Animation

This BA (Hons) Animation degree has been designed with organisations including Arcus Studios, Novak and Three Motion to meet the growing need for skilled animators in the sector. If you are passionate about digital and traditional animation, enjoy working with technology and are a natural problem solver, this is the degree for you. You will explore a broad range of animation techniques and processes to develop your practice and bring your ideas to life. You will learn from tutors with many years’ experience of the animation industry and cover topics such as character design and development, storytelling and principles of design. You will use industry standard software such as Cinema 4D and VR headsets. You will visit national and international festivals as well as installations and exhibitions to enrich your studies. You will be given lots of opportunities to engage with industry professionals to build your portfolio and connections through practice. Once you complete your degree you may decide to continue your studies and progress onto a Masters degree or PGCE, if you would like to go into teaching. You may want to go straight into employment and there are a number of roles you could secure including 3D Modeller, animation director, character designer/animator, effects animator, motion graphics designer, UI/UX designer.

UCAS Tariff - 48 - 64 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MM
Scottish Advanced Higher - CC
GCSE/National 4/National 5 - Grade C(4) in GCSE Maths and English Language.
A level - CC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
Access to HE Diploma
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IELTS (Academic): 6