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BA (Hons) Digital Animation-Professional Placement
BA (Hons) Digital Animation-Professional Placement

BA (Hons) Digital Animation-Professional Placement

  • ID:BSU440007
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Duration:
  • Intake:

Fees (GBP)

* During the placement year, the fee is reduced to 20% of the full time fee.

Estimated Total/program:
Apply
60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
Fly
1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirement

  • IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, This must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

  • TOEFL iBT, A total of 72, to include a minimum 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking, and 17 in Writing.

  • PTE Level B2, This must include a minimum of 51 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

  • LanguageCert Intenational ESOL, We accept the LanguageCert International ESOL with an overall B2 Communicator Pass.

  • IELTS, Please note, IELTS tests are valid for two years only for immigration purposes.

  • Undergraduate entry: IELTS 6.0. For visa nationals this must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

 

 

Course Information

Digital Animation explores the changing face of a popular art form: bringing images to life.

You'll explore the fundamentals of animation practice within the latest technological advances and trends, and, over the three years, learn core skills that will aid you in becoming an employable graduate.

These fundamental skills will include drawing, image making crafts, computer graphics, stop-frame animation, coding, 3D modelling, 2D motion graphics and compositing.

You will test these skills through a variety of modern applications such as outdoor projection, virtual reality, augmented reality, film, TV, online video, computer games, the web and mobile apps.

The combination of these technical skills with research into the contexts, history and theory of animation and narrative practice will ensure both practical ability and critical literacy in our Digital Animation graduates.

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Course structure

Year one
You'll practise visual research methods and animation fundamentals, including sketchbooks, storyboards, flipbooks, video and photography. You'll be introduced to a number of software-based practices including 3D computer modelling, computer coded animation, compositing and editing. All modules will include research methods to ensure contextualisation and historical knowledge.
 
Year two
In the second year, your technical and conceptual knowledge is expanded with more complicated production methods and the introduction of modern-day contexts and techniques (such as outdoor projection mapping and virtual reality). These will give you the opportunity to experience your work in these formats and learn about the challenges that each presents. You will deepen your knowledge of coding through interactivity, explore character animation, and consider narrative and story on a deeper level.
 
Year three
In your final year, you'll take a more self-directed approach as you decide on your specialist areas of practice, or to remain broad. You'll explore industry-based projects as appropriate for an Art or a Design context (and understand the difference). You will be encouraged to seek collaboration opportunities, and explore the future directions of animation via a dissertation. Finally, a major project will allow you to create a larger piece of work (or a portfolio of smaller projects), all forming part of a cohesive animation showreel demonstrating your depth of skill, knowledge and innovation.
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Pre Courses

The Pre-sessional English Language

Due to the worldwide Covid-19 situation, we are offering a 10-week online Pre-Sessional English course in 2020. This course will be suitable for you if your current level of English language is a minimum of IELTS 4.5 in each component. 

10-week ONLINE programme: fees £1,580

  • For September 2020 intake: 29 June - 4 September 2020 

6/5 week programme: fees £1,550 - cancelled

  • For September 2020 intake: 3 August - 11 September 2020 

12/11 week programme: fees £3,100 - cancelled

  • For September 2020 intake: 22 June - 11 September 2020

16/15 week programme: fees £4,100 - cancelled

  • Due to the Coronavirus outbreak around the world, this course is not running in 2020.

Fees include:

  • All tuition
  • Course materials
  • Individual support via tutorials

Fees don't include:

  • Accommodation.
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance_fee:£300/year

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