Networking Opportunities

You'll benefit from a programme of guest speakers, as well as various relevant networking events throughout the year.

The Media Arts and Communications 'Pathways' networking event brings industry professionals from a wide range of areas in the creative sector. You have the opportunity to gain valuable insight into current industry practice, make connections with industry and arts organisations and take advantage of the various opportunities that are provided.

The course also provides you with the opportunity to engage with local industry, as well as established creative media festivals and events, arts venues and galleries.

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.

The course is taught in a studio-based environment that enables you to develop industry standard skills in relation to a wide range of different roles.

You'll take part in a combination of self-directed and set project briefs, allowing you to develop your own skills while devising innovative, experimental ways of working in animation.

You'll also undertake creative projects led by a process of inquiry where you perform as an artist, researcher and communicator.

You learn through

• coursework
• portfolios
• projects
• written reports
• peer critique groups

This course prepares you for a career in a variety of disciplines related to animation, including:

• stop motion animator
• 2D animator
• set designer
• puppet builder
• lighting technician
• compositor
• producer
• editor
• storyboard artist
• character designer

Normally an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above, in a related field. If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.