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Animation at Edge Hill University - UCAS

Course summary

Create worlds where anything is possible. Our animation degree, recognised by ScreenSkills, immerses you in the visual arts industry, teaching you how to delight audiences and viewers. Encourage your imagination to run wild and see your ideas flourish on screen. Fancy following in the footsteps of those working in pioneering studios like Disney, Pixar and Aardman? From film to television, virtual reality to web animation and video games, our BA (Hons) Animation degree teaches you how to bring visual art forms to life. You’ll learn how to tell stories and engage audiences by creating the illusion of movement. Animate your learning The course is based around practical learning. Up for the challenge of working on live animation briefs from industry experts? Want to test your creative limits and see your ideas on screens big or small? The practical teaching on the animation course reveals how to make your animation ambitions a reality. Over the three years you’ll experience the whole animation process – from idea generation and character creation to pitching, animated performance and post-production. We’ll also bring you face-to-face with artists from leading animation houses to give you networking opportunities that could propel your career. ScreenSkills recognised course This animation degree is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries. It carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. It will help you achieve your aspirations, from careers in film through to web animation and video games.

Modules

Please visit our website for information on available modules.

Assessment method

Assessment will be via written and practical assignments, research projects and individual and group presentations.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • ScreenSkills

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
W615
Institution code:
E42
Campus name:
Ormskirk (Main Campus)
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

International applicants

International students should visit our website for further information: www.edgehill.ac.uk/international

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

If you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven’t been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards. For further information on how you can meet the entry requirements, including details of alternative qualifications, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/offers or contact our Course Enquiries Team on 01695 657000 or email [email protected].

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/study/apply/entry-requirements/

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio


Student Outcomes

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75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Visit edgehill.ac.uk/moneymatters for more information.
Animation at Edge Hill University - UCAS