Full time BA (Hons) Illustration and Animation

BA (Hons) Illustration & Animation (top up)
Awarded by:
The University of Hull

UCAS code:
X459

Course code:
WW26

Course Level:
Level 6

Location:
High Melton

Attendance:
Full-time

Hours p/w:
16

Duration:
1 year full-time

Day/Times:
TBC

Start Date(s):
September

Cost:

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Illustration and Animation is an exciting, innovative one year honours stage course, structured to enable you to realise a professional identity and portfolio for employment within the creative industries.

This unique course primarily aims to provide progression from the Foundation Degree in Animation & Games Art onto level 6 (honours stage) so that you can attain the qualification of BA (Hons). In addition, the course also offers opportunities for students from other Art, Design and Media Foundation Degrees and HND†s, including professionals and practitioners wishing to gain an academic qualification at this level.

If you have a burning passion for creative work which embraces both traditional and digital technologies and want to develop your skills towards employment then this course at Doncaster is the place to do it.

COURSE CONTENT/STRUCTURE
The course is structured to enable you to pursue a career in concept art, character development, children†s book illustration, technical and information illustration, digital illustration, general illustration and animation to develop and realise creative, practical, intellectual and transferable skills within the following modules:

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All of the above can be aligned to your own specialist area of interest.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Student progress is assessed via formal critiques with written feedback provided. Two formal assessments take place at key stages within the academic year with the final one determining the student†s summative classification. Assessment is carried out using a variety of methods:

• Learning Portfolios (Portfolio of Artwork)
• Design Tasks (Research and background material)
• Presentation
• Essay
• Exhibition

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• class="Noparagraphstyle">Foundation Degree Animation & Games Art - 240 credits with portfolio
• class="Noparagraphstyle">Foundation Degree in relevant area such as illustration, animation, graphic design - 240 credits with portfolio
• class="Noparagraphstyle">HND in relevant area such as illustration, animation, graphic design with portfolio
• class="Noparagraphstyle">Relevant industrial experience with portfolio
• class="Noparagraphstyle">A full portfolio
• class="Noparagraphstyle">Applications are invited from mature students without formal qualifications who can demonstrate academic and creative ability along with a portfolio.

PROGRESSION ROUTES
Graduating students will be equipped to apply for positions full time or freelance at a junior level initially within a wide range of industries including: games, advertising, film/TV, children†s publishing, design, interactive media.

In addition, students can use the course as a platform for post-graduate study.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
â€OE6 art students from Doncaster College were successful applicants for Blitz†s 2008 Open Days. This was the largest number of students attending from any one educational institute and reflects very well on the core drawing and art skills being taught on the FdA Animation & Games Art and BA (Hons) Illustration & Animation courses at Doncaster.†- Kim Blake, Education Liaison, Blitz Games Studios, 2008

A previous Doncaster graduate, who now works at Blitz says â€OEThe FdA Animation & Games Art and BA (Hons) Illustration & Animation courses at Doncaster focuses not only on digital skills, but also on traditional art and animation techniques which are essential to the games industry." Darren Watford, Concept Artist, Blitz Games Studios, 2008