
Animation (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Animation (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons)
This rare BA degree in Animation is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and vocational experience needed to enter this dynamic and rapidly growing industry.
With access to high-tech facilities such as our six camera Motion Capture Studio, you’ll use innovative techniques and practices to create professional standard digital animations, and develop a strong foundation of knowledge in areas such as:
• Classical animation techniques
• Storytelling
• Still and moving image capture/manipulation
• Design, cinema...
This rare BA degree in Animation is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and vocational experience needed to enter this dynamic and rapidly growing industry.<br/><br/>With access to high-tech facilities such as our six camera Motion Capture Studio, you’ll use innovative techniques and practices to create professional standard digital animations, and develop a strong foundation of knowledge in areas such as:<br/><br/>• Classical animation techniques<br/><br/><br/>• Storytelling<br/><br/><br/>• Still and moving image capture/manipulation<br/><br/><br/>• Design, cinematography, modelling and animation<br/><br/><br/>• Concept art<br/><br/><br/>• Digital sculpting and compositing<br/><br/><br/>• CGI lighting<br/><br/><br/>This comprehensive programme is part of Screen Yorkshire’s prestigious Connected Campus initiative and carefully blends creativity and conceptual development with technical theory to produce talented multi-skilled graduates who are primed to embark on exciting and stimulating careers within the world of animation.<br/><br/>With opportunities to collaborate with partners in Qingdao (China), attend workshops and talks by award-winning professionals like James Butler (Animator, Peppa Pig), Iki Ikram (VFX Artist, Last of Us, Uncharted) and Ben Smith (Director, StarDog and TurboCat), as well as the chance to work on a bespoke studio project in your final year, you’ll develop into a competent and confident professional all set to enjoy a fulfilling career in animation.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W616
Institution Code
B56
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
112 UCAS tariff points to include 1 GCE Advanced Level or equivalent and GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C/grade 4 or equivalent.
Scottish Higher
As UCAS tariff
Access to HE Diploma
As UCAS tariff
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
As UCAS tariff and Higher Level grade 3 or Standard Level grade 4 in English and Maths.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
112 UCAS tariff points to include 3 Higher Level Subjects and Ordinary Level English and Maths at grade O4
A level
B,B,C
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £24,456 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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