Birmingham City University

Course Details

Visual Communication - Film and Animation - BA (Hons)

Course Description

Develop your talent and produce imaginative, trendsetting work with our Film and Animation course. Taught by our team of expert staff, who have extensive experience in the industry, you will have the chance to showcase your work through our professional talent pool, We Grow Cherries, and will work with our state-of-the-art facilities.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

Throughout the course you will discover and refine a portfolio of practice which best suits your motivations and aspirations. Through this you will develop as a creative individual, equipped not only for a career in film and animation, but with the transferable skills to benefit a whole range of professional contexts. This degree is designed to enhance your skills and aptitude, preparing you for a career in a landscape that is continuously changing. You will be able to develop specialist knowledge and understanding within your chosen area of practice; allowing you to better locate yourself within your choice of career. As a creative practitioner and graduate of this course you will be able to generate a range of potential ideas and visual developments. You will have the ability to produce creative work that demonstrates sound judgements in accordance to the theories and concepts of visual communication subjects, responding to the demands of industry. You will develop an in-depth understanding of the relationship between theory and practice through research, allowing you to create meaningful, well-informed work and preparing you to take on further study. You will gain an understanding of the underlying concepts and established principles that govern creative practice. Alongside this you will develop a range of working strategies, methods and materials, learning how to apply these to production. You will also discover, and respond to, the influence of audiences, clients, markets and other participants in relation to visual communication practice.




Visual Communication - Film and Animation - BA (Hons) Birmingham City University