BA (Hons) Animation with Foundation Year in Stoke-On-Trent United Kingdom | University of Staffordshire

Launch your career in character animation with our BA (Hons) in Animation program. This degree serves as a springboard for careers in feature films, short films, gaming, visual effects, advertising, and various creative fields. With our emphasis on job-ready skills, you'll craft an impressive professional portfolio. You'll gain additional exposure through prestigious competitions like the RTS Awards and British Animation Awards, public screenings, studio visits, and gallery tours. We also collaborate with animation festivals to showcase student work.
In your first year, you'll explore diverse animation methods including 2D digital, 3D digital, stop motion, motion capture, and emerging hybrid techniques. As you advance, you can focus on your preferred specialization.
Mastering drawing techniques is fundamental to animation and highly valued in the industry. Through extensive observational drawing exercises, you'll develop skills in perspective, posing, and artistic principles. You'll also create life sculptures, learning to transform clay models into digital characters.

Our BA (Hons) Animation alumni have established careers across television animation, commercials, gaming, and feature films.

Graduates have contributed to major productions including: Scream Street, Dirk Gently, Skyfall, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers, Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, and Chuck Steel: Night.

They've secured positions at renowned studios worldwide, such as: Blue Zoo Animation, TT Games & TT Fusion, Jellyfish Pictures, Sky
Giant Animation, Second Home Studios