Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Animation
- 3 years
- Duration
- 17,500 GBP/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Farnham / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
All aspiring animators, take note! Regardless of your favorite medium, UCA Farnham's acclaimed BA (Hons) Animation degree program is a great place to start if you want to pursue a career in animation.
Ours is one of the most well-known and esteemed animation programs in the world, having been founded in 1972 by Oscar winner Bob Godfrey. Graduates have gone on to produce such icons as Hey Duggee, Peppa Pig, and Compare the Market's Meerkats.
You will be inspired to follow your passions and set high standards for your future job, regardless of whether you want to create animated films utilizing CGI, traditional drawing, oil on glass, sand animation, or pixelation.
We'll help you along the way with our in-depth expertise, resources, practical experience, and connections in the industry, giving you everything you need to develop into a creative storyteller and artist.
You can enroll in an Integrated International Foundation Year, which was created especially to give international students English language and creative skills before they start their first year of study.
As a part of this degree, you have the option of finishing a Professional Practice Year. You will have the chance to reach your full professional, academic, and personal potential as a result, giving you the tools you need to operate confidently and enthusiastically in creative environments. These abilities are highly recognized by employers, and a sizable percentage of placement students receive graduate-level employment offers or continue on to postgraduate study.
Program structure
Year 1
- Launch week
- Animation Principles
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Public Exhibition
- Opportunity - 24-hour film challenge
- Group Film
- Animation Industry Practices
- Animator’s Portfolio
- ATOM Activities
- PLE Digital Outcome
Year 2
- Launch week
- Short Film
- The Conscious Practitioner
- Elective unit
- Opportunity Week – Game Jam
- Research, Reflection and Practice
- Client Brief
- Elective unit
- ATOM Activities
- PLE Digital Outcome
Study abroad
During the second year of this program, you'll have the opportunity to study abroad.
Year 3
- Launch – Professional Practice
- Pre-production and Pitch
- Opportunity Week
- Dissertation
- Graduate Film
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 17,500 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
In addition to academic credentials, some of our courses require a portfolio of previous work.
For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have:
- High school leaving certificate or equivalent.
- A transcript showing successful completion of one year of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with CGPA 3.8.
English Language requirements for BA/BSc courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.0
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 80
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 169
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Merit, Reading Merit, Speaking Merit, Writing Merit, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 33, Reading 33, Speaking 33, Writing 33, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
For these course, you must perform an individual piece as an audition. This piece can be up to two minutes long and can be one of the following: a brief modern text (play or screenplay); a short piece of Shakespeare; or an original work you have composed.
About the university
The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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