BA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects with Foundation Year

Bucks New University

Bachelor's degree

In High Wycombe

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    High wycombe

  • Duration

    4 Years

The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree.

We are looking for applicants with a passion for digital visual arts and in particular those which make use of 3D. Your background may be in traditional art, animation, interactive media or even computer science. You will have a digital or traditional portfolio that reflects your interests. This is a course where you will learn a broad range of digital techniques commonly used in the visual effects, animation and games industries amongst others. Most of the work you will do will be in 3D, some 2D work is used to underpin the creative process and broaden your capabilities.

Facilities

Location

Start date

High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
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High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ

Start date

On request

About this course

This course is ideal for students wanting to explore a career in a range of industries, including animation, visual effects, games, architectural visualization and advertising. Virtual Reality is now widely expected to explode and demand is expected to exceed content for some time to come. The 3D skills developed on this course will position students to move into this exciting and rapidly evolving sector.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the 3-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a Level 4 course, will be considered for the 4-year programme including a Foundation Year.

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Subjects

  • Animation
  • 3d training
  • Project
  • Digital tools
  • Digital Compositing
  • Character Animation
  • Creature Animation
  • Virtual Environments
  • Fluid Simulation
  • Research
  • Invention

Course programme

This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.

Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.

Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

The modules available on this course are as follows:

Foundation Year Modules
  • Preparing for Success Knowledge and Creativity
  • Preparing for Success Self-development and Responsibility
  • Inquiry and Research Skills
  • Introduction to Moving Image Production
Year 1 Modules
  • Animation Principles and the Moving Figure
  • Art in 3D
  • Digital Tools
  • Dynamic Systems
  • Introduction to Digital Compositing
  • Visual Narrative
Year 2 Core and Optional Units Pathway
  • Production Project
  • Character Animation and Performance
  • Advanced 3D Assets
  • Creature Animation (optional)
  • Storyboarding Layout and Animatics (optional)
  • Virtual Environments (optional)
  • Fluid Simulation (optional)
  • Physical Objects and Particles (optional)
Year 2 Animation Pathway
  • Production Project
  • Character Animation and Performance
  • Storyboarding Layout and Animatics
  • Digital Tools II
  • Animation Styles
Year 2 Digital FX Pathway
  • Research and Invention
  • Production Project
  • Digital Tools II
  • Fluid Simulation
  • Physical Objects and Particles
  • Lighting and Look Development
Year 2 3D Virtual Environments and Assets Pathway
  • Production Project
  • Virtual Environments
  • Advanced 3D Assets
  • Advanced Compositing
  • Lighting and Look Development
Year 3 Modules
  • Research Project
  • Industry Projects
  • Final Major Project: Concept and PreProduction
  • Final Major Project: Production

Additional information

Full Time International, September 2019: £12,000 per year
Full Time Home and EU, February 2020: £9,250 per year
Full Time International, February 2020: £12,000 per year

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BA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects with Foundation Year

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