B.A. Animation

In your first year you will study core elements of the animation production process and develop 2D and 3D software skills alongside the more traditional hand-drawn animation.

Core units in this year include:

• Animation Principles
• Animation Production
• Animation Production Process
• Introduction to Visual Research for Animation
• Meaning and Representation
• Narrative

As the course progresses, you will develop a more in-depth knowledge of particular skills in designing and producing character animation, visual storytelling, compositing and editing. Creative teamwork on projects also gives you the opportunity to identify your individual strengths.

Core units in this year include:

• Advanced Visual Research for Animation
• Character Animation and Performance
• Production Contexts
• Sound and Visualisation
• Group Project Production

Options to choose from in this year include:

• Cartoon Animation
• Music: Practice, Performance and Research
• Professional Experience
• Student Enterprise

Your third year enables you to focus on specific aspects of the production process. You can also further develop your own particular strengths within a team project and a self-elected final project/dissertation combo allowing you to study an animation-related subject in depth.

Core units in this year include:

• Employment Preparation
• Major Project Animation
• Written Project

Options to choose from in this year include:

• Advanced 2D Animation
• Advanced 3D Animation
• Advanced Pre-Production Methods
• Create Worlds
• Motion Capture Applications
• Industry Work Placement
• Interdisciplinary Group Project

*This course is also available as a 4-year sandwich (work placement)