University of Wales Newport

Course Details

BA (Hons) Animation (2D and Stop Motion)

Course Description

Firstly, you will concentrate on core traditional and digital skills for animation and animated storytelling. You will then work to find your individual specialist areas, identify your strengths within small production teams while working on live briefs and work towards high levels of skill in animated outcomes – whether these are in pre-production (eg concept, storyboard, backgrounds, character design) or in 2D traditional or digital/stop-motion production (eg character animation, set, props, puppet and model-making) or post production compositing. Year one Introduction to Animation Techniques Animation Action Analysis Character Design, Modelling and Animation Visual Studies: Animation Contextual Studies: Animation Animal Studies for Animation Year two Major Project (Animation) Advanced Animation Techniques Minor Project (Animation) Critical Studies: Animation Visual Forms in Animation and Computer Games Narrative Forms in Animation, Comics and Computer Games Visual and Narrative Forms in Animation CCI Work Experience CCI Work Experience Year three Project Production (Animation) Specialist Advanced Animation Projects Project Development (Animation) The Animation Business Critical Research: Animation Graduate outcomes can be in the form of short animated films or a showcase reel.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

280 UCAS tariff points, eg, BBC at A-level Additional criteria: A-level in an art and design-related subject. GCSE: Five at grade C or above, including Mathematics and English language International Entry Requirements: We also welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications. Please visit the country specific pages on our international website for exact details. English requirements In general, international applicants will need to have achieved an overall IELTS grade of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component. However, if you have previously studied through the medium of English IELTS might not be required, but please visit the country specific page on our international website for exact details. If your country is not featured please contact us. Tuition Fees UK and EU The fee for this course in 2014 is £8,250. The fee for this course in 2015 is £9,000 To find out what fee you will actually pay, please visit our money website. International To find international fees, visit our international website.

BA (Hons) Animation (2D and Stop Motion) University of Wales Newport