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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information. Course summary

  • Build a portfolio of work to a professional standard, ready to showcase to prospective employers.
  • Utilise the latest technology and equipment in our state-of-the-art facilities.
  • Acquire and improve your knowledge of animation and digital effects.
  • Boost your employability through industry-specific interview training, networking and workshops.
  • Develop intellectual and critical approaches to your own and others' creative work.
Computer Animation provides you with the practical and conceptual skills you need to make an impact in the creative industries. You'll build a portfolio and reinforce it with sound theoretical knowledge and graduate ready for exciting, challenging career opportunities. How you learn All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. MA Computer Animation can be taken over one or two years and is angled toward flexible, independent work. The course allows for the development of your own professional identity and portfolio, though you'll collaborate with others on problem-solving and through peer evaluation. You'll acquire a wide-ranging practical and theoretical skill set in the first two trimesters of the course and develop a specialism in the third. You learn through:
  • lab-based tutorials, workshops, critique sessions and seminars
  • practical tasks and projects
  • one-to-one project supervision
  • technical workshops
  • guest speakers and masterclasses
Applied learning - Field trips Festival visits will help you expand your knowledge in the area of animation and digital effects and gain a deeper understanding of industry roles and practices. Networking opportunities There is ample opportunity for networking throughout the course via regular industry speakers, masterclasses and strong links with our alumni and Sheffield's creative industry. Future careers This course prepares you for a career in
  • film and VFX
  • television
  • animation
  • advertising
  • game development
  • motion graphics
  • web content creation
  • technical direction
  • concept art

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Compulsory modules Computer Animation Fundamentals Creative Media Masters Project Creative Media Professional Practice Project Creative Media Research And Development Proposal Post Production And Acquisition

Assessment method

Coursework Practical

Entry requirements

Typically you need a second class honours degree or above in a • traditional art • digital art • digital media • games design • multimedia or a related subject. We expect you to be artistic and motivated to produce high quality animations and digital artwork. Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English level. If you do not have such academic qualifications we may consider your application individually, based on your personal, professional and work experience, and other formal qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam.

English language requirements

Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English.

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/digital-media/ma-computer-animation/part-time/

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/digital-media/ma-computer-animation/part-time/

Fees and funding

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Additional fee information

Our postgraduate fees vary depending on course, level and mode of study. Each postgraduate course page tells you how much the tuition fees are, and what additional costs you might have to budget for during your studies. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees for both full-time and part-time postgraduate study options.
Computer Animation at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS