Modules

Year 1

Core modules

Introduction to 2D Animation - 20 credits

An introduction to the craft of 2D animation.

Introduction to 3D Animation - 20 credits

An introduction to the latest industry tools and techniques used in animation production.

Introduction To Visual Research For Animation - 20 credits

You'll learn drawing, colour and texture as visual research and exploration.

Narrative - 20 credits

Develop an understanding of film language, camera angles, composition, lighting, mise-en-scène, editing and sound design.

Signs and Meaning in Animation - 20 credits

Focus on questions of meaning, spectatorship and representation and highlights how animation fits within the wider context of contemporary visual culture. 

Modelling for Animation and VFX - 20 credits

Establish your skills to be able to build worlds, props and characters for you own animated projects, films and games. 

Year 2

Core modules

Animation Group Project Introduction - 20 credits

Work in a group to research and develop animations.

Animation Group Project Production - 20 credits

On this module, which follows on from the 'Animation Group Project: Introduction' module, you'll continue working in your group to produce and present animations.

Experimental Animation - 20 credits

Explore the visual research methods that will improve your skills in the pre-production stage of animation.

History and Theory of Animation - 20 credits

Develop analytical skills and critical thinking in animation, building on what you learned in year 1. 

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Engaged Citizenship through Interdisciplinary Practice - 20 credits

Develop your creative, intellectual and interpersonal attributes by engaging in interdisciplinary work, developing an appreciation of other creative disciplines and understanding how professionals collaborate.

Intermediate 2D Animation - 20 credits

Develop your animation principle skills and learning animation techniques for big studios, executing tests which involve stretching, weight and anticipation..

Intermediate 3D Animation - 20 credits

Develop skills and knowledge in character animation and use technical, performance, illustrative and narrative techniques to create a 3D animated sequence..

Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme) - 20 credits

Study 1 of 8 modern languages on the University's free Institution-Wide Language Programme.

Professional Experience - 20 credits

This module gives you the opportunity to gain credit towards your degree from paid/unpaid work, volunteering, research placements, internships and other work-related learning.

Real-Time Animation and VFX Project - 20 credits

Create an animated and VFX film utilising cutting edge real-time and virtual technology.

Sound and Visualisation - 20 credits

  Learn how to visualize and develop ideas in a non conventional form, experimenting with mixed media.

Student Enterprise - 20 credits

Learn about both the ideation process and the feasibility of marketing, manufacturing, and selling a new creative business.

Visual Effects - 20 credits

Understand the job of an effects animator or director in the VFX industry. 

Year 3

Core modules

Employment Preparation - 20 credits

Prepare yourself for applying for jobs in the industry.

Major Project: Part 1 - 20 credits

Apply your professional animation skills to an animation-related brief.

Major Project: Part 2 - 20 credits

Develop a professional animation, continuing their project production from Major Project: Part 1.  

Written Project - 20 credits

Bring together the ideas and concepts you've studied during your degree. 

Optional modules

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Advanced 2D Animation - 20 credits

Develop technical animation skills in classical animation and create a showreel with technical 2D animation to a professional standard.

Advanced 3D Animation - 20 credits

Develop your 3D animation skills.

Advanced Pre-Production Methods - 20 credits

Prepare for your major project by developing a preproduction dossier that focuses on your strongest skills.

Advanced Visual Effects - 20 credits

Explore the VFX core skills needed for the integration of 2D, 3D and live-action elements to high-end visual effects standards.

Intermediate Visual Effects - 20 credits

Develop strong understanding of visual effects elements, creating the fantastical and elements for the entertainment industry.

Motion Capture Applications - 20 credits

An introduction to the principles of performance capture techniques focusing on current industry standards and applications.