3 years full time, 4 years sandwich with work placement This course will give you the chance to focus on either the more artistic aspects of computer animation and visual effects, or the more technical side, including scripting. Both pathways will enable you to learn about the practical and theoretical aspects of the VFX and computer animation industry, from concept drawing to 3D animation, physics based simulations and compositing. What will I experience? On this course you can: Win prizes for your final-year projects awarded by our industry sponsors including Autodesk, Avid and Sony Use our cutting-edge, industry-standard software and benefit from access to extracurricular workshops to support your software and drawing skills Opt to do a salaried placement year either in the UK or overseas

The South East is the entertainment and IT centre in England so you’ll have lots of opportunities on the doorstep. Upon completing this course, you’ll possess the full package of professional skills for use in the media industry, as well as in other areas such as architectual visualisation, medical simulation and forensics reconstruction. With an emphasis on graphics and computer animation, this course produces creative technical artists specialising in 3D animation and visual effects. Graduates from this course have been successful in finding work with these big names: Visual effects and animation: Cinesite, Double Negative, Moving Picture Company (MPC), Massive, Frame Store, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Weta Motion Capture: Lionhead Games, Centroid, Imaginarium Games: Black Rock, Climax, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Exient, Jagex, Kuju (Zoe Mode and Nik Nak Games), Pivotal Games, Rebellion, Sony, Travellers Tales