Other equivalent English qualifications will also be considered. Some courses may require a higher score for professional accreditation or registration.

Animators and illustrators are increasingly in demand as the media industries expand.

You will find career opportunities in animation production and in professional illustration fields including newspapers and magazines, books, advertising, exhibiting independent work, television and the internet. All these fields are potential showcases for graduates' work.

Graduates will also find career opportunities in television motion graphics, graphic design, story writing, studio management, the games industry, compositing, special effects and advertising.

In addition to developing your capabilities as an animator and illustrator, the course will enable you to develop a wide range of transferable skills, from research and analysis techniques, to problem-solving, to communication and negotiation.