If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.
Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster.
Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us.
The Foundation year is designed to prepare you for your chosen discipline and give you the opportunity to explore new ideas, opening up new perspectives on the key debates within the field. It begins in the first semester with the development of fundamental Art and Design skills, as well as practical exploration across all of the disciplines in our Art and Design Foundation programme. In the second semester you are encouraged to specialise in your own discipline and are supported at this stage by tutors from your host course. You will also benefit from workshops in our high-end facilities, and from working with leading academics who will encourage you to become a confident and creative thinker. Your practical development is accompanied by modules in both semesters on foundational academic skills – skills that will be essential as you progress to your chosen full degree.
On successful completion of the Foundation year, you will be able to move on to study for the Animation BA Honours degree over a further three years study.
Our exciting specialist course will enable you to develop your imaginative and creative skills, while giving you a sound knowledge and understanding of animation processes, techniques and critical theory.
Commercial animation is a rapidly growing and vibrant industry, encompassing a broad range of rewarding and fascinating creative job opportunities. Our strong emphasis on creative practice will help you to develop your skills in drawing and design, along with the imaginative development and innovation of ideas expressed sequentially. These skills, together with the professional practice aspects of the course, will ensure that you have the confidence and expertise to succeed in industry, whether as a producer, technician, designer or manager. You’ll also develop the transferable and cognitive skills necessary for lifelong personal and professional development.
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Foundation
Subjects of study include (across 5 core modules):
There are no optional or elective modules offered at Level 3, as the focus is on the development of key academic skills through a broad understanding of Media and Design
Credit Level 3
Year 1
Subjects of study include:
Credit Level 4
Year 2
Subjects of study include:
Credit Level 5
Year 3
Subjects of study include:
Credit Level 6
Commercial animation is a rapidly growing and vibrant industry, encompassing a broad range of rewarding and fascinating creative job opportunities.
Career development is embedded in the course. Students can work part-time, on placements and enjoy work-related learning across all three years of study.
Our Careers and Employability Service is here to support you to achieve your full potential.
Job roles
This course will prepare you for a range of roles, including:
Animator
Art Director
Character Designer
Director
Editor
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
Entertainment One
Lupus Films
One of Us
Weta Digital
WildBrain
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
