BA (Hons) Animation

YEAR 1

• Explore the three major animation techniques: hand drawn and digital 2D, stop motion and digital 3D
• Gain understanding of the principles of animation; dynamics; character design; storyboarding, animatic production; animation production; sound design; skills of observation and life drawing; acting for animators; editing; compositing; show reel design
• Explore theory in character analysis and narrative structures
• Develop an understanding of media roles and practices.

YEAR 2

• Build on fundamental skills with personally defined experimentation and continue to practice animation principles
• Work collaboratively through a series of projects designed to allow you to establish a good practice, essential for the animation industry
• Focus on production areas of your choosing
• Continue to explore your chosen areas of specialisation and develop your skills, with the potential to combine techniques
• Develop an understanding of audience, context, film language, and the elements of compelling storytelling.

YEAR 3

• Specialise and bring together all your learning and experiences to create a personal portfolio
• Engage with a collaborative project with either your peers or external collaborators, allowing your creative skills to be tested in an industry standard practice
• Continue to enhance and refine your technical and creative skills in your chosen specialism
• Produce a personal showcase of your specialist skills and an original, animated short film
• Complete a Research Report that provides broad contextualisation to your practice.

Typical UK offers

A / AS Levels – GCE

GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BBB. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, NUA will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction*, Distinction* in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels

A T Level in any subject with overall grade Merit or above

UAL Extended Diploma

Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)

Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma

A minimum of 27 points

NUA welcomes applicants of all ages from all backgrounds. Your application will be primarily assessed through your portfolio, responses to questions asked and personal statement, so even if you have no formal qualifications or do not meet our typical offers it can still be worth applying.

If you are studying at the time of your application and your application is successful it is likely that you will receive a conditional offer.

If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications. Please do contact our Student Recruitment Team if you have any queries.

International applications

We accept qualifications from all over the world. To find our entry requirements from a specific country, please check our dedicated international pages.

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4).

Home    
£9,250

Overseas    
£17,500

Graduates have gone on to secure internships at Oscar-winning studios like Aardman Animations or work on blockbuster animated movies like Pokémon Detective Pikachu.

Graduates work in a broad range of careers including

• Animator
• Producer
• SFX
• Designer
• Editor
• Art Director
• Director of Photography
• Compositor
• Character Designer
• Background Artist
• Layout Artist
• Prop Designer
• Set Designer
• Modeller
• Storyboard Artist
• Illustrator
• Colour Co-ordinator
• Lighting Supervisor