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Animation (with Foundation Year) at Teesside University - UCAS

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Course summary

Course overview: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1. If you would like a creative career as an animator in film, television or games then this is the course for you. You develop the skills and knowledge to enter the fast moving world of animation and develop into an industry professional. You work alongside games students to produce a fully-functional game, or work with visual effects students to create an action-packed feature film sequence or short film. Top reasons to study this course 1. Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony. 2. Graduate success: our graduates have worked on many movies and AAA games including Spiderman Far From Home, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Red Dead Redemption II. 3. ScreenSkills recognition: This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. After the course: Our graduates are working in major studios around the world including Rockstar Games, The Imaginarium Studios and Industrial Light & Magic. They have worked on feature films including Spiderman Far From Home, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jurassic World 3, and on AAA games including Red Dead Redemption II, Spiderman: Hidden Agenda and Baldur's Gate.

Modules

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Assessment method

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How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

Application codes

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Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

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Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

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Additional fee information

Details of 2026-27 fees, scholarships and awards are available from our course pages. Additional information is provided on fees and funding if you are from the UK or Ireland here: tees.ac.uk/fees, or if you are an international student here: tees.ac.uk/international/fees. If you live in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man contact your education authority: gov.uk/student-finance.
Animation (with Foundation Year) at Teesside University - UCAS